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Dear Delightfulsaladpie,

Yeah! I've done a few of those before. I had to do more of those kinds of things for a stretch of time when I got injured and it was better for my physical therapy than my usual workouts. I tried to keep up the yoga part at least but... I stopped going again oops.

Tap dance sounds really cool! (Like literally, I love the sound of it), but no I'm not really a dancer! I mean, I can dance if I like... learn choreo to something I guess? My friend has taught me a few point dances to things and we'll jokingly dance to it but I certainly have no real dancing basis.

Toast

@delightfulsaladpie

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delightfulsaladpie

Dear Toast,

Dang, that sounds delicious! I have had tzatziki sauce before-- it's real good! Not so much the chicken gyro on account of me being vegetarian, which maybe I should have clarified before you went ahead and gave me a rec. But that's quite alright! I am sure I could whip up a veggie gyro no problem and that tzatziki sauce would taste amazing right on it!

So you love cooking? What else do you love?

Delightful

Dear Delightfulsaladpie,

omg im so sorry! Yes you should totally be able to modify it for a veggie one!! Or any kind of alternative and it should still be super delish!

Yeah I enjoy cooking, but.. I also like working out or sports in general! I'm pretty active, I like to go on run daily and I'll try any sport possible, it's all fun to me. How about you?

Toast

#delightfulsaladpie

Dear Toast,

I think its nice that you don't really have to choose. You can use whichever name feels better, and I bet your friends would be happy to switch between them if you ask. If your name changes how comfortable you feel, it should get to change with you.

I suppose that's why I don't really want to change. I have a hard time feeling comfortable a lot of the time. Having my name still be the same means there's at least one place I fit.

Oh true! Postcards sound very fun indeed. Plus those come with pictures too!

I'm sorry you lost your bet. Yellow is a nice color too! It isn't my favorite, but it goes with lots of other colors and it's a very happy color. I suppose that's why they picked it for when they won.

Maybe you should get some red gatorade just for yourself.

Cheerily,

Pretzel

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzel,

Yeah I've never really thought of it that way but you're right. I do think they would, I just haven't felt like I was comfortable switching back to one of them yet. Sometimes it still feels weird. Plus I think my one name is so much cuter lol

I think that's really fair though. I'm sorry that you don't feel comfortable though :( I think it's tough sometimes to feel like you're in the right place, or in the right friend group or even just doing the right thing. I struggle a lot with where I am or.. who i'm supposed to be, so I understand in that regard. I hope that you know there are definitely places you fit, and that Swynlake, your family and friends are really glad to have you!

It's okay, it's the one sports bet I make every year so it's not a huge loss. I'll hit on red one year. It's my favorite color so I have to believe it'll come. Maybe they just like the taste better but.. I think the yellow gatorade tastes like battery acid.

I'm actually a fraud bc I do prefer the one blue gatorade over anything else...

Toast

@pretzelarrow

#Pretzelarrow

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i dunno. they were an idiot but an idiot i admire. you telling me you wouldnt skydive if you got the chance?

absolutely not in a million years. couldn't even pay me to do it. i dont do heights, i barely do planes but I most certainly would not do anything close to jumping out of an open door on a plane

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idk if its how we evolved or the world around us evolved man. like i dont think humans are supposed to do half the shit we end up doing lmfao. like even sports if you think about it are kinda nuts that cant be in gods plan

maybe u should go the rest of the way and crush it. lol.

yeah i do think we are constantly pushing ourselves to the limits of what we are supposed to be doing......... a lot of people experiencing some pretty dramatic firsts in their bloodlines... I don't think we need to push the barrier on everything, like who decided it would be fine to throw yourself out of a plane and hope you make it back down with a little parachute

lololol i don't want to be completely cut off from society. though again convinced my phone is a tank for all its been through at this rate.

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Dear Toast,

I think that sounds very nice. That way your starter knows you're listening and willing to be a good friend no matter what, but its still good to have a way to show you know its a being before that point.

Dough-verlord made me laugh as well. I like that.

I don't think I would change it. I like the way it sounds. It's a little strange because my name sounds different when my family says it over when people do it here, but that's partially because its hard for people to say it that same way. So in a way, it feels like I have a special family way it gets said and a special friend way. So I already have lots of names.

Would you change yours? Why?

Maybe there are other pen pal programs you could try if you've been having fun with this? I don't know a lot about it, but I'm sure you could find something.

So, did you win the bet?

