Comments on: Burger King goes long on pig with bacon sundae http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 06:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: thermoplasticity http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1449211 thermoplasticity Thu, 14 Jun 2012 06:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1449211 Long Pig? A sailor? Long Pig? A sailor?

]]> By: Phil Fot http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448788 Phil Fot Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448788 It's almost worth coming back to the US to have a few. It’s almost worth coming back to the US to have a few.

]]> By: Matthew Petty http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448695 Matthew Petty Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448695 Jack in the Crack are doing something similar. This is just big fast-food chains cashing in on the web's obsession with bacon. Jack in the Crack are doing something similar. This is just big fast-food chains cashing in on the web’s obsession with bacon.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448477 pupdog Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448477 I saw this in a local BK a couple of weeks ago - we must have been a test market. My thoughts were in the vein of 'hmm, maybe when I'm really feeling froggy' - I was with my mother, who immediately said 'Why would you do that? It sounds horrible!'. I guess I like bacon more than mom... I saw this in a local BK a couple of weeks ago – we must have been a test market. My thoughts were in the vein of ‘hmm, maybe when I’m really feeling froggy’ – I was with my mother, who immediately said ‘Why would you do that? It sounds horrible!’. I guess I like bacon more than mom…

]]> By: Darder http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448452 Darder Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448452 I've made.bacon covered.chocolate. it.was.delicious salty and sweet. I’ve made.bacon covered.chocolate. it.was.delicious salty and sweet.

]]> By: Mordicai http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448408 Mordicai Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448408 If I wanted to have a stupid indulgent treat...I wouldn't get it from a fast food franchise. If I wanted to have a stupid indulgent treat…I wouldn’t get it from a fast food franchise.

]]> By: Mitch_M http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448407 Mitch_M Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448407 I don't feel right about eating pork raised in a factory farm situation but the sundae would be good with pork raised in better conditions, and why not use better quality ice cream while you're at it?  I've found bacon to be the missing ingredient in my lentil soup. I don’t feel right about eating pork raised in a factory farm situation but the sundae would be good with pork raised in better conditions, and why not use better quality ice cream while you’re at it?  I’ve found bacon to be the missing ingredient in my lentil soup.

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448403 Ipo Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448403  You might find that projectile vomit tastes much better with bacon.   You might find that projectile vomit tastes much better with bacon. 

]]> By: Ipo http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448399 Ipo Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448399  Ooh, the Elvis sandwich.  (Peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich.)  Far better than anyone thinks that hasn't tried it.   Ooh, the Elvis sandwich. 
(Peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich.) 
Far better than anyone thinks that hasn’t tried it. 

]]> By: TheMudshark http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448388 TheMudshark Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448388 Yes, but they´re definitely out for blood. <i>Badam-pish</i> Yes, but they´re definitely out for blood.

Badam-pish

]]> By: Just_Ok http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448386 Just_Ok Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448386 poutine? poutine?

]]> By: Just_Ok http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448385 Just_Ok Wed, 13 Jun 2012 08:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448385 yah, in a pork barrel yah, in a pork barrel

]]> By: BunnyShank http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448372 BunnyShank Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448372 Well I mean its not *very* treif. Once you go treif with food it just, not kosher, unless its a human sacrifice you're eating to cleanse you of your sins etc. and bacon has not quite become Avoda Zara just yet. Well I mean its not *very* treif. Once you go treif with food it just, not kosher, unless its a human sacrifice you’re eating to cleanse you of your sins etc. and bacon has not quite become Avoda Zara just yet.

]]> By: BunnyShank http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448369 BunnyShank Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448369 port and blue cheese, port and blue cheese, port and blue cheese then vacuuming port and blue cheese, port and blue cheese, port and blue cheese then vacuuming

]]> By: malindrome http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448359 malindrome Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448359 "... 'ave you got anything without spam in it?" "Well ... Spam, eggs, sausage, and spam - that's not got much spam in it." "I don't want ANY spam!" “… ‘ave you got anything without spam in it?”
“Well … Spam, eggs, sausage, and spam – that’s not got much spam in it.”
“I don’t want ANY spam!”

]]> By: bobkat http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448355 bobkat Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448355 "Sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know cuz I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfuckers!" http://youtu.be/c0zJSgHDnpw “Sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie, but I’d never know cuz I wouldn’t eat the filthy motherfuckers!”

http://youtu.be/c0zJSgHDnpw

]]> By: Mitchell Glaser http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448345 Mitchell Glaser Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448345 Ach! You beat me to it. Trader Joe's does indeed have a very good Grade B maple syrup, which all the Beverly Hills biotchs use in their lemonade/cayenne pepper diet. Tasty stuff on waffles! Ach! You beat me to it. Trader Joe’s does indeed have a very good Grade B maple syrup, which all the Beverly Hills biotchs use in their lemonade/cayenne pepper diet. Tasty stuff on waffles!

