Comments on: Tortured junk-food pushers bare all http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 05:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1663598 devophill Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1663598 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Fletcher" rel="nofollow">Fletcherize!</a> Fletcherize!

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1663597 devophill Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1663597  For what it is, Easy Cheese is an amazingly unadulterated product, actually. One would expect the ingredients to be a chemical soup, but they're pretty straightforward.  For what it is, Easy Cheese is an amazingly unadulterated product, actually. One would expect the ingredients to be a chemical soup, but they’re pretty straightforward.

]]> By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1663596 devophill Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1663596  Philip Morris is also a manufacturer of addictive food, so there's that.  Philip Morris is also a manufacturer of addictive food, so there’s that.

]]> By: Joel Stevens http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1663130 Joel Stevens Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1663130  Does that happen with the crunchy cheetos? Those things are deliciously disgusting.  Does that happen with the crunchy cheetos? Those things are deliciously disgusting.

]]> By: dalgoda7 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662715 dalgoda7 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662715 The jalapeno version of Barbara's are heavenly. The jalapeno version of Barbara’s are heavenly.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662698 OtherMichael Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662698 And then you can see their bones! And then you can see their bones!

]]> By: IronEdithKidd http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662694 IronEdithKidd Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662694 Right about now, I'm supremely glad I don't come into contact with dogs with mentionable frequency. Right about now, I’m supremely glad I don’t come into contact with dogs with mentionable frequency.

]]> By: Fogbert http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662693 Fogbert Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662693 Good a reason as any. Good a reason as any.

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662680 jackbird Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662680 I drink to forget. I drink to forget.

]]> By: AnthonyC http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662668 AnthonyC Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662668 I occurs to me every once in a while that there must have been a time, mid-century, when people who knew how much better real cake is chose to eat twinkies anyway. I occurs to me every once in a while that there must have been a time, mid-century, when people who knew how much better real cake is chose to eat twinkies anyway.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662582 noah django Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662582  yeah, well, you're right.  but the part about "if we don't do it, the competitor will and then the competitor gets the business" is also true.  yet another flaw in the free market.  there's no sense demonizing the representative of one manufacturer or the other when the market will provide junk food regardless.  there's a bug in our code:  we want stuff that kills us.  could we outlaw the stuff in junk food?  would it help?  as with drugs, I think the best we can hope for is education and slow change in the culture.  yeah, well, you’re right.  but the part about “if we don’t do it, the competitor will and then the competitor gets the business” is also true.  yet another flaw in the free market.  there’s no sense demonizing the representative of one manufacturer or the other when the market will provide junk food regardless.  there’s a bug in our code:  we want stuff that kills us.  could we outlaw the stuff in junk food?  would it help?  as with drugs, I think the best we can hope for is education and slow change in the culture.

]]> By: noah django http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662570 noah django Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662570 fritos, cheetos; i'll eat pretty much anything I can cram into my mouth, but it bears remarking that the paws of certain dogs smell EXACTLY like fritos.  i'm serious.  not every dog, but it's pretty common. give the paws of the next couple dogs you meet a sniff.  what has been smelled cannot be unsmelled. fritos, cheetos; i’ll eat pretty much anything I can cram into my mouth, but it bears remarking that the paws of certain dogs smell EXACTLY like fritos.  i’m serious.  not every dog, but it’s pretty common.

give the paws of the next couple dogs you meet a sniff.  what has been smelled cannot be unsmelled.

]]> By: Fogbert http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662419 Fogbert Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662419 Twinkie juice? Twinkie juice?

]]> By: Fogbert http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662418 Fogbert Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662418 Sounds as if you speak from experience. Sounds as if you speak from experience.

]]> By: jellyfibs http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662407 jellyfibs Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662407 And much like cigarettes, they will eventually find themselves having to dance on the line of  finding out how far you can push people by tempting them, developing addictions and subsidizing the prices of the base products before they die too quickly and leave you without their lifetime-value of uncontrollable face stuffing. And much like cigarettes, they will eventually find themselves having to dance on the line of  finding out how far you can push people by tempting them, developing addictions and subsidizing the prices of the base products before they die too quickly and leave you without their lifetime-value of uncontrollable face stuffing.

]]> By: Matthew DeLang http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662395 Matthew DeLang Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662395 The Japanese have it right. My Japanese wife always chew every piece of food twenty times. Every bite of meat, carrot, kernel of corn, grain of rice, and mouthful of milk(the Japanese consider it a food, and not a drink). That way you will feel full when you need to be, and not overindulge. Plus you can concentrate on the foods you enjoy to eat this way. Umami FTW. Food is not a game, or a toy, it is something to enjoy. The Japanese have it right. My Japanese wife always chew every piece of food twenty times. Every bite of meat, carrot, kernel of corn, grain of rice, and mouthful of milk(the Japanese consider it a food, and not a drink). That way you will feel full when you need to be, and not overindulge. Plus you can concentrate on the foods you enjoy to eat this way. Umami FTW.

