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akamakavelyAug 4, 2010
If we eat all the bugs who is going to eat all the poo! Think about it guys.
macbookformeAug 4, 2010
Dugg for that poo (feeding) loop then...
razorguyAug 4, 2010
See earlier Digg story on Taco Bell and you got your answer.
eddiepotatoAug 4, 2010
I'm constantly thinking about this.
iamacyborgAug 5, 2010
Other topics cute women refuse to discuss with me:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29765/29765-8.txt
k3rfuffl3Aug 4, 2010
Uhh... Poo = fertilizer = more plants = more bugs = more food
amadeus2490Aug 4, 2010
Then we'll have to eat that, too.
This is why we absolutely cannot start eating bugs.
amshelAug 4, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euXQbZDwV0w
sgxyayAug 4, 2010
It's not eating wild bugs, its eating bugs we farmed. It's not taking away from the wild population of bugs.
denizen42Aug 4, 2010
Lobbyists
zenmojoAug 5, 2010
Poo? Poo? We burn that for fuel. You go green you go green all the way!
esb82Aug 5, 2010
Terence McKenna says it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O7sbCNCvuA#t=4m52s
random314Aug 5, 2010
Just think of them as mini lobsters!
bettverbotenAug 4, 2010
Oh 'must' we now.
Not gonna happen!
stoanhartAug 4, 2010
You know the aversion to this is just a social/psychological thing. There are cultures where eating bugs is considered fine. I'm sure if insect protein ended up as a filler in, say, McDonald's patties, most people wouldn't really notice, and if it tasted fine, they probably wouldn't care.
wilcocolaAug 4, 2010
It would be better than the stuff already filling your mcdonalds patty dude. Google: "ammonia treated pink slime" or "meat products, inc." for some 'juicy' reading indeed =)
nyx210Aug 4, 2010
You assume that McDonald's isn't already adding grub protein to its food.
huttymcphooAug 4, 2010
@wilcocola... Or you could visit Snopes.com and find out that most of that stuff that's out there about what's supposedly in McDonald's in complete BS.
leemapleAug 4, 2010
If you eat fast food theres a good chance you eat bugs.
ckhhrryissAug 4, 2010
Yeah, the bugs are survivors, so by eating them we'll become survivors too.
winklemanAug 4, 2010
It does make sense.. we will never run out of insects. Just think of them as "the shrimp of the land".
diggnanAug 5, 2010
I hate insects! Funnily, I've always thought of shrimp, lobsters and crabs as the 'insects of the sea'...which is why I won't eat them, no matter how much people try to get me to. I love fish however.
mojomann128Aug 5, 2010
cool story, bro
shmike9Aug 4, 2010
I usually eat a few fruit flies a day, they like beer.
tempest69Aug 5, 2010
You must drink PBR
shmike9Aug 5, 2010
No, but I should set out a glass if I want to kill them. Good thinking!
janincoAug 4, 2010
I'm in if we can dip them in chocolate!
bigoakAug 4, 2010
Dipping most anything edible in chocolate makes it delicious. But I would need a lot of chocolate, know what I'm sayin'
omgwolfAug 4, 2010
Chocolate covered grass-hoppers are real thing from Somalia ;)
nahsrocketeer75Aug 4, 2010
Ant happening.
chroniccolonicAug 4, 2010
We got to the top of the food chain for this?
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
Hakuna Matata?
greenblobAug 4, 2010
What a wonderful phrase.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
It means no worries.
chileangodAug 4, 2010
For the rest of your days.
kinggorillaAug 4, 2010
As a child Timon and Pumba made eating bugs look really delicious
audiodunnAug 5, 2010
what's a motto?
vinng86Aug 5, 2010
Nothin', whats the motto with you!
jonandcakeAug 5, 2010
Slimy... yet satisfying
shiftkgbAug 5, 2010
That cat would've died on that diet.
hetmanAug 4, 2010
The truth is we all eat bugs everyone once in awhile. The FDA actually has a limit exactly how many bugs can be in food before it becomes uneatable.
