Talk:Trail mix

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Is "Gorp" really more commonly said than "trail mix"? Where? I've never heard anyone use the former term, though I've seen it occasionally on packages containing (only!) raisins and peanuts, never as a generic term. I'm an American, for the record. --anon. 20 July 2004

seconded. Trail Mix is all I've ever heard, except on that SNL sketch (which they found it necessary to explain what GORP meant)
Shall we move it then?--Kross | Talk 23:36, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
I have always called it Gorp (growing up in New England). I found this page based on a workplace argument which this entry thankfully helped me win. I vote to keep it as Gorp. If Gorp isn't the most common name, it should be. What the heck is "trail mix"?
Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, and having backpacked across Canada, I have never once heard the term "gorp". This is the first I've seen. I always used "trail mix". Perhaps this is a case of dialectal variation. I vote for "trail mix" because the words are more recognizable, even if the meaning is not to everyone. Queerwiki 06:42, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
Growing up in California (60's, Boy Scouts, Sierra Club), I've heard both. Usually they're considered distinct, though the distinction varies: sometimes "it's only gorp if it includes M&Ms" and at other times "trail mix is a commercial term, gorp is what you mix up yourself." I always say "gorp," because it's fewer syllables, I love M&Ms, and I'm hippie enough to distrust commercialism ;-)--Jackr
Growing up in Kansas, it was always called "gorp", but I believe "trail mix" is the more widely used term. Today I call it trail mix, never gorp. I've never heard it called "California mix" (and I now live in California), can a source be sighted? Another example of Californians trying to claim everything as their invention ;)

The comment (added anonymously in Revision as of 21:01, 25 September 2005) about "a neighbourhood in the village of Hilvarenbeek" seems unrelated. If there's some suspicion that the food derives its name from the place (or from an underlying meaningful word), that should be made clearer. Otherwise, isn't this just a case for a "disambiguation page"?--User:Jackr

Then it's decided, I'll redirect it to Trail Mix. Almighty Rajah 20:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Gorp should not have been copy/pasted into the Trail Mix article, that's what the move option is for. Once the article is moved then Gorp should automatically redirect to Trail Mix. --68.174.89.189 21:16, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Wasn't logged in for whatever reason. I'm listing the Trail mix article for speedy deletion, once that happens this page can be moved properly. Worst comes to worse I'll ask an admin to help with the move. --ImmortalGoddezz 21:21, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I moved the talk page from Talk:Gorp to Talk:Trail Mix (this should have been included with the move but oh well), just a little thing. --ImmortalGoddezz 21:39, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gorp in Popular Culture?

I'm removing that section for stupidity. If you want to revert me, I guess I'll forgive you :).

Kaaos 16:19, 30 May 2007 (UTC)