20 Questions with... Bernadette Banner || Ice Breaker Questions with Costumers

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Welcome back to "20 Questions with"! I had ton of fun asking people 20 questions during CoCoVid and people seemed to really enjoy it, so I thought I would carry it over here as a way to let you get to know different people in the costuming community! This is my fun way of introducing you to other costumers and costubers by asking them silly ice breaker questions!
Today, playing 20 questions is Bernadette Banner! Come hang out for a few and get to know Bernadette through a series of weird ice breaker questions!
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[@AbbyCox]

I think B should get an honorary Ph.D. for that argument about whether or not a hotdog is a sandwich. 😂

[@darklymoonlit]

Right? My answer would just be "no, fight me". Not a compelling argument.

[@TheMetatronGirl]

Heck yes!

[@emmylou78]

Miriam Webster is just plain wrong

[@marvellousmrsmoller]

I agree, a sandwich is flat, it might be thick but it is horizontal. A roll or bun or wrap is not a sandwich, no matter what some definition slot it might fit into.

[@zoenightshade3053]

And anyway, the insides of a sandwich are visible from all sides, and the sauce is in contact with the bread. In a hotdog, the meat is only visible from three sides, and the sauce goes on the top of the meat and is exposed to the air. It does not touch the roll at all.

[@MorganDonner]

Cursing BB is my favorite BB 😂

[@kathrynfaltinson6260]

Right! Hysterical!

[@Victoria-hs5bm]

SAME! LOL

[@SingingSealRiana]

She is just so increadably adorable ^^

[@joshuagaither4866]

"Who the fuck even are we?!" -Bernadette Banner

[@joshuagaither4866]

Said in a different interview. 🤣

[@agypsycircle]

I’d put the paper clip in a tin with all my other paper clips. He won’t know which one is the one he needs.

[@Costuming_Drama]

Solid answer!

[@MossyMozart]

@A Gypsy Circle - My plan, too.

[@roweng.4245]

That was my thought as well. Then leave a couple of random paperclips in "hidden" places.

[@lisettegarcia]

I was sure Bernadette would say she'd tuck it among the "historically appropriate" hair pins

[@Cybele09]

When you're such an introvert that even imaginary friends are emotionally taxing.. Mood.

[@johnwalker1058]

Phat mood

[@TrappedinSLC]

This explains so much.

[@chandeliercrypto3020]

She’s a retrovert

[@lajoyous1568]

Question to ask Bertha Banner: What is "finishing in the usual manner?" 😏

[@suzismith9681]

Isn't that however you want to? Lol....

[@Chibihugs]

Yes, a thousand times yes. What is that so called usual?

[@suzismith9681]

Try the book Victorian sewing techniques. Its all in there. Old school sewing, real old school. Everything you want to know and more besides. Get it on Amazon or book depository (I think!) .....your welcome.

[@Chibihugs]

@Suzi Smith I was joking. It's just amusing that so many books allude to the "usual manner" that was passed down from person to person but none explicitly explain in text what that method was. Thanks for being so kind as to provide useful information though!

[@suzismith9681]

@@Chibihugs seems many ask the same question. Seems to be my calling to point ppl in the right direction. Lol

[@ashleejones1690]

OK, I'm in stitches over Bernadette's imaginary friend issues, and mostly because that was me af 🤣

[@melissashiels7838]

Me too! I liked the concept of an imaginary friend when I heard about it as a kid, but definitely couldn't keep it up

[@darklymoonlit]

Same!

[@leilasimon2057]

Yes!

[@elisabethm9655]

Me too...I have enough difficulties maintaining friendships with real live people - imaginary ones? No, 🤣just no....

[@ryanvadis]

Had the same problem, so they kinda turned into comfort characters. Talking about made up stories with made up characters is a great way to keep your mind from worrying about stuff!

[@Renaissancegoth]

Hearing Bernadette say: "can I say thats a crock of shit?" Made my week! Such amazing chemistry between you both! Loving these interviews

[@CandycaneLane999]

The picture of true love...... Bernadette hugging her tweed❤

[@brigidscaldron]

Hahahahaha I got a 1940s gas stove on Tuesday and I hugged it when I first saw it and again when I saw it installed! She’s so beautiful!

[@goddesofwolves]

Find some one who looks at you/holds you like Bernadette does tweed.

