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Was the 'bacon is dead' wootoff predicting the future?

Sep 25, 2012 1:52 PM

some days, i think woot is psychic. i'll need something and bam!, it's for sale on a woot site. then, i heard this story in the news today:

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-pork-bacon-shortage-20120924,0,5901787.story

stock up now! pillage and plunder for all the pork and bacon you can! the end of the (bacon) world is nigh!

carl669 carl669

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Bacon was always dead. If it weren't, it would be a pig.

thedogma thedogma
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Everyone come to Brazil! There's so much bacon, among every other kind of meat, we can't eat it all!

dmaz dmaz
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tags for posterity: ermehgerd-bacon-shortage baconpocalypse oinkoink hurryruntothebutcher

carl669 carl669
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just the idea that there will be a bacon shortage is making my head hurt.

kfujita kfujita
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@carl669: True. But life is short, and who knows what next year will bring. :)

Regarding the bacon news, I suppose that'd cause a lot of change of eating habits for lots of people. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing.

inkycatz inkycatz
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ermehgerd berkin shertege!

jeremytheindian jeremytheindian
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We make and break the trends. I thought you knew this.

That's what I was told, anyway.

inkycatz inkycatz
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@inkycatz: i looked at the current job postings on woot and didn't see anything about making/breaking trends. although i did see something about bringing a shot glass and a Nerf gun for an SDET position (which i'm incredibly tempted to apply for)

carl669 carl669
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YEAH YOU LAUGHED AT US

NOW WHO'S LAUGHING

you better pray we don't come for your favorite meme next because once we make our minds up on a thing it's as good as done

slydon slydon
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@inkycatz: the problem is, starting next year, i get 4 weeks of vacation at my current job. it's hard to walk away from that.

carl669 carl669
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@carl669: If you're tempted, apply. You never know!

inkycatz inkycatz
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No, not really.
Woot was saying, "Bacon is delicious, but enough with the bacon frosting and shower curtains and scented candles, because it's getting ridiculous and old and maybe there's something else we can all be obsessed with."

This article is saying, "Bacon is delicious but worldwide weather conditions have reduced the supply of grain available, which raises the price of that grain. And since it takes a huge amount of grain to produce a small amount of pork, farmers will be raising fewer pigs."

curli76 curli76
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Seeing as how they posted bacon in the most recent Woot Off, the answer would be no.

kmeltzer kmeltzer
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Do I need to send Porky away on a "vacation"?

jsimsace jsimsace
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It is an uncanny coincidence. Beware the Aporkalypse!

bnbsouthworth bnbsouthworth

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