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Name your favorite thing that's just completely bad for you. (Original Post) Arcanetrance Jul 2013 OP
Bacon and Bearclaws. nolabear Jul 2013 #1
I've never had both together but I imagine they would be pretty good Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #2
I come down on the crispy side. There's a fine line between that and burnt though. nolabear Jul 2013 #4
I keep the things in my list as a treat otherwise they lose what makes them special Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #6
BACON OriginalGeek Jul 2013 #28
Exactly how I like my bacon Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #29
Pizza, soda, tobacco, and icecream. nt ZombieHorde Jul 2013 #3
erm, the vast majority of my life? Kali Jul 2013 #5
Never ridden a horse (born and raised in the city) Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #11
I grew up in a house headed by a very intelligent functional alcoholic Kali Jul 2013 #14
Stay away from dark & stormys those will get you drunk quick and you really don't realize it Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #16
Meat lovers type pizzas, French fries, Burgers... Locut0s Jul 2013 #7
There's nothing like good calamari Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #12
Fried pork rinds. vanlassie Jul 2013 #8
Anything salty, such as fries or chips or bacon. UtahLib Jul 2013 #9
oh yeah Kali Jul 2013 #13
One of my Mom's favorite stories UtahLib Jul 2013 #19
I like the sweet and salty combo I've also become a fan of sweet and spicy like chocolate with Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #15
You should try jalepeno jelly, yummy. n/t UtahLib Jul 2013 #21
I've been going back and forth on that every time I see it Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #22
White Castle cheeseburgers and cheese fries Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #10
The food snob that lives in me will cringe but I love chili cheese fries with that fake nacho cheese Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #17
good cigars - which I quit years ago for my health aint_no_life_nowhere Jul 2013 #18
My dad would be with you on the cigars a good cigar with three fingers of good scotch was his thing Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #20
A Bleu Cheese Bacon Burger from The Swiss pub in Tacoma. Aristus Jul 2013 #23
Sounds wonderful! In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #34
Fettucini Alfredo. calimary Jul 2013 #24
Fettuccine Alfredo is amazing especially when there's roasted garlic in the sauce Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #25
I want fettuccine at any hour of the am and/or pm! calimary Jul 2013 #49
Being a Raider fan. nt Jamaal510 Jul 2013 #26
Lol that's about as bad for you as being a jets fan looks like we are both heading for strokes while Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #27
Hahahah pipi_k Jul 2013 #37
He probably went back to being a dolphins fan Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #41
LOL! I live with a Raider fan. Granny M Jul 2013 #31
Pop Denninmi Jul 2013 #30
Yep, diet Pepsi and any diet soda (well okay no Fresca) Boomerproud Jul 2013 #44
Being outside on a hot summer day. ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #32
Hey, CC kurtzapril4 Jul 2013 #47
No - when I quit - I'll quit. ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #58
Gimmee a C ... gimmee an H LiberalEsto Jul 2013 #33
Bacon Bluzmann57 Jul 2013 #35
Just about pipi_k Jul 2013 #36
I'm like a mouse with cheese especially nice sharp strong cheeses Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #43
Coca-Cola and BACON !! a BLT with a Coke is a favorite lunch Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #38
The French Toast platter at my favorite brunch spot. Chan790 Jul 2013 #39
That sounds really good I think there should be a rule all french toast must be Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #42
I'm the person who lives on health food, and takes neurotically good care of myself pink-o Jul 2013 #40
Lol here's my anomaly I love the nacho cheese from taco bell Arcanetrance Jul 2013 #45
ice cream JitterbugPerfume Jul 2013 #46
Creme brulee. kurtzapril4 Jul 2013 #48
Opiates nt Taverner Jul 2013 #50
Women. Katashi_itto Jul 2013 #51
I have quite a few on my list, RavensChick Jul 2013 #52
Booze! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #53
double quarterpounder with cheese, with bacon Broken_Hero Jul 2013 #54
Large quantities of cheap malt liquor Throd Jul 2013 #55
Ahhhhh Country Club, Mickeys Big Mouth and of course, Old 800 Taverner Jul 2013 #59
what about BREW 102 and COLT 45 ? olddots Jul 2013 #61
Anything on the menu at Pink's Hot Dog Stand. Initech Jul 2013 #56
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #57
Desserts, especially cake and pie. nt femmocrat Jul 2013 #60
white flour and narcotics Tom Ripley Jul 2013 #62

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
2. I've never had both together but I imagine they would be pretty good
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:03 AM
Jul 2013

Here's a question how do you like your bacon cooked. My girlfriend and I go back and forth on this I like mine cooked but still kinda chewy she prefers hers extra crispy which she says is the proper way to have bacon.

nolabear

(41,984 posts)
4. I come down on the crispy side. There's a fine line between that and burnt though.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:10 AM
Jul 2013

Good bacon, cooked very slowly. And I hardly ever have either bacon or bear claws, but I would every day if I could.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
28. BACON
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:52 AM
Jul 2013

when held at one end should ever so slightly droop but not flop. It's just allllllllllllllllmost crispy but still have a touch of chewy.

