# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2021-01-31T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 469
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9371 "2023-11-17T00:42:20Z")
I kept an open mind on anchovies, and when I had an opportunity, I tried them (on pizza). I can now say that I have an informed opinion that anchovies taste terrible. I’ve never yet tried sardines, but I’m told they’re similar to anchovies, so I probably wouldn’t like them. On the other hand, it was only a few years ago that I tried lox, and I didn’t have high expectations, but it turned out to be quite good. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9372 "2023-11-17T01:07:00Z")
Being a vegetarian has yet another benefit I hadn’t thought about before! ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9373 "2023-11-17T01:12:08Z")
I rather like sardines. Though not on pizza Anchovies are a bit strong but they’re ok, too, if used on the right dishes. Never understood why you’d want them on pizza. Then again, some people put pineapple on pizza, so I guess anything goes these days ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9374 "2023-11-17T01:15:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I’ve never yet tried sardines, but I’m told they’re similar to anchovies, so I probably wouldn’t like them. Sardines and anchovies don’t seem very similar to me. I don’t like anchovies, but I do like most sardines. – sardines vary quite a bit, though. It’s a pretty general term. – oh, I agree, not on pizza! ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9375 "2023-11-17T01:18:28Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Anchovies are a bit strong but they’re ok, too, if used on the right dishes. Or right out of the tin or jar. > [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Never understood why you’d want them on pizza. Because anchovies on pizza are good! > [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Sardines and anchovies don’t seem very similar to me. Agree. I eat sardines out of the tin. I don’t share with the cats. Seems like the ones I usually get are smoked. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9376 "2023-11-17T01:23:31Z")
Anchovies are certainly not a popular item, but if you, like me, are really in to umami saltiness they are great. My local pizza place does a mushroom black olive and anchovy pizza that is my go to. I sometimes bump it up with feta. I love marmite too. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9377 "2023-11-17T01:25:22Z")
> [@FluffyBob](#): > > Anchovies are certainly not a popular item, but if you, like me, are really in to umami saltiness they are great. For me they’re so salty I can’t taste the umami. ---
**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:** [November 17, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9378 "2023-11-17T01:32:25Z")
> [@FluffyBob](#): > > I love marmite too. No. Vegemite. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9379 "2023-11-17T01:33:37Z")
I’ve never tried American-style anchovies. The ones I love are Korean style: dried anchovies sautéed with some added flavor. > **[Stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts (Myeolchi-bokkeum: 멸치볶음)](https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/myeolchi-bokkeum)** > > Who wouldn't like something sweet, crunchy, & nutty?! Today's recipe, myeolchi-ttangkong-bokkeum is exactly that: stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts. It tastes like a sweet, salty, crunchy snack. This is one of the most common and popular... ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9380 "2023-11-17T01:47:03Z")
That’s one way Koreans eat them (had some last night, as a matter of fact). But we’ll also eat them larger. And less crunchy. Bones and all, of course, because that’s just the way it’s done ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9381 "2023-11-17T03:24:43Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Bones and all, of course, Calcium! ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9382 "2023-11-17T03:25:57Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > On the other hand, it was only a few years ago that I tried lox, and I didn’t have high expectations, but it turned out to be quite good. I do not care much for salmon and usually avoid it. (I know, I’m from the PNW so it’s sacrilegious but whatever.) I once tried lox with capers and cream cheese on a bagel in a soup/sandwich deli and it was HEAVEN. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9383 "2023-11-17T04:38:26Z")
I’m rather the other way around. I had smoked salmon several times when I lived in the northwest and loved. I moved east and ordered smoked salmon somewhere (I think it was the Algonquin in NYC) and it was a completely different dish. The northwest style was cured in salt and brown sugar, and hot smoked. It wasn’t as dry or chewy as beef jerky, but similar idea; dried and preserved. The stuff I had in New York was like they cut very thin slices of salmon and waved them over a candle. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9384 "2023-11-17T10:50:12Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > The cans bulge because the fementation process continues after canning. > > > [@](#): > > > > Due to these gases, a thousand cans of surströmming exploded over a period of six hours during a fire at a Swedish warehouse in 2014. > > A great day to be å firefighter. probably the reason for not being allowed to bring it on a plane … those have internal airpressure like 2 or 3.000m altitude, contributing further to the overpressure in the can - and making rupture-mess more likely. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9385 "2023-11-17T11:29:50Z")
Do we need to change the thread title to Stupid Foods? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9386 "2023-11-17T14:26:07Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Anchovies are a bit strong but they’re ok, too, if used on the right dishes. Never understood why you’d want them on pizza. When we order pizzas at work I always get one with anchovies and jalapenos. That way I know I’ll have pizza to take home with me. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9387 "2023-11-17T14:45:30Z")
Cure worse than the disease? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9388 "2023-11-17T14:54:49Z")
A food can be a stupid MFer. It’s a flexible term. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9389 "2023-11-17T15:16:25Z")
Be stupid MFer, eat stupid MFing food. Like pay stuoid games, win stupid prizes. It’s all of a piece. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/9390 "2023-11-17T15:31:35Z")
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