OMG... Blue Ribbon is NOT Blue Ribbon

[scotpens]

The Blue Riband was an unofficial honor for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger ship in regular commercial service. There was no actual medal or trophy for it. Kind of like a baseball team winning the "pennant."

The last vessel to win the Blue Riband was the S.S. United States, launched in 1952.

On its maiden voyage on 4 July 1952, the United States broke the transatlantic speed record held by the Queen Mary for the previous 14 years by over 10 hours, making the crossing from the Ambrose Lightship at New York Harbor to Bishop Rock, Cornwall, UK, in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes at an average speed of 35.59 knots (40.96 mph). -- Wikipedia

With the advent of jet travel in the late 1950s, the fastest transatlantic passenger liner was no longer significant or newsworthy, and the unoffical Blue Riband was unofficially retired.

For every other meaning, it's spelled "ribbon." At least, that's how I spell it.

 

[nevermore]

Beast and PBR happen to be my least favorite beers ever.

Actually, I'd rather a PBR than a Bud Light any day. But if I want a beer for 1.25, I'll take a Natty Boh, thanks.

 

[Candlelight]

Blue Ribbon is used as term to imply high quality whether it's beer, ice cream or the prize for quickes ocean going crossing of the Atlantic.

I read this as or the prize for quickies while crossing of the Atlantic.

Geez, you got about five or six days, why waste it on a quickie...?

 

[JonathonWally]

Yeah. Same goes with Milwaukee's Best. If that's the best, I'm never going to Milwaukee.

Beast and PBR happen to be my least favorite beers ever.

Back in high school we were all about Milwaukee's Best. That was our beer of choice when being teenage delinquents. We would make reference to it on signs at sporting events too, a bunch of us would write it on our forearm tape at football games.

 

[Marc]

Blue Ribbon is used as term to imply high quality whether it's beer, ice cream or the prize for quickes ocean going crossing of the Atlantic.

I read this as or the prize for quickies while crossing of the Atlantic.

Geez, you got about five or six days, why waste it on a quickie...?

Depends on how many women you want to score with on the voyager

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Beast and PBR happen to be my least favorite beers ever.

Actually, I'd rather a PBR than a Bud Light any day. But if I want a beer for 1.25, I'll take a Natty Boh, thanks.

I haven't had it in at least two years, but I remembered it being very sweet tasting, which I didn't really like.

 

[Captain Ice]

Pabst is beer, but it sure as hell doesn't deserve a blue ribbon.

Yeah. Same goes with Milwaukee's Best. If that's the best, I'm never going to Milwaukee.

Beast and PBR happen to be my least favorite beers ever.

You must never have tried Keystone. Ick. It is to Coors what Coors is to beer. What's the point?

Old Milwaukee - If that's the old, I sure as hell don't want to taste the new.

Olympia Gold - That's the Gold? What took the bronze...water?

Anyone else remember a time when you were thrilled to be drinking Natty Light?

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Keystone is so ubiquitous that I think I've grown accustomed to the taste. Natty is very water-like, so I handle it as well.

 

[scotpens]

Blue Ribbon is used as term to imply high quality whether it's beer, ice cream or the prize for quickes ocean going crossing of the Atlantic.

I read this as or the prize for quickies while crossing of the Atlantic.

Geez, you got about five or six days, why waste it on a quickie...?

Why indeed? Like the old slogan says, “getting there is half the fun!”

 

[DangerMouse]

The Blue Riband was an unofficial honor for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger ship in regular commercial service. There was no actual medal or trophy for it. Kind of like a baseball team winning the "pennant."

The last vessel to win the Blue Riband was the S.S. United States, launched in 1952.

On its maiden voyage on 4 July 1952, the United States broke the transatlantic speed record held by the Queen Mary for the previous 14 years by over 10 hours, making the crossing from the Ambrose Lightship at New York Harbor to Bishop Rock, Cornwall, UK, in 3 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes at an average speed of 35.59 knots (40.96 mph). -- Wikipedia

With the advent of jet travel in the late 1950s, the fastest transatlantic passenger liner was no longer significant or newsworthy, and the unoffical Blue Riband was unofficially retired.

For every other meaning, it's spelled "ribbon." At least, that's how I spell it.

Ummmmm... I'm talking about a chocolate bar called Blue Riband

 

[DangerMouse]

I haven't had a Blue Riband chocolate bar for ages. I didn't know they were back on sale.

Buy one now, yummy. 79p for six in Co-Op

 

[Franklin]

I love that they're called "digestive biscuits." I feel so much healthier eating one as opposed to if it were called a "candy bar."

And, "riband" does mean "ribbon," right?

 

[Captain Shaw]

I can't believe this!

You know how sometimes when you think you see something a certain way you just believe that's the way it is...

Well I have believed my whole life that Blue Riband is Blue Ribbon!!!

It took a work colleague today to point out that it's not Blue Ribbon for me to ACTUALLY read the name on the wrapper properly and sure enough it's Blue Riband.

JeeWhizz, I can't believe it.

I've just never read it properly.

Maybe I should email Derren Brown!

I brought a pack of these the other day and this thread has just made me realised i have been reading the wrapper has blue ribbon.

 

[John Clark]

I can't believe this!

You know how sometimes when you think you see something a certain way you just believe that's the way it is...

Well I have believed my whole life that Blue Riband is Blue Ribbon!!!

It took a work colleague today to point out that it's not Blue Ribbon for me to ACTUALLY read the name on the wrapper properly and sure enough it's Blue Riband.

JeeWhizz, I can't believe it.

I've just never read it properly.

Maybe I should email Derren Brown!

Been Donkeys years since I've had one, but I'd swear they were called Blue Ribbon. Learn something new everyday

 

[Ethros]

Right there with you DangerMouse. I think I noticed about a year or two ago.
I'm 25 and have had them on-off for years, I can remember having them in my pack lunch box at Primary School.
Guess I just never really looked at it

 

[RJDiogenes]

I always thought it was Pabst Blue Riband....

 

[DangerMouse]

Thank god... some British people who know what I'm talking about - yay

I'm glad I'm not the only one

 

[ITL]

Oh, I've eaten plenty Blue Riband biccies in my time. If you like those, try these.