The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News

TAN & serious question: does anybody here eat taco bell?  i haven't touched any in about 15 years, and based on what i remember i'm in zero hurry to ever taste any again.  i love mexican-inspired food, but there are a million place to get a better taco, burrito, quesadilla, etc., that is made with real food… making a shell out of doritos won't make up for the horrific quality of what's inside it.

am i alone on an island here?  clearly some people are eating there, given their continue financial success…

It had been close to 2 decades for me (although as a young drunk…I ate it a lot)
on a road trip about 3 years, I stopped with the two kids and my youngest was like…let's go to taco bell, I love tacos

we bought about $30 of food and after a few bites, everyone agreed to throw everything out except the drinks

Taco Bell is probably your most popular fast food in the vegetarian/vegan community. It makes some sense since once you take the grade C meat out, how bad can you eff us a bean soft taco or whatever.

That said, probably been 3-4 years since I last had it on a road trip.

I still do. It's fast, cheap and delicious  :o

Oh, the California childhood memories…

After the shutdowns started, a family in Montgomery County started selling tacos out of their carport. These are seriously the best tacos I've ever had in my life. I may be ruined for tacos now. You have to order on Wednesday for a Saturday pickup, and they usually sell out in less than two hours.

FWIW, I haven't been to Taco Bell in 20 years, and kinda retch anytime it gets mentioned.

On topic people!  Are we savages or are we Spud-lovers!

here's a twofer!
COVID-19 Outbreaks Sweep Through Food Processors That Produce Oregon’s Potato Chips,

Potato Bell w/ John Darnielle via twitter

hey @tacobell I'm starting a chain of restaurants called Potato Bell and our menu is gonna reflect that we know it's touring vegetarians that keep the ship afloat and it's gonna be awesome and also we will have video game cabinets in the restaurant like in the 80s. check and mate

I always suspected Something about your MT goats fan-boydom
It’s your shared spud-love

we need to stop this before "potato" becomes the new "karen"!!!!!!!111

sweetcell wrote:
before "potato" becomes the new "karen"!!!!!!!111

I'm OK with that

Joe Wilkinson's tragically disqualified long-distance throwing of a potato into a golf hole has been voted <a href="https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/taskmaster/special/greatest-taskmaster-moment/">the greatest moment in the history of Taskmaster</a>.

Wilkinson managed to throw the potato into the hole from a distance on his first attempt, completing the task in just 14.3 seconds, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HrcWHHIe7U&feature=youtu.be">to the amazement of everyone watching</a>. However, a replay showed that Wilkinson's toes just touched the red material. His fellow contestants then voted as to whether he should be disqualified or not, returning a split judgement. Thus, host Greg Davies rules that Wilkinson should be disqualified and he scored no points.

toes touched…disqualified
was a good shot tho

Defund wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
before &quot;potato&quot; becomes the new &quot;karen&quot;!!!!!!!111

I&#039;m OK with that

This may be the mic drop moment.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1J3NLNWAPU">Solid Potato Salad</a>

The dance routine beginning at 2:22 through to the end is life changing.

Heilung4eva wrote:
The dance routine beginning at 2:22 through to the end is life changing.

goodness, you are right!

well no shit, morgan… potatoes are a lot more important.

Not Tater Daze!
Brooklyn Park’s Tater Daze canceled for 2020

“I know there was a movement to kind of do away with Tater Daze in the past … I just don’t want this to be the open door to do that in 2021 … I want to make sure that we look forward to 2021 and having the best Tater Daze that we’ve ever had,” she said.

this whole "cancel culture" thing has gotten completely out of control.

sweetcell wrote:
this whole &quot;cancel culture&quot; thing has gotten completely out of control.

I'm writing an erotic Sweetcell/Bari Weiss fan fiction furiously. Hang tight all.

Julian, wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
this whole &quot;cancel culture&quot; thing has gotten completely out of control.

I&#039;m writing an erotic Sweetcell/Bari Weiss fan fiction furiously. Hang tight all.

oh gawd oh gawd don't keep me waiting i'm trying to hold off but i don't know if AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHGGGGG…. <collapses in a spent heap>

(FYI, you''ve been on fire today.  bravo)

sweetcell wrote:
(FYI, you&#039;&#039;ve been on fire today.&nbsp; bravo)

These are the sort of editorial discussions we are afraid to have in our newsrooms today.