Pure, unadulterated ridiculousness...

What are some of the ridiculous things you hear coworkers/friends/family/strangers talking about eating? What crazy things do you see people eating? What fast food invention seems the most ridiculous to you?

I'll start: My coworker just said that her son likes to take a piece of white bread, cut off the crust, put PB & J on top, roll it up, and then eat it. And that he can eat 6 without even blinking. Ridiculous.

Or... the Fruitista things from Taco H311 -- has anyone noticed that they describe the drink as real, blended fruit flavors topped with real fruit? Come on, Taco Bell, you're not fooling us. Ridiculous. 

I didn't realize that you could get a double double protein style...I'll have to try just one and skip the fries, the shake and ditch the 1,000 island sauce next time I go near that place.

I worked with a girl who was either training or racing in some marathon - tall, lean with long legs so no wonder.  For breakfast she would have stir some type of cereal flakes and some trailmix-like items into one of those rubber cool whip containers still half full with cool whip.  

As a kid, dad always brought home "rolls and buns" from the bakery.  Buttered roll(s)  followed by donuts  but those who slept late would use the rolls for sandwiches.  That is until some of us discovered we liked just hard rolls with mayo (no sandwich to get in the way - carb city).  Still would love a hard roll, mayo, no filling.

Can someone tell me what's with the peanut butter and jelly thing???? I guess this means peanut butter and jam on the same sandwich?  What sort of jam do you usually use with the peanut butter, strawberry? Plum? or what about yellow jams like marmalades?  Is the peanut butter smooth or crunchy?  Being Australian I have never had one and am thinking about making one just to see what all the fuss is about! Just a bite of course :)

When I was a kid and would watch american sitcoms I honestly thought that you were all eating peanut butter with jelly (wobbly desert jelly)...what a picture that paints. How would you kepp that on a sandwich..lol

 

Original Post by lisaroonie:

Can someone tell me what's with the peanut butter and jelly thing????

 I think the point Heather was trying to make is that 1) the 19 year old was eating 6 rollups in one shot (that is, pb and J spread on a piece of bread and rolled up), which entails a lot of cals and 2) the lack of quality in the ingredients (white bread, sugary jelly, pb with a lot of additives).

Actually, what I found to be the odd part is the "crusts cut off" thing - I've never understood that.  My 7 year old insists on having the crusts taken off, and I can only assume he got that from other kids because it was never the standard practice in our house before.

I prefer my pbj's on whole grain bread with natural creamy peanut butter and reduced sugar raspberry preserves.  Although they are fabulous when made with homemade cherry or strawberry preserves.  Never tried one with marmalade.

Original Post by lisaroonie:

When I was a kid and would watch american sitcoms I honestly thought that you were all eating peanut butter with jelly (wobbly desert jelly)...what a picture that paints. How would you kepp that on a sandwich..lol

 

 LOL, lisaroonie, you and me both!  I was born and raised in South Africa so also wondered about that.

Now that I live in the US I found out that:

jelly as you know it, is called Jello here.

Jelly as Americans know it, is a clear smooth jam.  No fruit pieces in it.  It is made in a similar way to jam, but then the whole mixture is strained so only the liquid is left.  This is then jelled.

Jam is jam (as you know it) made with whole fruit, chopped or crushed before adding.

Marmalade is still marmalade ;)

A friend of mine's dad would make sandwiches with left over veggies (cold and soggy from the night before) yuck.

Also a co-worker of mine eats pot noodle sandwiches and cold baked beans straight from the tin.

And when I was very young and impressionable someone made me eat a grass sandwich.  I can't remember if I actually ate it all, or just took one bite and puked.  The things you'll do to fit in.

My dad eats cottage cheese with avocado, tomato, and tons of Mrs. Dash and seasoned salt. Bleck. He also mentioned that his favorite way of eating cauliflower is to smother it in mustard, then cover it in slices of American cheese, then wrap it in foil and bake it.

My husband likes to eat unripened fruits. Can you imagine purposely biting into a hard peach? He ends up eating almost all the fruit before anyone else gets a chance because the fruit isn't ripe yet!

My youngest nephew, Mason (he'll be 2 in November), loves to dip everything in tea. Especially vegetables. a) Who ever heard of a 1 1/2 year old willingly picking up and eating a vegetable? b) Who but a 1 1/2 year old would dip anything but cookies/biscuits in tea?

