Wow. Just, wow.

Wow. Just, wow.

I sometimes eat at fast-food places, and as just about everybody knows these places aren't serving the most nutritious meals that can be found. Sometimes you just have to hope you won't have a heart attack just looking at the menu. I think I've finally reached the limit though, seems one chain is going to start offering bacon in its ice cream. I kid you not. Another chain offers hot dogs in the crust of its overstuffed pizza, though according to the story this is only available for a short time in Britain, not here in the states at all.

Over on another system, a forum that caters to truckers, we had a discussion about how to get the truck stops to serve something a bit less likely to kill you before you leave the restaurant. Too many of them serve "trucker size" meals, by which they seem to mean a meal the size of a Peterbilt tractor. Now, lots of truckers already have problems from not getting enough exercise and having limited choices for eats, and huge meals just don't help much. Especially if the government do-gooders start cracking down and deciding drivers who are over the recommended BMI are unqualified. I can't imagine that ice cream with bacon, or pizza with hot dogs in the crust will help anybody much.

We have discussions here about the dangers of guns and cigarettes, so I reckon this is fair game too. Personally, I suspect I'd rather take my chances with the guns and cigarettes. They're apt to be safer than bacon ice cream.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2128811/First-Pizza-Huts-hot-dog-stuffed-crust-theres-Burger-Kings-Bacon-Sundae-calories-fast-food-lovers-take.html

Well, whatever food is offered, the food that is chosen by the consumers is ok by me. If the customers don't choose cabbage and fat-free potatoes then what's the problem? Yeah, I know all about healthy food. I choose to eat whatever food is most delicious. Nobody should criticize restaurants for serving delicious food.

... Make sure everyone knows what is healthy and what is unhealthy. And let everyone produce and eat what they want to. :-)

I must travel there at once and speak my order, errr, mind to these horrible people. such a creation surely can't stand... without being smothered in syrup.

Mind you, the Daily Mail is a British paper - possibly these items are popular there and not here?

Personally, I can't imagine eating either item you mentioned - even if they were supposed to be good for you. I'm sure lots of people would go for the bacon sundae - to some people, bacon is like chocolate, hence the bacon-scented perfume and so on. (Yes, I did see bacon-flavored soda before, and bacon jelly beans.)

I tend to eat one meal a day, or sometimes none at all, hence when I do eat my meals can tend to be large (as in, "family of 4" large). My weight is actually fairly stable, and I do get plenty of exercise ... so "trucker-sized" servings aren't in themselves necessarily a bad thing. If that's all you eat that day (no snacks), and you unload that truck yourself with a hand jack.

British newspaper, but the Burger King ice cream creation is being tested in Nashville, TN. So, if you're of a mind to try it, Nashville isn't all that far away for those of us in the American Midwest. (It does represent something like a ten-hour drive from my place, which is a bit far to drive just for ice cream though.)

Originally posted by sgunhouse:

I tend to eat one meal a day, or sometimes none at all, hence when I do eat my meals can tend to be large (as in, "family of 4" large). My weight is actually fairly stable, and I do get plenty of exercise ...

Same here.

Originally posted by mjmsprt40:

British newspaper, but the Burger King ice cream creation is being tested in Nashville, TN.

You're just messing with me now. Why have I not heard of this?! Well, I don't eat BK, but still.

OK, why I don't eat at BK became more apparent while looking this up (horrible reviews for service), but it's true. One location here is selling bacon sundaes... and later they will sell me one.

Well, that answers that question ... (of who would buy it)

If it's a bacon sundae, do they use chocolate sauce or barbecue sauce?

Chocolate and caramel, it says.

<shakes head and wanders off>

Originally posted by ensbb3:

I must travel there at once and speak my order, errr, mind to these horrible people. such a creation surely can't stand... without being smothered in syrup.

I like my women smothered in syrup!

Originally posted by aefields:

If the customers don't choose cabbage and fat-free potatoes then what's the problem?

Nothing better than a potato dripping with fat!

So you need 'em smothered in syrup. How fortunate my women have been naturally sweet without additions.......

Originally posted by rjhowie:

So you need 'em smothered in syrup. How fortunate my women have been naturally sweet without additions.......

Of course they are. They're imaginary.

Originally posted by aefields:

Make sure everyone knows what is healthy and what is unhealthy. And let everyone produce and eat what they want to.

Unfortunately, these two statements don't go together. Even with regulation and labelling, most consumers have no idea what is healthy and unhealthy, and the manufacturers will go to great lengths to conceal the difference.

You may as well trust the drug dealers to let you know which drugs you should buy from them.

