By The Wiz
Looking for something funny/disturbing? Well, then, head on over here. I will warn you, there is some language, along with some “Liver Pate en Masque.” It’s Weight Watchers cards with recipes from 1974, and it will disturb you. But it made me laugh - hard, and I’m all about sharing the funnies, people. I’m sure the modern day WW wants nothing to do with drinks made from water, sherry extract, and two beef bouillon cubes. Yummy….
Oh how far we’ve come….
Oh, and I ended up overpaying for a seriously painful dental cleaning. Weep for me. WEEP, I tell you!!!
(And if this post ends up turning into a WW bashing session, or any kind of bashing session, I will dust off my delete key and use it freely. I know many people who have had success with WW. I just don’t think they ate “mackerelly.” Understood? Hmmmm….?)
(Does anyone know why I’m addicted to ending things with ….? Anyone?…Bueller?….)
The ellipsis is second only to the exclamation point in punctuation coolness!!! If only there were a good way to combine them…
Comment #1 by DaveJanuary 14th, 2009 at 10:07 amI’ve seen those cards before, but they never, ever fail to please and induce LOL fun.
Evidently, mackerel, canned grean beans and plain geletin were the only thing 70’s dieter were allowed. See how well it worked, too? Our weight problems were all nipped in the bud!
Comment #2 by Tracy MJanuary 14th, 2009 at 10:18 amOh my gosh. That was hilarious. THANK YOU.
Comment #3 by SueJanuary 14th, 2009 at 10:30 amEeew. Had to take a few deep breaths to settle the ol’ stomach. Shudder.
I realized several months ago that I haven’t made any type of jello salad in years. My grandmothers would be horrified and scandalized. How can you raise a family without serving jello at least once a week!?!
Comment #4 by ResearcherJanuary 14th, 2009 at 10:36 amTracy -
Comment #5 by The WizJanuary 14th, 2009 at 10:37 amAnd liver. Did you see under the faq or somewhere apparently dieters in the 1970s were to eat liver once a week. PERFECT.
Liver? Umm… sorry for the further disgusting image, but let me just say that after having had a number of miscarriages, I would never ever for a moment consider actually eating liver. Gack!
Comment #6 by ResearcherJanuary 14th, 2009 at 10:49 amPlease tell me the title a homage to the Grateful Dead. I can’t figure out the connection, but I’m hoping there is one.
Comment #7 by Jacob JJanuary 14th, 2009 at 11:08 amLong comment, Firefox crashed, short of it is that jello, even moreso molded jello, is rather weird when it has things that are not fruit in it. (Please note: I have never tried aspic, so am not qualified to have an opinion about it yet. But gelatinated green beans are disturbing.)
Also, Gross.
Comment #8 by kaduseyJanuary 14th, 2009 at 11:10 amAh, I now know what we should serve when family comes to town…!
Frankfurter Spectacular…!
http://www.candyboots.com/recipes/frankfurter_spectacular/frankfurter_spectacular.pdf
Comment #9 by Wiz DHJanuary 14th, 2009 at 11:48 amI’m cracking up just thinking about how funny that was and disturbing…*shudder*
Comment #10 by flip flop mamaJanuary 14th, 2009 at 12:05 pmOK, who’s hosting the WW MMW blogger snacker? Let’s make it pot luck. I’ll make the chicken livers. I like ritual!
Comment #11 by JamiJanuary 14th, 2009 at 12:45 pmThat’s amazing. I would not eat any of that. Even if I was starving.
What Weight Watcher’s was doing was mind control and conditioning.
“Oh, you want to lose weight! Fantastic just eat this food and you will.” Well no kidding you will, you would rather starve if that is the alternative.
Comment #12 by john walletJanuary 14th, 2009 at 1:13 pmWell, my already postponed New Year’s Resolution just took an indefinite hiatus.
Comment #13 by teresaJanuary 14th, 2009 at 1:51 pmCan’t. Stop. Laughing…
Comment #14 by Heather O.January 14th, 2009 at 2:44 pmThose would have all been soo funny, if not for the horrid language she used, including the “F” word. Please, if you are going to link to sites that use that kind of language, please warn us. I prefer not to read it.
Comment #15 by CamilleJanuary 14th, 2009 at 3:14 pmCamille, third sentence, first paragraph, she warns you about the language. Sorry it if disturbed you.
