# Take THAT, food industry! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 6, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509 "2014-10-06T02:28:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/1 "2014-10-06T02:28:56Z")
Bumper sticker spotted the other day, made me laugh until I had to blow my nose: **I ❤ GLUTEN** As someone who has boxes of gluten on the pantry shelf… 😃 ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/2 "2014-10-06T02:35:01Z")
Announcing your love of gluten is a form of networking… _flees_ ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/3 "2014-10-06T03:26:32Z")
I want that bumper sticker. If one more person mentions that wretched book “Wheat Belly”, I’m going to beat them with a stale baguette! ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/4 "2014-10-06T03:32:18Z")
But…your dick will fly off! ---
**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/5 "2014-10-06T03:49:10Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > I want that bumper sticker. [Here](http://www.cafepress.com/mf/18208364/i-love-gluten_bumper-sticker?utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=116220527&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=sem-cpc-product-ads&utm_content=search-pla&productId=116220527) ya go, at cafepress. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/6 "2014-10-06T03:51:57Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > I want that bumper sticker. > > If one more person mentions that wretched book “Wheat Belly”, I’m going to beat them with a stale baguette! Thanks for introducing me to that book… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/7 "2014-10-06T04:17:37Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Announcing your love of gluten is a form of networking… _flees_ that’s a joke to chew on. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/8 "2014-10-06T05:49:17Z")
Calling **Baker** in Topeka! ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/9 "2014-10-06T06:10:30Z")
What baffles me is the proud display of “GLUTEN FREE!” on the labels of food that couldn’t even conceivably contain gluten. My tuna fish is gluten free, well that is a bother off my mind! ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/10 "2014-10-06T06:15:41Z")
> [@grude](#): > > What baffles me is the proud display of “GLUTEN FREE!” on the labels of food that couldn’t even conceivably contain gluten. > > My tuna fish is gluten free, well that is a bother off my mind! [http://www.starkist.com/faq/does-starkist-tuna-contain-any-gluten-or-grain-ingredients](http://www.starkist.com/faq/does-starkist-tuna-contain-any-gluten-or-grain-ingredients) “Most StarKist Tuna products are gluten-free; however, there are several exceptions: Tuna Creations® Herb & Garlic contains wheat and barley.” ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/11 "2014-10-06T07:04:12Z")
> [@grude](#): > > What baffles me is the proud display of “GLUTEN FREE!” on the labels of food that couldn’t even conceivably contain gluten. I remember that the same thing happened a few years back when cholesterol became the Big Bad Thing du jour. All sorts of cholesterol-free foodstuffs suddenly announced on their packaging that they were “Cholesterol Free.” Marketing. Ain’t it wonderful? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/12 "2014-10-06T07:09:57Z")
But… But… gluten is KILLING us! Wake up sheeple! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/13 "2014-10-06T07:14:05Z")
Well, gluten will make your dick fly off and explode. (Mmkay?) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/14 "2014-10-06T07:19:46Z")
Mine already does that. It’s sort of a party trick. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/15 "2014-10-06T07:25:44Z")
Damn. Unlikely to get to a party in the UK. :eek: ---
**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:** [October 6, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/16 "2014-10-06T07:30:04Z")
I can only do it once though. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/17 "2014-10-06T07:33:29Z")
Ah, I see. Over 16 years of age, I take it? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_butterfly_s_ghost/32/3462_2.png) [@The\_Butterfly\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Butterfly_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/18 "2014-10-06T18:35:10Z")
> [@grude](#): > > What baffles me is the proud display of “GLUTEN FREE!” on the labels of food that couldn’t even conceivably contain gluten. > > My tuna fish is gluten free, well that is a bother off my mind! Is it [asbestos free](http://xkcd.com/641/) too? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/19 "2014-10-06T18:52:33Z")
The wheat lobby approves this message. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509/20 "2014-10-06T18:56:25Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I can only do it once though. But she’ll REALLY love that one time! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-food-industry/700509.md?page=2)