[@ResaChiic]

that was SO cute. cause usually we dont get to see bernadette super soft like that

[@sweetest4684]

i want to see Bernadette in that omelette costume so bad 😂🍳

[@maryappold1023]

"Doesn't maintain imaginary friendships." A true sign you are a member of the Introvert Tribe.

[@GemmaLostHerMind]

I'm with Bernadette, a hot dog is not a sandwich. A hot dog is it's own being entirely.

[@ReisigSeeds]

Yes! And, It’s rather condescending to the hot dog to call it a sandwich. New York hot dogs are in a class all their own.

[@AG-lg2uf]

One can even argue that a hotdog is in the same category as subway sandwiches

[@Ellulellu]

I'd say hot dog is a sandwich the same way as a whale is a mammal... It has filling/toppings on top of bread so a sandwich but it's so unique and epic that it gets its own category in the menu 😁

[@DashValkyrie]

Bernadette has actually changed my mind. I actually think a hot dog is NOT a type of sandwich. If we were to "cross-breed" a hot dog with a typical sandwich, if hot dogs ARE sandwiches then we should end up with something that is also a sandwich. However when we actually DO cross a hot dog with a sandwich, we get what Australians refer to as a "sausage sizzle" or "sausage in bread" which is a sausage in one slice of folded bread. And that is definitely NOT a sandwich.

[@sleepingroses761]

Agreed, the tubular shape of the meat puts it in a class all its own.

[@sofiamanolakis8214]

omg Bernadette's answer to the imaginary friend question is such a mood! EDIT: Omg the answer about a personal assistant I totally called and also YES! GO AWAY HAHA!

[@lilybloome1601]

Yeah see, I can’t visualize. So I figured everyone had made up the concept of imaginary friends and was just pretending to have one until I was like,,, too old. And then, as a freaking middle schooler, I set out to have an imaginary friend. I failed completely.

[@rachela3066]

Totally!!

[@sel5260]

So did I! (to both)

[@madelinegutierrez1720]

@@lilybloome1601 Everyone HAD made-up the concept of imaginary friends and were just pretending to have them - you were SO accurate - that is pretty much about the definition of imaginary friend...

[@therealpoppinfresh]

As someone with an English degree, Bernadette has now convinced me that a hotdog is not a sandwich lol When we were studying literary theory in college, we went over the idea that there is no perfect definition of anything, every description and name for anything is simply a categorization, and furthermore, just because we have named a thing does not mean that we have created or "discovered" it (which is beside the point, really). For example, my mental image of a cat does not directly match your mental image of a cat, and yet, due to the categorization of language, we both know what a cat is and could identify it if it were presented in any given environment. This brings me to my final point: if you asked me to bring you a sandwich from a shop that sells both sandwiches and hotdogs, I would not, under any circumstances, think you wanted me to bring you a hotdog. So they are not the same.

[@Aegopodium]

Talking animal kingdom: the species is sandwich, the breed is hotdog. Or hamburger for that matter. Still, I won't expect to get a hotdog when ordering a sandwich.... It's just a question of definition. A square is a rectangle (yet not the other way round)....which makes me wonder why there is just one word for all triangles.... And thus, dear costubers, folk like us are considered weird. Or odd. ;)

[@mirjanbouma]

That final point is an excellent summarised argument. A hotdog is not a sandwich.

[@kimmismith9174]

@@Aegopodium There's actually 3 types of triangles. Isosceles, equilateral and scalene.

[@Aegopodium]

@@kimmismith9174 in Germany we just use "gleichseitiges Dreieck" (all angles and sides are the same), "rechtwinkliges Dreieck" (one of the angles is 90°). The it's stumpfwinklig and spitzwinkling (describing how poiny angles are). But we don't really have separate names like square . That is "Quadrat" in German (for those who might like to know...)

[@theresacrubaugh2095]

@@Aegopodium triangles can be right-angle triangles, isosceles triangles and there is one more I can't recall since that lesson was about 50 yrs. ago.

[@annacatherinesendgikoski1965]

I would ask Bertha Banner exactly what the hell does "in the usual way" actually mean?

[@WayToVibe]

When asked what luxury Ms. Banner likes most, she says, "I will gouge a significant portion of my paycheck to live alone." My landlord just asked me today how I'd feel about a roommate because he wants to rent the spare bedroom in order to have the rental income break even with the mortgage. I countered with, "How much more do I need to pay to make sure that NEVER happens?" I'm dead serious.