My wife and I recently ate at a breakfast place in Indianapolis and, upon checking out, the hostess asked how everything was. I sighed and said everything was wonderful and could you please come home to Florida with us and explain to Peach Valley Cafe that THIS is how you cook bacon... Also this is how you make an egg over medium. PVC has a lot of fancy tables and pictures and upholstery but no smarts in the kitchen.

I am almost ready to completely give up on PVC however they have Bellinis. On second thought, I can make them at home.

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
29. Exactly how I like my bacon
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:56 AM
Jul 2013

Its hard to find places that understand that to many go with cooked into shoe leather. Speaking of bacon if you ever get a chance try bacon from a boar its good

Kali

(55,012 posts)
5. erm, the vast majority of my life?
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:11 AM
Jul 2013

I love salt and grease - fry something in bacon grease and I am there, baby

alcohol - new people and conversations or old friends I haven't seen in a while? overindulgence, for sure

driving a cool newish vehicle? speed and recklessness? oh yes (same with a new horse)

red meat, alcohol, bad boys, horses, pain relievers, powerful vehicles. hmmm. yeah!

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
11. Never ridden a horse (born and raised in the city)
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:14 AM
Jul 2013

Alcohol with friends is always fun because I have a friend who's always finding some new beer or drink we have to try.

Kali

(55,012 posts)
14. I grew up in a house headed by a very intelligent functional alcoholic
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:22 AM
Jul 2013

so I don't really like being around drunks, and I have a tendency to overindulgence or probably real addiction so I tend to avoid, but when the mood strikes and the conditions are "fun" I love to try new things and get wasted.

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)
7. Meat lovers type pizzas, French fries, Burgers...
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:12 AM
Jul 2013

Calamari (Deep fried of course)
Ice cream
Cake
Pie
Chinese Pastries
Sweet drinks

I could go on and on...

UtahLib

(3,179 posts)
9. Anything salty, such as fries or chips or bacon.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:13 AM
Jul 2013

I seldom eat anything that is extremely sweet but when I do, it must be followed by something salty.

Kali

(55,012 posts)
13. oh yeah
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:19 AM
Jul 2013

I don't crave much sweet stuff, but of course will eat it if it is around or in front of me, but MUST have something salty afterwards.

UtahLib

(3,179 posts)
19. One of my Mom's favorite stories
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:32 AM
Jul 2013

She took my brothers and I grocery shopping and gave each of us a little money to spend. My brothers each bought a bag full of penny candy. She thought it hilarious that I bought a huge dill pickle from a barrel that most small grocery stores had at that time. The good ol' days when a nickel was worth something.

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
15. I like the sweet and salty combo I've also become a fan of sweet and spicy like chocolate with
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:22 AM
Jul 2013

Red chilies

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
18. good cigars - which I quit years ago for my health
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 12:30 AM
Jul 2013

I still dream about cigars. It's an acquired taste but once you learn to appreciate them, there's nothing like a good cigar.

I could also add going to some colorful Asian bars in SoCal and getting drunk. I stopped doing that, too, in the early 1990s. I had a few dangerous encounters with people bearing firearms.

Aristus

(66,381 posts)
23. A Bleu Cheese Bacon Burger from The Swiss pub in Tacoma.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 02:19 AM
Jul 2013

Just bad, bad, bad, awful, awful, awful for you!

But I love it!...

calimary

(81,304 posts)
24. Fettucini Alfredo.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 02:32 AM
Jul 2013


Eggs Benedict.



Entire pint of Ben & Jerry's Fish Food ice cream.



A two-pound box of See's "Scotch Kisses."



Box of a) chocolate truffles or b) salted chocolate caramels.



Baby's Bad-Ass Truffle Burger (they're a food truck worth dying for).



Sleeping all day with my phone turned off.


Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
25. Fettuccine Alfredo is amazing especially when there's roasted garlic in the sauce
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 02:39 AM
Jul 2013

I can't eat eggs benedict hollandaise sauce is the perfect setting for food poisoning and making it in culinary school was pretty much the biggest pain in my ass ever. One wrong move and you get to start over so I have a personal grudge against hollandaise sauce. Now I want fettuccine at 2:39 in the am

calimary

(81,304 posts)
49. I want fettuccine at any hour of the am and/or pm!
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 02:18 PM
Jul 2013

Sigh...

It isn't on my diet. And I KNOW it's full of all the wrong things. And I KNOW I've been good on my diet and have lost about 35 pounds. And I KNOW it's because, among other things, I'm making other meal choices than fettuccine alfredo. I know ALL those things.

