Today, a food metaphor that won’t make you hungry, courtesy of the Men Going Their Own Way subreddit:
Men Are Hamburger. Women Are Hamburger Helper.
Does hamburger need Hamburger Helper? Of course not. Hamburger can be made into a simple hamburger, or a hearty meatloaf. Bachelors and MGTOW are hamburgers and meatloaves.
Hamburger Helper, on the other hand, is nothing without hamburger. It will sit in the pantry, collecting dust and mites and attracting mice, while the clock ticks closer to the expiration date. Where’s the beef?
Cat ladies and single mothers are boxes of stale Hamburger Helper.
Now, Hamburger Helper is nice to have, if you like Hamburger Helper, and don’t mind all the salt. But hamburger doesn’tneed it. There’s a million other things we can do with hamburger.
Well, if nothing else I think this gives us a little insight into the MGTOW diet.
I have never seen a Luzbelitx post that I didn’t enjoy reading.
@IP and EJ
Thank you for your kind words. I really don’t want to pester anyone, and I’m very glad to know you guys care.
I don’t want to despair, and as one of our journalists said a few days ago “these are times for solidarity”.
I send you all my love.
We will resist. We will be back. And we’ll fix this hell of a world, somehow.
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@Luzbelitx (sorry to ask at such a time, but how is that pronounced?)
My local paper (I say ‘local’. It’s one of the bigger ones in the country) has been on the Brazil story since yesterday. I sent them an email imploring them to continue reporting. Prob won’t do much good, but why not. Well, fear of communicating with the outside world is why not. Did it anyway! *insert victory baby meme*
@Luzbelitx
Thanks for the information. I’ve shared it on Facebook to help spread the word.
@kupo and Axecalibur
Thank you so much, and here’s especially for Axe, you are the bestest!
Another thread designed to make me starving. Seriously I know my insanely hi-fibre vegetarian diet is super good for me (thanks 240mg of codiene a day) but sometimes I just want cram my gob full of the most unhealthy meat based convenience food.
I guess the weirdest food thing I buy are these cheap pasta salads pre-made from Tescos I like how they spice and flavour the pasta and have never been able to replicate it myself. Unfortunately the salads come with roasted chicken layered on top. Fortunately I have a cat who, given the choice would only live on roast chicken so he eats the meat and I the pasta. Truly we are symbiotic.
@Luzbelitx
Teehee! Stop it, my cheeks hurt from smiling. Besides, it’s the least I could do to help
@ varalys
I had a thing about a tomato dish at the Waitrose salad bar thingy. Luckily when I mentioned to the nice checkout lady that my addiction was costing me a fortune she was kind enough to tell me it was just cherry tomatoes and their own brand vinegrette.
I don’t know if this counts as a truly weird food thing, but I like Frito’s corn chips crushed and mixed in with cottage cheese. When I am feeling “healthy” I will put salty sunflower seeds in it instead (I don’t often have Frito’s laying around).
I’ve also been known to enjoy an occasional hot dog with peanut butter on it.
@Alan: Oooh Waitrose eh? I’m afraid Macclesfield is too downmarket for such fancy shops 😉
Nice of the lady to tell you though. I must admit, I find Tesco’s ownbranded “takeaway” salads and stuff to be pretty damn good. Their sushi selection is really nice, they get the consistency of the rice just right. I’ve eaten a lot of bad sushi in my life and it’s amazing how often the rice is screwed up. I find M&S sushi for example, to be completely inedible due to the rice issue, far too “gluey”.
Oh I know one odd thing I used to like before having to switch diets, I loved dipping MacVitie’s shortcake biscuits (the ones with the frilled edges and crunchy sugar on top) in individual pots of custard. Mmmm, only like a trillion calories a time.
@dreemr
When there’s no more mustard, I put Alfredo sauce on my dogs. Just did so a few hours ago in fact
@ varalys
We’ve got a Waitrose in Cornwall now! It must be to cater to David Cameron when he’s on holiday.
There’s a lot of own brand stuff I prefer. I wonder if it’s because brands now have to cater for a global market but supermarkets can go with domestic tastes? And I agree M&S can be overrated. They do nice cakes though. (and also one third of the UK ladies pants market apparently!)
@Alan: M&S do a nice range of veggie salads, 2 for £3. I’m very fond of their spinach, pine-nut and pasta one. And you can’t beat ’em for sturdy pants and bras, I always shop for undies there. So I am not surprised they have such a large share of the market there.
