No One Needs a Chili Cheese Tyreke Evans Burrito
by Tom Ziller on Dec 9, 2009 4:31 AM PST
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PrintThe only thing which can distract me from thinking about the thick-as-Serena tension preceding Andres Nocioni's first free throw is this damn Wienerschnitzel commercial, the one in which the satanic, terrorist restaurant chain introduces its Chili Cheese Fries Burrito. I mean, really, chili cheese fries as a dish is a concession to the weakest facets of human nature. You have french fries, which are delicious on their own and neutral in a health sense. You add chili, which is delicious but pretty unhealthy, but that's not enough self-mutilation, so you add cheese, because come on! What's a better ingredient to throw on top of something than cheese! So now you have chili cheese fries, which is not an uncommon dish. It's not common, but it's not unheard of. And as unhealthy as it may be as a snack, being potatoes covered in a meat-bean sauce and cheese, it's not, you know, poutine or a sweet potato pie made with Peeps instead of marshmallows or something.
But then you put it, the chili cheese fries, in a tortilla and call it a Chili Cheese Fries Burrito! And you advertise it by noting how TOTALLY INSANE DUDE it is! I mean, you do not need to tell me how insane a Chili Cheese Fries Burrito is. I can figure out that much on my own, thank you. You are wasting your time waving your arms, screaming "Hey! Look over here! Chili Cheese Fries Burrito!"
And that's sort of where we are with Tyreke Evans. I mean, I could commission a banner reading 25 pts, 9 ast, 5 reb, 1 tov and have it flown around New York City and Los Angeles. I could produce a commercial with zoinks sound effects and a booming Krusty voice touting the seasonal 20/5/5 average Evans has now reached.
But why? There's no need to play Wienerschnitzel's game. There's no need to wrap Evans in a tortilla, or cover him in cheese. I can just say
TYREKE EVANS
and people all across the world will know just what the ufck I'm talking about.
TYREKE EVANS.
There. Done.
(More later.)
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20! 5! 5!
and don’t forget 19.1 PER!. Wrap him in a tortilla and send him to the line! Great stuff TZ.
Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott
How about it....
Rookie of the month is cool! Rookie of the year would be great!! how about an all star game , though, this year would be Ty-riffic
You know what...
Tyreke’s almost playing at an all-star level as a rookie. I hadn’t even thought of that as a possibility. But if he keeps this up and we continue onward near a .500 record by January-Februrary timeframe. It’s not out of the realm of possibilities that he gets some talk from coaches. Still unlikely he makes it, but he’d at least be in the conversation then.
Dude
French fries are not healthy at all. You’re talking fried potatoes, both those words being not-so-good for the health.
my thoughts exactly
Life is every mammal's journey from very very wet to very very dry.
I'm hoping you are wrong about potatoes
being not-so-good. I eat those every day. Just not fried.
Potatoes are pretty terrible for you
but not so bad in moderation. Which is the real problem. Most of the time they’re so good you wanna keep having more
www.mancancook.net
Actually potatoes are very nutritious
It is one of the most nutritious foods you can find. That is the problem. We aren’t starving so when I eat potatoes that old saying occurs. You are what you eat. I start to look round and plump like a potato.
But, by themselves they are not evil. They were what kept a lot of people from starving in the past and their lack lead to a huge famine in Ireland when the crop failed.
It is the fried part that is evilly delicioso. Add carbs and fat and you got super food that will both furnish enough calories to fuel your ability to hover 2 inches off the ground and clog all of your arteries…
Wrong
Potatoes have virtually no nutritional content – pure empty calories, with a high glycemic load to boot. Will spike your blood sugar levels and weaken your immune system and….
Well, you get the point.
"I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense."
-H.L. Mencken
Calories are nutrition
The potatoe is actually one of the most nutritious things to eat. Calories are nutrition. We need them to burn. Athletes should eat a lot as they need this type of nutrition.
Last time I checked people starve from lack of calories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
It is also untrue that they are just empty calories. You can look up the below yourself at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato
The potato contains vitamins and minerals that have been identified as vital to human nutrition, as well as an assortment of phytochemicals, such as carotenoids and polyphenols. A medium-sized 150 g (5.3 oz) potato with the skin provides 27 mg of vitamin C (45% of the Daily Value (DV)), 620 mg of potassium (18% of DV), 0.2 mg vitamin B6 (10% of DV) and trace amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, folate, niacin, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc. The fiber content of a potato with skin (2 g) is equivalent to that of many whole grain breads, pastas, and cereals.
by MustangMBS on Dec 9, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
The only nutrition is in the skin, which no-one eats and is certainly not used in making french fries.
"I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense."
-H.L. Mencken
Potato skin
For sure. The skin holds the most (only) nutrition in the potato as with most fruits and vegetables we eat and anyone who eats a potato(e?) without the skin is, well, missing out.