Food is not a game, or a toy, it is something to enjoy.

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662133 Dlo Burns Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662133 Twinkies turn clear-ish, like mayo left in the sun. Twinkies turn clear-ish, like mayo left in the sun.

]]> By: Dlo Burns http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662127 Dlo Burns Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662127 You could say he's ... addicted to addiction. You could say he’s … addicted to addiction.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662119 timquinn Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662119 Twinkies serve the purpose of training you to expect disappointment all the time. Twinkies serve the purpose of training you to expect disappointment all the time.

]]> By: bcsizemo http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662104 bcsizemo Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662104 Ironically most of the foods like this I eat are for the taste of the additive flavor, not the actual chip or what not.  I just want more flavor in my stuff, like some sour cream and onion chips that were as strong as a bag of spicy nacho Doritos.  I will say my favorites are the spicy nacho Doritos, Munchies, and ranch flavored wheat thins...  I feel very bad for myself when I consume half a bag and a liter of Mt. Dew.....*sigh* Ironically most of the foods like this I eat are for the taste of the additive flavor, not the actual chip or what not.  I just want more flavor in my stuff, like some sour cream and onion chips that were as strong as a bag of spicy nacho Doritos.  I will say my favorites are the spicy nacho Doritos, Munchies, and ranch flavored wheat thins… 

I feel very bad for myself when I consume half a bag and a liter of Mt. Dew…..*sigh*

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662054 jackbird Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662054 At least they weren't 40% pantry bugs by weight, which is another way that can shake out. At least they weren’t 40% pantry bugs by weight, which is another way that can shake out.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1662029 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1662029 I've never eaten that stuff. I've always found it repulsive. I have the same reaction to Snacky Cakes. When your mother makes homemade devil's food cake with homemade buttercream frosting, Twinkies don't really hold any appeal. I’ve never eaten that stuff. I’ve always found it repulsive. I have the same reaction to Snacky Cakes. When your mother makes homemade devil’s food cake with homemade buttercream frosting, Twinkies don’t really hold any appeal.

]]> By: . http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661983 . Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661983 Zik-Zak! Zik-Zak!

]]> By: Fogbert http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661931 Fogbert Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661931 Do not for a minute think that saltine crackers have an indefinite shelf life. They absolutely do not. I recently ripped into a sleeve that was long past date and the crackers were actually....sour. Do not for a minute think that saltine crackers have an indefinite shelf life. They absolutely do not. I recently ripped into a sleeve that was long past date and the crackers were actually….sour.

]]> By: OtherMichael http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661898 OtherMichael Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661898 cover them with EZ Cheez! cover them with EZ Cheez!

]]> By: James Holmes http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661782 James Holmes Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:09:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661782 "Classic" Doritos are sold under the variety name of "Toasted Corn" these days. A little difficult to find, but they are still produced, but not nearly as popular as the other flavored varieties. “Classic” Doritos are sold under the variety name of “Toasted Corn” these days. A little difficult to find, but they are still produced, but not nearly as popular as the other flavored varieties.

]]> By: Ian Bruce 伊恩·布鲁斯 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661777 Ian Bruce 伊恩·布鲁斯 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661777 Oh, very good... :D  Oh, very good… :D 

]]> By: Ian Bruce 伊恩·布鲁斯 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661774 Ian Bruce 伊恩·布鲁斯 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661774 Yeah... Oddly, I like Doritos, but Fritos make me physically nauseous. Odder still, they seem to be made from nearly the same ingredients. I tend to keep a large container of Costco's mixed nuts mixed with raisins handy so I can avoid this crap altogether.  Yeah… Oddly, I like Doritos, but Fritos make me physically nauseous. Odder still, they seem to be made from nearly the same ingredients. I tend to keep a large container of Costco’s mixed nuts mixed with raisins handy so I can avoid this crap altogether. 

]]> By: creesto http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661745 creesto Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661745 Dude, whole wheat Ritz crackers: all the crap with 1/3 the guilt! Dude, whole wheat Ritz crackers: all the crap with 1/3 the guilt!

]]> By: MollyMaguire http://boingboing.net/2013/02/21/tortured-junk-food-pushers-bar.html#comment-1661722 MollyMaguire Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=214462#comment-1661722 Certainly not. Never liked Cheetos and only liked the plain Doritos, which I guess they don't even make anymore. OTOH, Barbara's Cheese Puffs are immaculate. Single most satisfying junk food to me. Certainly not. Never liked Cheetos and only liked the plain Doritos, which I guess they don’t even make anymore. OTOH, Barbara’s Cheese Puffs are immaculate. Single most satisfying junk food to me.

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