Happily,

Pretzel

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzel,

I think I'll be safe from the dough if it decides to come alive and attack in the night at least. That's the important bit.

I understand that. There's a lot of people that say my name differently than how my family would say it too. I don't hold it against them, it's really hard to say if you don't speak the language. It's kind of a weird thing for me anyways though because in a way I did get to change my name but now I feel like I got back and forth between which one I want to be known as. I like both of them though, I wouldn't change them again for something else. I' glad you like your name too though :) I think it's nice to feel like you were named something fitting.

Yeah I can always look into it. Or just convince my friends that live somewhere else to start sending postcards too lol.

........no.

It was yellow... - I can't believe they haven't done red in the last twenty five years that's crazy for what is clearly the superior color.

Sadly (jk),

Toast

@pretzelarrow

unclecola

Dear Jangle Toast,

So what you're saying is... you are a bad bad boy lol

what would you describe yourself as instead?

Hell yeah dude!! I'm dumping the metaphorical gatorade all over you as you make that announcement. The Mouse is weeping, confetti is everywhere!

Oh shit dude it's been so long since Ive thought about birchbeer that shit is amazingggggg. Im a mt dew fan, but a nice cold rootbeer does hit the spot a lot of the time.

Same, growing up there would be stretches of time where that'd be all i could eat but man it hit every time. I think that bodes well for our future lol

So ig i'll ask a prompt question. What's your favourite town event?

im a fan of prom myself. Gotta dig a dance party lmao

UncleCola @jangle-toast

Dear UncleCola,

No!!! I don't think so! I would... say I am a normal boy..? Idk I'm too much of a rule follower to be a bad boy.

Oh man, that's the dream. Like being in my own victory parade. Get me on a float stat.

omg don't tell anyone but I could definitely hook you up with some, I know a good supplier of birch beer. I've never tried mountain dew. Something about the color has led me to never dare try it lolol. Same with the baja blast thing.

I feel like it's a bad sign but I'll choose to ignore it.

Prom is definitely a fun one. I've liked some themes way more than others but I usually have a good night. A favorite of mine... Probably the fall carnival?? There's just something about it that's so fun. Plus it was one of the first big things I got to do when I first moved here, so it holds a special place in my heart.

Toast

@unclecola

#unclecola

Dear Toast,

Breadley Cooper made me giggle. Maybe Breadie Mercury? Leonardough da Vinci? Isaac Gluten? (Okay I'll admit I looked up a list of pun names for those suggestions too.) I'm guessing that if its dough, it probably doesn't think about gender the way people do so it wouldn't be that bothered by its name. Maybe for bread brad is a non gendered name! Names having a gender is a little weird anyway. They're names. They should be about you.

I like being pen pals with people too. I think its supposed to be when you're far away from people, but almost everyone I know is here so that makes it hard. But we can keep writing as long as we want!

Maybe when we see each other you can tell me about the beef with the Patriots, since I guess that's probably going to be a spoiler. What's the Gatorade bet?

Proud of your sign off,

Pretzel

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzel,

omg Isaac Gluten..... that's a funny one too. You're probably right. Maybe I should just let the dough pick its own name if it comes to life anyways. It can be brad in the meantime, but I'll let it know if it wants to pick its own name when it comes alive to be an evil dough-verlord that it's totally fine.

Do you like your name? If you had the chance to change it do you think you would, or would you stick with it?

yeah I think so too. I do have some people I could be pen-pals with but I wouldn't want to wait to ehar back from them in letter formate... So i guess just texting is a form of pen-pals but I do like the idea of not-knowing who I'm talking to! At least in the beginning.

I don't know if it's a spoiler but it's probably easier to explain in person. very technical. The gatorade bet is... well, there's a classic thing people bet on for the superbowl and one of those things is like... when the team wins, they usually dump their cooler of drink (gatorade) onto their coach or mvp. So a bet they do is what color/flavor is the gatorade going to be. It hasn't been red in literally the last like twenty years. But I have a good feeling about it this year (no i don't)

Thank you i tried!!!

Jangletoast

@pretzelarrow

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not yet but theres still time. eventually injury comes for us all lol. tbh i probably fucked up my back a long time ago but hey just means i gotta live it up even more now before the arthritis sets in

damn that sounds intense

but i know what u mean. i deleted tiktok off my phone but i still get in scrolling holes on everything else. i should just chuck the whole phone away

yeah isn't that the truth. and once injury comes, it really likes to cycle back around and get you a second and third time. omg... the back is the WORST thing i swear. idk if humans just didn't evolve correctly or what, because what do you mean I lift something wrong or twist the wrong way or like pull something and bam. can't move for a week

yeah I don't think there's any safety. Not having a phone for a while was really nice... you have NO idea what's going on but.......... still kinda nice.. I beat my phone up pretty bad though so... it's a miracle I even still have it working.