But I still want Fettuccine Alfredo. Whichever way I spell it, too!

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
27. Lol that's about as bad for you as being a jets fan looks like we are both heading for strokes while
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 02:42 AM
Jul 2013

Yelling at tvs

pipi_k

(21,020 posts)
37. Hahahah
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:17 AM
Jul 2013

I seriously would have given up by now. You guys always have the Giants, you know!


PS...I wonder if Fireman Ed will bother this year.



Boomerproud

(7,954 posts)
44. Yep, diet Pepsi and any diet soda (well okay no Fresca)
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:39 AM
Jul 2013

and has been stated many times already...bacon.

 

ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)
32. Being outside on a hot summer day.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:17 AM
Jul 2013

.
.
.

My old body rebels at the heat and the sun, where years gone by I'd spend all day out in the sun.

I almost said beer and cigarettes, but they are not "favorites".

Beer is a habit, cigarettes are an addiction I would like to beat.

Quit twice in the past, once for 6 months (cigarettes) so I know it's doable.

My life has been a turmoil for many years, but most issues are now resolved.

I can DO the beer and smoking thing - not much I can do about the sun -

Summer does not give me the joy being outside for any length of time that it once did.

Sad that, because I love being out there with momma nature.

Have to stick to fall, winter, spring then,

Also doable

CC

 

ConcernedCanuk

(13,509 posts)
58. No - when I quit - I'll quit.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 04:14 PM
Jul 2013

.
.
.

Have 2 friends that tried to push me into these "puffers"

Said they were GREAT.

Then they started bumming smokes off of me (I really didn't mind, just disappointed).

If you have been smoking for a long time, and you want to quit, ya gotta stay away from smokers.

Both made comments to the effect - ooh smells good - can I have one?

I tried saying no a couple of times, but after they whined for a bit - I gave in.

Not one of my better decisions . . .

Both of them are back to smoking full time now ..

When - not if - I quit,

that'll be it.

Stress part of my life is just about done.

Lived in poverty for years, now own my own home -

and a reasonable pension to survive in comfort if I watch my $$.

I'm watching - and yep, part of that is the quit smoking thing.

Saves $$ - and Ill live longer.

Got a beautiful place to enjoy in the bush,

enjoy it I will.

CC

 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
33. Gimmee a C ... gimmee an H
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:04 AM
Jul 2013

gimmee an O ... gimmee another C... gimmee another O ... gimmeee an L ... gimmee an A ... gimmee a T ... gimmee an E ...
Whatzit spell?

Heaven.





Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)
35. Bacon
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:08 AM
Jul 2013

And more bacon. My wife refuses to buy bacon at the grocery store so I go and get it myself. Then she yells at me and I happily eat my bacon. I do sometimes try to point out that I eat lettuce and tomatoes with he bacon but she has to bring up the eggs.
And another thing is ribs from a local establishment. Man oh man are they good! The wife doesn't say a lot about those because she eats 'em herself.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
39. The French Toast platter at my favorite brunch spot.
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:23 AM
Jul 2013

The first time I saw it on the menu the description said "Large Stack of French Toast. (May feed 2) No Home Fries. No Breakfast Meat. Standard Brunch-Menu Beverage included. $11.95."

What it should say is "Entire loaf of Challah Bread French Toast made with 1 doz. Eggs. Served with Real Grade-B Maple Syrup and fresh-churn Butter. Skip the alcohol with Brunch, that much sugar and alcohol is going to fucking wreck you and the volume you're going to expel into a Silver Spring gutter will be the thing of legend."

Arcanetrance

(2,670 posts)
42. That sounds really good I think there should be a rule all french toast must be
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:37 AM
Jul 2013

made with challah it's the perfect bread for it

pink-o

(4,056 posts)
40. I'm the person who lives on health food, and takes neurotically good care of myself
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 11:24 AM
Jul 2013

I consistently work out, get enough sleep, don't smoke or overindulge in alcohol...BUT...

I go nowhere without a container of Kraft Parmesan "cheese". It's like snow atop of my soups, salads, omlettes--anything savory. I do understand there's no real food in there, but we all have our anomalies, right???

RavensChick

(3,123 posts)
52. I have quite a few on my list,
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:00 PM
Jul 2013

but my all time favorite: chicken wings and fried rice from the local Chinese carry out!

Broken_Hero

(59,305 posts)
54. double quarterpounder with cheese, with bacon
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 03:06 PM
Jul 2013

luckily, I only eat about one of these once every three-5 yrs. I think the last time I had one was late 2009.

Also, BBQ chips(haven't had any in 5 months, and hardly ever buy more than a grab bag or smaller).

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
61. what about BREW 102 and COLT 45 ?
Sun Jul 21, 2013, 05:34 PM
Jul 2013

the Malty beers that made people fight and fuss they were so good with potato chips = a combo that is not a healthy diet .

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