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Misanthrope

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Apr 26, 2020
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We have the only Hot Pocket producing factory in the world and you see vultures there all the time.
Hmmm. That explains the weird off notes in every Hot Pocket flavor I've tried.

In particular, I tried a...I want to say it was some kind of meatball marinara type one, but I don't remember the exact name. If smells could inspire headlines, this one would've been "DECOMPOSING REMAINS OF ITALIAN GRANDMOTHER FOUND IN TRUNK OF BURNT-OUT LINCOLN CONTINENTAL OFF JERSEY TURNPIKE"
 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
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Hmmm. That explains the weird off notes in every Hot Pocket flavor I've tried.

In particular, I tried a...I want to say it was some kind of meatball marinara type one, but I don't remember the exact name. If smells could inspire headlines, this one would've been "DECOMPOSING REMAINS OF ITALIAN GRANDMOTHER FOUND IN TRUNK OF BURNT-OUT LINCOLN CONTINENTAL OFF JERSEY TURNPIKE"
They've got an open topped semi trailer that is filled with inedible waste that isn't taken from the facility until full. Sometimes over a month. Attracts all kinds of scavengers.
 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
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119,156
So you're making a distinction between inedible waste and Hot Pockets?
Not I, they do. They get no mercy from me, that's where the chemical explosion that took out my teeth happened. But to be fair, prior to the 2002 Nestlé buyout, Chef America products were made with real ingredients and were a much better product.
 

Derby

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Dec 29, 2020
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Vultures are one of, if not the most efficient flyers in North America. The minimal amount of energy they use to stay aloft is truly amazing.
 

Misanthrope

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Apr 26, 2020
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Texas
They've got an open topped semi trailer that is filled with inedible waste that isn't taken from the facility until full. Sometimes over a month. Attracts all kinds of scavengers.
Inedible waste meaning an open topped trailer full of Hot Pockets? I guess that’s one way to season them and improve their dietary value before packaging them for retail.
 
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scloyd

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I believe the only thing not to rebound has been the common crow. Pretty sure West Nile decimated them. Used to see them on pretty much every corner...... now I haven’t seen one, not a single one, in years. (In Chicago Suburbs at least)
I live out in McHenry county and I had a couple of crows in my cherry tree this year. They pick the cherries from the top of the tree. I'm okay with it because those are the cherries I can't reach with the ladder.