# Alien-themed Food?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 24, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919 "2011-08-24T17:16:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/41 "2011-08-27T03:07:13Z")

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A baked potato stood on its end and split open with a cross cut could be made to look something like an [Alien egg pod bursting open](http://p2.la-img.com/930/18669/6321651_1_l.jpg). You’d have to find some messed-up condiments to get [this effect](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1luLRXKoJM8/SMt2XKpBpAI/AAAAAAAAHzQ/Nag37f6B0Vk/s400/alien+egg.jpg), though.

Also [potstickers](http://steamykitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/chinese_potsticker_dumpling_recipe.jpg) [can](http://rasamalaysia.com/uploaded_images/potstickers/potstickers.jpg) [look](http://img4.sunset.com/i/2008/04/dimsum-variety-m.jpg?300:300) [pretty](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yVddF7Ear2I/RlNJsAixBXI/AAAAAAAACsg/HF96E8stWRo/s400/Mei+Long+Village+9.JPG) [alien](http://www.arthurhungry.com/storage/pictures/sep04/potstickers.jpg).

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/42 "2011-08-27T03:41:50Z")

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> [@Raguleader](#):
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> Don’t forget popcorn. Perfect for enjoying your second-favorite thing in the universe.

And what about fried tubeworms? Doughnuts maybe?

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**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/43 "2011-08-27T04:21:22Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Spoo?

Spoo.

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**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/44 "2011-08-27T17:34:55Z")

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I only knew the new spoo.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/45 "2011-08-27T19:46:15Z")

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I never even heard of Spoo, and now there are at least two kinds. 😕

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/46 "2011-08-27T23:17:40Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> Spoo?

[Spoo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoo)

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alien-themed-food/593919/47 "2011-08-27T23:57:49Z")

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> [@LurkMeister](#):
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> [Spoo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoo)

Ah, thanks!

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