[@asterismos5451]

:'( I'd love to live alone, but my doctor won't allow it for safety reasons.

[@sallyw8684]

So, I don't know where you are or what your exact space situation is - but if you rent a unit, not a room, in the US, then the landlord cannot charge more for more people. So if you had someone added to the same unit, the existing rent would have to be split, not added to.

[@sallyw8684]

(Sorry if this is unwanted advice, I used to teach fair housing law so it just comes out sometimes)

[@raraavis7782]

I feel you. I've been living in a rented room for three months now, after 15 years of living alone...and I absolutely hate it. I thought, I probably wouldn't mind it too much...but nope. It's really not for me.

[@WayToVibe]

@@sallyw8684 It's a strange situation. Technically I am only renting "one room" in this house, so he has the right to rent out other rooms. He doesn't really need the income, thankfully, so when I expressed my disfavor of the idea he didn't push.

[@ReisigSeeds]

“I’ve seen a lot of bad tweed.” I couldn’t afford good tweed and desperately needed a coat. So, I purchased car upholstery fabric because it was what I could afford. Twenty years later, I still wear that coat. It’s starting to show it’s age, and I need to make another one. Now, I can afford Harris Tweed.

[@eleanor.shadow]

You can’t beat Harris Tweed for sure! I live in an area where it’s in every other shop (Scotland) and I love the aesthetics 🖤

[@amiwalton9645]

I'd love to see the coat you have been wearing and the new Harris Tweed that is coming.

[@Costuming_Drama]

I fully endorse you buying whatever fits your budget!! Always and forever!

[@ReisigSeeds]

@@amiwalton9645 How do I do that?

[@amiwalton9645]

@@ReisigSeeds that is a great question. I guess it would need to be via another social platform. Now I feel old. Lol

[@laurenloertscher1319]

Some of Bernadette's answers: 1. Introvert 2. Huge nerd AF 3. Tweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed And that's why we love her

[@e.t.b.1580]

I don't know about the definition of a sandwich, but the rectangle-square argument is bound by mathematical definitions. A polygon is a closed shape with a positive integer number of straight sides and vertices, where the sides do not intersect except at the vertices. A quadrilateral is a type of polygon -- one with four sides. A parallelogram is a type of quadrilateral -- one where the two pairs of sides are parallel. A rectangle is a type of parallelogram -- one where all the angles at the vertices are 90 degrees. A square is a type of rectangle -- one where all the sides are the same length. Therefore, a square is a rectangle, a parallelogram, a quadrilateral, and a polygon (as well as a rhombus, and probably lots of other things that haven't occurred to me). It all depends on which level of specificity you are looking for.

[@rosequill7925]

So you just explained to me what the word parallelogram means. Like it's in the name. Parallel. I'm so stupid.

[@roadrunnercrazy]

Yes!

[@amiwalton9645]

Yep yep. So for the sandwich/hotdog you much define sandwich. Then decide if hotdog fit. It does and it doesn't. This btw, is why I like Math better than English.

[@charlisabeth]

@@amiwalton9645 Same. I just love things that are logically clear and not open to interpretation I guess ^^'

[@Haghenveien]

Thank you, your answer has just made my day.

[@yuukimare9847]

In a full circle, i meet you Noelle through Bernadettes' channel, and now i see Bernadette on yours

[@danielletdg8423]

Same 😁

[@dcinrb8538]

Me too! 😷

[@michellecornum5856]

Same

[@Ourgrenni6164]

also me

[@samwhyatt8685]

Yeah, same here 😆

[@CottageTales]

Lol, Bernadette getting salty over language was what I needed. I honestly felt that in my soul: I work with languages and regularly have discussions that are not dissimilar to this one 🤣

[@jirup]

I was sure Bernadette would ask Bertha Banner to elaborate on the phrase "finish in the usual manner".

[@jenniferb585]

10/10 recommend dress history as an important thing to learn. Watching Bernadette make corsets was just the most educational thing. Not about the corsets specifically, but all the shaping. I was/am sewing cloth masks and my masks got better from her explanations of how the shaping of piecing worked and how different it is from modern shaping methods.

