Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits during Covid-19 in the US market.

If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!

https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:10:15 AM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>
> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>
> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>
> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>
>
>
>
> --
> Giulia
>
Suuuuuuuure you are.

Nope, don't click on links to "surveys" or special "recipes."

I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy). Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
For my master’s thesis I am studying the impact of Covid-19 on pasta purchasing habits in the US market. Before Covid, I was doing an internship in New York at a company in the pasta sector.

It’s an academic research project: all the data will be treated anonymously and will not be disclosed, according to the current privacy legislation. Indeed you are not required to give personal information.
I am trying to spread the survey on different channels/forums/social media because I need to collect at least 150 answers in order to consider the reasearch valid. Otherwise, I will not be able to graduate.

I thought that here I would meet people who are interested in cooking/food and so would willing to help me! If you are not interested you are not required to partecipate, but please do not say false things without even a single proof. Thank you.

However, I am available for further questions if you want more details!

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:01:07 AM UTC-10, Giulia wrote:
> I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of
> Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).
> Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
> For my masters thesis I am studying the impact of Covid-19 on pasta
> purchasing habits in the US market. Before Covid, I was doing an
> internship in New York at a company in the pasta sector.
>
> Its an academic research project: all the data will be treated
> anonymously and will not be disclosed, according to the current privacy
> legislation. Indeed you are not required to give personal information.
> I am trying to spread the survey on different channels/forums/social
> media because I need to collect at least 150 answers in order to
> consider the reasearch valid. Otherwise, I will not be able to
> graduate.
>
> I thought that here I would meet people who are interested in
> cooking/food and so would willing to help me! If you are not interested
> you are not required to partecipate, but please do not say false things
> without even a single proof. Thank you.
>
> However, I am available for further questions if you want more details!
>
>
>
>
> --
> Giulia

Sounds interesting. The only pasta I've bought this year was Korean and Chinese noodles. Sorry about that.

This is not a good group to poll since they're kind of grumpy and uncooperative. They're pretty much all in the over 65 age range which, I think, is not a useful group as far as spotting trends goes. You might want to contact the National Pasta Association.

https://ilovepasta.org/wp-content/up...2019-final.pdf

Thank you very much! I will definitely contact the National Pasta Association!

dsi1 wrote:
>
> This is not a good group to poll since they're kind of
> grumpy and uncooperative.

Lol! Congratulations! You win today's "funniest post" game.

I'm sure most here will agree with what you said too.

On 7/16/2020 4:06 AM, Gary wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>>
>> This is not a good group to poll since they're kind of
>> grumpy and uncooperative.
>
> Lol! Congratulations! You win today's "funniest post" game.
>
> I'm sure most here will agree with what you said too.
>


I become less grumpy and more cooperative when I eat pasta.

On 2020-07-15 2:39 p.m., Giulia wrote:
> I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of
> Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).
> Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
> For my masters thesis I am studying the impact of Covid-19 on pasta
> purchasing habits in the US market. Before Covid, I was doing an
> internship in New York at a company in the pasta sector.
>
> Its an academic research project: all the data will be treated
> anonymously and will not be disclosed, according to the current privacy
> legislation. Indeed you are not required to give personal information.
> I am trying to spread the survey on different channels/forums/social
> media because I need to collect at least 150 answers in order to
> consider the reasearch valid. Otherwise, I will not be able to
> graduate.
>
> I thought that here I would meet people who are interested in
> cooking/food and so would willing to help me! If you are not interested
> you are not required to partecipate, but please do not say false things
> without even a single proof. Thank you.
>
> However, I am available for further questions if you want more details!
>
>
>

Well, there you go. You fooled us with the email address. We sort of
expected a .edu domain for a study instead of foodbanter.

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:51:19 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Well, there you go. You fooled us with the email address. We sort of
> expected a .edu domain for a study instead of foodbanter.
>
Foodbanter, the kiss of death for credibility.

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>
> I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of
> Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).
> Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
>
>
> Giulia
>
I still don't click on unknown links. We could fill a bushel basket of
people wanting us to click on links and take a 'survey.' Maybe you can
convince others here.

On 2020-07-15 6:31 p.m., wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>>
>> I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of
>> Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).
>> Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
>>
>>
>> Giulia
>>
> I still don't click on unknown links. We could fill a bushel basket of
> people wanting us to click on links and take a 'survey.' Maybe you can
> convince others here.
>


The best part is that it is supposed to be part of a masters
program..... trolling news groups through foodbanter. Yeah. right.

On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 19:31:46 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> The best part is that it is supposed to be part of a masters
> program..... trolling news groups through foodbanter. Yeah. right.


Ahh, but what if it's actually a thesis project on how the dynamics of a
group of Internet strangers eventually devolves into what can only be
described as a dysfunctional family?

We'd, Jul 15, 2020 at 6:31 p.m., wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>>
>> I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of
>> Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).
>> Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
>>
>>
>> Giulia
>>
> I still don't click on unknown links. We could fill a bushel basket of
> people wanting us to click on links and take a 'survey.' Maybe you can
> convince others here.

