Wednesday, 18 November, 2009

1. By bananoriz. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @05:07pm:

   More setbacks please !
2. By Minderbinder. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @05:08pm:

   This wouldn't have happened if Obama had replaced the Director of the Ketchup Advisory Board (a Regent University grad, interestingly) with his own appointee.
   
   Another unfulfilled campaign promise.
3. By Curtis. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @05:13pm:

   A boon for all germ phobic slider slobs.
4. By Doug. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @05:18pm:

   Speaking of hygiene.. why do people get upset when you sneeze on the salad bar's sneeze guard?
5. By wally the duck. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @05:44pm:

   For the record, building codes in Minnesota prohibit installing the kind of toilet paper dispensers that only allow dispensing of a certain number of squares of toilet paper.
6. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @06:14pm:

   Mindbinder, when he the Prez does appoint a noobie, he/she will not merely be the Director of the KAB, he will be the Condiment Czar.
7. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @06:23pm:

   Try prying some little Mayonnaise packets out of them. You'd think they were Gold.
   
   Supersize me, sure, but let me make my Lunch taste even better? Heck NO! They look at you like you're a terrorist, and the people in the drive thru - behind you - gnash their teeth, beat their steering wheels ,make obscene gestures and wonder what the hold up is.
   
   "Can I have some Mayo ,please?".
   "One minute.." Eyes rolling, malcontent sigh.
   
   Don't blame me because the Fast Food gods hide it under a counter in the nether regions of the restaurant.
   
   It's MY High Cholesterol damnit!
   I'm not tipping you 0% for nothing!
   
   Large Fries and Mayo.
   Ahhhh. Life is good.
8. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @06:34pm:

   Sounds like somebody could use some natural mellowing agents.
9. By Doug. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @06:43pm:

   The counter around the ketchup dispenser is always a disgusting mess. I suspect its the same crowd that can't use a urinal, gets the restroom floor wet, and doesn't wash their hands.
10. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @07:07pm:

    Is that the actual $18,000,000 catchup dispenser or just some random wannabe?
    
    Doug - A couple of weeks ago, I was at a place that has a double sided salad bar with a sneeze guard on only one side. I guess those with H1N1 are on the honor system to use the guarded side.
11. By Fast Eddie. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @07:20pm:

    Here in Austin we get a paper version of The Onion. I've talked to friends around the country, and they don't get it. Never had it anywhere else I've lived. Does anyone else get it?
12. By Chris Weagel. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @07:32pm:

    One of the few items that will survive from our great civilization. to puzzle future historians.
13. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @08:39pm:

    Take a good long look at the ketchup dispenser shown here. You might never see another one.

    
    
    Reminds me of that Last Lonely Eagle song by the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
14. By Onecos. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @08:45pm:

    We have a condiment tax in Hawaii. Restaurants are taxed on each package of condiment they pass out. I'm not sure how they record the numbers. Probably taxed when purchased in bulk. That's why restaurants without the dispensers are stingy. Wonder what COSTCO will do? They already limit the amount of sauerkraut. But you can still get plenty of chopped onion!
15. By Onecos. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @08:52pm:

    I just can't disappoint you guys. I know you expect more from me.
    Fast food joints are beginning to ration the amount of condiments because they're unhealthy. This is similar to the government rationing healthcare before the bill is even passed by saying women don't need mammograms until age 50. And then, only every other year. Please tell that to my sister who died of breast cancer at age 47...
16. By gdm IV. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @09:13pm:

    This is similar to the government rationing healthcare before the bill is even passed by saying women don't need mammograms until age 50.

    
    It seems you don't understand the definition of similar.
    
    

    Please tell that to my sister who died of breast cancer at age 47...

    
    How could we tell her that?
17. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @09:24pm:

    By Dob:
    ... when he the Prez does appoint a noobie, he/she will not merely be the Director of the KAB, he will be the Condiment Czar.
    
    This person probably will be a Goldman - Sacks alumnus, too.
18. By RickHap. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @10:27pm:

    I suspect its the same crowd that can't use a urinal, gets the restroom floor wet, and doesn't wash their hands.
    
