Justification for hating chocolate

[sturmhauke]

@C3

When I was in college, I had a friend who worked at Krispy Kreme. She said that they used to leave the big vats of glaze open at night and when they’d get there in the morning, there would be a coating of tiny green fly-like insects on the top. They’d just skim them off and get to work.
Do I think about this every time I eat a donut? Yes.
Has the thought ever prevented me from putting a donut in my mouth? Not even once.

Oh my god I’m never eating a Krispy Kreme again! Eww!

No, wait, I already hated them because they suck. Nevermind.

[thirdname]

That report is total garbage. I was expecting feces or something, but it’s just insect parts. Everything has insect parts, all grains and things like that, and it’s nothing new at all. Hairs aren’t a problem to me either, if they’re ground up finely.

One thing that grossed me out recently was an episode of Dirty Jobs. They went to a crab factory in Maryland I think. After the crabs were steamed, they had people picking out the meat and packaging it into plastic tubs, apparently with bare hands. It seems like all it would take would be one person not washing up to spread hepatitis or some sort of diarrhea around.

[Siam_Sam]

At the end of the day, there’s really no justification for hating chocolate.

[guizot]

@glee

There is no reason not to love chocolate.

Yes there is. I like the taste, but after I eat it I feel overly sated and a little sick. (It’s too rich.) And sometimes it makes me dizzy.

(I’ll be over there in the corner with Jack Sprat.)

[thirdname]

@guizot

Yes there is. I like the taste, but after I eat it I feel overly sated and a little sick. (It’s too rich.) And sometimes it makes me dizzy.

Have you tried dark chocolate?

[Siam_Sam]

@guizot

Yes there is. I like the taste, but after I eat it I feel overly sated and a little sick. (It’s too rich.) And sometimes it makes me dizzy.

(I’ll be over there in the corner with Jack Sprat.)

You’re not supposed to eat 5 kilograms’ worth at a time.

[Tapioca_Dextrin]

@Chimera

Some people are just too disconnected from where their food comes from and what is in it.

They could … force toddlers into slavery to work the chocolate fields for all I care. Just keep it flowing.

Chocolate doesn’t grow in fields you big silly. It’s extracted from giant underground mines :smack:

[Wile_E]

Some people actually pay for chocolate covered insects. So the rest of us are getting a few for free, big deal! I’d still much rather eat chocolate than a hot dog.

[Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun]

Everyone involved with that report should be fired. There was no story. They could have tested any natural food item and found the same thing. They even admitted as much at the end.

It is impossible to exclude these things.

[Boyo_Jim]

I much prefer my insects coated with chocolate than not.

If any of you wish to assign your chocolate allotment to me, drop me a PM and I will give you a mailing address to which to send your chocolate.

[Hypno-Toad]

@guizot

…but after I eat it I feel overly sated and a little sick. (It’s too rich.) And sometimes it makes me dizzy.

Sounds like love to me…

[guizot]

@Siam Sam

You’re not supposed to eat 5 kilograms’ worth at a time.

Okay, funny guy, I’m talking about one bar, even less. Is there anybody who can sustain 5 kilos?

[guizot]

@riker1384

Have you tried dark chocolate?

Good question. It’s a lot more agreeable. But it still makes me dizzy.

[dogbutler]

@Asimovian

NOTE: If you’re really squeamish, I suppose you might want to avoid reading the link.

I’m pretty sure this news report just proves that I’ve been right to hate chocolate all along. Maybe now the rest of you will follow suit.

I’ve had the dog sneeze in my mouth. Bug bits don’t phase me.

[Asimovian]

@dogbutler

I’ve had the dog sneeze in my mouth. Bug bits don’t phase me.

I could have gone the rest of my life rather happily without having that image in my head, thanks. I think you’ve found an experience I would not choose over having to eat chocolate.

[Siam_Sam]

@Wile E

Some people actually pay for chocolate covered insects. So the rest of us are getting a few for free, big deal! I’d still much rather eat chocolate than a hot dog.

And over here, they hold the chocolate and eat the insects! BIG ones, too. :eek:

[dogbutler]

@Asimovian

I could have gone the rest of my life rather happily without having that image in my head, thanks. I think you’ve found an experience I would not choose over having to eat chocolate.

You’re welcome.

[si_blakely]

@Chimera

… and force toddlers into slavery to work the chocolate fields for all I care. Just keep it flowing.

Not to far from the reality. About 40% of the worlds supply comes from Cote D’Ivoire, and much of it is harvested by child slave labour.

I’ve given up on non-Fair Trade chocolate, until manufacturers agree to use ethically sourced chocolate beans. And we provide Chocolate Fountains as a business, 5-10 Kilos at a time.

Si