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YOUR BOWL FOR THE BOWLS: THE SHAQ-FU OF SNACK FOOD

Snacking's an art, not a science, meaning you can say whatever you want about it and no one's ever going whip out some prissy little retort like, WAAAAAHHHHH did you have that peer-reviewed, or WAAAAAAAHHHH you should run this through Human Resources first." Fuck that noise with a barbed wire Jeff Stryker/Bret Michaels/Peter North mold, because in the world of snack, you are the sole judge and jury, limited only by your budget, stomach capacity, and ability to withstand the consumption of mass amounts of processed corn. Allow someone to take your snacking czar scepter, but only from your cold, dead, snack-residue-covered hands, ruler.

Bowl season involves copious amounts of couch time, so you have important decisions to make. We'll be reviewing snack foods for your perusal because what you need least is snack food after thousands of calories of holiday food, so that's exactly what you'll get, of course: more food to eat when you're not eating. It's all about paralyzing your body's ability to process food through overconsumption, but then helping it out by making enough sheer bulk to force gravity to do the work for you. If dinner is the big ball of hair blocking the toilet, a whole bag of Funyuns should be considered the invisible hand of Drano pushing it all forward through your system like the very digits of the free market themselves.

Speaking of, snack food one:

Because they couldn't call them "Whatthefuckyuns"" Funyuns.

Funyuns

Funyuns are: Corn. Almost completely corn, mixed with a bit of soy, some onion powder, and folic acid. We presume this was all part of some ploy to get Funyuns to be a pregnancy food, a plan so evil even Frito-Lay put it in the "too evil" pile along with the "Funyuns Make Healthy Young 'Uns" t-shirts and posters. They're formed into little onion-ring-shaped circles, so you can also throw them like hoops at the table, twirl them onto your finger, or try to toss them onto your erect penis in a festive game of ring toss. Combine the last one with a sexual activity, and you have just re-enacted 23 percent of the Federline-Spears relationship.

Described by their manufacturer as:

Funyuns Onion Flavored Rings are a deliciously different snack that is fun to eat. These playful rings have a crisp texture and are packed full of zesty onion flavor. Next time you're in the mood for a snack that's out of the ordinary, try Funyuns Onion Flavored Rings.

And next time you're in the mood for a vacation that's out of the ordinary, try Angola!

Organic? No, and most of the time you don't care. Nothing save the most dire of rusts is actually the color of a Dorito, but you eat them anyway because they are salt, pepper, and fat congealed onto a corn shingle, and that is always so much better than that sentence makes it sound. Funyuns, though, stretch even the credibility of snack foods in delivering something one might reasonably call "food." They're hazmat suit yellow, have a disturbingly unctuous feel in the hand, and taste like you're pouring onion powder and hairspray in a stream down your throat. They are organic in the sense that they contain carbon--we think they contain carbon, at least. Besides that, they're Petrino. We mean fake.

If you eat a bag of them you will feel... Like you just swallowed a bag of styrofoam peanuts.

In their second life, they will... Turn your shit greenish-yellow like you've been living on a diet of Michigan football memorabilia.

Recommended dosage: None. There's gutter snack food of a respectable nature, and then there's Funyuns. You'd be better off bellying up to a hog trough and digging in, since for the most part it's made of the same American Agri-trash pig feed is made from, which means you'll probably eat a whole bag while watching the Meineke Car Care Bowl, anyway. This would be appropriate since after eating several servings, you too will feel like you need a wholesale fluid change.

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Don’t tell my bosses, co-workers, girlfriend or parents…but I just purchased enough weed to kill a small army. In other words…I LOVE BOWL SEASON!!!

But funyuns suck. My plans include leftover Chinese food, fritos & chips with french onion dip and (the most important part) little hot dogs on New Year’s Day during the Rose Bowl. In fact, New Year’s Day should include as many appetizers as possible to kill the hangover, including buffalo wings.

by Edsall is God on Dec 18, 2007 2:41 PM EST reply actions  

Mmmmm.