[@ElanorKella]

Bernadette gets lawyered by Noelle but I agree with Bernadette, hot dog is not a sandwich

[@rudetuesday]

Bernadette hugging the tweed is my favorite part of this video.

[@m.maclellan7147]

We need this as a GIF !!! ♡♡♡♡

[@sallysaindon3752]

When Bernadette pulled out her book amount of paper I lost it, but that is so on brand for her. 😂

[@TrappedinSLC]

One wonders why she had a giant book of paper right there with the word ‘No’ printed on one sheet clearly. 🤣

[@SarahKingOurStitchingKingdom]

This was a great conversation! I was just discussing the "Is a hot dog a sandwich?" question with my kids, the 9 year old says no, then rolled her eyes at the definition from the dictionary. The 15 year old said, "So if you put a piece of bread at the North Pole and a piece of bread at the South Pole, you'll have an Earth Sandwich" the laughter that ensued was fantastic! And I'm guilty of forgetting about my Imaginary friends as well 🤣🤣

[@mindygracebickerdike]

Re: The miniaturist. The BBC made it into a series a couple of years ago. It was really good, nice bit of suspense and plot twists. Good costumes too. I reckon Bernadette & yourself would enjoy it. Mindygrace

[@anniebell6846]

Its exquisite.

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

thanks for that will see if I can find it

[@joeblow6568]

Name three things to take to the zombie apocoplypse. Bernadette: A rock, my sewing kit, a blanket.... Caesario: Wow. She really lets you know where you stand. Will I even get my water bottle filled before you leave?

[@rosaevans-lombe3851]

I needed this. Thank you!

[@Costuming_Drama]

Casario i not an item, he' a family member and therefore not eligible for my question!

[@joeblow6568]

@@Costuming_Drama Casario gives this the siade-eye...

[@TrappedinSLC]

@@Costuming_Drama Nice save. 😂

[@SHADOW-xw6lq]

This is by-far the BEST argument I have seen on the internet in YEARS. All political parties need to view and following these examples on how to have a heated debate and GIGGLE at the same time. Thanks ladies for the dialog and the giggles.

[@bullschmitt993]

"I was the fit model for an omelette costume" .... did Bernadette work on Something Rotten?!

[@notscarlet8321]

she did say "tap dancing eggs" so yeah probably

[@amandajoy8947]

Thanks for IDing it for the rest of us!

[@penelopefp]

To hear BB say, "That's a crock of sh*t," made my day.

[@Trekkifulshay]

Being too introverted to handle the upkeep of an imaginary friend. :D

[@jessbayley4876]

Can we have a part 2 with bernadette just answering questions about imaginary friends? I would watch that for hours! 😂🤣😂

[@J_Kwan]

As soon as Bernadette described the Miniaturist, I paused the video, entered my library’s digital app and borrowed the audiobook version of it. I’m so excited to listen to it once I finish this video! Thanks for the recc

[@beeb6730]

I'm now laughing because I've just done the exact same thing.

[@maggiekedves]

And now you have listened to it...go and watch the BBC series on it... It was so visually satisfying 😍

[@arifal-yousif]

As soon as she said she overlooked calling stays corsets, I paused the video and did the exact same! I was intrigued at the premise but I don't think I've ever heard such an powerful yet understated recommendation hahahaha

[@charischannah]

A hot dog is not a sandwich because they stem from different culinary traditions. The sandwich mostly comes from English cuisine, while the hot dog is from German cuisine.

[@annahackman2539]

I totally agree with many things BB said. I loved how she put on a very serious face when she asked the figurative alien what the precise arrival time in the schedule would be. 😂

[@beatricenowell8207]

Imaginary friend: "I forget she's there." I loved Bernadette's response to this question and your response to her answer. I would have had to walk away for a moment if I were in your seat. I laughed so hard that I go back to hear the remaining part of Bernadette's explanation.

[@springchick19]

I love Bernadette’s hot dog argument. You can see her brain working.

[@pris1378]

Squares are a subset of rectangles, rhomboids, and parallelograms. Mathematical definitions are fun that way!

