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GaryBluto 12 hours ago

Why do they call it Ovaltine? The mug is round, the jar is round. They should call it Roundtine.

hmokiguess 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The Ov part comes from the eggs in the ingredients. Ovum is Latin for egg and the rest is from the malt extract.

dasyatidprime 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And to tie the third leg of the triangle back, ovals are called that because they're egg-shaped.

antiframe 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It was a joke that required a specific cultural referant in your context window.

sph 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s gold, Gary. Gold!