Comment #16 by Tracy MJanuary 14th, 2009 at 3:25 pmI am tempted to make fish “tacos”. Why would “tacos” need to be in “quotes”? “hahah”
Comment #17 by LisaCJanuary 14th, 2009 at 3:29 pmI had this link on my site forever because of the entertainment it provides. Hilarious!
Anyone notice there are absolutely no nutritional facts listed on any of these cards? No calorie count, no carbs, fats, nuttin’… just lots of liver.
Comment #18 by s'meeJanuary 14th, 2009 at 3:51 pmI am speechless - an amazing accomplishment, I know.
Comment #19 by RayJanuary 14th, 2009 at 3:54 pmthe language warning is in the very top of the post. (!)
That was the funniest, wiredest thing I have EVER seen. Can’t you just imagine people in the 70’s making things like that? I can’t get the image of that fish coated in what looked like blood out of my head, with Eric’s mom from that 70’s show presenting it to her family. GAH!
Comment #20 by mellocelloJanuary 14th, 2009 at 5:07 pmMy college nutrition teacher said liver has almost all the vitamins and minerals you need. It’s sick, but it’s a meatavitamin - probably why WW included it.
Comment #21 by mormonhermitmomJanuary 14th, 2009 at 7:10 pmExcuse me now while I toss my cookies.
Oh that was SO funny! My dd and I just shared a 10 minute belly laugh. Thanks for the link!
Comment #22 by JustRandiJanuary 14th, 2009 at 7:30 pmI can’t even begin to think how you make green bean mushroom jello.
Some friends of ours remodelled a home that had been built in the 40s or 50s, and the walls were insulated with old newspapers and magazines that, among other things, had recipes printed in them. They collected the recipes, distributed them amongst their friends and had them prepare and bring them to a “How could somebody think this up and feed it to their family?!?!” potluck. They said they’ve never laughed so hard or eaten so little at a house party. Hideous.
Comment #23 by mitsyJanuary 15th, 2009 at 11:28 amThis is great. I needed something good to read.
Comment #24 by CassiBJanuary 15th, 2009 at 1:02 pmI love the disclaimer at the bottom of the page about how they’re not affiliated with Weight Watchers. Thanks for the link, that was hysterically funny!
Comment #25 by MelindaJanuary 15th, 2009 at 1:47 pmThis was seriously funny. I do Weight Watchers (or as my husband calls it “WWF”) and think it’s great, but who in their right mind ever thought that stuff was actual food? For consumption?? It’s a wonder the franchise ever stayed alive. On the other hand, the members back then probably lost loads of weight from pure starvation.
Comment #26 by AubreyJanuary 15th, 2009 at 3:34 pmOh, and I have never understood the consumption of liver. It’s like eating the filter from your water dispenser.
Comment #27 by AubreyJanuary 15th, 2009 at 3:37 pmOk, one more thought. I wonder what Martha Stewart would say about the layout of the pictures.
Comment #28 by AubreyJanuary 15th, 2009 at 3:43 pmMaybe if everything you eat was molded in jello, it would just slide down and not be fattening. I ended up on the flckr page and people had posted how the recipes actually turn out. That was fun. Thanks for the deep belly laugh I needed that today!
Comment #29 by CassiBJanuary 15th, 2009 at 3:57 pmTracy you forgot toast. That was in quite a few also. I noticed it was even the shell of the “tacos”.
Wow, no wonder I’m fat. I’ve never tried any of these WW recipes!
Comment #30 by NatalieJanuary 15th, 2009 at 4:48 pmeww, liver. I prefer my iron pumped directly into my arm via IV infusion, thank you very much.
Suddenly makes me very happy to have waited to this day and age to get fat.
Comment #31 by Tammy and ParkerJanuary 16th, 2009 at 5:49 pmHrmmm. My mother did WW in the 1970s. I don’t recall any of these dishes, though my mother does not, as a general rule, eat fish of any kind.
I do, however, distinctly remember the liver once a week. Only edible when covered liberally in a mixture of ketchup and mustard. And I remember a sort of weird bread thing made mostly out of egg whites. And lots of vegetable soup.
Comment #32 by ValerieJanuary 17th, 2009 at 10:45 pmSpasiba!
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