Corny, ain't it?

There's been corn in them thar fridges as of late. During my most recent corn consumption with Holly, I started thinking about how people eat corn, because there are quite a few different ways and people are usually quite set in their own way. There are several basic types of eaters (like dancing...): the circle/ring eater, the spiral eater, the row/typewriter eater, and the Space Invaders eater. The ring eater eats around the corn cob, slowly advancing to the side as each ring is completed. The spiral eater is similar, but eats in one continuous spiral. The typewriter eats a row at a time, like a typewriter. The Space Invaders eater is similar to the typewriter eater, but moves like the aliens in Space Invaders, side to side.

All of these basic types move 'down' the cob, turning the cob upward as progress is made. I can't recall anybody that moves the other way, eating 'up'. If you are, let me know. There's also the issue of eating with your top, bottom, or all your teeth. I mostly use my bottom teeth and scoop up to the top. Other people dig down with their top teeth, while others still use both.

I'm a modified ring eater. I eat my corn in rings, advancing from the tip to the base... until I get to about 3/4 of the way. Then I eat a ring or two off the end before finishing it off. Holly, on the other hand, always eats a little off each end to create handles. From there, who knows? She likes to play and make patterns.

Speaking of playing, there were lots of ways we played with eating. I remember as a kid, my brother would sometimes eat a single kernel at a time. I would eat and skip rings. I've played with the typewriter method, but it always felt wrong. Holly and her brother would eat words and patterns, or eat spirals.

So, how do YOU eat your corn?

That is all.