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Dear Toast,

Hopefully if it does, it'll think you're a friend since you've been feeding it and taking care of it. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if it was a friendly little dough guy! It might even ahve some good baking tips. Did you name your starter? I've heard that ltos of people name theirs.

Oh, I didn't try the letter writing part the last time it happened here in town, so we couldn't have been matched together. But I'm glad to hear you didn't have a bad experience last time! Hopefully this one is good as well. I mean, with how much we've written today, it seems like you're at least having a little bit of fun. I know I am!!

I didn't think about it being obvious. I guess keep it a secret for now! I don't know a lot about American football, but I have some friends who are American so I know a little bit. Maybe you can just say if there's one of the teams you're cheering for tonight?

Sort of sportily,

Pretzel

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzel,

Omg i hope so. I've been so nice to it and everything!! I feed it and I talk to it and I beg it not to die! All very nurturing! i swear if it comes alive like those goo monster things we had years back and isn't nice to me I'd be so mad. Maybe I should name it though!! just to be safe. Should I name it bread puns like this website suggests like Breadley Cooper? 'Jesus (he has risen)' wow that one's funny but also probably will risk the smite of god. Maybe I should just name it........ brad. though maybe it's a lady dough. .............mrs. brad. wait but what if it's non gendered!! mx. brad!! ugh

Aww well that's okay you get to do it now! Yeah, I guess that's true. It's just... fun to talk to people. I love the idea of pen-pals but it doesn't really seem to be a thing anymore so this is like that.

Okay. I'll tell you at the event though. I think I'd be on the Seahawks side of things. I have beef with the Patriots. I'm not invested though for sure. There have been years that... the only thing that mattered was winning. This year I just hope both teams have fun. And that I win my sports bet for Gatorade color (red - terrible odds, great payout)

Naively hopeful,

Toast

delightfulsaladpie

Oh, I remember that place! Tiana's right? It's so sad that it shut down, it really was such a warm place. And so delicious! Swynlake's missing some of that good southern cooking now, if you ask me.

And hey, don't you worry-- the avocado don't got feelings, so I'm sure it ain't hurt. Just try one next time! though, don't just eat it plain, that's a lil crazy. Just try it with toast or toss it in a salad or maybe with your scrambled eggs and see about it then.

Since I"m giving you a recommendation, I reckon you outta give me one too! Go on-- what's a food I got to try?

~delightful

Delightful,

Yeah! I thought it was neat and the owner had been really nice. I do think we need to bring back....... at least another restaurant or something! Not to be American but... an American food place would be nice.

Well that we know of! Avocados could be sentient for all we k now. Yeah I wouldn't eat it plain lol. I need to do something or it feels too boring. I'll look up some good avocado recipes or a fancy avocado toast to try.

Hmmm - that's a tough one. I personally really love cooking so I'm just trying new things all the time. Omg actually though you know what I'm obsessed with and that's like perfect for meal prepping?? These greek chicken gyros with tzatziki sauce?? omg they're SO good and you can just prep and cook off anything you need to but then just assemble them when you need them like at work?? ugh 10/10 highly recommend!

Toast

@delightfulsaladpie

#delightfulsaladpie

Dear Toast,

Oh that sounds amazing! I've never made sourdough myself, but I've seen one of the starters in its jar which is both cool and weird. It looks like a little guy all the bubbling and growing it does. I'm really impressed you've learned how to make sourdough!!! You must be great at baking.

I have! They aren't as salty as pretzels, but they are very fun to eat and its so easy to just eat a whole package all in one go.

Exactly! I've lived writing with a lot of the people I've met through here, and it'll be nice to meet them in person and keep being friends with them. Plus maybe some of my other friends will be there and I'll get to see if they met anyone they really like.

I've heard a little bit of Kendrick Lamar, but I don't know anything about Bad Bunny. I'll have to check him out! His name is very fun.

Do you watch the Superbowl every year? Do you have a favorite team even if they didn't make it?

Best wishes,

Pretzel

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzel,

It's actually kind really gross looking like a little... what are those little like...squishy microscopic dudes. Idk it's both scary and cool at the same time, I'm afraid it's gonna come to life and come out of its jar overnight. Oh I hate baking!! I just have a good baker to help me. Baking is like... an entirely different field.

