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Root beer also makes a wonderful ice cream float. Just put a few scoops of vanilla ice cream in a glass and pour in the root beer.

As children, we had a row of sassafras saplings behind the ball fields at our elementary school. We would break off twigs and chew on them because they tasted so good. Old-timers used to do the same, only rough up the end and brush their teeth with the twig. It's a wonder we didn't die from putting environmental hazards in our mouth...

If you have Twinkies in the UK, you might want to know that we weird Americans will even fry them in deep oil. Of course, a lot of our Yankees are known to freeze their Snicker bars and Three Musketeers bars before eating also.

There used to be a saying when I was a child that the Chinese thought that Americans' tea habits were weird: First, we boil the tea to make it hot; then we add ice to make it cold; sugar to make it sweet; and lemon to make it sour. Americans are never happy!

Yes, folks, in case you haven't noticed, I am doing everything I can to avoid watching television tonight!