I’ll Take Sprinkles On That ‘Do.

January 8, 2008 at 7:27 am | In conversations, hip to be square | 38 Comments

Sizzle (with glee): My co-worker told me there’s a new fro yo shop at the end of Broadway. I totally have to go! I loooove fro yo.

Fella (In a tone of disdain): Why do you keep calling it that?

Sizzle (so innocently): What? “Fro yo?”

Fella (Crinkling his nose): Yes.

Sizzle (slightly indignant but still excited at the prospect of frozen yogurt): That’s what we’d call it back in California. Maybe you’re not West Coast hip enough to get my lingo. Pennsylvania boy! Whatevs.

Fella (aka Mr. Comeback): It sounds like you are referring to someones hair style. “That’s some ‘fro, yo!”

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Toothsome: 1. agreeable, attractive; 2. of palatable flavor and pleasing texture, delicious

I love fro yo because it is so toothsome, especially with sprinkles on top.

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When I first heard ‘fro yo’ (mind you, I was born and raised in so cal) it was about a month ago.

I was like huh? Fro? Huh?

It took me a minute to process.

Comment by Scotty — January 8, 2008 #
Is it frogurt?

T.

Comment by T.J. — January 8, 2008 #
I love me some fro yo……:)

Comment by Princess Extraoridinaire — January 8, 2008 #
LOL, I really enjoy the conversations you have with the fella.

I’m from the West Coast, and at first even I thought you were talking about a hair salon.

I guess I’m not West Coast hip enough to get your lingo either! ;)

Comment by emmaenlighted — January 8, 2008 #
huh…maybe it’s not west coast lingo at all and just my own brand of weirdness?

doesn’t make the fro yo any less toothsome though!

Comment by sizzlesays — January 8, 2008 #
i’m with the fella. i think of a fro with a hair pick atop.

Comment by gorillabuns — January 8, 2008 #
Everytime I hear about FroYo I think of the episode of the Simpsons where the little old Asian man is selling mysterious charms and frozen yogurt. Homer buys something (I think the possessed Krusty doll? Or the gorrilla paw…) and the Asian man tells him it comes with a free FroYo…which is also cursed, but comes with your choice of toppings. Ha ha. :D

Comment by diane — January 8, 2008 #
Growing up the only place we really had frozen yogurt was at TCBY, so when we wanted some we’d say, “Can we go get TCBY?” My sister still calls it that to this day. I can’t say that I’ve eaten any frozen yogurt in years, so I don’t know what I’d cal lit.

Comment by Jessie — January 8, 2008 #
Wait, people *don’t* call it fro yo? In high school business class, our mock business was called “Fro Yo To Go” and it was a drive up yogurt place ;).

Comment by Hilly — January 8, 2008 #
Hehe!! Such a Cali girl!! ;)

Comment by Lisa — January 8, 2008 #
What? You mean not everyone calls it “fro yo”? I will have to sit and contemplate this.

Comment by Dagny — January 8, 2008 #
finally some peeps who know the term! phew!

hilly? that’s one bombass idea! drive up fro yo?? hello genius!

Comment by sizzlesays — January 8, 2008 #
HIGHlarious! OMG! Watching The Wire, the kids use ‘yo at the end of every sentence. Sizzle’s getting all gangster on me. Too funny!

Comment by Nilsa S. — January 8, 2008 #
Hate to say it, but I’m with The Fella on this one.

Comment by Alison — January 8, 2008 #
I totally agree with the fella… I thought you meant a hairstyle as well, lol.

Comment by TC — January 8, 2008 #
HAHA!! I read FroYo and immediately thought of Yogurt Park in Walnut Creek. And that you’re from Northern California too.

Comment by LVGurl — January 8, 2008 #
I’ve never heard that term either, but I’m more of an ic cre guy.

Comment by whit — January 8, 2008 #
Gotta admit I was with The Fella on that one.

Comment by Rick — January 8, 2008 #
for all y’all with the fella, that’s cool. . . but you aren’t getting a bite of my fro yo, yo!

;)

Comment by sizzle — January 8, 2008 #
I would have thought it was a hairdo too. Ha ha.

Comment by kilax — January 8, 2008 #
Sizzle, we can’t afford to stand around and wait as the rest of the world catches up with our coolness. It’s fro yo dammit!

Comment by egan — January 8, 2008 #
You guys were meant for each other. Fro yo :)

Comment by snowflake37 — January 8, 2008 #
Fro yo is very LA, didn’t realize it was in N.Cal too. :D

Comment by Fluffycat — January 8, 2008 #
Yo…Fro Yo was the total HS hangout. All of my friends worked there and I used to bring in a tumbler to fill up for free :o) We don’t have Fro Yo’s in Sacto….but we do have fro yo. hah!

Comment by Foo — January 8, 2008 #
I would have thought you were referring to a hairdo as well. I am so NOT hip ;)

Comment by Angella — January 8, 2008 #
looks like my word of the day will have to be toothsome…

Comment by leafprobably — January 8, 2008 #
Oh, it took me, like, five minutes reading the RSS feed to realise, DUH, fricking hell, you’re talking about frozen yogurt.

That’ll teach me to read fast and miss the ‘portant stuff.

Comment by Eileen — January 8, 2008 #
that’s too funny… never heard that term before but i liked his comback… i worked at TCBY in high school, man, those were the days… we used to eat so much crap while working… never understood why i didn’t weigh 200 pounds… wait a minute, i was only 17 – bingo! ;o)

Comment by jodi — January 8, 2008 #
I like fro yo…but I also used to have a fro, yo.

Comment by Dawn — January 8, 2008 #
I happen to know for certain that Pennsylvania folk are the EPITOME of hip.

Comment by Bre — January 8, 2008 #
I thought it meant hairstyle too!

Comment by Airam — January 8, 2008 #
OMG. Yogurt DeLite!
Fro Yo. MMMMM.
Yeah not so much in Portland, either.
Phooey.

Comment by jenny — January 8, 2008 #
Me too, I thought you were in for a new doo, yo.

Comment by G-man — January 9, 2008 #
It’s fro-yo in Iowa, too. ;)

Comment by sue — January 9, 2008 #
I, too, thought you were referring to the hairstyle in which the hair extends out from the head like a halo, cloud or ball. (Definition from Wikipedia.)

Teach us more west coast hip lingo, please :)

Comment by Bone — January 9, 2008 #
I have never hear d of “fro yo” before. I guess it is a Cali thing huh? LOL

Comment by The Diva's Thoughts — January 9, 2008 #
Is it the one across from the piroshky place or is there another new one? One of my coworkers keeps dragging me there, and so far it hasn’t been open. But at least I get to have my vivacci.

Comment by kim — January 9, 2008 #
Snicker, sizz is nerdy like nerdgirl!

Comment by NerdGirl — January 10, 2008 #