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Where's the beef?

Will you continue eating the "ground beef"?

  • Yes, it's delicious, even though it's largely composed of oats and sand.

    Votes: 6 18.8%

  • I always knew it was mystery meat!

    Votes: 9 28.1%

  • No, this is disgusting news.

    Votes: 3 9.4%

  • I never ate it in the first place.

    Votes: 14 43.8%
  • Total voters
    32
Guy Incognito said:
Frankly, I thought everybody knew that they use filler. It is well-known.
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Filler?
floorsweepings and sand ?
Oats are OK.
They cannot be trusted.
The rich will eat better and the poor will eat the junk..
The way it has always been.
 
earthworm said:
Filler?
floorsweepings and sand ?
Oats are OK.
They cannot be trusted.
The rich will eat better and the poor will eat the junk..
The way it has always been.
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Rich people eat fast food, too - I don't know why you think how *much* money someone earns denotes *what* they consume.

Actually- the way it *was* up until everyone came to a more modern income-availability level (or a society in which crap is served as 'food' in a bag through a window) was that poor people couldn't afford ANYTHING that had sugar in it - or someone else having prepared it and so on. THAT was extra - that was afforded only by the rich.

So for the longest time the poor were actually healthier in some ways (dental - for example) when you're considering diet-content alone.
 
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Hugh_Akston said:
Taco Bell uses "Grade D Butt Edible" beef in their food. I've known this for years and I still eat it on occasion. All this uproar over "OMG, you mean it's not 100% pure beef" is pretty funny if you ask me. We all know what hot dogs are made of and yet we eat them too (because they are delicious).
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Where is this publicized?
 
I love Taco Bell and as long as it isn't dog food, I don't care what it is. My biggest beef is that there isn't one withing 30 miles of where I live. I can get crappy McD's, but no Taco Bell. And I don't like the tacos that Mexican restrauants sell.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
Where is this publicized?
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No where that I am aware of. Where is it publicized as to what is in a bacon ranch chicken quesadilla from Chilli's? Where is it publicized what's in a stuffed chicken breast from Ruth's Chris? Where is it publicized what's in a Five Cheese Ziti al Forno from Olive Garden? I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here?
 
Hugh_Akston said:
No where that I am aware of. Where is it publicized as to what is in a bacon ranch chicken quesadilla from Chilli's? Where is it publicized what's in a stuffed chicken breast from Ruth's Chris? Where is it publicized what's in a Five Cheese Ziti al Forno from Olive Garden? I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here?
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If it isn't publicized, exactly how would someone go about knowing this information?
 
Hugh_Akston said:
Taco Bell uses "Grade D Butt Edible" beef in their food. I've known this for years and I still eat it on occasion. All this uproar over "OMG, you mean it's not 100% pure beef" is pretty funny if you ask me. We all know what hot dogs are made of and yet we eat them too (because they are delicious).
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Your post is incredibly condescending and that's kind of hilarious, because it's based upon an urban legend.

snopes.com: Grade D But Edible Meat

Of course, your post does nothing to address the inaccuracy of labeling--as meat--food products that are mostly not-meat, and corporate complicity in that scenario.

I blame conservatives only because we all know how much you love corporate greed and hate government regulation, and I can't believe that this information has been largely hidden from consumers.

I hope these assholes end up paying a major settlement.

The best part of all of this was you writing a lengthy post as if you knew what you were talking about, and were some kind of expert on the subject, Hugh, while merely repeating an urban legend.

I grade your post as Grade D "butt" inedible.
 
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Catz Part Deux said:
If it isn't publicized, exactly how would someone go about knowing this information?
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Ask someone who works there perhaps? I found out about Grade D beef from Taco Bell when I was sitting in their drive through and they were getting a delivery. It didn't come as a shock to me in the slightest because I can tell the difference betwen good beef and beef from Taco Bell. Just because something may taste good to you doesn't mean it is good for you. Krispy Kreme's are absolutely delicious, but they aren't the best thing to be eating on any sort of regular basis wouldn't you agree? And no, it's not publicized as to what exactly is in a Krispy Kreme either. :)
 
Catz Part Deux said:
Your post is incredibly condescending and that's kind of hilarious, because it's based upon an urban legend.

snopes.com: Grade D But Edible Meat

Of course, your post does nothing to address the inaccuracy of labeling--as meat--food products that are mostly not-meat, and corporate complicity in that scenario, aided by conservatives who believe that corporations can do nothing wrong.

