[Ads-l] BCT

[Dan Goncharoff]

Here's an example of a BCT "recipe":
https://www.food.com/recipe/grilled-bct-sandwich-61012

On Sun, Apr 3, 2022, 2:11 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds plausible. I prefer BLTin' and PBJin', however.
>
> JL
>
> On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 11:55 AM Benjamin M Brainard <brainard at uga.edu>
> wrote:
>
> > Bacon/cheese/tomato?
> >
> > The TCB obviously being bacon/peanut butter/banana
> >
> > ...ben
> >
> > > On Apr 3, 2022, at 11:49 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > [EXTERNAL SENDER - PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY]
> > >
> > >
> > > A current Kraft Singles commercial uses without much context the word
> > > "BCT'in'." I've listened carefully a number of times.
> > >
> > > Is this a real expression, or just someone's misconstrual of the
> decades-
> > > old "TCB'in'" ("taking care of business").
> > >
> > > If the latter - shame! shame!
> > >
> > > JL
> > >
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