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Occupy Denver elected dog as leader

Buffet o' Blog — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:25:46 +0000

If he could wield a lightsaber, maybe...

For a while the “occupy” movement was getting a lot of attention, with people camping out in city parks and such. I figure there are valid points to be made, but some of them are hard to take seriously. For example, the Occupy Denver movement elected a Border Collie to be its leader. The dog’s owner was inspired to do this by a speech from Michael Moore.

That’s all I know about the story, and I’m not sure it’s worth the effort to know more. I don’t know that more details would make it more intelligible…

I just don’t get it. Is that supposed to make some statement? What kind of message are they giving? Are they begging for handouts / treats?

Filed under: In the News

caption contest, guy holding crazy gun

Buffet o' Blog — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:53:22 +0000

It’s time for another weekly caption contest! This time there’s a guy holding a crazy gun / weapon. Obviously some modifications have been made. So what’s the purpose of this weapon? Why would he made such adjustments? Will the “upgrades” help? What does his friends and family think? What do you think about it?

(To see our other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)

Filed under: Say What?

burger bomb sauce

Buffet o' Blog — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:30:34 +0000

When I was Christmas shopping last month, I saw some type of burger bomb sauce, which sounded intriguing, like maybe some chipotle-based sauce. (BTW, have you noticed that chipotle seemed to be the top food-related buzzword of 2011? But I digress…)

I looked at the ingredients, and noticed that the first 4 ingredients are mayo, pickles, ketchup, mustard. As we’ve discussed numerous times on the blog, pickles are not food, so they don’t belong in any sauce. (I can’t stand mustard, either, but will acknowledge it’s edible to some people.)

So maybe this sauce is marketed as a practical joke type gift, in that it will result in the destruction of your burger, from an edible point-of-view. I figured using the term “bomb” meant it would be the bomb, but obviously they meant it more literally.

Ironically, if someone had given me this sauce, I would probably blow it up…

Filed under: Random

the Darth Vader burger

Buffet o' Blog — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:57:37 +0000

Ironically, after publishing this week’s caption contest featuring Darth Vader and Ronald McDonald, I happened across an image of a Darth Vader burger. Apparently some restaurant in France has created a Darth Vader burger which has a black bun. It definitely looks evil! (I’m not sure what evil tastes like, and I don’t really want to find out.)

They also created a Jedi Burger, which looks lame. Are those marshmallows? And what’s that sauce? I may not want to know…

The restaurant says the black bun is just from a dye, that it should taste the same. It actually looks kinda cool, though it doesn’t look edible. Still, I’d try it, given the opportunity.

For those of you curious why this is happening now, it’s to promote the re-release of The Phantom Menace — this time in 3D. And if you noticed the spelling of Vador, apparently that’s how it’s spelled in France. I don’t know why it would change, but whatever.

Filed under: Food Critic

caption contest, Darth Vader and Ronald McDonald

Buffet o' Blog — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:07:24 +0000

This week our caption contest features two famous celebrities — Darth Vader and Ronald McDonald. Why are they together? That’s a good question. Hopefully you can think up some good answers. Of course, even if you don’t contribute a funny answer, you can read what others have come up with.

(To see our other caption contests, click on the “Say What?” category in the sidebar.)

Filed under: Say What?