Originally posted by johnnysaucepn:

Originally posted by aefields:

Make sure everyone knows what is healthy and what is unhealthy. And let everyone produce and eat what they want to.

Unfortunately, these two statements don't go together. Even with regulation and labelling, most consumers have no idea what is healthy and unhealthy, and the manufacturers will go to great lengths to conceal the difference.

You may as well trust the drug dealers to let you know which drugs you should buy from them.

OK, now we know. You believe that everyone else is a total ID10T, and can't be trusted to make decisions even when packages are plainly labeled as to what they contain. Now, in 2012 I suspect every adult going into that Burger King has a pretty good idea that ice cream with bacon isn't exactly health food, and smothering it with chocolate syrup is not likely to increase the health benefits. If you decide to order it and eat it, I can only imagine it's because you think it tastes good, and not that it's good for you.

Personally, I tend to avoid BK because the food is only marginal (though somewhat better than the food served up by McD), and the service is terribly slow. When I do go in there, I know the food isn't all that healthy, I just hope it tastes reasonably good.

BK's product has improved recently, at least as far as taste. The fries were horrible, but in recent weeks they seem to be doing something different so they are better tasting, if not better for you.

Originally posted by mjmsprt40:

OK, now we know. You believe that everyone else is a total ID10T, and can't be trusted to make decisions even when packages are plainly labeled as to what they contain. Now, in 2012 I suspect every adult going into that Burger King has a pretty good idea that ice cream with bacon isn't exactly health food, and smothering it with chocolate syrup is not likely to increase the health benefits. If you decide to order it and eat it, I can only imagine it's because you think it tastes good, and not that it's good for you.

No. Some people are idiots, some people are not. Some people have eating disorders, some people have addictive personalities. Some people have to feed their screaming children, and cheaply, and don't have time to debate the issue. If there's one thing I know about people, it's that one size doesn't fit all. If we trusted the advertisers, we'd all still be smoking cigarettes for their scientifically-proven 'healthful' benefits. And the people back then weren't idiots either.

But then, that was a reply to aefield's general principle. That's not the case here. This is a publicity stunt, as most of these launches are. They get names in newspapers - my prediction would be that this will never become a mass-market product.

Sure it is sold in Britain. Bacon ice cream is gourmet food, and one of Heston Blumenthal's signature dishes, whose restaurant The Fat Duck has feuded (and most often lost) with El Bulli and NOMA for a "World's Best Restaurant". Basically the best food you can get in Britain, according to trade publications, is bacon ice cream, snail porridge and the rest.

Originally posted by jax:

Sure it is sold in Britain. Bacon ice cream is gourmet food, and one of Heston Blumenthal's signature dishes, whose restaurant The Fat Duck has feuded (and most often lost) with El Bulli and NOMA for a "World's Best Restaurant". Basically the best food you can get in Britain, according to trade publications, is bacon ice cream, snail porridge and the rest.

Now we have to apologize to Scotland. We've been ragging on them all this time about haggis, and here you've been selling (and eating) bacon ice cream, snail porridge and God only knows what else. I think I saw some of it on "That's Inedible".

Originally posted by aefields:

I choose to eat whatever food is most delicious

Yes, but those offerings don't even sound good. The god of Italian food will surely banish whoever decided to put hotdogs in pizza crusts to Hell, where he'll spend eternity eating White Castle and drinking Coors Light.

You are so correct there in your submission mjsmsprt40. The English are a bit odd on some foods. Bacon ice cream? Yeuch.

I could never get my mind around poutine, to be honest ... though it appears to be quite popular where my family came from.

Besides the Heart Attack Grill, we only have the finest cuisine here. Why, we even have the best, one of a kind, McDonald's

Speaking of fine cuisine, maybe I should get a hotdog at 7-Eleven. Our best Las Vegas scientists were able to confirm the superiority of the hotdogs for me:

Originally posted by Vegas Scientists:

Why yes, Mr. Ryan. We can :hick: confirm that :stumble: the hotdog is 20 percent better than any food available in Scotland, 'specially since :hick: that Howie dude blocked the expansion of White Castle in that country

There you have, a sober reflection on our classiness and restraint we put on food here.

The 7-Eleven was out of Hotdogs. Apparently, a group of Scottish tourists bought them out. I'm now in an emergency teleconference with the mayor to discuss the declaration of war against Scotland. I'd hate to be a Scot right now, they won't stand a chance against our mighty army.

As long as you don't use your regular army as you will lose.However if this is your mighty alternative you may still have a problem as a hunky Scotsman will always thrill and distract these volunteers. Should they meet me they will call the medics for anti-swoon pills.

I fear you may underestimate the showgirls. These girls are heartbreakers, they don't swoon.

