I slather it on hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, steak (yes, steak!)

If proof is needed that RJ is a barbarian, here it is (unless that "steak" was previously known as "Trigger").

I can't wait for your review of Victory Gin.

That's odd, Jim. I didn't imagine you to be a steak eater. I had you pegged as either a vegan or a cannibal.

When in Canada, I rather enjoy the ketchup. It is spiced differently than American ketchup, even when comparing Heinz to Heinz. It is sweeter, and has some other spices I can't quite put a finger on. RJ, you really need to have your dear pal Jim send a bottle to you.

Meanwhile, here in Indiana, we enjoy Red Gold. It is manufactured just two counties north of me and is abundantly available throughout the midwest. It is not as vinegar-heavy as Heinz, just like Mr. Oliver describes his 'W' ketchup.

Mike,

I suggest you try some "W" Ketchup. It's pretty damn good, and some of the proceeds go to a good cause.

And everything is made here in the good ol' USA, including the bottles!

Wow. How interesting.

Two geniuses discuss a red sugar substance.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

someday, a million years from now, someone will dig up a computer and find this particular blog on it. this will be proof how insane the world became in 2004.

ketchup has become a political issue.

i am glad bill del monte or the chef boy r. dee's are not running for anything.

jack

mmmmm, long pork. Though you really need to use a ginger-molasses-cayenne-vinegar marinade, and then slow cook it in a steel smoker. None of that red industrial glop.

What's next, politically oriented individually wrapped cheez slices?

I'm actually surprised that Republicrat yahoos aren't keeping to the party line, preaching abstinence instead of promoting promiscuous use of condiments.

Del Monte and United Fruit used the US Marines as part of political food policy over the past century many times in Honduras, Cuba, Nicaragua,, and so on.

Before Banana Republic was a retail chain, it was a key part of US foreign policy, brutal, murderous dictatorships, enforced by US troops.

i use Uncle Dave's Ketchup from vermont.

all natural. kosher. no icky sweeteners.

no politics.

Hey, Tadpole:

GFY

i am going to stop eating pineapples because of that red cross whore...liz dole and her limped penis hubby bob.

Hey, Tadpole:

GFY

gee...GFY?

Good For You?
Girls Feed Yaks?
Greenbeans Float Y'Know?

no, wait...Go Fuck Yourself?

very impressive & eloquent.

and stuff.

I don't see why it has to be political. W ketchup would stand to take a bigger chunk of the market (provided it really is a tasy alternative) if it wasn't directly tied to Republicans. To my knowledge, it makes more business sense to sell to the biggest market possible, which would be anyone looking for an alternative taste not a different political flavor. Heinz may be owned by the wife of the democratic candidate, but it didn't set out to be political. It just wants to be a condiment, so should W.

I think it's fun that it is political, in the thin tradition of Billy Beer and Gold Water. I'd love to see Heinz unveil a 58th Variety in honor of John Kerry, though I can't imagine what would be fitting.

Genius responds while trying to live up to the standards of his hero, Herr Cheney:

"Go Fuck Yourself."


Good job, grasshopper.

i guess telling somebody to go fuck themselves isn't a 'personal attack'.

mebbe it's a term of endearment or something.

Mark, it is, but I fall behind. Anyone who thinks I'm missing something or not getting to something quickly enough should email me through the link on the side. Those emails won't get in with the comment copies.

Although, with Shark, it may have been a term of endearment. I often miss his context.