PrintWhat's The Better Name: Muffy or Bogel?
At left: bogels; at right, a muffy.
muf·fy n. A muffin top, sold as a single baked good at Panera.
bog·el n. A chunk of Cinnamon Crunch bagel dough, fashioned into a bagel hole, sold in packs of six or twelve at Panera.
If you can walk up to the counter and order the baked goods above, in a single sentence, with a straight face—I'll have some bogels and a muffy, please—you are a far more composed person than I.
Sadly (and I say this as a closet Panera fan), both were more fun to say than to eat... but we couldn't get those two names out of our heads. Or decide which one we preferred. So what's the better name—muffy or bogel?
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19 Comments:
Panera's salads are ok, but their baked goods are gross.
stphjay at 1:42PM on 10/14/09
How about naming it "crap that should be thrown to the dogs"
alexisriley at 1:43PM on 10/14/09
They call donut holes--donut holes...why not just call them bagel holes? Bogel is awful. I'm disappointed in the marketing department at Panera. Muffy is a nickname people use for cats or...um, other things maybe?? Either way, I don't want to eat a "muffy", why not just call it a "top"?
I'll have a dozen bagel holes and 2 tops... I like that sound of that much better.
kmgagne at 1:44PM on 10/14/09
Why not bagole? Imagine the confusion at the counter!
hotpotato at 1:53PM on 10/14/09
I don't like either of them but I'll go with the one that doesn't sound like it's slang for a female body part.
sloppy at 2:03PM on 10/14/09
I have been on a cinnamon crunch bagel/hazelnut cream cheese kick for awhile now...it's my new favorite brunch treat on weekends...I have a weird feeling it's not all that healthy? ;)
Might have to try that bogel version! tho i dont know if i'll be able to say that name with a straight face, you're right...
DishGal at 2:15PM on 10/14/09
LOL @ sloppy: you made my day!
hungrychristel at 2:22PM on 10/14/09
My cat's nickname is Muffy...cute-term for muffin...
hungrychristel at 2:23PM on 10/14/09
They're both lame and sound like dog names.
CanadianFoodieGirl at 2:51PM on 10/14/09
I'll have my "Muffy" with Biff, Chip and Bunny at the club while dining music is played by a violin,viola, oboe and bogel.
Both sound like total crap.
dozertx at 4:19PM on 10/14/09
Muffy rhymes with Buffy...both names should be outlawed as far as food is concerned, or for that matter, as far as anything else is concerned.
bessfour at 4:19PM on 10/14/09
I eat muffy everyday...
catmistress at 4:38PM on 10/14/09
@dozertx-I was thinking the exact same thing -except your forgot to add the droll "dahling", while asking for the "Muffy"...:o)
Italiancupcake at 4:39PM on 10/14/09
@ hungrycristel: Mine too! Her "real" name is Muffin, but of course she's "Muffy" much of the time.
lemonfair at 5:06PM on 10/14/09
I think I know a girl named "Muffy Bogle". She prefers to be called Catherine now. And one must always use the lockjaw when conversing with Muffies.
Do these come in pink and green bags with argyle ribbons?
PoorOldMama at 7:19PM on 10/14/09
I love inauthentic bagel flavours, but let's be honest: the cinnamon crunch bagel is actually a donut.
piccola at 7:53PM on 10/14/09
"Muffy" sounds like should be served have a string of pearls and a croquet mallet.
Though, "muffin top" doesn't sit well either. It would only serve as a reminder of what will happen to your waistline if you eat too many "muffin tops"...
@piccola - so true.
yayfood at 10:19AM on 10/15/09
Definitely muffy. I really don't get the bogel.
And isn't the muffy concept from Seinfeld anyways?
Chew on That at 4:36PM on 10/15/09
@lemonfair: weird! Mines not even named muffin its just my "pet" name for her (NPI) -- her name is porsche LOL
hungrychristel at 9:54AM on 10/16/09