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Bacon Vending Machine
In 2018, Ohio State University became home to the world’s first bacon vending machine. It was a promotional stunt dreamed up by the Ohio Pork Council.Although the machine got lots of publicity, I'm having a hard time figuring out what exactly came out of the machine. As far as I can tell, it wasn't a piece of sizzling, freshly-cooked bacon. Instead, it was a slice of pre-cooked, cold bacon. Still, it was bacon.
The stunt was only a limited-time affair, but the machine proved so popular that one is now being installed at Buckeyes' Stadium.
More info: Saturday down South, OSU Agricultural College, OSU Dept. of Animal Sciences
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 06, 2019 -
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Category: Inventions, Bacon
Bacon Costume
George J. Nicholls, author of the 1917 book Bacon and Hams, dressed as a slab of bacon.
More info about this rare and curious book at CookingIssues.com and Wikipedia.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jul 29, 2017 -
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Category: Bacon, 1910s
Church Of Bacon
Move over Spaghetti Monster, The Church of Bacon is new in town! With bacon's popularity peaking its an idea whose time has come.
Update: For those who are reticent to take a Google survey (sorry about that) Here is a link to the Church of Bacon website.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 13, 2015 -
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Category: Publicity Stunts, Religion, Bacon
Bacon Rage
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 24, 2015 -
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Category: Bacon
Gun Silencer Bacon Cooker
I've heard about using a car engine to cook breakfast (in fact, that idea is immortalized in Rick Altergott's great artwork for WU -- see the side column), but this is the first time I've seen a gun used for the same purpose.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 12, 2015 -
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Category: Guns, Bacon
WHISKEY BACON
Pigs raised on feed containing Templeton Rye Distillery's spent rye mash. The ultimate in flavor infusion!
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 11, 2014 -
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Category: Bacon
The Perfect Easter Egg
A bacon Easter egg! I'd certainly fill it differently, but the idea is deliciously appealing!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 16, 2014 -
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Category: Bacon, Eggs, Easter
Ritzy Bacon
The crackers may be good, but its still not the real deal!
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 02, 2014 -
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Category: Bacon
$$BACON$$
A disease that affects pigs has made its way to the US recently. Adult pigs get sick and have diarrhea and vomiting then they recover but newborn piglets do not fare as well. As many as 80% of piglets that get the disease die from dehydration. So look out bacon lovers, the price is going up, up, up.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 24, 2014 -
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Category: Bacon
Wake up with bacon
Last year, gdanea reported on WU that Oscar Mayer was offering bacon gifts for father's day. Now Oscar Mayer is back in the news with an iPhone attachment that functions as an alarm clock by waking you with the smell of bacon. Details at wakeupandsmellthebacon.com. They've created a slightly surreal video to promote the gadget.A clock that wakes you with the smell of bacon isn't an entirely original idea. Back in 2009, Matty Sallin designed a clock that would wake you by actually cooking bacon.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 07, 2014 -
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Category: Bacon
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