http://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/06/29/how_many_insect_parts_and_rodent_hairs_are_allowed_in_your_food.htm
po43292Aug 4, 2010
*inedible
iignotusAug 4, 2010
Uneatable food bad.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
*uneatedabababable
faskippyAug 5, 2010
Not on purpose.
andyd273Aug 5, 2010
So, if the percentage of bug rises to 100%, would that be over the limit? (just eating the bug, without the food)
globalswarmingAug 4, 2010
The western palate already recognizes pig's anus quite well so why not c**kroach patties?
tyg10Aug 4, 2010
Not in MY lifetime! Now way!
DurkadurAug 4, 2010
not c**kroaches anymore but land lobsters!
po43292Aug 4, 2010
f**k a land lobster, and sea lobsters since they're related. It is disgusting.
Strangely, I have no problem eating other things like cows, pigs, birds, etc. Even shrimp, though they're bottom feeders too. FML.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
F**KA YOU RAND ROBSTAH!!!!
stevemtylerAug 4, 2010
just call them sans-aqueous shrimp, or mini sans-aqueous lobster.
eddiepotatoAug 4, 2010
New sandwich at McDonald's...
THE McFLY
mywhitenoiseAug 4, 2010
That ain't new.
plainoldfoolAug 4, 2010
That was terrible. No why don't you make like a tree and get outta here.
quietsykoAug 4, 2010
The McBrundlefly?
orangerevelAug 4, 2010
I would greet this new sandwich by rapping it smartly on the top bun and yelling, "Hello McFly!".
abadoxxAug 4, 2010
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chileangodAug 4, 2010
" I LOVE IT"
-Biff Tannen
bombulaAug 5, 2010
Run for it Marty!
anteyekon4mystAug 5, 2010
A: McFly.....tastes like Chicken
McFly:...nobody calls me chicken
zbeastAug 4, 2010
If you have eaten Fig Newtons you have eaten bugs, bugs wings and bug eggs.
But I'm sorry I would take up eating "long pork" long before I would make a standard meal out of bugs.
lamblikeawolfAug 4, 2010
Isn't it more conventionally called long pig?
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
zbeast was obviosly trolling for cannibals. You're it.
haikufuAug 4, 2010
I'm gonna start a restaurant and call my pork sandwich the Long Pork Sandwich.
tehprophetAug 5, 2010
I always wondered how they managed to make fig newtons taste so gross.
nolanrAug 4, 2010
I'd eat Porky before I ate Bugs. He is my fav .....Ahhhh, What's up Doc?
quietsykoAug 4, 2010
I've eaten chocolate covered leafcutter ants, and they were actually pretty tasty. Sort of like salted popcorn with an indescribable aftertaste. Plenty of protein, limited fat, all good for you. Once you get past the initial 'holy f**k I am eating a giant f**king ant covered in chocolate' shock, it's just like eating any other food item.
babywookieAug 4, 2010
I don't see anything wrong with eating bugs. They are good protein!
coachmcguirkAug 4, 2010
Iron is high in iron, but we don't eat that.
quietsykoAug 4, 2010
I can't even begin to quantify the stupidity of that comment.
babywookieAug 4, 2010
Umm... Unlike bars of irons, bugs are actually chewable, digestible and most of them are non-toxic.
coachmcguirkAug 4, 2010
My point is that just because they are good protein doesn't mean that we need to run out and eat them up. I get plenty of protein WITHOUT eating bugs.
If you can't get the correlation of my comment to that point, sorry.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
And they are completely natural, just like uranium!
coachmcguirkAug 4, 2010
PETA isn't going to like this... But f**k PETA...
mywhitenoiseAug 4, 2010
PETA butt f**ks animals!
wilcocolaAug 4, 2010
PETA will probably love this, so f**k you!
skeloothAug 4, 2010
ABOUT TIME.