All pasta really is is boiled, then dried bread in the shape of a wire. Big deal.

On Friday, July 17, 2020 at 10:27:21 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> We'd, Jul 15, 2020 at 6:31 p.m., wrote:
> > On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
> >>
> >> I am a student for real. I am attending the last year of the Master of
> >> Science in Marketing Management at Bocconi University in Milan (Italy).
> >> Please see the name of my university in the link I sent.
> >>
> >>
> >> Giulia
> >>
> > I still don't click on unknown links. We could fill a bushel basket of
> > people wanting us to click on links and take a 'survey.' Maybe you can
> > convince others here.
>
> All pasta really is is boiled, then dried bread in the shape of a wire. Big deal.

Beer is liquid bread.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>
> Its an academic research project: all the data will be treated
> anonymously and will not be disclosed, according to the current privacy
> legislation.
>
You'd better keep it anonymous. MY GOD, if people knew that I sometimes put marinara on linguine I would be humiliated.
>
> --
> Giulia

--Bryan

On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:40:59 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>>
>> It’s an academic research project: all the data will be treated
>> anonymously and will not be disclosed, according to the current privacy
>> legislation.
>>
>You'd better keep it anonymous. MY GOD, if people knew that I sometimes put marinara on linguine I would be humiliated.
>>
>> Giulia
>--Bryan

I occasionally like pasta but it's not typically a go-to meal for me.
I enjoy some real guinea pasta dishes like ****ghetti with scungilli
and mussels marinara with linguinni and dago red. In my Brooklyn
today's ethnic slurs were considered a show of welcoming acceptence...
no one cared if you were a polach or a mick so long as you could play
stickball. And the big bosomed black girls were wonderful if they
could jump rope or rollerskate. My rollerskating dance partner,
Sydelle was a best friend and had bosoms and ass that never quit... at
twelve years old I didn't know Sydelle had a magnificent bubble butt
and would be blessed with her mom's gigantic bosoms. Sydelle matured
early, I didn't realize that at twelve years old when the shoved her
tongue down my throat and shoved her hands in my crotch that she was
going to rape me.
Anyway today she's married and has two kids but is still a friend.

On 7/17/2020 6:24 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:40:59 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 3:01:07 PM UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
>>>
>>> Its an academic research project: all the data will be treated
>>> anonymously and will not be disclosed, according to the current privacy
>>> legislation.
>>>
>> You'd better keep it anonymous. MY GOD, if people knew that I sometimes put marinara on linguine I would be humiliated.
>>>
>>> Giulia
>> --Bryan
>
> I occasionally like pasta but it's not typically a go-to meal for me.
> I enjoy some real guinea pasta dishes like ****ghetti with scungilli
> and mussels marinara with linguinni and dago red. In my Brooklyn
(snipped a bunch of sexual dreaming)

When, was that, Sheldon? About the same time you were cooking a bunch
of bacon on a Navy ship?

Jill

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>
> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>
> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp

I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.

Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
runs Linux rather than Windows.

Cindy Hamilton

On 7/16/2020 3:06 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
>> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
>> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
>> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>>
>> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
>> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>>
>> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>
> I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.
>
> Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
> runs Linux rather than Windows.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>


What a stupid survey. It asked if I bought at least one box of pasta
during the Covid emergency. I said no. It said thank you, end of survey.

Why didn't it ask if I already had 50 POUNDS of pasta on hand, and a 10"
wide motorized, commercial sough sheeter with pasta cutter, just in case
I run out.

I don't see how they are going to get a true picture with that survey.

On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:54:41 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

>On 7/16/2020 3:06 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
>>> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
>>> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
>>> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>>>
>>> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
>>> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>>>
>>> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>>
>> I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.
>>
>> Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
>> runs Linux rather than Windows.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
>
>What a stupid survey. It asked if I bought at least one box of pasta
>during the Covid emergency. I said no. It said thank you, end of survey.
>
>Why didn't it ask if I already had 50 POUNDS of pasta on hand, and a 10"
>wide motorized, commercial sough sheeter with pasta cutter, just in case
>I run out.
>
>I don't see how they are going to get a true picture with that survey.

Maybe they only want true pictures of people who bought at least one
box of pasta during the Covid emergency.

On 7/16/2020 4:00 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:54:41 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/16/2020 3:06 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
>>>> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
>>>> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
>>>> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>>>>
>>>> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
>>>> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>>>
>>> I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.
>>>
>>> Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
>>> runs Linux rather than Windows.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>>
>> What a stupid survey. It asked if I bought at least one box of pasta
>> during the Covid emergency. I said no. It said thank you, end of survey.
>>
>> Why didn't it ask if I already had 50 POUNDS of pasta on hand, and a 10"
>> wide motorized, commercial sough sheeter with pasta cutter, just in case
>> I run out.
>>
>> I don't see how they are going to get a true picture with that survey.
>
> Maybe they only want true pictures of people who bought at least one
> box of pasta during the Covid emergency.
>


Well, I took it again, and based on all of the questions, no they were
not only concerned about buying during the Covid emergency. Or only
concerned about pasta for that matter.