    This same crowd pees in the in-room coffee maker.
19. By jmnorthcutt. Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @10:58pm:

    The dispenser in the picture appears to be electric?? The ones I have used, you have to pump the heck out of them to get anything.
20. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @11:50pm:

    Fast food joints are beginning to ration the amount of condiments because they're unhealthy.

    
    Since when? Wasn't it Reagan's bunch who decided ketchup is a vegetable?
    
    As for the mammography screening, the Obama administration has already said there will be no changes to the present guidelines for mammograms - Medicare, and any government option health coverage, will continue to recommend and pay for routine mamms for women starting at age 40 and yearly ones for those over 50 - just exactly as it stands right now. Of course, this enables private insurance companies to change their policies and blame the feds. IMHO, this is probably the reason the task force came up with the recommendations they did; 10 to 1 the individuals on this task force support private insurance.
    
    And, Onecos, just like Ms. Sebelius said, the controversy over when and how often to use mammography has been ongoing for years.
21. By . Comment posted 18-Nov-2009 @11:55pm:

    There's been a tremendous outcry about this, and rightfully so. Almost everyone has lost someone they love to breast cancer, or at least knows someone who has survived it, and people are not happy about the cavalier attitude demonstrated with regard to the only real method we have of diagnosing such a killer.
    
    Just think of the celebrities who have had breast cancer diagnosed in their 40s - there are plenty of them and they're loudly voicing their objections.
    
    Don't fret; even though you DO enjoy fretting about all the dreadful things that Obama's setting up for you and your friends, try not to lose any sleep over this one.
22. By Geeza. Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @12:18am:

    My 47 year old wife has had breast cancer and I agree it would be good if scans were carried out at an age less than 50.
    
    Seems a bit of a jump from a ketchup dispenser to this topic though.
    
    As a Brit, I can tell you that you don't find ketchup dispensers in the UK and I find such gluttony a little alarming.
    
    We eat far more than we used to do over here but it's always surprising to see how much Americans eat.
    
    Granted, you don't have the problems with really excessive alcohol consumption and public drunkenness that we do :)
23. By Volt. Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @07:48am:

    This is posted under "Humor."
    
    I think fast-food is disgusting, but don't they put the condiments on the food before they serve it?
24. By . Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @08:12am:

    What does the J-Walk nation feel about self service soda? Do you refill?
25. By . Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @08:17am:

    Musturd rules
    Ketchup is for zombie wannabes
    
    Funniest thing about Co$tco hotdogs is watching how many people that can't figure out how to make the onions or relish come out and they just stand there staring at it or poke a finger or straw into the hole or hit the top of the dispenser.
26. By . Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @08:43am:

    I like to dip my onion rings in ketchup not ooze it out of a packet. That's why I go to BK.
27. By Shel-tone. Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @08:49am:

    Here I am to tie it all together:
    
    Ketchup prevents breast cancer:
    
    "Breast cancer (prevention). In a study of more than 700 women (289 with breast cancer, 442 without), the dietary intake of lycopene was estimated. Researchers found that those consuming the most lycopene in the control group – primarily from tomato-based products – had a 36% reduced risk of developing breast cancer. These results held true even after factoring out six other nutrients known to protect against breast cancer."
28. By Shel-tone. Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @08:49am:

    Whoops, forgot the link:
    
    http://www.bestnaturalfoods.com/newsletter/tomatoes.html
29. By . Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @10:08am:

    Haha! When I worked with kids, I learned that putting ketchup on a soda lid was much more efficient than filling up endless little cups.
30. By wally the duck. Comment posted 19-Nov-2009 @01:03pm:

    k8,
    Thank you for that tip. Every now and then I learn something useful from this blog.
31. By . Comment posted 20-Nov-2009 @11:46am:

    I was chastised at a Whataburger for asking for ketchup packets after presented with a burger. The reason - I could have ordered "extra ketchup" and they would have gladly put it on the burger using the bulk dispenser, but the packets cost extra money. They also took the napkin dispensers off the counter and would dole out 2 napkins per customer.

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