# New Outrage: Trump Forces Christie to Eat Meatloaf **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046 "2017-02-17T14:22:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/1 "2017-02-17T14:22:43Z")
[Well, now he’s gone too far.](http://uproxx.com/news/chris-christie-meatloaf-trump/) Poor Chris Christie. When Trump says, “You’re having meatloaf,” no one may question him, because _ **HE IS** _ the president, by the most enormous landslide in history, and _ **HE IS** _ running the show. Christie will eat meatloaf, by god! And Trump will decide if he gets to have ketchup on it! Not Christie, Trump! Fuck Chris’ diet plans! Okay, I’m having fun here. But really, is this Trump’s idea of a fat joke? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/2 "2017-02-17T14:30:57Z")
Maybe he meant Meat Loaf, the singer? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/3 "2017-02-17T15:17:21Z")
And once again I forgot I had installed the app that substitutes cat photos for Trump. I click Two Many Cat’s link and I get . . . two cats! Also, I too thought of the singer when I read the title. Please let SNL mention this on Weekend update. ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/4 "2017-02-17T16:23:05Z")
What a crazy article, just when you think the press can’t get any worse they redouble their efforts. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/5 "2017-02-17T16:33:29Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > What a crazy article, just when you think the press can’t get any worse they redouble their efforts. You didn’t notice the part where it was part of an on-air interview? ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/6 "2017-02-17T16:37:19Z")
Do I find the singer’s name alphabetized under M for “Meat Loaf”, or under L, for “Loaf, Meat”? ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/7 "2017-02-17T16:59:20Z")
Ah. I was wondering what in the world would possess Christie to tell this story. I mean, there’s letting someone piss all over you, then there’s talking about it in public. (Hmmm… maybe that’s not the best metaphor for ‘humiliating display of dominance’, in this context, but I don’t care enough to find another one.) But the first paragraph of the link speculates it’s an intentional attempt to distract attention from the news about Christie potentially getting prosecuted in the Bridgegate affair. Makes sense. Distract attention and portray yourself as a poor powerless victim of others. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/8 "2017-02-17T17:42:22Z")
Insert your favorite shout-out from Rocky Horror here. ---
**Author:** ![ZurBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71e660/32.png) [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/9 "2017-02-17T18:05:14Z")
When dining with a friend and they insist: “You HAVE to try the linguini” I would acquiesce… When dining with Trump insisting on meatloaf… I would choose tofu and clams. That is the difference between a friend and a penis licker. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/10 "2017-02-17T18:46:20Z")
I believe Christie would greedily consume ANYTHING that’s placed in front of him, meatloaf, Meat Loaf or otherwise. You don’t get that big by being a picky eater. > [@ZurBob](#): > > That is the difference between a friend and a penis licker. Hey, some of my best friends… ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/11 "2017-02-17T18:49:52Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > What a crazy article, just when you think the press can’t get any worse they redouble their efforts. This isn’t some anonymous source. Here’s the audio from the radio show where Christie tells the story: [x.com](https://twitter.com/MattBinder/status/832461283735728128) ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/12 "2017-02-17T19:07:20Z")
And nowhere in the article does it mention whether Meat Loaf objected. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/13 "2017-02-17T20:35:57Z")
Why did so many of us immediately jump to the singer? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/14 "2017-02-17T20:39:38Z")
Because the average age on the board is 12. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/15 "2017-02-17T22:36:49Z")
And the lyric “I would do anything for love” reminds us of Christie’s willingness to do anything for a Cabinet post. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/16 "2017-02-17T23:09:51Z")
It looks like Trump was trying for a threesome: "‘Chris, you and I are going to have the meatloaf.’” Trump said “I’m telling you, the meatloaf is fabulous,” Even if Chris Christie refused, two out of three ain’t bad. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/17 "2017-02-17T23:44:23Z")
You mean 50. You have to be older than 50 to know who Meatloaf is. ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/18 "2017-02-18T02:47:51Z")
I dont really find that forcing me to eat meatloaf, more just like someone that is used to ordering dinner for his dinner partner. Which is really easily fixed by simply saying “I’m sure the meatloaf is terrific but i actually have a craving for the fish” or some such. Wow, look at that, i did not have to eat meat loaf. IT’S A MIRACLE! TOMORROW I SHALL EAT TOAST AND I SHALL CONQUER! Just seems a silly article? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/19 "2017-02-18T02:53:46Z")
> [@Weisshund](#): > > Which is really easily fixed by simply saying “I’m sure the meatloaf is terrific but i actually have a craving for the fish” or some such. Do you not know anyone with NPD? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046/20 "2017-02-18T03:22:36Z")
> [@Weisshund](#): > > I dont really find that forcing me to eat meatloaf, more just like someone that is used to ordering dinner for his dinner partner. > > Which is really easily fixed by simply saying “I’m sure the meatloaf is terrific but i actually have a craving for the fish” or some such. > > Wow, look at that, i did not have to eat meat loaf. > IT’S A MIRACLE! TOMORROW I SHALL EAT TOAST AND I SHALL CONQUER! > > Just seems a silly article? Yes, you can do that. But if you do that to Donald Trump, you’re not going to keep being his crony for very long. When you work for Trump he occasionally makes you eat a bug to prove your subservience. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-outrage-trump-forces-christie-to-eat-meatloaf/780046.md?page=2)