Haven’t actually had any since the beginning of football season. Thanks for the reminder, Orson. Would make quite the superb carb compliment for the protein in the nonfat yogurt.

by marcillac on Dec 18, 2007 2:44 PM EST reply actions  

EiG,

Those are generally excellent suggestions but the funyuns would have to figure in the medley.

by marcillac on Dec 18, 2007 2:46 PM EST reply actions  

Get some sour cream and onion chips with some dip, man, some beef jerky, some peanut butter. Get some Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars, a whole lot, make sure chocolate, gotta have chocolate, man. Some popcorn, red popcorn, graham crackers, graham crackers with marshmallows, the little marshmallows and little chocolate bars and we can make s’mores, man. Also, celery, grape jelly, Cap’n Crunch with the little Crunch berries, pizzas. We need two big pizzas, man, everything on ’em, with water, whole lotta water, and Funyons.

by kleph on Dec 18, 2007 2:51 PM EST reply actions  

#4
I think you just described Mark Manginos breakfast

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 18, 2007 2:54 PM EST reply actions  

They’re formed into little onion-ring-shaped circles, so you can also throw them like hoops at the table, twirl them onto your finger, or try to toss them onto your erect penis in a festive game of ring toss. Combine the last one with a sexual activity, and you have just re-enacted 23 percent of the Federline-Spears relationship.

The annoying people around me that some may refer to as coworkers are pretty put off with me right now due to the uncontrollable laughter after reading this slice of literary gold.

by Fraggle Rock on Dec 18, 2007 2:54 PM EST reply actions  

Nice Half-Baked ref man…..

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 18, 2007 2:55 PM EST reply actions  

#4
I need a box of condoms and what’s that shit we used to eat all the time back in the day??

by Fraggle Rock on Dec 18, 2007 2:56 PM EST reply actions  

a bunch of my friends in australia love that movie but were completely clueless on the subject of s’mores. so i had to educate ’em.

by kleph on Dec 18, 2007 2:57 PM EST reply actions  

Glad I’m not the only one who immediately thinks of Half Baked when I hear “funyons.”

Anyway, I don’t think I’ve ever actually had funyons. Don’t plan on trying them either.

by TIGERinATL on Dec 18, 2007 3:01 PM EST reply actions  

Here is a tip…..dont ever eat a bag of Funyons and then drink a whole lot of orange juice, while seated in the front seat in the middle of a bench seat in a Ford F150 between 2 other people while trying to learn to
“chew Redman” when your like 12, with no spit cup, or if you had one, they hid it after giving you the a whole lot of chew…….after the dizziness from the nicotine and the intial buzz of motion sickness….hilarity ensues……..just a tip…
Here is some inside info…..The food coloring in Funyans trump the food coloring in Orange juice, the second go round FYI, and people will jump out of a moving pickup truck going 30 mph when a kid gets sick FYI

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 18, 2007 3:05 PM EST reply actions  

MPP,

You know, the orange juice/funyon combo alone made made me a little nauseous. Adding the Redman to the mix, that’s just plain old-fashioned vomit fuel. What the hell were your uncles or cousins or whatever thinking?

by Biggus Rickus on Dec 18, 2007 3:08 PM EST reply actions  

O:
Speaking of Peter North, how did the PNU Gushers’ season turn out? Great success, no?

by Aerobab on Dec 18, 2007 3:12 PM EST reply actions  

Biggus,

That’s the bama sidewalk alum initiation ritual. A little shocked at the orange juice though. I thought they used red kool-aid.

by TIGERinATL on Dec 18, 2007 3:13 PM EST reply actions  

Funyuns Is People!

by knoxlaw on Dec 18, 2007 3:17 PM EST reply actions  

Kids in middle school scarfed those up with no delay. I always assumed the bright yellow bag meant they were toxic, as God always lets us know what to stay away from by making it bright and colorful, like those poisonous rain forest frogs, trashy hookers, and suspect carnival rides.

Snack of choice – Super Pretzels. those fuckers are GOOD. Three in one sitting is standard fair.

by Brian on Dec 18, 2007 3:30 PM EST reply actions  

I think Funyuns are still higher on the death by snackfood than bbq pork rinds.

by drogue on Dec 18, 2007 3:31 PM EST reply actions  

ya think the petrino comment may have been a little forced?

by justin on Dec 18, 2007 3:39 PM EST reply actions  

Funyuns are okay but they’d barely crack my poll of bowl game watching snacks: doritos, fritos, tositos (hahah anything that ends in -itos), ruffles, any potato chip with french onion dip, salt & vinegar chips, bbq chips, cheetos and cheez-its. And funyuns would also be behind numerous chocolate-related choices like brownies, anything with the word HOSTESS on it and M&Ms.

I ate one of those XXL bags of M&M New Year’s Eve day 2003 watching crap like the Sun Bowl….oh my god…i almost died that night when drinking began. Be wary of M&Ms!!! They are too good!!

by Edsall is God on Dec 18, 2007 3:40 PM EST reply actions  

#17
You drink mojitos while watching football? You better be a chick…

by Will (the other one) on Dec 18, 2007 3:42 PM EST reply actions  

What are Super Pretzels? I like the sound of those.

