As a New Yorker, I’m not ashamed to admit that my city does so much incorrectly: our rent is too damn high, our commutes too damn long, and rats, not the mayor, rule the city.
If there’s one thing this 8-million-plus-person hellhole mostly gets right…
Category: Bagels
The cursed St. Louis style bagel is a meme now
Twitter has channeled its carb-loaded rage into a new meme.
The “St. Louis style” bagel — apparently, a bagel cut into thin slices like a loaf of bread — infuriated Twitter users on Wednesday.
It’s a special kind of sad and pathetic.
Today I introduced my coworkers to the St Louis secret of ordering bagels bread sliced. It was a hit! pic.twitter.com/XNGbljtpYz
— Alek Krautmann (@AlekKrautmann) March 26, 2019
After the initial anger over the travesty that is sliced bagels passed, “St. Louis style” became a meme. People shared messed-up ways to consume their favorite foods — from delicately sipping coffee through a soaked napkin to feasting on boiled pizza. Read more…
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View More The cursed St. Louis style bagel is a meme nowA tweet depicting bagels sliced like loaves of bread is causing people to freak out
The conventional wisdom is that bagels should be sliced in half horizontally, then eaten. Even popular bagel practices like toasting and the bagel sandwich are up for debate. This is why so many people on Twitter found the following tweet so disturbing.
Today I introduced my coworkers to the St Louis secret of ordering bagels bread sliced. It was a hit! pic.twitter.com/XNGbljtpYz
— Alek Krautmann (@AlekKrautmann) March 26, 2019
This bagel spread — which appears to be from bagel crime purveyor Panera Bread — is essentially many pieces of bread made of bagel flesh. They still taste good, probably, because they are made of bagel, which is a good substance. Read more…
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View More A tweet depicting bagels sliced like loaves of bread is causing people to freak outApple fixes the bagel emoji because New Yorkers have a lot of feelings about breakfast
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Listen, I don’t need to tell you that people have a lot of feelings about breakfast food. Especially when it comes to bagels.
When Apple first unveiled the design of its forthcoming bagel emoji, there was an almighty furore. Bagel-loving New Yorkers criticised the initial design for its sub-par appearance.
As Nikita Richardson writes in Grub Street: “Let’s talk about that distressingly smooth crust. What midwestern bagel factory did this bagel come out of?”
“To be frank, this bagel emoji should only be used to illustrate what kind of bagel you don’t want your friend to pick up on the way over,” Richardson added. She also took exception to the woeful absence of cream cheese. C’mon, Apple, what were you thinking? Read more…
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View More Apple fixes the bagel emoji because New Yorkers have a lot of feelings about breakfastSkip that poppy seed bagel before a drug test
So, uh, watch out for foods with poppy seeds. They could have traces of morphine residue, and cause you to fail a drug test, which could mean you won’t get the job, or worse. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Drugs, Opiates, Bagels, and Pop…
View More Skip that poppy seed bagel before a drug testCheese and bacon-scented hair products are here and they’re awful
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Do you love bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwiches? Do you love them so much you want to smell like one? Yeah… neither do I.
Einstein Bros. is selling a limited supply of Cheesy Shampoo and Wakin’ Bacon Condition, and boy do they reeeeeek. Sadly, they’re already sold out.
Of course this is just promo for a sandwich.
“Einstein Bros. Bagels wants to awaken consumers’ morning routines with something totally unexpected that will get them excited about breakfast and our delicious Cheesy Wakin’ Bacon sandwich,” SVP of Marketing, Product, and Innovation Kerry Coyne wrote in a press release. Read more…
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View More Cheese and bacon-scented hair products are here and they’re awful