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Randy D

Dry martini. Welsh Rarebit. Mock turtle soup. Baked Alaska. Imitation Margarine. Garden Burgers (vegetarian “meat” replacement food).

What are some other food names, names of dishes, names of beverages, etc, that are either oxymoronic, hypocritically stated, nonsense or in any way opposite of what they actually represent, such to the point that when you really think about them, it makes you say, “Hey, wait a second . . . ”?




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Posted - December 19, 2020
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  • 10052
    Tater tots. 

    What's artificial margarine? I thought margarine was essentially artificial butter? 
      December 19, 2020 8:35 PM MST
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  • 53528

    You’re absolutely right about the “artificial margarine”, which is why I included it here. Wait, I need to change that, because I just remembered that it was actually labeled “imitation margarine”. Oops. 
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      December 19, 2020 8:38 PM MST
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  • 10052
    I remember my grandma called it 'oleo'. 
      December 19, 2020 9:40 PM MST
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  • 53528

     

      I remember that also, from my stepfather. He was born and raised on the East Coast of the US, and retained a lot of the culture of his birthplace. 

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      December 19, 2020 9:49 PM MST
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  • 44655
    'Plant based' anything.
    'Gluten free' fish. (WHAT?)
      December 19, 2020 9:36 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Kosher shrimp, lobster, bacon, ham, or pork.
      December 19, 2020 10:04 PM MST
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  • 34460
    Is a company really trying to market any of those? 
      December 20, 2020 6:46 AM MST
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  • 13277
    No. They're just oxymoronic.
      December 20, 2020 7:53 AM MST
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  • 44655
    I was talking to a manager at a meat market and he told me a Rabbi came in to buy a Passover ham.
      December 20, 2020 12:41 PM MST
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  • 17620
    I saw a recliner for sale with the claim that it was covered in genuine imitation leather.  *shaking my head*
      December 20, 2020 1:53 PM MST
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