The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Thursday, October 14

Hello, all!

At the top today is defender Molly Bartrip.

Ramble of the Day

I did not expect to ask myself yesterday what the difference between American and British sprinkles were, but an ordeal at a bakery in Leeds meant begged the question.

This set of screenshots is genuinely amusing, despite the fact that I feel very bad for Get Baked. There are just a lot of small, innocently funny moments in this journey, though. Some of the things I laughed or chuckled at as I read:

• Having the context of what Get Baked sells makes all the difference when the writer(s) mention Bruce. It’s easy to assume Bruce is a dessert, but seeing it without the context is hilarious.
• I completely understand the concept of having illegal sprinkles, but it is funny to classify sprinkles as unlawful.
• This is less so a commentary on the funny aspects of this series of posts, but I am genuine when I say I am interested in the discourse of British v. American sprinkles. I never thought about possible differences in sprinkles, and now I’m curious. (I did a quick Google search and have found little on the topic so far.)
• Again, maybe less funny, but it feels wild to me to report someone for illegal sprinkles. It seems a little bit mean-spirited.

It made me curious about the Get Baked products that featured sprinkles once upon a time, and I found a picture of the Birthday Bruce. It looks delightful, honestly.

I left myself a note during yesterday’s Hoddle to consider not rambling about Popeyes so I wouldn’t get hungry. I may need to extend this warning to cakes, because I wish I could have a bite of that cake.

tl;dr: There’s a bakery in Leeds that was using illegal sprinkles.

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Links of the Day

Bayern’s Lucas Hernandez was sentenced to six months of prison time in Spain for violating a restraining order in relation to an incident of domestic violence.

Sweden U21 forward Anthony Elanga said he was racially abused by an opponent in the team’s 1-1 draw against Italy.

This year’s NWSL Championship was moved to Louisville from Portland following a request from the players.

Amnesty International requested a meeting with the Premier League following Newcastle’s takeover by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.

A longer read: Tariq Panja on the burst of China’s football bubble for The New York Times