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Much effort has gone into imitations of beef, turkey, etc. for
people who want to pretend they're eating something that,
for ethical or health reasons, they feel they shouldn't. Why
not provide an equally innocent simulation of the ultimate
taboo? Products such as Garden Person and Tof'uman
would
be inspired by authentic cannibal recipes. To avoid devaluing
human life and to preserve the spiritual element of this
ancient tradition, each meal could be accompanied by a brief
text describing the fictitious life of the person you're eating
and why you might be doing so.
a few marketing ideas
http://www.graphest...ery/hb/tofuman.html
[hob, Jun 04 2001, last modified Oct 04 2004]
competitive idea #1
http://www.halfbake...nnibal_20restaurant
What I'm trying to avoid. [hob, Jun 04 2001, last modified Oct 04 2004]
competitive idea #2
http://www.halfbake...ea/Screaming_20food
A similar fantasy product, but without the spiritual dimension. [hob, Jun 04 2001, last modified Oct 04 2004]
(?) Eat Hufu
http://www.eathufu.com/
Baked(?) as of 2005 - see annotation. [hob, Jun 27 2005]
Museum of Hoaxes story on Hufu
http://www.museumof...blog/comments/3252/
At least one commenter doubts it's really available [hob, Jun 27 2005]
Face on a cake
http://cache.wonket...0schmidt%20cake.jpg
Cannibals birthday cake [Pellepeloton, Oct 09 2006]
[link]
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Putting the greens back in soylent? |
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Peter, cannibal societies have fallen on hard times but are
by no means extinct or unable to participate in market
research. |
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I thought 'long pig' was a trading position. |
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waugsqueke, apologies for deleting your link but it was more of an outtake from American Psycho, not really the kind of authenticity I'm looking for. (Those interested can check out "www.torture.net".) Surely someone can take the time to go down to New Guinea and get them some Internet access... |
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"Tof'uman". Chuckle. How about "VegePeople" as a brand name? Or "Meatless Moe" and "Meatless Mary"? |
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Or just get the rights to the name "Soylent Green" and have the slogan be "Soylent Green IS NOT people... but it tastes like it." |
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Check out www.manbeef.com |
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[wiggy]: Is that spam, or is it relevant to this discussion? |
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I'd check, but I'm afraid it would trigger all sorts of alarms in the workplace internet monitoring department. |
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¯Guncrazy: the flash intro is better than the site, but it isn't the "p" word although the site director has felt compelled to offer members a portal. |
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As stated, most of these fake meats out there, some considerable effort is made to have the fake stuff resemble the real stuff -- this means the texture, the smell... the TASTE. |
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Now, a lot of people have tasted beef, pork, chicken, etc... but very, very few have tasted human flesh. |
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This begs the question: How could you assure that your fake human tastes like real human... and how can you create such a thing w/o giving yourself away to the authorities as a "crazy, deranged flesh-eater on the loose"? |
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I just watched red dragon.... ugghh too freaky. |
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Human flesh is supposed to taste like pork, which makes sense since our biochemistry is more similar to a pig than to a chicken or cow. Probably depends how you cook it. |
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<sidles away from [hazel]> |
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Available as a vegetarian item on flights over the Andes? |
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I should point out I've never experienced the delights of the flesh in such a literal sense. |
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(jaw drops) But I liked [k_sra]. She should have sidled faster. |
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Commodity futures for Fava beans and Cianti are bound to soar. |
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//She should have sidled faster// |
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"My manwich that is not made of human nor any other meat in the U.S.A or parts of other continents but still tastes like me on that trip to the bahamas!" |
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Guncrazy: You're saying that the Login "Guncrazy" doesn't trigger (no pun indended) any alarms? |
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A guy is now selling, or planning to sell, a similar product called Hufu. See links. Thanks to waxy.org/links (which said my idea has a better name). |
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