I mean they're so small what do they expect?

Yeah I don't really remember how my last one faired to be honest. I guess not terribly because I'm not scarred about it but... I also like don't remember.... Maybe we wrote together!!

Oh yeah? I think he's pretty good. Bad Bunny's been good so far too! I hope he does well, it's probably an honor and also so scary lol.

Not every year, but the last few years for sure. I definitely have a favorite team! omg should I say it? is it obvious if i do??? idk how much you know about football lol. I think people here care about it more than I'd guess other towns in england do bc of so many americans being here.

Toast

@pretzelarrow

Dear Toast,

Toast is great. Partially because bread is great. I can see why you like it, and I think its as good a reason to pick a name as any other one.

I have! I kind of live on snack foods so I've tried basically all of the different ones at the Market. Do you have a favorite? Besides the chocolate pretzels.

I'm planning to go to the event, and it would be nice to see you there! Not that you have to if you don't want to. But if you don't, maybe you could tell me who you are anyway and then we can plan to hang out and try juggling whenever it makes sense. I think teaching anonymously might be a little hard, but its only a few more days.

Imagine is a nice song too! I like that one. I think it definitely counts.

Do you have other bands that you like more? I like finding new music from other people whenever I can.

Snackily,

Pretzel

Dear Pretzel,

I think it's very useful! You can use bread in so many things. Though honestly I do try to limit myself a bit. Carbs and all. It's hard though because I finally learned how to make sourdough, which is a whole thing because you basically have to raise a child first.

Have you ever had pocky? I's almost like chocolate pretzels... They're fun to eat.

I think maybe I'll go. Idk what else I'd be doing.. I mean working, probably but... I don't know, I might as well. I've done it before. If anything, you can meet new friends right? Or find people to teach how to juggle :)

I've been into Kendrick Lamar recently, but I also started listening to Bad Bunny just because he's going to be playing in the SuperBowl! Which is really cool. I don't care about the teams this year but.. Idk it's fun to watch.

Toast

@pretzelarrow

Dear Jangletoast,

I was inspired by finding this name on a list of potential names for this event. I suppose I could have picked something different, but it made me laugh and then I was trying to buy new snacks at the Moon Market and it came together perfectly. I bet you could make them yourself if you want! But they are hard to stop eating once you start. I ate so many. Just so many gummies.

I don't feel so bad knowing you did the same thing. I have a feeling I'll have a lot of watching objects roll away. I'd like learning from you! I think it'd be really fun.

I don't know a lot about the Beatles either, but I've heard some of their songs. They have this one 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' that I think is my favorite. It's just really nice, you know? Lots of songs are big and dramatic or talk about all these big feelings. But sometimes its nice just to hold someone's hand. They also have funny songs like living in a yellow submarine that I don't really get but they're fun to listen to anyway.

I sort of just make them up with how I'm feeling in the moment? I don't know. Maybe its silly. But I think you should do whatever you want with your letters.

Hungrily,

Pretzelarrow

Pretzelarrow,

Yeah I just used a list too. I don't think it has anything to do with me personally except.. I mean I do like toast. Apparently I don't know much about jangle, from what you've said though. Omg I love the Moon Market! They've got great snacks in their international section, have you ever looked there? I might try to make them! Though I also might want to try and make chocolate ones. I could either dip those gummies in chocolate or - maybe use a mold or something. That might be a fun challenge.

omg no I did it so many times. Sometimes I'd just sit there in defeat because I wouldn't feel like getting up for a while lol. Okay well, if we go to this event thing and meetup.. I can always offer to teach you after we know who we are. Be hard to teach you anonymously lol. Though I could always try that too.

Okay I had to look these up now and you're right that is a sweet song. It is nice to hold someone's hand. Sometimes that's really all you can do but I think you can really say a lot through the smallest gestures. I also really like Imagine. It's not a beatles song technically i guess but it counts bc its the same guy.

Well you're really good at it lol it's funny

Toast

@pretzelarrow

Dear Jangletoast,

I think I've given you a false idea of my snack making abilities. I bought the pretzels and I found the little gummy heart candies so all I had to do was stick the pretzel into the heart so it made the shape. But chocolate pretzels are delicious! I agree, one of the best snacks ever. And now I want some. I need to stop talking about snacks so much in these letters, it makes me hungry every time.

Maybe? It would probably depend on if I could be sitting down the whole time. Having to think about standing and juggling at the same time is one too many things. Have you ever taught someone else to juggle before?