[@lynn858]

Personally I hated Wuthering Heights so much, I was about to sacrifice 10% of my english grade that year, in order to avoid reading it. My Mother, knowing how much my grades meant to me, asked me if I would please allow her to read it to me, so that I could get through it. The only thing that kept us going was our running harangue of the characters. By the end, Mom, who's taste in books is far closer to this than mine, hated the book so much she was threatening to smother the thing in peanut butter and give it to our dog, so we could at least derive joy from watching her tear it apart. EDIT: You've got me curious, and the local library does have The Miniaturist, so I've requested it. EDIT2: The Dog Dies warning. Possible spoilers: Violent death. It gets brought up repeatedly for at least 3 chapters. And there’s at least one other mention of pet death, and a missing pet prior to that. I’m out.

[@meirionwen]

I hated it, too. I almost turned in a paper at university calling it Withering Heights. My friend caught it with a black pen before class started. 🤣

[@kathrynvincent1563]

I had to read it too! I feel so bad because Emily Bronte is important to western literature but goddamn everyone is awful. Heathcliff is a manipulative abuser, Catherine’s annoying as shit, I don’t remember anyone else but everyone bugged the crap out of me. Suffice to say, it’s not a romance I’d like to see romanticized unless you’re studying Romantic literature tropes

[@lynn858]

@@notavailable5911 Can’t say as I ever had a reason to have to give them a fair chance. But, since you took the time to mention it, should it land in the pile of possibilities again (thank you digital library pushing the classics and their lack of/cheap publisher fees) I’ll give it a couple chapters. :)

[@lynn858]

@@notavailable5911 Ha ha to The Secret Garden. So, I voluntarily chose to read it in grade 5. Teacher took note. Then, when they opted to try a thing where they got copies of Treasure Island in a variety of reading levels, and assigned them to as fit where we were at. Of COURSE I get the unabridged version. Which, fair, I made it through the unabridged version of The Secret Garden just fine... This was my first encounter with the realization my reading level is highly dependent of whether I like what I'm reading. And I hated Treasure Island. It was written as serials - which explains why the unabridged is so needlessly drawn out and wordy. I got through it own my own, but mostly because I was grateful I wasn't being forced to work at a slower pace, and stoop to the level of people with mediocre reading abilities. Vanity enabling persistence? I've had a ridiculous time trying to think of fiction I really enjoyed. Terry Pratchett's Mort, and Making Money, or Going Postal (those 2 have very similar plots). I find a lot of Pratchett I have trouble getting into it for the first few chapters, but I adore the way he looks at the world. Pratchett and Gaiman, Good Omens Rutherford, London. It's historical fiction taking you through Bronze Age to post WWII. But, I warn there is a "the dog dies" during the great plague. And Rutherford has a reoccurring habit of using a "nameless stupid obese woman" trope. It's a massive book though, so those sins are minor compared to page count. The Woman Who Smashed Codes, Jason Fagone is a biography, but it's a very good one. I'm really better for recommending non-fiction. :)

[@jenniferprice1036]

Aaaand once again Bernadette proves that she is one of my favourite people Ive never met. Crying literal tears of laughter. omg.

[@WayToVibe]

Bernadette hugging tween at 14:47 looks like the Virgin Mary hugging Jesus. If yall arn't the Cult of the Cloth then I don't know what is. Bernadette certainly seems like the Priestess of Tweed.

[@datafoxy]

Your 20 questions are fantastic. I like that you switch them up and bring up great discussions. Bernadette might be part Vulcan. It reminded me of Star Trek 4 when Spock was asked "How do you feel?" The sandwich question was broke her train of thought.

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

I was thinking the same thing ..and kept trying to check out Her ears???

[@purplesnowdrop]

The Miniaturist is also available on audible. Loved watching you both with this set of questions and how it made your minds work in such different ways

[@juliannagoodwin2875]

“I was the model for an omelet costume.” *Me who is a musical geek* YOU MADE COSTUMES FOR SOMETHING ROTTEN!!!???

[@lilybloome1601]

Dang it's like you read my mind! I was just binging her content earlier today. I love both of you!! This is why I'm on youtube at all; this level of community and interconnectedness brings me such an incredible amount of joy!

[@frostedjosieos3193]

A square is a rectangle but a rectangle is not always a square is my FAVORITE analogy of all time.