Try one of my new stamples: cocktail weenies in a crockpot with whiskey, brown sugar, and catsup. Drunk Dogs ahoy!

by Dave on Dec 18, 2007 3:45 PM EST reply actions  

http://www.superpretzel.com/

Also, another key, key, key, snack item is cheezum pringles. I could eat a whole silo of those puppies in one sitting.

by Brian on Dec 18, 2007 3:47 PM EST reply actions  

I don’t drink mojitos usually but seriously, it’s not a gay drink or anything. Mo-jitos…Mooooo-jitos…

by Edsall is God on Dec 18, 2007 3:50 PM EST reply actions  

I actually quite like funnyuns, but they pale by comparison my favorite potato chip “flavors” as a kid: beef, ketchup, and prawn. (Separate flavors, not all in one…)

But the idea of sitting around grazing on shit like that all day on New Year’s? Perhaps not.

by DC Trojan on Dec 18, 2007 3:52 PM EST reply actions  

beast vs beast dept:

Who would win a Funyun Eating contest between Mark Mangino and Charlie Weis?

I think Mangino would win, but both of their toilets would be the big, clogged up, putrid, losers the next day.

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Dec 18, 2007 3:53 PM EST reply actions  

The Super Pretzel appears to be… a pretzel. But man, I love pretzels, so I’m down.

by Dave on Dec 18, 2007 3:54 PM EST reply actions  

You’re all full of it. Funyuns are like manna from the heavens. I’ll take those over any other “chips” every day of the goddamn week.

Plus, it’s spelled “Funyuns,” no O.

by twogreattastes on Dec 18, 2007 3:55 PM EST reply actions  

#21; Liquor should be ingested straight-up, unless you are serving it to a prissy-type-female and they need it watered, or sugared down some.

by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me on Dec 18, 2007 3:56 PM EST reply actions  

Um, fuck all the rest of this, my weapon of choice is scallops and bacon. Boom.

by Brian on Dec 18, 2007 3:57 PM EST reply actions  

SKLM:

Exactly which days are the toilets of Mangino and Weis not clogged-up putrid losers? I mean, what’s a good day in the life of that bathroom fixture?

by Albino Tornado on Dec 18, 2007 3:58 PM EST reply actions  

Pepperoni rolls, dudes. The official snack food of WfVU. Great for hangovers with a Miller Lite.

by Millon deFloss on Dec 18, 2007 4:02 PM EST reply actions  

Scallops and bacon = boner.

Or even those water chestnuts and bacon things.

by Dave on Dec 18, 2007 4:04 PM EST reply actions  

DC Trojan—

the crisp flavors in europe are way underrated. I wish I could find just one bag of paprika crisps here in the states!

by AllWhoYonder on Dec 18, 2007 4:22 PM EST reply actions  

I totally agree with deFloss…. you arent headed for diabetes until youve had a stadium pepperoni roll!

by beckett929 on Dec 18, 2007 4:23 PM EST reply actions  

I’ll tell ya my secret and it’s no bullshit. It does require that you like filberts. You do, right? Oh I forgot, they’re also called “hazelnuts.”

Anyway, you need dried or blanched shelled nuts, whole or halved. There are variations but here’s my two favorites.

1) Dump nuts in a bowl, add butter and worchestershire sauce. Nuke on high for about five minutes in a microwave. Sprinkle with salt and allow to cool a bit then serve

2) Dump nuts in a bowl. Pour ranch dressing over the nuts, and sprinkle some cayenne pepper. Otherwise do as above.

Manna from fucking heaven. Goes well with booze, reef, football, pussy or whatever. I promise :)

by Quack Whore on Dec 18, 2007 4:27 PM EST reply actions  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepperoni_Roll

West Virginia you magnificent bastard!

“…it is arguably the food most closely associated with the state…”

by Brian on Dec 18, 2007 4:28 PM EST reply actions  

sorry for the double post, but this just occured to me: state food of West fuckin Virginia = Hot Pockets.

by Brian on Dec 18, 2007 4:28 PM EST reply actions  

We really enjoy Tomato Basil Wheat Thins. Good stuff.

Millon @ #31: Game, set, match.

by Jorgé the Bass Player on Dec 18, 2007 4:42 PM EST reply actions  

Unsurprisingly, Funyuns are still vastly outselling Responsibilityuns

by Yinka Double Dare on Dec 18, 2007 4:42 PM EST reply actions  

Funyuns are so exotic like Munchos and Bugles.

