The Off Topic Topic

[derspiess]

I'm reasonably sure that if the threat of extinction let up, they'd be more than happy to remove that section of their website.

Maybe, but then they'd move on to some other sensational self-hating human BS.

[garbon]

Having an extinction countdown seems a bit morbid and sensational.

How so? Better just to ignore it and then go "oh well" when the species is extinct for sure?

Because creating an extinction countdown necessitates extinctions to continue to exist as a section on the site. Otherwise it isn't a countdown to anything.

I'm reasonably sure that if the threat of extinction let up, they'd be more than happy to remove that section of their website.

To be clear it is the verbiage that I'm taking issue with - not that they have a person/unit devoted to spreading news about endangered animals.

[Savonarola]

And this is what happens when you legalize marijuana:

Velveeta Supply Running Low, Causing a Cheesy Meltdown

Playoff parties may have one fewer dip option this year.

Kraft Foods says some customers may not be able to find Velveeta cheese over the next few weeks. A representative for the company, Jody Moore, didn't give any reasons for the apparent shortage, saying only that they happen from time to time given the "nature of manufacturing."

She noted that the lack of availability is more noticeable because of the seasonal demand during the NFL playoffs. The company has been airing TV commercials featuring a recipe for a chili con queso dip made with Velveeta.

Moore says it should be a short-term situation and that Kraft hasn't yet heard from any customers who are having problem finding the products. She did not say whether the company experienced a similar shortage last year.

The trade publication Ad Age reported the issue Tuesday, quoting an employee at a Brooklyn-area grocery store who didn't expect shipments again until February due to "a plant issue."

Safeway supermarkets are not experiencing issues with Velveeta supplies, said Safeway representative Teena Massingill in an email.

A representative for supermarket chain Kroger was not available to comment on whether it was having difficulty stocking Velveeta cheeses.

The shortage affects only the Velveeta hard cheese products, but was not limited to a specific area.

"It is possible consumers in any part of the country may not be able to find some Velveeta products," Moore said in an email.

Kraft Foods Group Inc., based in Northfield, Ill., also owns brand including Jell-O, Oscar Mayer and Maxwell House.

I saw this on HLN with the headline "Cheese Emergency"; I thought that would be the sort of headline one would see in a Nick Park Cartoon.  As it turns out they weren't talking about actual cheese, so Wallace can rest easy.   

[Caliga]

Wow, Princesca's family is gonna FREAK.  They won't be able to cook, like, anything!

[Ed Anger]

Wow, Princesca's family is gonna FREAK.  They won't be able to cook, like, anything!

[garbon]

A lack of Velveeta is pretty rough. It's one of the key parts of being American.

[katmai]

I never had Velveeta till Thanksgiving.

[11B4V]

I never had Velveeta till Thanksgiving.

No homenade Mac&Cheese w/ velveeta??? Poor soul.

[Jacob]

I'm reasonably sure that if the threat of extinction let up, they'd be more than happy to remove that section of their website.

Maybe, but then they'd move on to some other sensational self-hating human BS.

You think that people concerned about the extinction of lions are motivated by self-hating human BS?

[garbon]

I'm reasonably sure that if the threat of extinction let up, they'd be more than happy to remove that section of their website.

Maybe, but then they'd move on to some other sensational self-hating human BS.

You think that people concerned about the extinction of lions are motivated by self-hating human BS?

Who says the people doing the reporting are concerned about lions?

[jimmy olsen]

I'm reasonably sure that if the threat of extinction let up, they'd be more than happy to remove that section of their website.

Maybe, but then they'd move on to some other sensational self-hating human BS.

What the hell does this mean?

[fhdz]

ahahaaaaaaa I cannot stop laughing at this

[Josquius]

Context?

[Liep]

Context?

I don't really think this needs a context to be funny.

[Admiral Yi]

I've eaten Velveeta one time, when someone made that chili dip for a party.  It looks like barf but tastes OK.