I think most people have no understanding at all of the various premium labeling-descriptors, based on how many times I’ve heard people say “I buy <x> because I want <y>”, where <x> and <y> are two completely different and often contradictory things. Organic is not the same as sustainable is not the same as healthy is not the same as cruelty-free is not the same thing as hormone-free, and so on.
Some people also have a malfunctioning or non-existent sarcasm detector.
Enough said.
Lots of people are absolutely shocked or simply disbelieve the idea that a hen would eat a bug, let alone a mouse or snake.
I am the “food is fuel/I’d happily eat people kibble” guy. If food appears in the house, I’ll eat it.
Re: Utz - I prefer them DESPITE
the creepy deformed girl in their logo! If I were swayed by packaging, that would DEFINITELY sway me AGAINST inviting that horror into my home!
And I guarantee the FPO does not spend extra time in the store for her reading enjoyment! 
Nope! I read everything I could get my hands on when I was a kid. I still remember enjoying the bottoms of the Bicentennial Kleenex boxes, which I would read in the bathroom while doing my business. The only one I remember now is Tom Paine (“These are the times that try men’s souls…”)
Are most Americans even aware Lucerne is a town in Switzerland? The only reason I know of its existence is because I’ve been there while driving to Germany. Otherwise, I don’t think I would have ever learned about it.
Don’t forget the Budweiser label
I just cooked up some asparagus. A tag said something like, “Alpine Fresh. Product of Mexico.”
Back in college a friend of mine memorized that and then at parties, after people were drunk enough, he would claim to have amazing eye sight and eventually have someone challenge him to read the small writing from a few feet away.
Something can be alpine and from Mexico:
“Alpine” just means “from a tall mountain”, and AFAIK, Mexico has mountains taller than the Alps.
Thanks for the correction. And yes, Mexico has several quite tall mountains.
You’re both right? I agree with Dinsdale that the marketing slogan “Alpine Fresh” on Mexican produce is probably meant to conjure up in the US consumer visions of lush green Swiss mountain pastures, rather than merely indicating “mountain-region origin”. But yes, Alessan is right that “alpine” as an adjective doesn’t mean only the European Alps.
To my mind, this is like serving a combination of cucumbers, eggplant and tomatoes to a kid as a “fruit salad”
Is alpine skiing restricted to certain mountain ranges?
Hmm, i read the labels in hopes that it will suggest the hen was able to eat bugs. Hens that eat bugs taste better than ones that only eat manufactured feed. They also tend to be tougher, because they had more reason to exercise.
I don’t know about the flavor of the chickens themselves, but hens with a good lifestyle (bug-eating, low-stress, etc.) lay much tastier eggs.
Fortunately, I don’t have to check the labels for that, because my mom keeps chickens, and provides all the eggs I need.