Frozen meatballs and a can of Cream of whatever in the Crockpot, thats a mans snack.

by dogterd on Dec 18, 2007 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

What I mean is pepperoni rolls with beer is just what the doctor ordered for a nasty hangover. That and maybe a stroke session.

I’m ready for some meaningless bowl games.

by Jorgé the Bass Player on Dec 18, 2007 4:51 PM EST reply actions  

I plan to have a Luther Burger with my football this bowl season.

I’m saving it for the National Title game though…don’t want to have to try and recover from a coronary bypass…or death, before getting to NOLA for the Sugar Bowl.

by Will (the other one) on Dec 18, 2007 5:13 PM EST reply actions  

#8-

pussy!

by gosouthgohard on Dec 18, 2007 5:16 PM EST reply actions  

Biggus, my cousin was like 16 when I was 12…..
Needless to say, I havent touched any combo of Funyuns or Red Man ever since then…actually I guess in a weird way I was trying to act grown up since my uncle and my cousin caught me going in their Red Man after baseball practice one day….and once busted, the conversation went like this..“So big man, ya wanna chew?? this is how ya chew….” and it went down hill from there….the food they offered was for more comedic effect on their part when I said I was getting dizzy, they said “Drink this, eat this”…..did I mention they were Auburn fans?? You obviously can see why a family “rivarly” is a lot more personal…..then once I got busted trying to smoke Camel cigarettes, same deal, had to smoke 10 at a time….they believed in the “overwhelm them til they get sick” mentality in punishment….sneaking Budweiser? Same deal….drink a hot 12 pack…..only think it did was make me switch from redneck brands to better brands and only in moderation…so I guess it worked in a weird way…I did all this in one summer while I was 12, so at least the lessons I learned were somewhat under semi-adult supervision…..and maniacal Auburn fans…

by Mr Pelican Pants on Dec 18, 2007 5:26 PM EST reply actions  

#29: Mark Mangino would eat Charlie Weis. The Funyuns would only be a side.

I’ve never had a Funyun.

It’s ironic Orson mentioned the Spears-Federlines, because child protection services actually did raid their household a couple of years ago. It took them six hours to locate baby Sean Preston, who had been trapped under two feet of Cheeto dust.

by Kate on Dec 18, 2007 6:07 PM EST reply actions  

Since we are talking food here and I plan on being in New Orleans….Again!

I once ate a Lucky Dog from a street vendor at 3a.m.

Told him I wanted the “Supremo” with chili, cheese whiz, coleslaw, pickle relish and extra onions.

Absolutely the best $6.00 high colonic known to mankind.

by hunglikehussain on Dec 18, 2007 7:56 PM EST reply actions  

They made a movie about Funyuns. It was called “Soylent Green.”

by DirkDawggler on Dec 18, 2007 7:57 PM EST reply actions  

Unless your pecker has the diameter of my pinky finger, ain’t no funyon gonna fit around your junk. Sure, I have big pinkies, but c’mon.

This has been classified information, until now, but few people outside Special Ops know that Funyons figured heavily during Shock and Awe. Smart bombs and bunker busters armed with Funyon warheads have been used for years, it’s just that Amnesty International is constantly bitchin’ and moanin’ that Funyon bombs are particularly inhumane. Thus, it’s kept on the down low.

by J.J. on Dec 18, 2007 8:38 PM EST reply actions  

3 things are needed for bowl season.

1) Knob Creek

2) Jar of Marishino (sp?) cherries. Pour out half the juice and replace with Clear Springs grain alcohol….Bama Bombs for the ladies.

3) BBQ pork rinds (fuck the dude that questioned their greatness)

by CapstoneAlum on Dec 18, 2007 8:42 PM EST reply actions  

Just give me man dip.
1 lb Jimmy Dean spicy sausage (need to brown first)
1 jar of Rotel and
Velveta
Put in a pot, heat, and then start dipping the Tostito’s scoops.
If you like spice, a few extra peppers won’t hurt.
Chase it down with some tall, cold Budweisers and your day is complete.

by Fraggle Rock on Dec 19, 2007 11:29 AM EST reply actions  

If y’all come to my house for the Peach Bowl, I’ll make you my specialty – sausage, jalapenos and water chesnuts wrapped in bacon, speared with a frilly toothpick, thrown in a grill basket and dipped in BBQ sause. If you’re in Birmingham, come on by.

by Katy on Dec 19, 2007 11:54 AM EST reply actions  

Honestly, that sounds like Satan’s snack. Delicious!

by GUF on Dec 19, 2007 1:29 PM EST reply actions  

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