Insects are highly nutritional, mature quickly, and reproduce in abundance. For example, finding a way to farm ants or beatles efficiently would provide more food with less resources than Beef or Pork could ever hope to achieve. There's no reason why we shouldn't be eating insects. Good for the environment, and good for you!
pharmaphoxAug 5, 2010
Man, screw you and your undeniable logic!
dusanmalAug 4, 2010
As with vegetarians this is yet another feeding strategy that is proven failure in humanoid evolution. There was a humanoid branch that attempted life strategy of eating primarily insects. They got extinct. Enough said. If someone wants to personally use feeding strategy that have evolutionary fail - that is fine, you are free to repeat it. Suggesting it for whole human population is a death wish. We are who we are because we ate meat and benefited of positive feedback: eating more meat->larger brain->able to eat even more meat.... Strong scientific agreement on that.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
shinpahAug 4, 2010
I'm pretty sure bugs qualify as meat
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
"Meat" is the edible flesh of any animal. Insect meat is still meat.
firebat9erAug 4, 2010
Bugs provide similar nutrients for growing a large brain. They have lots of proteins.. no different than your classic meats.. We just decided to go the way of large animals instead of bugs when we got out of hunter-gatherer mode. You don't think there is any problem with our current agricultural system? Just wait for the evolutionary fail of humanity when our industrial overkill farming of livestock and corn pollutes and sterilizes our once fertile land, then you will find us digging for bugs once more.
It is an excellent idea but sounds very unappetizing to me.
How is vegetarianism a fail? It is a very healthy life style, but you also need your proteins to be healthy. A doctor doing a CT scan on a 60 year old can tell if you were a vegetarian because your insides are in much better shape than a meat eaters. A better solution to our current agricultural problems would in fact be a heavier diet of fruits and vegetables. Feeding cows gives you horrible return of energy. Classic biology class lesson: If your stuck on an island and have a pile of grain and a few chickens you will not last very long if you try to feed the chickens grain and eat the eggs. You are better off eating the grain your self and getting 100% of the grain's energy.
nidstylesAug 4, 2010
They went extinct? I thought I saw an Asian the other day, and the majority of them do survive on eating insect's. Never been to Thailand I take it?
aplusjimagesAug 5, 2010
Hate to break it to you, but vegetarians are still around. So much for your so called science.
tempest69Aug 5, 2010
The problem is going to be boiling down to this-- China and India are becoming more affluent, that's 2 billion more folk that are going to be clamoring for meat. That changes the game, Having a decent steak cost $15-25 a pound is going to change American dining habits.
Right now most of the world is vegetarian.. Pretending that not eating meat will be the end of us all is sad.
But as meat is still cheap, I'll enjoy the marinated London broil cooked to medium rare.
stymluxAug 4, 2010
We'll need to invent a new word for "bug".
flashingcurserAug 4, 2010
Dinner?
erkokiteAug 5, 2010
feature.
tempest69Aug 5, 2010
Buggalo. And with some creative genetics we could get a nice tasty bug up to the size of a rabbit.
mogdorAug 4, 2010
Lots of protein, it's the Antkins diet.
zenmojoAug 5, 2010
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
(Someone has to pick up the slack.)
gekkeijyuAug 4, 2010
people won't even eat fruits and vegetables. good luck getting them to eat insects.
the only way it'll happen is if its dirt cheap and hotdog-level delicious. otherwise forget about it.
hollowexAug 4, 2010
Hotdogs are half insect now... so it shouldn't be too difficult...
selfprodigyAug 4, 2010
F*** the united nations. They want to rule the freaking planet and force us to into servitude. Eat bugs Eat my dick assh**es
downneckAug 4, 2010
dude, switch to decaf.
aplusjimagesAug 5, 2010
Dick, its what's for dinner.
selfprodigyAug 5, 2010
Maybe at your house
greenblobAug 4, 2010
More stuff to add to my low-carb diet!
bighungryjoAug 4, 2010
I for one plan to do my part to stop the Zerg
hasahugedigAug 4, 2010
if you've eaten at Taco Bell or any fast food place for that matter, eating bugs wouldn't be anything new for you.
hollowexAug 4, 2010
It may even be a step up...