Oh yeah I go on wikipedia all the time for basically everything. I can't count how many times I've started out by looking up one thing and then an hour later I'm on something completely different and I can't remember how I got there.

But apparently its more music like the Beatles! Something about the jangle of the guitar? I'm not sure I get it exactly, but I think it's something about it being with a certain type of electric guitar. If I figure out more, I'll get back to you!

I've been trying to make it different to see what I like. There are a lot of fun ones out there!

Indecisively,

Pretzelarrow

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzelarrow,

Oh well that's still creative! I would have just eaten them both separately and not even put them together. I'm sorry - talking about food and then getting hungry for something you don't even have at the moment is the worst kind of heartbreak. I actually really shouldn't have chocolate pretzels in the house though because if I get into a mood I might eat the entire bag in one sitting and then regret it a lot lolol.

You can sit! I sat almost the entire time i learned. you don't need your legs, unless like.. you do a really bad toss which.. might happen a lot when you're starting, so in theory I guess it'd be better to stand to have a better chance of catching it but... I just watched many objects roll out of my reach instead :) I haven't taught anyone though. You could be my first ;)

......that sounded terrible I don't mean it like that

Ooooh. I'm not going to lie I don't really know the beatles. I know they're like... really popular and iconic but I don't.. really know anything about them at all but I do believe a guitar could jangle. That's funny though, getting lost in the wikipedia black hole is definitely something I've done before. Which isn't good if it's like 3am but.. it happens.

I feel like I'm going to have to spice mine up or something

...i couldn't think of anything

Jangletoast

@pretzelarrow

Dear Jangletoast,

You can shoot an arrow??? That's so cool! I don't think that's something very many people can do, it's more like something out of a movie. I bet if there was a big enough pretzel arrow you could do it, but most pretzels are too small. I did like the ones I made for the picture! It was a delicious snack. Perfect mix of salty and sweet.

Juggling is cool!!! Maybe that's why. I've tried to juggle a little bit but it hasn't gone very well and mostly just means I drop a lot of things.

I don't think it's impersonal at all, it's interesting.

Exciting probably isn't a good word. Mostly emailing like this I think I've figured out I'm not very exciting. But that's okay!! I like being able to talk to people and learn all kinds of new things.

Like, I just found out that jangle as a word has a whole wikipedia page all to itself! Apparently it's related to music, and there's a whole bunch of bands called 'jangle pop' bands. But the actual word itself is lots lots older than that.

Musically,

Pretzelarrow

Dear Pretzelarrow,

I think I can! I have in the past, like I said I haven't tried it in a while now, I'm not sure if I could manage it. There can be some big pretzels it just depends on what kind you get! In fact you can get some massive pretzels... They wouldn't fly very well though. Wait omg you made the pretzels in your picture??? okay, one - making your own icon is smart, two they look delicious and now I'm jealous. Is it chocolate? I love chocolate pretzels.

It takes a lot of concentration I found out.. And a lot of time. I think if you kept at it you could do it! I think that everyone could juggle but most people just get too frustrated and stop before they get it.

Idk you say that but you clearly made delicious snacks I think that's very exciting.

omg you looked it up. Are you a big wikipedia deep diver? I imagine that jangle pop sounds very........metallic? Idk that's what I picture. or... ?? hear? Is there a word for imagining a sound idk.

your sign off is also very cute and fitting, love that

Jangletoast

Dear Jangletoast,

It's nice to meet you! I have to say, your name made me laugh. Is there a jingletoast as well as a jangletoast? Or is it more like a jinglebiscuit?

Sorry, you probably got that from a lot of people.

Anyway! What's your favorite thing to tell people about yourself? Or what's your favorite fact you like to share?

From,

Pretzelarrow

@jangle-toast

Dear Pretzelarrow

It's nice to meet you as well! Honestly now I'm disappointed I didn't pick Jinglebiscuit as my name that sounds so much more fun. Like something festive. Your name is cute too, but I might be biased because I like pretzels! And... can shoot an arrow I'm sure. Haven't tried in a while to confirm that though. Probably can't shoot a pretzel arrow though (unless i am eating it :) )

I told someone here that I can juggle. Idk why that was the first fact that came out because it's not one a favorite or one I like to share. idk if I have a favorite thing I like to share omg... I'm ambidextrous? these are very impersonal things im sorry im so bad at this emailing thing.

Do you have a more exciting favorite thing?

From

Jangletoast

@pretzelarrow