McDonald's McGriddles. I love those things to kingdom come, but they're absurd. Miniature pancakes topped with sausage, eggs, and cheese? COME ON NOW! My husband used to get them with sausage, canadian bacon, regular bacon, eggs, and extra cheese. He called it the ultimate "man sandwich". *shudder*

Original Post by danij323:

My step daughter used to mix peanut butter and jelly in bowl and it with a spoon.Yuck!!!

 Uhh is it bad that I don't think that's gross? Haha It's just like the sandwhich.. without the bread.

Craziest fast food invention:

Those weird bowls of whatever it was that KFC advertised so heavily on television about a year or more back.

Gross!  Even on the advertisements it looked like throwup and leftovers mixed together... and in real life it looked even worse.

Hahaha, we took my partner's nephew and sister to a buffet once. His nephew wanted salad and pancakes, so we got him salad and pancakes. He ended up taking the croutons from the salad and dipping them in the syrup. Ewww. My jaw dropped. It was hilarious. He was just casually talking to me (he's 5) and he would swirl his crouton through the syrup, and eat it and just keep talking. It was hilarious. His sister ate five huge plates of food. It was pretty gross.

when i was pregnant i would eat cool whip and butter together on a spoon...must have been needing some fat in my diet.

Gross

Original Post by colorado_sunshine:

Original Post by lisaroonie:

When I was a kid and would watch american sitcoms I honestly thought that you were all eating peanut butter with jelly (wobbly desert jelly)...what a picture that paints. How would you kepp that on a sandwich..lol

 

 LOL, lisaroonie, you and me both!  I was born and raised in South Africa so also wondered about that.

Now that I live in the US I found out that:

jelly as you know it, is called Jello here.

Jelly as Americans know it, is a clear smooth jam.  No fruit pieces in it.  It is made in a similar way to jam, but then the whole mixture is strained so only the liquid is left.  This is then jelled.

Jam is jam (as you know it) made with whole fruit, chopped or crushed before adding.

Marmalade is still marmalade ;)

 thank goodness you cleared that up!  I am so glad I didnt try to make one using the ingredients that I assumed were involved....still lmao about the jello and peanut butter image... Lis

haha, colorado_sunshine, I thought I was the only one revolted by those KFC bowls.  Actually, they almost looked okay to me until the addition of the corn kernels.  Then they looked too regurgitated.

Most ridiculous thing I've seen eaten recently: 

Eggo Sandwiches

Toast two Eggo waffles

Spread one with creamy peanut butter

Spread the other with margarine

Pour maple syrup over both

Sandwich together

I watched the creator of this monstrosity eat three sandwiches.  Yes, that's six Eggo waffles, plus about half a jar of peanut butter, a few tablespoons of margarine, and like three ounces of syrup.

The KFC Bowls are pretty gross.

The Taco Bell commercials for the things where they put a whole bunch of stuff inside a giant tortilla and then grill it flat gross me out. The Fourth Meal commercials were the worst, IMHO.  And the recent one for the Crunch Wrap (Is that what it's called? I haven't had fast food in a long time) where it's got nacho cheese and shredded cheese in it gives me the heebeejeebees.

Original Post by gi-jane:

It's not exactly an invention but my toes positively curl when I someone tells me they ordered one of those monster steaks which usually has some kind of challenge attached. "If you can eat the Chubby Chaser 24oz T-bone you can have our Bucket 'o' Chocolate dessert for free!!" (V popular in the US style diners in the UK.)

Just has 'fat greedy b**tard' written all over it....

fgb i love it you have answered some life long question

Original Post by hgielrehtaeh:

And the recent one for the Crunch Wrap (Is that what it's called? I haven't had fast food in a long time) where it's got nacho cheese and shredded cheese in it gives me the heebeejeebees.

 OMG I actually tried the queso crunch wrap and literally wanted to puke afterwards.  **eww never again!**

I live in Canada, but anytime I have gone to the states, I find this mentality:

"Hey! We could deep fry this - LET'S!"

 

(shakes head in disbelief)

Deep fried snickers is definitely grosser than the twinkie.  Yuck!

I love peanut butter and potato chip sandwiches.  Havent had one since I was about sixteen (I used to eat them everyday for lunch at camp) but would die for one right now.  

 

I can't stand peanutbutter and jelly or peanut butter and fluff though.