Of yumminess

[jedusor]

I say that the qualifier "yummy" refers solely to quality of taste and cannot be perceived while the substance in question is actually in one's tummy, as tummies are not equipped with taste buds. Jason contends that both satiety and texture should also be taken into account when measuring yumminess levels, and said yumminess can thus to some extent exist within the tummy. What is your educated and informed opinion on the matter?

(I'm working on that ten-page paper that's due tomorrow. I'm just taking a break. Breaks are allowed.)

Comments

[projectyl.livejournal.com]

After some thought:

Logically, "yummy" ought to be applicable to anything that makes you go "yum". So, not just taste, but anything pleasing to the senses. ("That's a yummy outfit!" "Have you heard that yummy new song?")

That being said, having a full stomach doesn't really seem like the type of thing that would make me go "yum," so I think you win this one.

[ertchin.livejournal.com]

Stomachs do not yum. I have an educated and informed stomach, and it told me this.