On 2020-07-16 7:12 p.m., Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 7/16/2020 4:00 PM, Bruce wrote:

>> Maybe they only want true pictures of people who bought at least one
>> box of pasta during the Covid emergency.
>>
>
>
> Well, I took it again, and based on all of the questions, no they were
> not only concerned about buying during the Covid emergency.Â* Or only
> concerned about pasta for that matter.


Sorry, but I was too much of a cynic to fall for a postgraduate study
based on an internet poll originating from foodbanter.

On Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 6:54:45 PM UTC-4, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 7/16/2020 3:06 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
> >> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
> >> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
> >> during Covid-19 in the US market.
> >>
> >> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
> >> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
> >>
> >> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
> >
> > I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.
> >
> > Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
> > runs Linux rather than Windows.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
>
>
> What a stupid survey. It asked if I bought at least one box of pasta
> during the Covid emergency. I said no. It said thank you, end of survey.
>
> Why didn't it ask if I already had 50 POUNDS of pasta on hand, and a 10"
> wide motorized, commercial sough sheeter with pasta cutter, just in case
> I run out.
>
> I don't see how they are going to get a true picture with that survey.

Since I bought a box of pasta during the pandemic, I got to answer
all of the questions. They wanted to know things like:

Were there shortages
How did you deal with the shortages (buy elsewhere, buy a different brand)
Do you care if your pasta is made in the U.S.
Do you care if your pasta is, um, sustainable

Cindy Hamilton

On 7/17/2020 5:37 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 6:54:45 PM UTC-4, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>> On 7/16/2020 3:06 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
>>>> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
>>>> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
>>>> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>>>>
>>>> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
>>>> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>>>
>>> I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.
>>>
>>> Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
>>> runs Linux rather than Windows.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>>
>> What a stupid survey. It asked if I bought at least one box of pasta
>> during the Covid emergency. I said no. It said thank you, end of survey.
>>
>> Why didn't it ask if I already had 50 POUNDS of pasta on hand, and a 10"
>> wide motorized, commercial sough sheeter with pasta cutter, just in case
>> I run out.
>>
>> I don't see how they are going to get a true picture with that survey.
>
> Since I bought a box of pasta during the pandemic, I got to answer
> all of the questions. They wanted to know things like:
>
> Were there shortages
> How did you deal with the shortages (buy elsewhere, buy a different brand)
> Do you care if your pasta is made in the U.S.
> Do you care if your pasta is, um, sustainable
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
Yes; I thought it was an interesting survey.

Jill

On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 02:37:18 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Were there shortages
> How did you deal with the shortages
> Do you care if your pasta is made in the U.S.
> Do you care if your pasta is, um, sustainable

More importantly, did they care about the shape?
(elbow, spirelli, bow-tie, etc.)

And most importantly, do they consider it cooked when you throw the pasta
against the wall to see if it sticks? My Aunt does that.

On 7/17/2020 9:24 AM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 02:37:18 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Were there shortages
>> How did you deal with the shortages
>> Do you care if your pasta is made in the U.S.
>> Do you care if your pasta is, um, sustainable
>
> More importantly, did they care about the shape?
> (elbow, spirelli, bow-tie, etc.)
>
The survey did ask about pasta shapes. No mention of elbow macaroni.

> And most importantly, do they consider it cooked when you throw the pasta
> against the wall to see if it sticks? My Aunt does that.
>
Stupid thing to do.

Jill

Mike Duffy wrote:
>
> And most importantly, do they consider it cooked when you throw the pasta
> against the wall to see if it sticks? My Aunt does that.

Is that myth even true. Sound so dumb. I've always just fished
out a couple pieces of pasta and chewed to test for doneness.

Throwing it against the wall... lol. Get outta here.

On Thu, Jul 16, 2020, 3:06AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:10:15 PM UTC-4, Giulia wrote:
>> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
>> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
>> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>>
>> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
>> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>>
>> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>
> I took the survey. It seemed entirely benign.
>
> Admittedly, I was somewhat emboldened by the fact that my PC
> runs Linux rather than Windows.

Frankly, I'm just to busy to take a survey. And I'm sorry that I can't say it in her Italian:

On Wednesday, 15 July 2020 11:10:15 UTC-5, Giulia wrote:
> Hello, I am an italian student from Bocconi University. For my master's
> thesis I'm working on a project concerning the pasta purchasing habits
> during Covid-19 in the US market.
>
> If you currently live in the US, I'd appreciate if you could fill out
> this survey. Your help is much appreciated! Thank you!
>
> https://unibocconi.qualtrics.com/jfe...n9lD8Z1vt37pgp
>
>
>
>
> --
> Giulia


A man goes to a brothel. The Madam is out of women but, since the guy is Polish she thinks she can get away with a blow up doll and he will never know the difference. Being a bit nervous because she has never tried this one before, The Madam waits outside the door. The Polack comes out in five minutes. "How was it?", says the Madam. "I don't know," says the Polak, "I bit her on the tit and she farted and flew out the window!"