Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 01/22/2006 9:44 PM
I’ve eaten those potato smiles! They were pretty good when they came out. Even half-frozen. Can’t really go wrong with potatoes though.
Chestnuts roasted by Poop_Donkey @ 01/22/2006 9:52 PM
I gotta wonder what people say when they see the contents of your freezer when searching for ice or whatever.
My sons daycare serves those potato smilies almost daily, along side a heaping pile of ketchup.
OH YEAH, yay SEAHAWKS!
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 01/22/2006 9:58 PM
Could the patty for the Scooby Doo Sandwhich builder be house shaped?
Chestnuts roasted by Karen @ 01/22/2006 10:18 PM
My roommate got those McCain Smiles fries a couple months ago, and hated them. In fact, he was so adamant about how terrible they were that I didn’t even try one.
By the way, the pink Fla-Vor-Ices are awesome. You’ve got to admit that they’re at least better than the green variety.
Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 01/22/2006 10:20 PM
1) I brought my Stinkor to kindergarten one day. Some evil kid dumped him in the sandbox and ruined him.
2) I recently had football (and football related) shaped chicken nuggets stuffed with cheese. I don’t care how much of an affront to nature they are. They was DEE-licious.
3) Does anyone else find it odd that Matt seems to be updating more often now than he did during December?
4) I didn’t see ‘hitherto’ (Property of Rhino. All rights reserved.) used in the article anywhere. Maybe I missed it.
5) I’m done now.
Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 01/22/2006 10:21 PM
Ah so, young Gozer, mayhaps you are not old enough to remember that green Fla-Vor-Ices are edible Luke Skywalker lightsabers.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 01/22/2006 10:21 PM
FINALLY! An article! And It was good. And my parents say I’m bad when I save everything…
One thing that stood out for me in that article? The mention of Micro-Magic Fries. You have absolutely no idea how long I ate those almost every night of the week. Yes, the boxes were kickass and since I stopped finding them in stores around here in LI some 8+ years ago, I haven’t had microwaveable fries since. And I sure do miss Pop Qwiz too. Only kind of popcorn I ever ate and I’m still pissed that it’s gone.
Continuing the SNL topic from the SNT…thread, here’s a topic sure to rake in comments:
Who is/are your favorite Weekend Update Anchor(s)? My Top 3 consists of these 3:
-Kevin Nealon. He delivered Weekend Update like an actual newsman. Every so often he would do something that seemed to be from a real news show, like saying "And now a look at the National Picture" and a map on the US would show up on the screen. All the jokes and fake guests seemed to be treated with all seriousness, while also fending off the advances of Ike Turner. He’s also the only anchor to appear on WU before and after his reign while as a castmember. (He’s appeared on both Dennis Miller’s and Norm MacDonald’s WU sketches)
-Norm MacDonald. His dry voice & wit seemed perfect for this. At the beginning of most of his sketches, unlike Kevin, he admitted that it was Fake News.
-Colin Quinn. Another smarmy delivery of the news in his own fashion. He had big shoes to fill from Norm’s departure, and in his first sketch he compares himself to the New Bartender at your favorite bar. While he too appeared on WU before and since his reign, he was long gone from the show when he appeared on Tina & Jimmy’s era.
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 01/22/2006 10:40 PM
Matt: Ah so, young Gozer, mayhaps you are not old enough to remember that green Fla-Vor-Ices are edible Luke Skywalker lightsabers.
Game. Set. Match. I have surely shamed my ancestors for not thinking of that.
Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 01/22/2006 10:42 PM
The old Video Store you mentioned, the Easy Video Outlet on Route 9 in Woodbridge is no more. It closed within the past two weeks and the building is currently being renovated.
And the abandoned Razz-Ma-Tazz building was demolished last summer.
Chestnuts roasted by Lance @ 01/22/2006 10:42 PM
Choco-tacos are golden gods of ice cream, and they’re not dead either. I see them all the time around here (South Carolina). There are some in a gas station a minute from my house, and some sold in a Block buster, too.
But if it’s hard to find near where you live, keep it just as a reminder.
As for obviously extinct things you need to keep..
Go with the dinosaur nuggets. Simply because the T-rex on that package is too cute to kill. Seriously, just look at him, and his little arms.
Chestnuts roasted by Aristobulus @ 01/22/2006 10:47 PM
By the way, here’s the nerdiest thing I did this weekend:
1) While watching the episode of He-Man with Molkrom the huge horse-like monster (the second episode of Disk 3 of the first box-set) I was reminded of Montaro from Mortal Kombat fame.
2) I played Mortal Kombat II on "Midway Arcade Tresures 2" disk for half an hour before realising once more how terrible I am at that game.
3) Something then made me think it would be a good idea to play Rampage World Tour for like an hour-and-a-half. I can see maybe playing that game for like 45 minutes with two friends, but alone?
Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 01/22/2006 10:49 PM
YES!
The spoiled food articles are probably my favorites on this site, and this one was like many of those rolled into one!
Choco-tacos are still in production, adn not as hard to find as you may think. I work at Taco-time (Western taco-hellhole, dunno if you have it back east), and we have literally, 50+ boxes of them in the freezer.
Chestnuts roasted by Black Jester @ 01/22/2006 11:01 PM
Matt-
I know it’s probably too late, but can we get a pictorial representation of the old apartment, fully laden by your hordes of stuff, pre-cleaning and moving?
Likewise pics of the new XE National Headquarters?
Thatd be awesome.
Chestnuts roasted by Terror Claws Cole @ 01/22/2006 11:08 PM
Yay! Great to see some past article junk still lying around. I would definitly be putting those blue fries in a ziploc bag though. They’re way too cool for trash.
Also, today I went into some crappy/stinky old grocery store and found a container of Purplesaurus Rex! It’s in a metal can with the scoop and stuff, and it’s not even faded or anything! It’s awesome… It shall never be opened….
Chestnuts roasted by Mattman @ 01/22/2006 11:35 PM
I always enjoy reading your articles about food. I also like all the links to the old articles on old food.
Chestnuts roasted by Anna @ 01/22/2006 11:44 PM
And I thought I had a ton of stuff after I cleared out. Your freezer scares me. I’m moving in exactly a week myself, so I completely know where you’re coming from on the clean-out. I’ve been going through the myriad mountain of junk I have for over a year now…and I still shudder to think of the amount of boxes and crates I’m going to have to get up to the new apartment somehow.
It’s nice to go on an X-E nostalgia trip, though. The McCain Smiles and the Dinosaur nuggets still exist; I’ve seen both at the grocery store where I work. In fact, that’s one of the advantages of working in a grocery store. I’ve seen just about everything in this article at one time or another. Eggo must have about 16,000 different flavors now, from Homestyle to Nutri-Grain, not to mention half the fruits in existance. I think there’s still a SpongeBob Eggo floating around, though I’m not sure about the flavor.
Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 01/22/2006 11:49 PM
Jesus Christ, man, you scared me. I saw the ‘farewell’ in the title, and then that bit at the start of the article about having done X-E for 6 years, and I was sure you were shutting up shop.
Chestnuts roasted by Daniel85 @ 01/23/2006 12:04 PM
Iowa is swimming with Choco-Tacos. Heck, our Toys R Us sells them. Although I never tried one. I will now.
I’ve always wanted to try a WWF/E Ice Cream Bar but have NEVER been able to find them.
Those Spidey/Wolverine bars a scarey. I thought it was the Hulk bar until you mentioned Wolvie.
Speaking of Blue Fries, you might as well do an article on that multi-colored kethups Heinz tried to sale. Only saw the green version. I guess kids like normal looking food. I also remember those flavored ranch dressings (Pizza, nacho, super creamy, etc) that Hidden Valley tried to sale kids. Since when do kids eat salads?
The one food item that has disappeared that I DESPERATELY want back. It’s Pasta Anytime. They just vanished after a couple years. Just mix pasta with the sauce, nuke it for 3 minutes, and it was just as good fresh cooked pasta.
Norbert: I HATED Norm and Colin’s stint in the anchor’s chair. Those were just horrible seasons in general and they didn’t help.
My Fav’s:
Kevin Nealon- This was the period where various cast members would do their micro-characters. I LOVED Adam Sandler’s Operaman and Cajun Man. Also loved David Spade’s Hollywood Minute and Nealon’s Mr. Subliminal.
Dennis Miller- He was perfect with it. He’s number one in my book.
3.) Anyone except Norm and Colin. I like Fey with Poehler and Fallon (although Horatio Sanz did a great job subbing for Fey). The anchors in the 80′s are underrated. And of course, the orignal anchors are classic (Aakroyd, Curtain, Murray).
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 01/23/2006 12:13 PM
Gozer- I too spent the weekend watching that He-Man DVD set…I really loved episode 3 on disk one, where Evil-Lyn uses that changing staff to break into the castle and turn the king, Teela and Orco into animals,and then Skeletor makes FAKER- the FAKE He-Man! Wow, that was the highlight of my morning.
Just saw "syriana"- liked it, but need to see it again, because it was confusing.
Awesome Freezer Treasures, Matt- we don’t get half of that cool shit up here in the sticks- quite jealous of your junk (as usual!)
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 01/23/2006 12:24 PM
The years when Dennis Miller was doing the Weekend Update were the only time I could tolerate SNL or Dennis Miller. Both suck without each other.
Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 01/23/2006 12:40 PM
Waaay off the topic of old food products, but did anyone else go into orgasmic fits today when they found out Darkwing Duck is finally coming to DVD?
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Man, your freezer is a goldmine of fun, a treasure of pleasure!
I wish mine was as cool.