TyenotAug 4, 2010
I find it amusing that every one of these headlines says, "save the planet." The planet survived 4.49 billion years before us (or a couple of days depending upon your religion). It will be here long after we're all gone. btw, so will the bugs.
walkertxclockerAug 4, 2010
Obligatory Carlin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eScDfYzMEEw
rudeturnipAug 4, 2010
Hint: "save the planet" means let's keep it in a shape that helps *us* survive. It's the only one we've got.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
Must... take... catchy... slogan... literally...
TyenotAug 5, 2010
Slogans sell products. Your statement would insinuate that "going green" is for profit only. Hmmmm...
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Would it help for it to say "Help people from suffering in other places by not being such a big fat selfish dicksack."?
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
"Conserve the Biosphere" would be a more accurate slogan.
carbonetcAug 5, 2010
There are people who still think this observation is clever and relevant?
sndreamAug 4, 2010
Or maybe we need to ban ppl from having half a dozen of spawn.
hollowexAug 4, 2010
Damn collectors getting all the good spawn figurines.
nidstylesAug 4, 2010
Don't see that too often in the US, so us banning it wouldn't do much. Perhap's in thirld-world nation's where this prectice is still common should consider it.
zenmojoAug 5, 2010
*sigh* f**king Duggar family...they have their own f**king show!
caos2Aug 4, 2010
Vegetarianism is a completely viable diet for people of all genders, ages and races.
For more information, check out's ADA's position on vegetarianism:
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/2009_ADA_position_paper.pdf
demiurgencyAug 4, 2010
You'll be buried to oblivion here for promoting vegetarianism.
While I am very pro-vegetarian, I recognize that it's not a viable option for 100% people. People with gluten, or worse soy, allergies can find it very difficult to sustain themselves on a vegetarian diet. As do people who suffer from anemia.
Exceptions aside, most people can live a healthier life on a vegetarian diet. Good luck telling people here that.
covertbadgerAug 5, 2010
It's nothing to do with whether or not it's viable. I probably have 3 or 4 meat-free days a week on average, but I'd never consider going vegetarian. Give up beef? Pig products? Not happening.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
bennoAug 4, 2010
I eat a vegetarian diet and I'm allergic to soy. I think a soy allergy is indirectly good for you (meat eater or not) since the majority of junk food has soybean oil, soy lecithin, or soy flour.
nidstylesAug 4, 2010
Except it lack's the nutritional flexibility required to remain human. Most of the Vegetarian's I know suffer from erratic behavior, and lack of cognitive flexibility. The nutritional value just isn't there in the plant form for human's. After all the evolution into what we are today was prompted by the inclusion of meat in our diet's.
aplusjimagesAug 5, 2010
I'm calling bulls**t. I'm Vegan and know a lot of vegetarians, none of which suffer from erratic behavior or lack cognitive flexibility. Now I'm not saying these people you know don't suffer from those ailments, but unless you're their doctor and nutritionist then you have no idea what's causing those issues.
Vegan 11 years and my doctor says I'm in perfect health, so no bugs for me.
chileangodAug 4, 2010
http://blog.samuliulmanen.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/vegan-carnivore.jpg
carbonetcAug 5, 2010
I'm a vegetarian and I have no ethical, environmental, or health-related qualms about eating insects.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
f**k the UN and their silly ideas. Besides, how do you slice bacon from a bug?
(in before some wiseass makes a crack about a real tiny knife)
po43292Aug 4, 2010
You get a real tiny knife, and...
appleofdischordAug 4, 2010
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po43292Aug 4, 2010
Better patent that.
rudeturnipAug 4, 2010
That little Geiko gecko eats them and he speaks English, so crickets must be good for me too!
redraven9Aug 5, 2010
BILLY MAYS HERE...
cfuseAug 5, 2010
I'm ashamed to admit that making that into a product and selling it has crossed my mind. Considering the costs are so low, and that when your target market is shooting synthol into their arms they are unlikely to baulk at eating ground mealworms. Look at the protein (and complete protein to boot) to cost ratio - it's hard to argue with that.
soundjudgmentAug 4, 2010
"Waiter! Waiter! Where are the flies for my soup!?"
quietsykoAug 4, 2010
Check these out if you want to try eating some bugs. http://www.edible.com/shop/insectivore/
drawdsAug 4, 2010
Why not just go vegan?!?