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448327 retchdog Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448327 along these lines, i recommend salazon chocolate if you can find it. no bacon, but it's a sea salt chocolate bar that actually gets it right: the salt is crystallized onto the bottom of the bar so it provides a nice texture and contrast, rather than mixed into the chocolate itself. it comes in salt, salt+sugar crystals, salt+coffee, and salt+black pepper varieties. the salt+pepper is wonderful. (no affiliation, just a fan.) along these lines, i recommend salazon chocolate if you can find it. no bacon, but it’s a sea salt chocolate bar that actually gets it right: the salt is crystallized onto the bottom of the bar so it provides a nice texture and contrast, rather than mixed into the chocolate itself. it comes in salt, salt+sugar crystals, salt+coffee, and salt+black pepper varieties. the salt+pepper is wonderful. (no affiliation, just a fan.)

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448325 retchdog Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448325 an hypothesis which would have disturbing implications for this male. maybe i'm just hyponatremic. an hypothesis which would have disturbing implications for this male. maybe i’m just hyponatremic.

]]> By: retchdog http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448324 retchdog Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448324 i'm with you; i hated "maple syrup" until i tried the real thing (in my early 20s!). it was mind-blowing. however, i will insist that bacon synergizes well with real maple syrup, at least for me. i’m with you; i hated “maple syrup” until i tried the real thing (in my early 20s!). it was mind-blowing. however, i will insist that bacon synergizes well with real maple syrup, at least for me.

]]> By: tw1515tw http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448323 tw1515tw Wed, 13 Jun 2012 05:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448323 Do you say bacon-curious?  Wouldn't sty-curious be more appropriate? Do you say bacon-curious? 

Wouldn’t sty-curious be more appropriate?

]]> By: Joe Maynard http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448318 Joe Maynard Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448318 this whole 'bacon with any other kind of food is amazing' thing makes me want to projectile vomit. i feel like all of American society has turned into that one kid in the cafeteria at elementary school who would pour chocolate milk in his mashed potatoes and eat it for two dollars this whole ‘bacon with any other kind of food is amazing’ thing makes me want to projectile vomit. i feel like all of American society has turned into that one kid in the cafeteria at elementary school who would pour chocolate milk in his mashed potatoes and eat it for two dollars

]]> By: Incipient Madness http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448312 Incipient Madness Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448312  Used to be here in East Texas you could buy locally produced heavy cane syrup. Lighter than molasses, but full of volatile compounds boiled out of molasses while still retaining the heavy mineral flavor of real molasses. The cane lands have all become suburbia. The Syrup is almost gone. There are a few small scale growers that that market local cane stalks to central American immigrants who just have to give locale raw canes as Christmas gifts  Used to be here in East Texas you could buy locally produced heavy cane syrup. Lighter than molasses, but full of volatile compounds boiled out of molasses while still retaining the heavy mineral flavor of real molasses.

The cane lands have all become suburbia. The Syrup is almost gone. There are a few small scale growers that that market local cane stalks to central American immigrants who just have to give locale raw canes as Christmas gifts

]]> By: Bottle Imp http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448311 Bottle Imp Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448311 Just wait until you try it with the optional lobster topping. Just wait until you try it with the optional lobster topping.

]]> By: jonathanhl http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448306 jonathanhl Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448306 If a flame war ever erupts over bacony deliciousness, at least there is an appropriate unicorn moment: http://baconbaconbacon.tumblr.com/post/82097165/newborn-baby-riding-bacon-winged-unicorn-dont  If a flame war ever erupts over bacony deliciousness, at least there is an appropriate unicorn moment:

http://baconbaconbacon.tumblr.com/post/82097165/newborn-baby-riding-bacon-winged-unicorn-dont 

]]> By: teapot http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448305 teapot Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448305 You're probably right. The only place I consumed it (I subscribe to the try it before you knock it school of thought) was on piste at Whistler, and you'd hope the Canadians wouldn't skimp on their national condiment. You’re probably right. The only place I consumed it (I subscribe to the try it before you knock it school of thought) was on piste at Whistler, and you’d hope the Canadians wouldn’t skimp on their national condiment.

]]> By: Gekko_Gecko http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448298 Gekko_Gecko Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448298 Bacon? Yes!Ice Cream? Yes! Bacon and Ice Cream? No, just......no. You have got to be kidding me, what a vile thought! Bacon? Yes!Ice Cream? Yes!
Bacon and Ice Cream? No, just……no.

You have got to be kidding me, what a vile thought!

]]> By: zombiebob http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448295 zombiebob Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448295 Hmmm.... Bacon makes everything better, and Ice Cream makes everything better, this is like a megalith of taste, new worlds will be created! Hmmm…. Bacon makes everything better, and Ice Cream makes everything better, this is like a megalith of taste, new worlds will be created!

]]> By: zombiebob http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448294 zombiebob Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448294  impossible, that nanny freakazoid has no heart  impossible, that nanny freakazoid has no heart

]]> By: zombiebob http://boingboing.net/2012/06/12/burger-king-goes-long-on-pig-w.html#comment-1448293 zombiebob Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=166012#comment-1448293  that place has awesome ice cream creations, I've only had the salty pimp, but it was out of this world.  that place has awesome ice cream creations, I’ve only had the salty pimp, but it was out of this world.

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