Continuing the week-long tradition of me blogging about weird food that people eat , I wanted to share a series of delightful little food-related news items from The Onion, courtesy of their April 2007-launched satirical video news service.
The fast food feedbag
Tired of having to waste energy using your hands to eat? Well, fast food just got a little more convenient: blended and squirted into a bag strapped to your head! It may seem outlandish and silly to us now, but how do you think our current fast-food habits would seem to a time-traveling Victorian? Pretty darn outlandish, I’d imagine — as evidenced by Sonic’s new Pancakes on a Stick.
So you thought that was gross and strange? Have you been to KFC lately?
Domino’s Tests Limits Of What Humans Will Eat
Where do these fast food scientists come up with innovations like Pancakes on a Stick and the KFC Chicken and Biscuit Bowl? As usual, The Onion has an answer: in the lab.
The New No-Food Diet
Let’s say you’re grossed out by the new trends in American eating. The only problem is, you’ve got to eat something — but what? A diet book author and guest on the Today Now! show has the answer, with her new book Don’t Eat Your Desk! If you’ve ever been intrigued by pica as a form of weight control (and not just a psychological disorder), check this segment out. (Warning: contains a mild but technically NSFW word or two.)
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A few years back, the Onion published one parody story about Gillette releasing a 5-blade razor (“Gillette: ‘F**k it, we’re doing 5 blades’”).
Ever since then, I worry about stories of theirs that seem just a little too real. Any bets on how long before we actually see the feedbag?
posted by gmsc on 2-23-2009 at 1:08 pm
Broken link on “been to KFC lately”
posted by Chris on 2-23-2009 at 2:25 pm
I remember the when some Christian blogs linked an Onion article about Harry Potter promoting witchcraft an satanism. That was golden!
posted by alt0181 on 2-24-2009 at 7:30 am
Did anyone see The Onion article about CC Sabathia and Prince Fielder? The article was about how they invisioned eachother as a chili cheese dog and a cheeseburger and kept trying to eat one another. As stupid as it sounds, it made me laugh out loud more than any The Onion article.
BTW: Wtf is up with the recaptcha? Here’s the first one I got: “Rolly TheNewYorkTimes/Imuzzle-loading”
I’m not even going to try it.
posted by BW on 2-24-2009 at 12:06 pm
Recently, the Onion News Network had a story on Apple’s new laptop, the MacBook Wheel. It had no keyboard or mouse, just a wheel to search through your files with and type with. I loved it; even though I want a MacBook [Pro], I can’t help but wonder how many people would actually buy that if they made it.
reCaptcha: Tonight’s missing
posted by Sillstaw on 2-24-2009 at 3:38 pm