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Not a meal!

87 replies

Mirrorface · 18/08/2017 15:32

AIBU to think that a corn on the cob is not a full meal. My mum seems to think it is but I'm starving!!

OP posts:
PinkHeart5911 · 18/08/2017 15:33

Of course it's not a meal!

thecakefairy · 18/08/2017 15:33

It's fine if it has got a family bucket of KFC attached to it, with fries!

No, it's not really a meal. It's just veg to have with a meal.

VinoTime · 18/08/2017 15:34

Ooh. Depends.

How big are they and how many are we talking? I'd happily sit and munch my way through a couple of big cobs for dinner with loads of butter.

Is this DC or adult related?

Orangebird69 · 18/08/2017 15:36

My ds would think it was. But he is only 22mo. Yanbu.

Original poster
Mirrorface · 18/08/2017 15:38

They were big but there was just one. This is me as a full on adult!

OP posts:
Mycarsmellsoflavender · 18/08/2017 15:40

No way. It would be a side dish in our house.

AllTheWittyNamesAreGone · 18/08/2017 15:42

It's fine if it has got a family bucket of KFC attached to it, with fries!

This

mrsm43s · 18/08/2017 15:44

Would be a light meal in our house, served with bread and butter and plenty of ground black pepper. Similar to baked beans on toast.

greendale17 · 18/08/2017 15:50

Not a meal whatsoever

AdaColeman · 18/08/2017 15:51

Nice as a starter with a main course to follow.

Gileswithachainsaw · 18/08/2017 15:52

Nope not a meal.

Trills · 18/08/2017 15:53

It doesn't matter how big it is, one item is not a meal.

SnowiestMountain · 18/08/2017 15:54

Snack - yes
Meal - no

lynmilne65 · 18/08/2017 15:55

No way

SapphireStrange · 18/08/2017 15:56

Add a couple of sausages and yes. On its own, never. What's the context, OP? Did someone serve it for dinner?

Allthebestnamesareused · 18/08/2017 15:56

It's a vegetable.

Italiangreyhound · 18/08/2017 15:56

It's a side dish or a snack. (Or in some counteries it is pig food I think!)

I love it but it is not a meal!

HamptonWick1974 · 18/08/2017 15:59

We were given this for tea as children (late 1970's!). Though we usually got a couple each and some bread and butter.

DC like them - but they are one of the veg during a meal or something fun on the BBQ.

LockedOutOfMN · 18/08/2017 16:00

It's not a meal. I might have a giant one for my lunch if I were home alone and craved it, but I wouldn't serve it up as a meal even to my DH and DC who have quite small appetites and all like corn on the cob.

My mum would, though. I'd probably have to share a small one with my dad.

It's a mum thing, I think. Wink

BackforGood · 18/08/2017 16:01

I'm all for a light lunch (or light tea if you've had a big meal earlier), and am often quite surprised on here when people talk about how much they eat, however, even I would say that a corn on the cob isn't a meal on its own, lovely though it is.

MoosicalDaisy · 18/08/2017 16:01

FGS now I fancy KFC

millmoo · 18/08/2017 16:03

Me too !! I want a KFC now
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ItsNachoCheese · 18/08/2017 16:04

Its a snack not a meal. I would serve corn on the cob with chicken and wedges, that is a meal

BarbaraofSevillle · 18/08/2017 16:04

Well I'm quite a light eater, but even I'd say that a corn on the cob is only ever going to be a side dish.

MysweetAudrina · 18/08/2017 16:06

Usually have it with steak and new potatoes.