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Old 10-03-2004, 12:45 AM
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Chips so good, you'll need all six legs to eat them

Maybe some bags of chips escape the plant with no bug parts at all, so every now and then, they toss in a whole one, deep fried.

What I'd love to know is which has more nutritional value, Mr. Chip or Mr. Bug?
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Old 10-03-2004, 01:10 AM
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What are the tort laws and courts like in Nova Scotia? If this had happened down in the States, I'm sure Mr. MacDonald would've contacted an attorney by now. Assuming that the bug in the chip bag is for real and not some Bob and Doug McKenzie mouse-in-the-beer-bottle-type scam, I would certainly consult with a lawyer before doing anymore talking to the Humpty Dumpty potato chip company.
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Old 10-03-2004, 03:15 PM
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A deep-fried bug isn't going to hurt anyone even if they ate it by mistake, aside from the ick factor. People eat bug parts all the time without knowing it, especially in grain products. It's not poison. Now, rodent droppings or something like that would be a different story.
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Old 10-03-2004, 03:30 PM
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A deep-fried bug isn't going to hurt anyone even if they ate it by mistake, aside from the ick factor. People eat bug parts all the time without knowing it, especially in grain products. It's not poison. Now, rodent droppings or something like that would be a different story.

Well, pubic hair isn't poison either but you sure as hell don't want to find any in your Kit Kat!
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Old 10-03-2004, 04:56 PM
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Whizzo Foods introduces the Cockroach Cluster!
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Old 10-03-2004, 05:50 PM
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All I can say is, EEEEEEEEWWWWW!
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Old 10-03-2004, 06:53 PM
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Well, pubic hair isn't poison either but you sure as hell don't want to find any in your Kit Kat!


As the Kit Kat isn't deep-fried so potential pathogens may be present I should say that I don't. As for the rest of it, maybe working in hospital labs for the last 17 years has left me with a more durable psyche than others.
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