[@Beauty461105]

I loved this so much, had the same answer to the personal assistant question and coming from a maths standpoint as a former teacher, all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares because for a shape to be a rectangle all angles have to be 90 degrees and opposite sides are parallel and of the same length so therefore a square can be a rectangle however for a square all angles must be 90 degrees and all sides the same length therefore a rectangle cannot be a square ! Just a handy fact to confuse your friends with! 😂☺️

[@Thelmageddon]

A square is a regular rectangle, just like you can have regular pentagons, hexagons, etc. 😁

[@Beauty461105]

@@Thelmageddon exactly! 😁

[@grizeldaxxx4568]

Like Pagans and Witches too

[@rose-mariedekoning8471]

Personal assistent: I would so turn them into a cleaner. I hate cleaning. That way I have more time for my own projects.

[@cynthiabasil8356]

I could not agree more! I can't fathom why society look down on cleaners. They are worth every penny!

[@aloragarrett9598]

I am the same as Bernadette in regards to imaginary friends! I always thought it would be fun to have one and I would flesh them out, name them, and be prepared to “play” with them...and I would forget...

[@purpleexplorer2263]

"I was the fit model for an omelet costume" - this is going to be good 🥚 🐣

[@marthabjo]

Objectively, a square may be a rectangle, but for clarity in conversation it would be impractical to say "rectangle" when you mean "square", because the purpose is to be understood. Same goes for hot dog vs sandwich - while an argument may be made for a hot dog being a sandwich, it's just not practical to use them interchangeably because it would cause misunderstandings. That being said, I don't agree that a hot dog IS a sandwich, but that may be a language thing (I'm Norwegian).

[@FabulousFrostine]

I'm surprised Bernadette didn't say tweed for her luxury 😂 EDIT: NEVERMIND. SHE SAID TWEED. (For something she wanted unlimited amounts of and amended her luxury item.)

[@AppliedGlamour]

Knowledge is recognizing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is recognizing a tomato does not belong in a fruit salad.

[@lesliemarie3061]

Beautiful!

[@isabelleblanchet3694]

Unless your fruit salad is comprised of tomatoes, avocados and mango :D But if someone tells you to bring a fruit salad, wisdom tells you that's not what they want.

[@hannahbarnes9669]

Charisma is convincing someone to put a tomato in a fruit salad, and smart-alec behavior is arguing that salsa is a fruit salad.

[@lugomez8084]

I- I also forgot about my imaginary friends soon after "creating" them- I feel seen 😶

[@martak2737]

I gave them weird names and forgot that just a minute later

[@kirstenpaff8946]

I am working on a historically adequate 18th century petticoat. Sorry, Bernadette, but this baby is being made with iron on interfacing, cotton fabric, polyester thread, and a sewing machine.

[@maike__-]

This legitimately made me cry - Okay first of all that imaginary friend question was Just. So. Relatable.?because it's exactly the kind of kinda random but so so open and honest conversation I sometimes have with my best friend. And I haven't seen her in months and I just miss talking to her in person 😭💜

[@EnchantedRoseCostumes]

I can't breathe this had me on the floor🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@raeward8092]

watching again over a year later crying with laughter. Thank you so much ladies 😍

[@crystalwright1504]

From 0:01, this has been my favourite so far and I love them all. Her answers were absolutely 100% what we love about Bernadette.

[@kalync.newmin]

Best quote, "If you could have a personal assistant what would you have them do? GO AWAY!" Love it Beradette Banner, and thank you to this 20 Questions with... for showing us such beauty.

[@charlottenorskau]

This was hilarious! Also, you both seem a lot more relaxed and softer in this video. It's good to have friends, no?

[@goddesofwolves]

I thought a good question would be “what is finishing in the usual way?”

[@agimagi2158]

Excellent question!

[@lajoyous1568]

Great minds think alike. I promise I hadn't seen this before I posted it as well. 💛

[@lunasmum6869]

When I was in France I asked for ham sandwiches for my children (I am vegetarian so wouldn't want one) and received ham in rolls! So I suppose it depends where in the world you are whether a hot dog (Ugh!) is a sandwich.

[@MonaSkovJensen]

I'm still not done laughing!!!! "I forget they are there" Best answer ever!!!! This was so funny! And I have to read that book!!!!

