Tuesday,
November 13, 2001
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Welcome
to Planet Ketchup
Ketchup is the most widely used condiment in the United States and can
be found in 97% of all kitchens--a showing matched only by salt, pepper,
and sugar. Children under the age of 13 consume 50% more ketchup than
people in other age groups. http://www.ketchupworld.com/ As long as we're talking condiments . . . Why not visit the online "Condiment Packet museum?" http://www.clearfour.com/condiment/ |
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Follow-up on the Big Mac guy Don Gorske has eaten more than 18,000 of Big Macs since the spring of 1972 when he got his first car. Gorske told students and faculty at Fond du Lac High School on Tuesday he still has a taste for the burgers. The 6-foot, 175-pound Gorske started eating Big Macs in the spring of 1972 when he got his first car. He made three trips that day, each time ordering three Big Macs and tossing the cartons into the back seat. He kept up his nine-Big-Mac-a-day diet for a month, until he finally cleaned his car and found 265 Big Mac cartons. Fond du Lac High School math teacher Tom Strauss met Gorske in 1987 and wrote a problem-solving curriculum around Gorske's habit. Students have figured Gorske has gone through 14 1/2 cows, 6.25 million sesame seeds, 1,900 whole pickles, 563 pounds of cheese and 100 gallons of special sauce. |
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Apparently, their
insurance doesn't cover towing . . .
Three long-time qigong practitioners pull a truck with their penises
during a performance in Taipei. According to Chinese kung fu legends,
martial arts practitioners must train in this skill to develop resistance
to injuries. From the October 30 online edition of the Taipei Times. |
| Sex,
Lies & Carnival Lots
I have always been fascinated by the people who run the carnivals and
the life lives they lead. Jeff Booth and his wife spent a season with
one and this is the story of the people they
met and the experiences they shared. "We were exposed to very different
lifestyles and the carny ethic that made lying to marks a way of life.
It would take an entire book to describe what carny life is really like.
They have their own culture, social mores, and traditions." |
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The
Popcorn Fork
Now you, too, can say good-bye to greasy fingers and paper napkins. Prediction:
The Popcorn Fork will be the 4th commonly used eating utensil in the home
(especially when the dishwasher hasn't been emptied.) A new way to eat
foods like pasta, sushi and oriental. It's also great for "real people"
snacks like caramel corn, cheese balls, corn chips, etc http://www.popcornfork.com/ |