Vegans live longer than meat eaters and are much healthier. You can get every nutrient from vegetables + you don't hurt any sentient creatures.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
rudeturnipAug 4, 2010
I don't eat people, dolphins, or whales. And no, you cannot get B6 from vegetables unless there are insect parts in them.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
Why don't we just start eating vegans since they're so obviously better nourished than farm animals, they should make for healthy eating. Also it would shut their f**king pie holes once and for all!
mogdorAug 5, 2010
Because humans are natural meat-eaters and I need me some tasty BBQ RIBS!!!!
carbonetcAug 5, 2010
If you think insects are sentient you have a very loose definition of the word.
hereticoftruthAug 4, 2010
This is just the next step to get people ready to desire soylent green.
igotalottastuffAug 4, 2010
When I was at this fancy restaurant in China, the free appetizer there was, believe it or not, deep-fried larva. And believe it tasted pretty good. To be exact, it tasted exactly like deep fried crisp (like the skin of Sweet and Sour Chicken, but crispier). Now, I don't expect to eat insects everyday, but its always nice to try new things and tackle cultural taboos.
milkmageAug 4, 2010
what? fry the s**t out of it?
igotalottastuffAug 4, 2010
Pretty much, I expected some sort of liquid to squirt inside my mouth when I bit into it, but instead it was hallow. Seriously, I dunno if the chef gutted the larva's inners out (highly doubt it), or if the deep frying really took a toll on its anatomy.
meedAug 4, 2010
I don't eat crab, lobster, or crawfish. Now your telling me I should be eating land based bugs? Heck no. How about we feed them to chickens instead?
iagainstiAug 4, 2010
I'm content with my vegetarian diet.
lormendiAug 4, 2010
^ this
sqrt2Aug 4, 2010
Plenty of cultures already eat insects, voluntarily, not for lack of other food sources.
Closed AccountAug 4, 2010
will this planet-worshiping religion DIE already!
firebat9erAug 4, 2010
yeah f*** it, lets just not worry about it and see how that turns out.
lormendiAug 4, 2010
Actually, its the people like you who need to die in order for life to survive.
Closed AccountAug 5, 2010
Yeah, I thought that point would eventually come out. Death to those who don't agree.
lormendiAug 5, 2010
It's a matter of survival, not simple dissenting opinion. I wouldn't care how stupid you choose to be if it didn't affect me. Unfortunately, this is not the case. I don't know, but I suspect you are a climate change denier. Your unwillingness to accept science and live accordingly threatens the whole of mammalian life on Earth.
zoocougAug 4, 2010
An insect patty? I wouldn't have any problem trying a bug. Grinding them up into a patty is just horrifying however. How is that supposed to make it better?!
abadoxxAug 4, 2010
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dbuckAug 4, 2010
I just had a grasshopper taco at Oyamel in DC. Wasn't bad.
shazam999Aug 4, 2010
Well, I lick my wife's ass, so hey, bugs shouldn't bother me.
arkons24Aug 4, 2010
best comment ive seen in a very long time.
rotundoAug 4, 2010
If you eat anything colored red, you're already eating bugs:
http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/bugjuice.asp
That said, I just can't get myself to eat recognizable bugs. Except crawfish (which are nearly the same thing). Damn they tasty.
huttymcphooAug 5, 2010
"anything colored red"
Hardly. There are plenty of other natural red colours. Beetroot, and paprika oleoresin being just two.
tehprophetAug 5, 2010
I just checked, the only red foods I had were tomato sauce, stawberries, spahetti sauce, ketchup, and conectrated guava juice, none of them had that ingedient.
lormendiAug 4, 2010
Or, just become a vegatarian.