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Edible Nail Polish
KFC Hong Kong has announced that it's created edible nail polish. It will come in two flavors, Original and Hot & Spicy. The company says, "To use, consumers simply apply and dry like regular nail polish, and then lick—again and again and again."Obviously a marketing gimmick, but seems that they really are going to produce some of this stuff.
More info: adweek.com
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 09, 2016 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Food, Advertising
STAR WARS Recipes
It never really dawned on me that fans would come up with recipes to accompany these movies, but in retrospect, it only makes sense, and the fad appears to go way back, as seen in this 1983 instance below. Will they issue a new recipe for the newest trailer?
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 08, 2016 -
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Category: Aliens, Food, Movies, 1980s
Follies of the Madmen #279
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No chipmunks, crickets, rabbits, or fat, slack-jawed, beanie-wearing yokels were actually diced and cooked for these recipes.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 06, 2016 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Food, Cartoons, 1980s
Let them eat pigeon
September 1975. Jackson, Mississippi had two problems: how to feed the homeless cost-effectively, and how to get rid of the pigeons whose numbers were getting out of control downtown.Solution — trap the pigeons and feed them to the homeless. The birds were served broiled in gravy.
Unfortunately, many of the homeless refused to eat them. The director of the rescue mission admitted the birds were "tough" and "the taste was strange," but hoped the flavor would improve if prepared in a pressure cooker.
The Berkshire Eagle - Sep 13, 1975
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 31, 2016 -
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Category: Food, 1970s
Square Donuts
The Square Donuts company of Terre Haute, Indiana has been making square donuts for 50 years, and they've trademarked the name. Eleven years ago, the Family Express convenience store also began making donuts that are square, and selling them as "square donuts." The Square Donuts company recently noticed what they were doing. Therefore, lawyers are now involved.Square Donuts demands that Family Express stop selling those square donuts. Family Express insists that "square donuts" is too generic a concept to trademark.
I wonder if anyone has trademarked Triangular Donuts or Polyhedral Donuts? A business opportunity perhaps?
More Info: CBS Chicago
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 29, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Food, Junk Food, Lawsuits
Eggplant Mail
Eggplant Mail is the latest incarnation of the vegetable-mailing business fad. In a similar vein, we've recently seen Mail-a-Spud and Mail-a-Pickle (as well as Feces by Mail, though that's processed vegetable matter).The slight variation that Eggplant Mail offers is that customers can request that a message be written on the eggplant before it's shipped to the person of their choice.
But although the business is only about a month old, its owner has already decided to cash out and is auctioning off eggplantmail.com.
The lucky buyer is getting not only a site, but a business that has already raked in some $570 in sales. However, the owner has revealed to the German version of vice.com that he's not planning on accepting less than $10,000.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 25, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Food, Postal Services
Trimming Beets for Victory!
WWII was won through strategic use of beets--apparently. No sound on this video.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Mar 07, 2016 -
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Category: Agriculture, Boredom, Food, PSA’s, War, 1940s
Follies of the Madmen #276
1) Sausage pancakes.
2) Cocktail shaker preparation.
3) Wife-swapping ambiance.
Everything you could want in a commercial!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Sexuality, 1950s
Cricket Pasta
Their recipe: "Whole eggs are added to a mixture of seven percent insect flour to 93 percent organic spelt wheat flour, producing a brownish pasta that is shaped into radiatori, fusilli, spaghetti and penne."
They note that the cricket pasta has a lot of protein in it, so it can replace meat for vegetarians. But can you actually call yourself a vegetarian if you're eating insects? What are the official rules about that?
via CTV News
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 29, 2016 -
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Category: Food, Insects and Spiders
Training Table Bread
Original ad here.
Original ad here.
It seems that circa 1962, pro football and the bread companies decided to engage in some mutual branding, offering loaves of bread of the same kind ostensibly enjoyed by the players. It seems likely that all these loaves emerged from the same factory and got a different team name slapped on them depending on their destination. Not much difference between brands of sliced whited bread to begin with, after all.
I am surprised the current-day NFL has not picked up on this, especially with the Superbowl coming up.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 28, 2016 -
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Category: Food, Sports, 1960s
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