# Wanda's Macaroni Salad - WTF? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043 "2010-09-17T02:27:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/81 "2010-09-20T18:43:07Z")
Well, we can legitimately speculate a _little_ about her health, with the hard breathing and all. We do know a teeny bit about it. Not that it’s nice. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/82 "2010-09-21T01:51:03Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Coffee in Vietnam is usually made by putting a tiny drizzle of SCM in the bottom of a cup, then placing a little coffee filter over the top for strong coffee to drip onto it. It’s gorgeous. I have two of the filter/makers. I only use SCM for cà phê sữa đá. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/83 "2010-09-21T02:10:17Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Well, we can legitimately speculate a _little_ about her health, with the hard breathing and all. We do know a teeny bit about it. Not that it’s nice. You can make some wild ass guesses. That doesn’t make them **legitimate**. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/84 "2010-09-21T02:16:33Z")
> [@Bloody\_L](#): > > > [@tumbleddown](#): > > > > Check AllRecipes or any of the other big recipe aggregator websites for “Hawaiian Macaroni Salad.” Sara didn’t invent this recipe, or the idea of using SCM in a salad dressing and in fact, her version is actually _better_ than some of the ones out there for the ratio of sugar & SCM to pasta. > > > > It’s in remarkably bad taste for people to speculate so significantly about this woman, her health (which we know **nothing** about) or anything else about her based upon her appearance in these cooking videos. Remarkably. Her body is not yours to police. > > I couldn’t agree more. Me either. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2010, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/85 "2010-09-21T02:26:46Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > Coffee in Vietnam is usually made by putting a tiny drizzle of SCM in the bottom of a cup, then placing a little coffee filter over the top for strong coffee to drip onto it. It’s gorgeous. The Vietnamese places in Vancouver usually advertise this as “French style” coffee. I get that has its origins in the French occupation of Vietnam, but it seems pretty far removed from contemporary French ideas about coffee. (What with the ice cubes an’ all.) I agree that it’s lovely, though - more of a dessert item for me than anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/86 "2010-09-21T03:31:53Z")
> [@tumbleddown](#): > > > [@Zsofia](#): > > > > Well, we can legitimately speculate a _little_ about her health, with the hard breathing and all. We do know a teeny bit about it. Not that it’s nice. > > You can make some wild ass guesses. That doesn’t make them **legitimate**. Oh, give it a rest. Everything in that video points to an extremely unhealthy person making extremely unhealthy food. It is just as obvious to draw conclusions about her health as it was for those who saw Lawrence Taylor crash into Joe Theisman’s leg on Monday Night Football years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/87 "2010-09-21T03:37:17Z")
Yes, Theisman obviously didn’t have enough calcium in his diet - maybe he should have added half a cup of condensed milk to his salad 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/88 "2010-09-21T03:54:34Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > > [@tumbleddown](#): > > > > You can make some wild ass guesses. That doesn’t make them **legitimate**. > > Oh, give it a rest. Everything in that video points to an extremely unhealthy person making extremely unhealthy food. There are at least two more videos of her cooking. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/89 "2010-09-21T03:56:19Z")
There are seven. > [@SinfullySara](#): > > “Pomodoro” is using tomatoes and garlic. > Like they do over in Italy. [Pomodoro Pasta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_gWvzFmNU&feature=channel) . ---
**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:** [September 22, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/90 "2010-09-22T01:56:20Z")
I’m surprised she didn’t add bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/91 "2010-09-22T03:03:06Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > I’m surprised she didn’t add bacon. And a pound of lard? Only for special occasions. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/92 "2010-09-22T03:19:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > There are seven. > > > [@SinfullySara](#): > > > > “Pomodoro” is using tomatoes and garlic. > > Like they do over in Italy. > > [Pomodoro Pasta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_gWvzFmNU&feature=channel) Who the hell puts cilantro in spaghetti?? That’s not okay, Sara! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/93 "2010-09-22T04:07:34Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > > > There are seven. > > > > [Pomodoro Pasta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo_gWvzFmNU&feature=channel) > > Who the hell puts cilantro in spaghetti?? That’s not okay, Sara! Meh. As long as it’s corporated. ---
**Author:** ![Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/94 "2010-09-22T08:18:59Z")
[North Koreans mourn Kim il Sung](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrvIM1ENcbA). Wait to about a minute in for the crazy to begin. ---
**Author:** ![Khaki\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Khaki\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khaki_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/95 "2010-09-22T09:30:17Z")
There’s some kind of irony to post a video about North Korea (country of famine) in a discussion about a +6000-calorie recipe 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/96 "2010-09-22T09:52:21Z")
> [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](#): > > [North Koreans mourn Kim il Sung](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrvIM1ENcbA). Wait to about a minute in for the crazy to begin. Jesus, that’s almost as bizarre and horrific as Wanda’s salad. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/97 "2010-09-22T09:56:08Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And yes, what happened when Something Awful talked to her? [As he said, the expected results.](http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/7/74/Simply_Sara_Fanart.png/677px-Simply_Sara_Fanart.png) > [@Encyclopedia Dramatica](#): > > Despite her videos being completely public, Sara herself is a complete mystery to the internet: no dox, no general location, no powerword. Sara has popped up on YouTube, submitted all of her videos in one day and left right after that; no traces were left behind. Of course, those videos were filmed on different days. However, what is known is that she is completely housebound with her weight being the factor. Additionally, she is not living alone because her cameraman is most likely to be a relative or child that is living with her. > The following is a list of what is theorized to have happened to Sara. > > Heart attack > Cancer > Stroke > Sacrificed > Fed to starving African children > Harpooned > > Some are claiming Simply Sara has passed on to the other side which is frankly surprising considering her healthy and active lifestyle. I mean, she is breathing pretty hard after stirring that mayonnaise for 8 seconds. This kind of lifestyle usually leads to a long, productive life. If it’s true and she is dead, the world has lost a great chef. The following is a breakdown of her famous macaroni salad. > Celery: 5 calories > Green Pepper 30 calories > Carrot: 30 calories > Large onion: 45 calories > Cup of white vinegar: Approximately 40 calories > Cup of sugar: 1,000 calories > Can of sweetened condensed milk: 1,300 calories > 30 grams of fat > Pound of macaroni: 1,600 calories > 8 grams of fat > Jar of Mayonnaise: 3,000 calories > 320 grams of fat > Dying because you eat entire jars of mayonnaise: Priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/98 "2010-09-22T13:23:00Z")
Sorry. When **MickNickMaggies** said that “Something Awful got hold of Simply Sara about a year ago,” I assumed that meant that they actually talked to her. Not that they engaged in the same speculation everyone else did. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/99 "2010-09-22T20:32:16Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Sorry. When **MickNickMaggies** said that “Something Awful got hold of Simply Sara about a year ago,” I assumed that meant that they actually talked to her. Not that they engaged in the same speculation everyone else did. No. That means that they found her videos. Those exact words are used to describe what happens to everyone else they talk about. The resulting shitstorm of activity includes memes, drawings (as above), discussions, lots and lots of comments on the suspicious article’s Youtube videos, etc. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043/100 "2010-09-22T21:00:37Z")
I wouldn’t be surprised if she is housebound, but I don’t know how anyone knows this, or anything else, about her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wandas-macaroni-salad-wtf/554043.md?page=6)