[@ayame_petras]

I will only agree with hot dogs being sandwiches if they are split, fried and put on a slice of loaf bread: toppings optional

[@katherinemorelle7115]

So... an Aussie sausage sizzle- is that a sandwich? It uses proper sausages, not frankfurters. It uses only one slice of bread, but it is folded over, with the sausage at the bottom. I tend to say no, it is not a sandwich. But this is also Australia’s most beloved charity snack. Often sold in the carpark of Bunnings (large home stuff retire, like Home Depot) by charities on Sundays. Also sold by schools on voting days, and referred to as the democracy sausage, on those occasions. But I call it a sausage sizzle. There is debate over whether the “sausage sizzle” refers only to the mass cooking of the sausages, and not the final result, which some call a snag sanga. (Translated- sausage sandwich). This debate has not yet been settled in Australian culture. One thing all Aussies are clear on though- a sausage sizzle (or snag sanga) is NEVER a hot dog. Never. Hot dogs are made using bread rolls, and often with frankfurters, not proper sausages. A sausage sizzle is not a hot dog.

[@ayame_petras]

@@katherinemorelle7115 according to CNN Travel it is... However, given the fact that I've never partaken in this apparently wonderful Australian tradition. My thinking leans towards no, primarily due to it not meeting the Merriam-Webster definition of a sandwich "two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between. Or one slice of bread covered with food" But whether it is or isn't it looks very yummy and that is all that truly counts in my book.

[@giacomomontanari4985]

If Bernadette happens to read this: "rectangle" is a category for shapes, a square is a specific type of rectangle. But no, hotdogs aren't sandwiches and I'm going to die on this hill

[@kathrynfaltinson6260]

Best. Twenty Questions. Yet! Now all we need to do is get Noelle, Morgan, Bernadette, Abby, and Cathy Hay in one room with a camera. Maybe after the Plague...

[@PestoPasta666]

I would ask Bertha what's the "common way" most of the victorian sewing books talk about 😂😂

[@dcinrb8538]

Probably similar to the phrases... "Quilt as desired" and "Finish in the usual manner" Sigh...😷 Take care and be safe.

[@SiriusFeanor]

Bernadette: this is the most boring answer... Me: on the edge of my seat waiting impatiently fot the answer: Please, tell me IMMEDIATELY!

[@jerahyassine3192]

I’ve only recently fallen down the KZbin rabbit hole of historical costuming and Berdenette is one of my new favorite people on the internet.

[@mandym7008]

"I tried to have imaginary friends, but I'm not very good at it" - I feel this so hard

[@andgordo558]

We stan Bernadette aggressively saying “tweed”. (Also I am 100% in Bernadette’s camp on the Extra Special Bonus Question™.)

[@MoonOverHomelessness]

Ohhh, my God... Had me dying! "I forgot they were there."

[@gregmunro1137]

‘I’m not very good at imaginary friends, I forget she’s there” - that made me spit my coffee out and laugh till I cried. Bless Bernadette , I don’t think she realizes how refreshing and precious she really is.

[@gregmunro1137]

I am still laughing at that line and have rewatched it just for that , and ‘can I say crock of sh!t ‘

[@gregmunro1137]

I’m still going back to watch this episode

[@jenninstitches]

Yay! Been waiting for this one because I knew there would such hilarious answers....opening with omelets didn't disappoint. I found the most glorious handmade insertion lace from circa 1897, here in Norway, according to the woman whose grandmother made it and when I saw it I feel like it belongs in Bernadette's hands. I've never wanted to gift something to someone I've never met more in my life.

[@rhondacrosswhite8048]

I have a pair of ladies shoes from circa 1800. I keep them in my closet in a vacuum sealed box to preserve the silk. I know that as much as I love them, there will be someone out there who will appreciate them more. There is a more deserving owner for these that I have yet to meet.

[@dcinrb8538]

I have a palm size hinged metal box filled with silk darning thread on tiny spools whose purpose was to mend silk stockings of the late 1930s. My compulsion to buy only this at her estate sale still befuddles me fifteen years later. After reading your comments, I feel compelled to include a handwritten note for whomever finds it among my possessions at my future estate sale....sigh.

[@rhondacrosswhite8048]

@@dcinrb8538 I’ve been tempted to sell or give my shoes to another collector. My collection has dwindled since a lot of it was lost in a move four years ago. The shoes now seem lonely and my kids won’t know what to do with my stuff when I’m gone.

[@m.maclellan7147]

@@rhondacrosswhite8048 perhaps find a museum that would love them ?!

