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15 Illegal Immigrants Found in Tanker Truck of Cocoa Powder
The Daily Mail The Daily Mail: "One Mars worker said: 'The driver got on top to open the hatches on the roof. When the driver looked down he saw lots of men in brown-coloured clothes—all saturated with the powder.'" The truck was heading to the Mars Bar factory in Slough, England, where its cargo would have gone into Mars Bars, Twix, Snickers, and M&Ms. It's a fantastical and bewildering story, but it could have had a deadly ending. The cocoa powder in the truck is very fine, and the stowaways ran the risk of suffocating in the chocolate-rich air. [via @alisoncook]...Punk Legend Johnny Rotten Credited for Uptick in Sales of British Country Life Butter
Or, 'God Save the Cream' Former Sex Pistol John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), once famous for singing "God Save the Queen," is now credited with saving a brand of British butter. Dairy Crest has hailed an 85 per cent rise in its spreadables business on a leap in its butter sales thanks to John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols.The company said that the jump in sales volumes of its spreadables in the third quarter to December 31, 2008 was helped by its £5 million advertising campaign featuring Mr Lydon's promotion of its Country Life butter. Video, after the jump....In Videos: Extreme PBJ Sandwich-Making
If your PBJ-making has been too pacifist lately, without enough violent smearing of peanut butter on your face or ripping off your shirt, here's a new spin on the kitchen activity. Maybe it's this guy's reaction to a bad batch of peanut butter? Warning: If you’re at work, turn down your volume and/or put on headphones before watching. The video, after the jump....In Videos: New Coke Ads
One involves a contagious yawn in a bizarro animated world inside the vending machine. The other, in a library where a pair of flirts exchange fluids in the form of Coke sketches on their arms. Both weird, but moderately captivating. The videos, after the jump....In Videos: Cadbury Eyebrows Dance Commercial
How does a video of two kids performing a synchronized eyebrow dance sell Cadbury milk chocolate? Hell if I know. But I just increased their brand awareness, so I guess it's working. If you think you have eyebrow-dancing chops, sign up for Cadbury's Jivebrow 09. Watch the video after the jump....In Videos: Personal Ramen Noodle Cup Vending Machine
This is for anyone who owns or has at one point owned any of the following: a personal gumball machine, a mini desktop fridge, a mini "olde-time" popcorn popper. It's a personal ramen noodle cup vending machine. In the video, which appears after the jump, the thing looks like more bother than it's worth. A vending machine—especially a Japanese one—is supposed to be all automated and whizz-bangy, but this one is little more than a hot-water kettle with a timer attached—mashed up with a novelty piggy bank. Still, the video is fun in that wacky-Japanese -appliance kind of way....In Videos: Trailer for 'The Slammin' Salmon' Movie
I'm not sure what to make of The Slammin' Salmon, the latest slapstick comedy from Broken Lizard (the same folks behind Beerfest and Super Troopers). Finally, a movie with salmon in the title! Basically, Michael Clarke Duncan's character runs a Miami seafood restaurant and challenges his waitstaff to make the most money in one night. They do crazy stuff, some of which is funny. The trailer, after the jump....Noise Complaint Charges Dropped Against Singing Butcher of London
BBC News Charges have been dropped against Brian Clapton, an East London butcher whose early morning singing and meat-chopping prompted complaints from the tenant in the apartment above Clapton's shop. As Clapton tells BBC News: "I'll continue to sing and carry out my business. I can get by in the credit crunch." In response to the news, BBC Radio 6 Music will be playing a block of meat- and butcher-related songs at 6 p.m. London time, which is about an hour from now. So far, listeners have suggested "Start Chopping" by Dinosaur Jr., "Meathook," by the Cure, and "Sing for Your Meat" by Guided by Voices....Ridiculous Food Questions for John 'I'm a PC' Hodgman
The New York Times has asked readers to ask John Hodgman questions. The blog Eat Me Daily has rounded up all the food-related questions so far. (Answers to come later this week.) They're nonsensical, but so are the areas of Hodgman's expertise. Hodgman, as you may know, is "PC" in the Mac commercials. Related: John Hodgman in a Pizza Box...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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