I hope these assholes end up paying a major settlement.
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I'm sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear enough earlier on. Show me these "conservatives who believe that corporations can do nothing wrong". I'm a conservative and I've never in all my life met another conservative who felt this way that you are describing. You see, what most conservatives believe in is something called personal responsibility. Most conservatives also believe that corporations will be punished by the free market if they are providing a good or service that is dangerous. Is eating Taco Bell once a week dangerous? By itself, no, but eating Taco Bell (or other fast food) 7-10 times a week dangerous? You betcha!
 
Hugh_Akston said:
Ask someone who works there perhaps? I found out about Grade D beef from Taco Bell when I was sitting in their drive through and they were getting a delivery. It didn't come as a shock to me in the slightest because I can tell the difference betwen good beef and beef from Taco Bell. Just because something may taste good to you doesn't mean it is good for you. Krispy Kreme's are absolutely delicious, but they aren't the best thing to be eating on any sort of regular basis wouldn't you agree? And no, it's not publicized as to what exactly is in a Krispy Kreme either. :)
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I think that in today's day and age if there really was meat brought in which was labeled "Grade D: suitable for human consumption" or whatever it's supposed to say; some punk kid working at Taco Bell would have already taken a picture of with with their cell phone and uploaded it to the internet.
 
Hugh_Akston said:
I'm sorry, maybe I didn't make myself clear enough earlier on. Show me these "conservatives who believe that corporations can do nothing wrong". I'm a conservative and I've never in all my life met another conservative who felt this way that you are describing. You see, what most conservatives believe in is something called personal responsibility. Most conservatives also believe that corporations will be punished by the free market if they are providing a good or service that is dangerous. Is eating Taco Bell once a week dangerous? By itself, no, but eating Taco Bell (or other fast food) 7-10 times a week dangerous? You betcha!
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I blame your boys for making the regulation of food safety a toothless bear over the last 20 years.

http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-cohn/77209/tainted-eggs-blame-reagan-and-w-bush
 
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Hugh_Akston said:
"My boys"? You fail to realize that there aren't too many conservatives in the GOP don't you. But alas, the truth comes out. This isn't about what's in Taco Bell's "beef", this is about how evil the GOP is. :roll:
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Because I'm totally a hyperpartisan.

We wouldn't want to recognize the elephant in the room, would we?

Jonathan Cohn Explains Why Ronald Reagan And George W. Bush Are Responsible For The Eggs Recall And For Innocent People Getting Salmonella. | The New Republic
 
I'm a moderate. There are many social problems for which the blame falls squarely on the Democraps (don't even get me started on teacher unions and welfare).

On the issue of food safety and corporate deregulation, however, the blame falls squarely on the party of Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II.
 
Catz Part Deux said:
Taco Bell meat? Beef, says firm. Filling, says suit. - CSMonitor.com

Say what? Taco Bell's "ground beef" filling is only 36% beef? Does knowing this make you think differently about Taco Bell?
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Hardly ever eat there. Once you've eaten at a family-owned Mexican restaurant that serves the real thing, Taco Bell does not appeal anymore. :mrgreen:

My favorite local place has a fajita dish with steak, chicken, shrimp, pork sausage, pinapple, peppers and onions covered in queso cheese sauce.... yum. ;)
 
Goshin said:
Hardly ever eat there. Once you've eaten at a family-owned Mexican restaurant that serves the real thing, Taco Bell does not appeal anymore. :mrgreen:

My favorite local place has a fajita dish with steak, chicken, shrimp, pork sausage, pinapple, peppers and onions covered in queso cheese sauce.... yum. ;)
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I think you meant Tex-Mex! Because fajitas pineapple and cheese sauce are not Mexican food. Wink.
 
Zaserac said:
I think you meant Tex-Mex! Because fajitas pineapple and cheese sauce are not Mexican food. Wink.
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You can call it Texas Toejam for all I care, it totally rocks. ;)





Actually on reflection, "texas toejam" is a name that probably would impede my enjoyment of my meal...
 
American said:
People like you think you're so ****ing smart and above everyone else. Did you know it was 36% beef, Einstein? No, you sure as hell didn't. So don't be so ****ing smug.
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LMAO
awwwwww did the wittle gwril get angree at me?

tell me where I said I knew it was 36% beef?

oh thats right I DIDNT, why dont you just make stuff up and argue against it, oh wait, you just did LMAO

talk about smug:lamo
 
Guy Incognito said:
Sounds like you're one of those people who thought it was real meat that Centrist was referring to earlier:)
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Thats the first thing I thought too LMAO
 
Centrist77 said:
LMAO
awwwwww did the wittle gwril get angree at me?

tell me where I said I knew it was 36% beef?

oh thats right I DIDNT, why dont you just make stuff up and argue against it, oh wait, you just did LMAO

talk about smug:lamo
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Why don't you read the OP if you can, and stick to the topic?
 
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