[@ladyplague2119]

Was the omelette costume for Something Rotten? I distinctly remember a scene where the dancing eggs crack/transform and the song was a parody of “im not going”?

[@christineherrmann205]

I had hardcore never thought about being a "fair weather friend" to my imaginary friend... until just now. And omg, Noelle and I have the same most-used emoji and I never doubted it for a second. A square is an equilateral rectangle, B.

[@cynthiabasil8356]

There is a comic book here... Friends of Bernadette. It's all Bernadette 's imaginary friends who are amazing people and what they do all day. Next book in the series... Bernadette hires an assistant. The 1st book could be a horror story Bernadette 's neglected friends turn into spirits and hide her sewing supplies while she's trying to work. Then she has to hire an assistant to pay attention to her friends so they will leave her stuff alone. The dubious assistant is sent on trips all over the city with the imaginary friends. They start their own channel.

[@cynthiabasil8356]

I don't know this would be great for an actual writers to write. I'm a much better muse.

[@amandajoy8947]

It's true about missing out on dress history! I told my little brother about dress history, and he retained a huge amount of my impromptu lecture on fashionable silhouettes through the 19th century, and now regularly talks to me about costuming and wants to learn to sew.

[@lajoyous1568]

I do believe that this is my favorite 20 questions video so far 🥰

[@TheAgeofFabulous]

The video where Bernadette argues over squares, rectangles and Hot Dogs!! SCANDAL!!!

[@bryanv257]

Thank you Noelle and Bernadette, this is one of the most thoroughly enjoyable, heart-warming, and entertaining Q&As I've seen in a long time

[@anamia774]

I feel so validated by your zombie apocalypse answers. I always answer the 'what would you do?' with 'die early,' and it horrifies all my friends.

[@emiishino5422]

This is the best interview ever.

[@anniedean948]

it is so on brand that BB would want to take a sEwIng KiT into an apocalypse SO THAT SHE CAN HAND SEW my friend, you might be fending off zombies, i dont think you have time to stitch seams

[@9206156175]

So I know I already knew this but holy man bernadette is truly obsessed and completely engaged in her chosen field and aesthetic

[@BlueNote74]

Bernadette is nothing less than fabulous!!! I really admire her.And I am totally envious of her Sherlock Holmes cape.

[@Lillyk96]

The imaginary friend answer is the entire basis of my childhood!

[@annaj1056]

Hi Noelle & Bernadette! (Yes, I totally found your channel through hers ;p ) Loved hearing all the answers! LOL at the omlette &

[@SingingSealRiana]

Agree, Bernadettes answer to the imaginary friend answer was the most precious thing ever

[@augustburning3045]

"If you could have someone follow you around all the time, what would you have them do?" "Go away." That is a big mood, Bernadette.

[@3bellam]

I've literally had dreams where I'm best friends with Bernadette lmao. She's one of my favorite people even though I've never met her.

[@lenore_nvrmore3317]

Agreed!

[@sinntax1647]

Same! Like we are having a tea party and she ask, may I please have a cucumber sandwich? In all seriousness though when ever I listen to Temple of the sky by Erutan Bernadette always without a doubt comes to mind, no idea why but I love it! Haha

[@charlottegury1243]

My sister says, for the "hiding the paper clip inside your home" question, that she would flush the paper clip down the toilet

[@TheMetatronGirl]

Absolutely wonderful! I laughed so hard. I am immediately off to purchase The Miniaturist as I must read it. Thank you both for doing this and giving us a glimpse into your beautiful friendship. Much love, and be well.

[@kimmismith9174]

Best interview of all! I love watching both of your channels. So seeing you together is a special treat. 🥰 Who else couldn't stop laughing? My emoji is tied between whatever 🤷‍♀️ and facepalm 🤦‍♀️. Laugh/ cry/tilt 🤣 is my 3rd. Paper clip goes in a baby food jar in the back of my fridge. Have fun finding it in the horde. Thank you Noelle for all you do!

[@SuperPooped]

I have never been this early on any video. I’d like to say it was deliberate, but alas no. A happy chance.

[@wendywhitley4611]

YOU WORKED ON SOMETHING ROTTEN??? I love that show!!!!!

[@amissnatasha]

This was awesome to watch. Watching all the 20 questions always is a great way to start my Sundays.