I'm sure Mr. Howie can rustle up some hunky men, but he's forgetting the real weapon to use against our showgirl army....$$$. In fact, I'm confident that those hunks will be the ones swooning and trying to find ways to kiss the blonde one's tattoo.

Ha, ha. Well done there Sanguinemoon!

Hunky Scotsman?

Any questions?

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Hunky Scotsman?

Any questions?

I've got a question. How about fixing the link? It doesn't work. Hmmm, maybe I can fix it, it's worth a try.

Hunky Scotsman?

Not bad for a manual fix.

Jaybro's link is spot on as is the name (ask the women around). Only time you catch me in an apron folks!

Well, I'm sad to report that the Las Vegas invasion of Scotland has ended in humiliating defeat and failure. It seems muscle bound, shirtless Scotsman threw loads of money at the showgirls. I implored our girls to focus on the task of defending our honor against all-the-hotdog eating Scots, but to no avail. So, while we're clearly disappointed in the military defeat, the Scots are to be congratulated on their brilliants tactics and we're nothing if not good sports here. I'm also pleased to report that there were no causalities on either side.

The UN did attempt to impose sanctions against us, calling eating all the hotdogs a frivolous reason for war. However, Scottish representative was gentleman enough to defend us before the international body, citing the quality of the cuisine. The Scottish defenders were offered a show at the the Excalibur , but there's no word as of yet if they'll accept the offer.

We did find that fighting hot dogs with dead haggis was a brilliant concept..........

Haggis? Good lord, don't give 7-Eleven any ideas! The offer so many condiments that it's possible to make anything taste good, though

Originally posted by mjmsprt40:

Originally posted by jbrothernew37:

Hunky Scotsman?

Any questions?

I've got a question. How about fixing the link? It doesn't work. Hmmm, maybe I can fix it, it's worth a try.

Hunky Scotsman?

Not bad for a manual fix.

Sorry bout dat. Slip 'o da HTTP!
.....

Originally posted by rjhowie:

We did find that fighting hot dogs with dead haggis was a brilliant concept..........

There's no better haggis than a dead haggis.

You are so right and I am not a haggis eating fan but a dead one would knock opponents out the game. The breed will die out before long.

Tradition! Die out?! Never! Haggis will live forever!

Originally posted by Sanguinemoon:

Originally posted by aefields:

I choose to eat whatever food is most delicious

Yes, but those offerings don't even sound good. The god of Italian food will surely banish whoever decided to put hotdogs in pizza crusts to Hell, where he'll spend eternity eating White Castle and drinking Coors Light.

Er... well... yes, the putting of hotdogs in pizza crust is an abomination, as is Coors Light. But if some people want to sample of that nastiness... who am I to try to prevent them? I will simply pity them.

I have thought about bacon ice cream. I waited and thought some more. Then I counted to ten and reconsidered. Still... it seems yucky to me.

Oh, I am all for meaningful tradition Jaybro. I led a youth group that existed for 117 years and one of only 10 in charge during that period.Haggis didn't appear in it though.........

Led a youth group for 117 years! That's stamina, Rj.

I'll be 75 in May and running out of steam...almost.

................................Haggis forever! ............................

We just have to find out what's in haggis. Leading a youth group that long......

You don't want to know! Enough to know that there'll never be a Golden Arches of haggis.

Remember your Shakespeare ....

"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."

It's something like that.

Nice try but you kind of spoiled the would-be attempt dear Michiganian. I did say the organisation had 10 leaders in it's 117 years so kind of deflates things a bit. Maybe if i hadn't mentioned that you would have had more resonance?! There must be some kind of mental link betwixt Michigan and Illinois as my Chicagoan friend hastily jumped on the same thing as you. But he continued to the duo spoilers by wondering what was in it re eating and I had said I didn't like haggis. So 2-0 to the douce Reformation stalwart from the gritty city. It is encouraging to se ex-Co9lonists trying to keep up but do try and get your corners right in future!

"ex-Co9lonists"?
Sticky fingers this morning?

Ew de toilette?

You still spoiled your response dear Michiganian and you know it. Surprised at you though!

I always surprise me, too. Every day is an adventure of self discovery for JAYBRO.

Originally posted by jax:

Ew de toilette?

Wherein we find...

Jessica Howard@Howie_lovee I love it when you can still smell your boyfriends colon on you

Reminds me of that line from Apocalypse Now,
Kilgore: I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
.....
Could Jessica be related to our Howie?

Yeah right. That moniker was seen thorugh pretty quickly and obviously a long time ago...you should know.

That was a rather silly typo. Imagine leaving out an apostrophe! For shame!