In middle school, I was one of those “let’s eat it kids” – the ones that would mash up all kinds of random items in a cafeteria cup and then spear a little on a fork and eat it. Despite this, I’m still weird about different foods on my plate touching. Lately, Matthew and I have been sampling various delicacies from the Viet Hoa, our local Asian market. Most of the things we’ve tried are awesome. Some aren’t.
This week, there’s an awesome re-run clip from NBA star Chris Paul’s appearance on “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” playing a fun game called “You want me to eat what?”
Chris sounds like a very nice guy. I hope he lives.
Wait, wait… he doesn’t actually have to eat the food? I have to say, I’m a little disappointed that he doesn’t actually get to try “some of the least palatable processed foods from back in the ’70s”.
Here’s a sample question for you:
Which of these was a failed attempt at making a convenience food:
a) Baby Burger Bites, packets of miniature frozen hamburgers about the size of marshmallows
b) Gerber Singles, baby food for adults
c)Â Peanut Capsules, little paper wrapped packets with two shelled peanuts inside
What will Chris choose?
He chose “the weird one”, which is really descriptive of all of the items. Who shells peanuts only to wrap two of them in paper? How is that any easier? Chris is right, however, in defining the weird one as Gerber Singles. The NBA must be very proud. I know I am.
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