# Fucking Pringles, you are hereby made a non-entity. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135 "2006-02-05T20:14:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/41 "2006-02-06T14:50:07Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > You arn’t making three star Michelin cusine here, assholes. I think I’ve found your problem. Pringles are in no way “cuisine.” You don’t list your location, but if you’re anywhere near the Mid-Atlantic, I’d recommend ditching the Pringles and buying Utz brand potato chips instead. Total potaoe-chip nirvana. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/42 "2006-02-06T14:52:20Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > **potaoe** … Who the hell spelled _that_? It should be _potato._ I blame Monday and not enough coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/43 "2006-02-06T15:03:45Z")
> [@Dominic Mulligan](#): > > Good. GOD. Buh? ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/44 "2006-02-06T15:18:59Z")
> [@Dominic Mulligan](#): > > Good. GOD. Sock it to me? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/45 "2006-02-06T16:40:12Z")
**Wolfman** Well considering Pringle’s are made by Procter and Gamble, maybe some Tide™ or Downy™ got into that batch … OR maybe there wasn’t _enough_ Ivory Soap™ to give them that wholesome, natural taste you’ve come to expect. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/46 "2006-02-06T17:10:50Z")
> [@wolf\_meister](#): > > **Wolfman** > Well considering Pringle’s are made by Procter and Gamble, maybe some Tide™ or Downy™ got into that batch … OR maybe there wasn’t _enough_ Ivory Soap™ to give them that wholesome, natural taste you’ve come to expect. 😃 Nah, nearest production facility of any of that other stuff is hundreds of miles away… although, iirc my P&G lore correctly, the factory where they make Pringles (or the original site, anyway) was used to make munitions during the second world war. So maybe some blasting materials or whatnot, but no soap anywhere near that. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/47 "2006-02-06T18:53:20Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I would buy unsalted, unflavoured pringles if they made them. I buy salt ‘n’ shake crisps and throw the little blue bag away. I like the flavour of potato. You’re missing the entire point of the junk food experience! It’s all about the powdery, salty goodness–the chip is just the carrier. If you just want potato flavor, eat a stinkin’ potato! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/48 "2006-02-06T22:49:40Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > If you just want potato flavor, eat a stinkin’ potato! Heh. I do eat raw potatos from time to time. They’re pretty good, if you put enough salt on them. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/49 "2006-02-07T00:04:27Z")
> [@zagloba](#): > > Can they call them “potato crisps” in the UK? I don’t know. Do they sell Pringles in the UK? ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/50 "2006-02-07T00:20:10Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > Sock it to me? I don’t know why, but this CRACKED me up. I now want to dance around like Jo Ann Worley. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/51 "2006-02-07T01:11:54Z")
> [@buckgully](#): > > So eat them while standing on your head. Jeeze, what’s happened to common sense these days? :smack: And all this time, I’ve been doing it wrong… > [@Asylum](#): > > No, but now I’m giving an incredible amount of thought trying to figure out the shape of your mouth. It’s a normal shaped mouth, I assure you! Really!! No, I’m not posting pictures… 😛 > [@Telperien](#): > > \*\*LunaV, \*\* turn the Pringle sideways and the flavor will hit your tongue more properly. Nah, I’ll just eat something else. Too much work for me! ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/52 "2006-02-07T04:00:11Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I would buy unsalted, unflavoured pringles if they made them. I’ve often wished for an unsalted version of Pringles, myself! But then, I’m cursed with enjoying traditionally salty foods while disliking the taste of salt: I buy saltine crackers with unsalted tops, low sodium Goldfish crackers, etc. Sometimes I think that my dislike of salt is the only thing keeping me from needing high blood pressure meds. 😉 I’m also with you on enjoying the taste of potato: I live in the Mid-Atlantic U.S., home to the wonderful [UTZ](http://www.utzsnacks.com/) brand that **BiblioCat** mentioned), and often buy a bag of their [No Salt Added](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=880) chips. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/53 "2006-02-07T11:36:09Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I don’t know. Do they sell Pringles in the UK? They sell them all over the world. It’s a very popular global brand, although I think it’s possibly got other names in a few places. Nobody is sure quite why. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/54 "2006-02-07T13:48:37Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > They sell them all over the world. It’s a very popular global brand, although I think it’s possibly got other names in a few places. Nobody is sure quite why. Check out this link, not only are they all over world, but they have different flavors in other countries. [http://pringlesfan.justonead.de/original.htm](http://pringlesfan.justonead.de/original.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/55 "2006-02-07T16:10:02Z")
I’m still waiting for tennis balls to be sold in cellophane bags. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/56 "2006-02-07T16:17:46Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > You’re missing the entire point of the junk food experience! It’s all about the powdery, salty goodness–the chip is just the carrier. If you just want potato flavor, eat a stinkin’ potato! Meh. Lame. If you want salt; go drink the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/57 "2006-02-07T16:25:14Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Check out this link, not only are they all over world, but they have different flavors in other countries. > > [http://pringlesfan.justonead.de/original.htm](http://pringlesfan.justonead.de/original.htm) Yes, I’m fairly up on that. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/58 "2006-02-07T17:20:20Z")
I like Pringles from time to time. Especially Pizzalicious pringles. And Sour Cream & Cheddar. Mmm-mmm good. However, as purely a salt delivery mechanism, Baked Lays are the shiznit. They’re basically the same thing though, only thicker and more irregularly-shaped. For a full-on salt rush however, nothing beats a bag of firm but moist and heavily smoked beef jerky. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/59 "2006-02-07T18:50:34Z")
> [@scout1222](#): > > I don’t know why, but this CRACKED me up. I now want to dance around like Jo Ann Worley. Oh good, it’s not just me, then. We had _good god_ and \* buh?\*, so I thought, “I’ll take Exclamations Heard On Soul Records for 500, Alex.” And it cracked me up, too. ---
**Author:** ![Wnabtokio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Wnabtokio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wnabtokio)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135/60 "2006-02-07T20:49:32Z")
First off, please be kind in your letter writing…I don’t know if you can tell by my location, but I am in a similar industry, and not only do the curse-y letters make our days sad, they also don’t get the full allotment of replacement wiggle room that the people who answer them have. Gotta say that for my P&G brethren. (Although sometimes the REALLY angry letters make us laugh. A bit.) It sounds to me like you should stop buying potato crisps, since they are made from dried potato flakes, and only have seasoning on one side, no matter who makes them. (Only cheese flavors tend to be different on this point, for some reason.) They’re not exactly a flavor sensation, from my point of view because of that. Mmmm, regular potato chips… I’m only telling you this so you don’t waste your time wanting a recall. Ain’t gonna happen. But I do sympathize. I hate overly salty things that also don’t have enough seasoning. In my mind, they should just scrap the salt and pour on the seasoning, but they never will. Wishing my knowledge base wasn’t food based, Tokio [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pringles-you-are-hereby-made-a-non-entity/343135.md?page=4)