Someone mentioned upthread that Poundland has started stocking US sweets, which does make me happy. When I dated the woman in the US military stationed over here I discovered on a visit to the base she was at that it’s like Little America, the shops sell all US brands, the housing is wired up on US current so electrical goods work in them. She gave me a PS2 she had bought on base before they came out in the UK, it needs to be plugged into a huge step-down transformer but I still have it and it still works. Anyway she got me addicted to twinkies amongst other things, and now I can buy them from Poundland, huzzah!
Dreemr,
You brought back memories. When I was a kid, I would grate cheddar and put in a cup and melt it in the microwave. Then I would dip Fritoes in it.
@WWTH: Have you ever tried nuking a bowl filled with 1 part beanless chili and 1 part Velveeta?
That is the freaking best! My aunt introduced me to it when I was 10.
@WWTH – well that’s basically nachos, right? 😀
@Axecalibur I haven’t tried alfredo sauce on hotdogs but it doesn’t sound half bad!
@ varalys
When I lived up north we used to blag into that US base near Harrogate to use the PX. We could buy loads of amazing American things that you couldn’t get anywhere else.
But, disappointingly, not Sea Monkeys.
(You like American comics; remember those great adverts?)
I’m a huge fan of Lebanese garlic sauce on basically any meat, so Alfredo sauce on hot dogs doesn’t sound bad.
@ Alan I’m sorry to disillusion you, but those ‘sea monkeys’ ended up being brine shrimp. LOL!
My brother in his misspent childhood bought some. He was very disappointed.
@Alan:
Based on the data I’ve seen, as with all things in England, it’s to do with class. The divide between people who buy branded stuff and people who buy supermarket-brand stuff is surprisingly strict. This makes it easy for retail companies to cater to each group separately.
It’s quite common for upper-middle-class people to also buy supermarket branded goods, but they’re a small enough group that it doesn’t affect supermarket ranging decisions much.
@ fishy goat
I was about 30 when I found that out (I stumbled across some trendy retro toy shop that sold them)
At the back of my mind I sort of knew they probably didn’t really wear little crowns and the like; but you know, there are a lot of weird things in the sea so it wasn’t completely implausible they might be vaguely like in the pictures.
I soooo understand your brother’s disappointment; been there.
OT: But my inherent petty nature can’t let this one slide
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/mexican-president-told-donald-trump-mexico-wont-pay-for-wall
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/who-will-pay-for-mexico-wall-trump-nieto-227607
Imagine a smile a mile wide, with eyes filled with vindictive gratification, that is what I feel. He tried to show his political power, and gets immediately smacked down by the Mexican President as Trump tired to do a blatant PR lie about their discussions weren’t about a wall. The Mexican President pretty much said “No my nation and I AREN’T paying for it.” Then when the Mexican President confirmed it on his official twitter, I was happier than a cat with Cardboard.
Ha ha, ha.
“Art Of The Deal” right? “Great negotiator” right? Pft.
Oh my stars, it is so beautiful, to see him slump over like a student who has to tell his parents he got an F because he spent all his time goofing off instead of studying.
He didn’t even have the guts to tell Niento to his face to pay for a wall. Better yet the Mexican Citizens are pissed Niento even gave this ovveripe tangerine the time of day.
Bit late but in some places (like where I live in Maine) mincemeat is still routinely made with meat. In my family it’s typically made with venison when someone has shot a deer during hunting season. It’s richer than typical mincemeat and slightly less sweet but still far from a savory dish.
@ EJ
For me it’s a matter of preference. Some own brand things are indistinguishable. I wouldn’t be able to differentiate in a blind tasting. But with others I just like the own brand equivalent more. Tesco kit-kats for example seem to have better chocolate (Nestlé milk chocolate is a bit sweet for my palate). Ironically own brand digestives are probably poorer quality than McVities but they don’t fall in your coffee when you dunk (floor sweepings providing more structural integrity?) and that’s a deal breaker for me.
(You ever get the Euston train past the McVities factory? I like the huge biscuit on the wall)
@Oogly
Unfortunately, Trump then came back here, his pride bruised, and gave the most wretched speech. Here’s Maddow putting it in dire, historical context:
When you stand up to him, he lashes out in the worst ways. Hope his supporters learn something from this. Doubt it, obviously. But if Republican leadership, the media, and the voters finally throw him under the bus over this, then Peña Nieto is an American hero
ETA: and now Mexicans are mad at Peña Nieto for meeting the guy in the 1st place