Okay, we had a hubbub about the fake fat-like substance used in Frito-Lay WOW Chips and Toasty Toes WOW Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips. The generic name is Olestra, and the brand name is Olean®. Well, they’ve changed the name. What was WOW!® is now Light! (with a leaping female figure in the place of the i) If you still choose to fear Olestra, despite the absence of anyone in your circle of friends who has suffered from WOW! chips, you can now fear Light!® chips.
I thought you’d like to know.
sigh Olestra.
My mother on Weight Watchers Points Plan: “Wow! This bag of chips is only 3 points for the entire bag!”
Me, also on WWPP: “Oh! Let me try one!”
much munching ensues
…
penis ensues
This is happening much too often lately. I have no idea if it has to do with my dyslexia or if it’s a simple Freudian slip. My sincere apologies again, to everyone.
panic ensues Damnit. PANIC.
Damn. I was hoping you’d discovered a cheap alternative to Viagra.
Not that I NEED one or anything…
Runs away
What’s this make, like the dozenth x-rated slip you’ve had in the past month? Freud would have a field day.
Oh my dear ever-loving Og. I’m (in between laughs and tears streaming down my face) sorry if you find this offensive but that’s just about the funniest fucking visual I’ve had all - wait, it’s only January 3. In a while, then.
Holy Cecil growing an Olesta penis…
Aye, it is. So as not to hijack this thread, I had to start my own - I’m actually worried about this. It’s been happening for a long time, but I never thought to ask if it might be a problem, just assuming it might have something to do with my dyslexia. [/highjack]
My apologies, AskNott.
On the other hand, I’m glad I made someone’s day! smirks at iampunha
Thank you, AskNott.
… dear god, I can’t stop laughing… PENIS ENSUES! Thank you for brightening my night!
Anastasaeon, I was drinking a really good cup of tea as I read that, and then I spewed it all over my keyboard. After I cleaned it up, later, I went and got a can of ginger ale from the fridge, logged onto the SDMB again, thought about this thread, and then promptly sneezed up ginger ale. That was maybe the most unintentionally funny thing I’ve ever read on the SDMB.
Thank you for bringing so much unintended joy into my life. 
I unintentionally aim to please. Apparently. :smack:
Any truth to the rumor that “WOW!” was dropped because it’s a little too close to “WHOA!”…???
Maybe they were a little too quick with that name change.
I’ll have what she’s having.
I’m just very, very glad I don’t make those kind of typos at work. 
I don’t have any trouble with Olestra except that plain chips leave a bit of a tallowy feel in my mouth if I eat them just by themselves. And as Anastasaeon notes, they are great for the WW plan! Both local Subways carry them, so I can eat without guilt, yay! (Have lost 43 pounds so far on WW!)
But the things are damned expensive! $3-$4 a bag, when I can get regular chips for $1-$1.50 per bag.
My leaking anus thanks you for the warning.
[sub]Okay, not really, but I’d advise you all not to eat an entire bag at one sitting. Sure, it’s only like 6 points, but trust me, do not do it.[/sub]
Some people avoid olestra-containing products for fear that they’ll be among the tiny percentage of eaters who get severe digestive effects. If you’re one of those folks, I suggest you avoid peanuts in any form. A small percentage of people get life-threatening allergic reactions from eating even small amounts of peanut. Better swear off strawberries, too, the most common food allergy!
I’m a cautious guy, but I eat Toasty Toes tortilla chips cooked in olestra, with no ill effects. I also drive on the public roads, despite the danger of dying in a crash.
I’m avoiding Olestra because I don’t want to grow a penis.
It’s a good thing I read this thread today. I’m getting ready to fly back home tomorrow and was on my way out to the grocery store to pick up a few snacks for the plane ride back. I’ll avoid any foods with Olestra. I mean, I wouldn’t want to be in a plane eating chips when all of a sudden, BAM!… penis ensues. That would be embarrassing.
AskNott, I wouldn’t say that everyone should avoid them, just in case. But…and this is gonna be TMI, but WTF it’s an Olestra thread…
When I eat a large quantity of Olestra products (and I haven’t in a good long while) I get oily poop. I don’t get a stomach ache or anything, but when I poop, there is orange-y oily residue when I wipe.
I’d just as soon not experience that, because it’s kinda gross. But not everyone is going to react the same way - so give 'em a shot and see. Because they are quite tasty.