# YAY Ben & Jerry's! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 2, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610 "2009-09-02T05:16:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/1 "2009-09-02T05:16:35Z")
Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating Vermont’s legalization of same-sex marriage by changing its “Chubby Hubby” flavor to [“Hubby Hubby.”](http://www.benjerry.com/hubbyhubby/) Not that I need an excuse to eat more ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/2 "2009-09-02T05:37:49Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating Vermont’s legalization of same-sex marriage by changing its “Chubby Hubby” flavor to [“Hubby Hubby.”](http://www.benjerry.com/hubbyhubby/) Not that I need an excuse to eat more ice cream. Wow. This is the first time an ice cream flavor has made me cry: Chubby Hubby was the favorite substance of an ex boyfriend of mine, who died a few years ago. I’ma go get some in his memory. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/3 "2009-09-02T06:08:27Z")
Interesting choice of salty wiener looking pieces packed with fudge. I was actually looking at the TVtropes page about unfortunate implications when I heard about this. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/4 "2009-09-02T06:19:22Z")
“Hubby Hubby” also sounds suspiciously like the title of an ABBA song 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/5 "2009-09-02T11:51:05Z")
That ice cream flavor is _so_ gay! Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Is it available in stores yet? Wonder if it will show up everywhere and if Phred Felps head has exploded yet. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/6 "2009-09-02T13:15:52Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > “Hubby Hubby” also sounds suspiciously like the title of an ABBA song 😛 Hubby Hubby how you thrill me, aha, Hubby Hubby Though the religious nuts want to kill me, aha, Hubby Hubby. Since it’s God that made us this way, There’s nothing wrong with being gay. And now I can marry you, it’s what we’re going to do. ETA: And kudos to Ben & Jerry. I think this is the first non-sexual item to celebrate being gay. I’m hoping for “Lesbian Lesbian Lemon Lemon” to follow soon. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/7 "2009-09-02T13:36:17Z")
Never having eaten Chubby Hubby, I’m not clear: Is this a new flavor, or have they renamed the old flavor? Is it available only in Vermont? ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/8 "2009-09-02T14:00:34Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Never having eaten Chubby Hubby, I’m not clear: Is this a new flavor, or have they renamed the old flavor? Is it available only in Vermont? Chubby Hubby is a classic Ben & Jerry’s flavor that’s been available all over for years: "Fudge Covered Peanut Butter Filled Pretzels in Vanilla Malt Ice Cream Rippled with Fudge & Peanut Butter. They’ve just renamed it ---
**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 2, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/9 "2009-09-02T14:01:08Z")
Chubby Hubby has been available in pints in grocery freezer sections for years. It was supposedly concocted as a practical joke by people who have nothing to do with Ben or Jerry but the joke backfired. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/10 "2009-09-02T14:24:58Z")
I don’t need an excuse to eat ice cream at all, but I am really excited to buy some Hubby Hubby. Big up to Ben & Jerry’s for doing this. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/11 "2009-09-02T14:48:29Z")
Last night, Conan commented on this on the Tonight Show. He said that Hubby Hubby is just like Chubby Hubby – except it has more nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/12 "2009-09-02T17:17:39Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > That ice cream flavor is _so_ gay! Not that there’s anything wrong with that. > > Is it available in stores yet? Wonder if it will show up everywhere and if Phred Felps head has exploded yet. We should take up a collection and send him a case. This would be a serious suggestion if we could arrange to have cameras on hand for delivery. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/13 "2009-09-02T22:17:20Z")
I had no idea Ben and Jerry’s was so progressive. And fudge-covered pretzels filled with peanut butter sounds ridiculously good. Almost makes me want to blow my nutrition plan and become a regular customer. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/14 "2009-09-02T23:53:52Z")
I broke down today and bought a pint of the peanut butter cup flavor; not being in Vermont I couldn’t get the Hubby Hubby. But I think it’s awesome that they did this and have no problem throwing a few dollars their way. I can’t buy it often or I’d weigh 300 pounds, of course. But dessert tonight will be yummy. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/15 "2009-09-03T03:44:12Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I had no idea Ben and Jerry’s was so progressive. And fudge-covered pretzels filled with peanut butter sounds ridiculously good. They’re actually renowned for being progressive, and Chubby Hubby is ridiculously good, especially if you like peanut butter and like sweet, salty and crunchy things mixed together - and who doesn’t? ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/16 "2009-09-03T05:01:21Z")
I remember when they announced that VT had gay marriage, on Jon Stewart they had a joke that Ben and Jerry’s was coming out with a flavor called Chubby Hubby ---
**Author:** ![Hrududu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Hrududu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hrududu)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/17 "2009-09-03T10:31:10Z")
I went through a ton of that flavour in college. You can’t seem to buy it here now though. Which is probably a good thing. I’d be the size of a house if it was still available. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/18 "2009-09-03T11:00:52Z")
> [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](#): > > I remember when they announced that VT had gay marriage, on Jon Stewart they had a joke that Ben and Jerry’s was coming out with a flavor called Chubby Hubby “Chubby Hubb_ies_” was the joke, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/19 "2009-09-03T11:52:03Z")
This thread is seriously making me crave ice cream. I’m gonna get a pint of B&J as soon as I get back to America on Saturday. (wooooo I’m going to Amerrrricaaaaa! Gonna get me some progressive ice cream!) ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610/20 "2009-09-03T17:00:40Z")
We also need to search out sites where fundies are calling for boycotts and post in comments that we’ll be buying two pints in their honor. ETA: [Here’s one.](http://aipnews.com/talk/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=7643&posts=1) No comments section though dangit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-ben-jerrys/508610.md?page=2)