Personally, I LOVE the skin of the potato. But I can see where the lack of consensus comes from because the white part of the is ALL starch—a complex structure of carbs which ends up breaking down into sugar which and thus the reason why we love it. As long as we aren’t inhaling the potatoes, the enzymes in out mouth will break down the starchy content and we are left with an amazingly sugary taste in our mouth. YUM!
As the main sustenance in a famine in a country with active, manual labor, this is why potatoes are so special—they hold SO many calories in their little round bodies. As a large side dish (deep fried or with a lake of butter/gravy more often than not) in a country where the majority of people “enjoy” sedentary lives, this starchy root becomes a main reason for the obesity of Americans.
by nobodyinparticular on Dec 9, 2009 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
Skin
Mostly has all the protein. Go to the link I posted. It breaks out the inside versus with the skin.
It is a misperception of many that the inside of the potato is all starch. Actually pretty nutritious stuff all the way around.
Nutrient : Without skin / With skin (% RDA)
Vitamin C 33 / 28
Thiamin 11 / 7
Niacin 11 / 12
Vitamin B6 23 / 27
Folate 4 / 12
Pantothenic Acid 9 / 7
Iron 3 / 10
Magnesium 10 / 12
Potassium 17 / 26
Copper 17 / 10
Dietary Fiber 9 / 15
On STR - you just learn something new everyday!
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Dec 9, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Check Wiki's Source
Don’t believe everything you read – those numbers are all wrong.
"I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense."
-H.L. Mencken
According to Wiki
Removing the skin from potatoes improves its nutrient content.
LOL. Did you even read that before copying it?
"I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense."
-H.L. Mencken
I am done.
I read it and am sure these were different samples with slightly different results. Variation in sampling occurs.
I am, however, caring less and less and this post is bordering on stupid. Nah, this is stupid.
So, here you go. Research to your hearts content.
FDA Database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
You will find that the potato has a lot of nutrients. You have to enter “potato” and that gives you the results.
USDA literature and testing:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR22/reports/sr22fg11.pdf
If you go down to the pages in the latter 1300s you will have so much data and can probably prove any point you want.
You will find however, that potatos offer up vitamins, minerals, and all kind of stuff. I just don’t have the time or patience for further stupidity.
Have at it though. I am done.
just kidding man
I’m a trivia storehouse myself – I actually DID find it interesting!
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Dec 9, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Cool
It just seemed to devolve into a contest on who was right and I don’t like that stuff.
I don’t need to be right. Hell, I didn’t fact check wiki prior to posting and don’t give crap if I am wrong. My ego needs that once in a while and that happens often enough anyway.
I am glad the it wasn’t completely out there. Hope to see you at the upcoming games!
More people die from nutrition
in america than all the cancers combined.
You can’t write all that you’ve written and then pretend that you don’t care – because obviously you do. So do I.
You took my statement too literally. There is not a food in the natural world that does not contain any nutrients. The nutrient levels in potatoes, however, are in trace amounts – nowhere near the numbers you posted earlier. Use your own links to find out more about that.
Add its nutrient deficiency to its extremely high glycemic load (blood sugar spikes have all sorts of interesting effects on the body) and you have – TA-DA!!! – an unhealthy food.
"I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense."
-H.L. Mencken
I disagree, Mr. Former Vice President
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
“They were what kept a lot of people from starving in the past and their lack lead to a huge famine in Ireland when the crop failed.”
As did the “lard sandwich,” but I wouldn’t call that nutritious.
"If you told him to head-butt the wall, he would do it." -- Paul Westphal re: Brockness Monster.
Ahh yes
The Lard famine of 2008. I remember it well. It was only a localize event. Truly bizarre. Mysteriously all of the lard sandwiches disappeared to leave hundreds starving in the Charlotte area.
I was thinking the same thing
and that depending on the ingredients you use chili isn’t that terrible for you
www.mancancook.net
Did you say something?
Because it seemed like you did. I couldn’t have made free throws with this kind of tension, either.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
holy crap
Life is every mammal's journey from very very wet to very very dry.
I like that picture.
And I love posts like this. Kudos Mr. Ziller!
Love it. She had me at 'ass' a long time ago.
She’s beyond an amazon goddess. Here’s Serena and her body playing beer pong with Fallon.
33 Wins. Yeah, I said it.
Chili cheese fries are a great metaphor for the Kings
Fries can be a tasty treat, but they can get old if you consume too many of them. Or even worse they can get old, cold, and limp.
I mean there are those fry lovers who can pack away pound after pound and expound at great length as to their virtues even when they are wilted and old, but they are the true believers and hard core fans. Most people only take occasional samplings and don’t live on a steady diet of them. The sure as hell don’t want some nasty old fries.
But then you add Chili and Cheese. Those non-believers who refused to partake now hear about just how great this new and improved fry has become. It gets people to try it and low and behold, the fries are popular once more because these are no longer the old boring fries of the past. There is excitement about this new version.
Adding spice and richness to fries, cause who doesn’t love chili and cheese, can make for a lot more new fans and help us forget just how boring and sad the old limp fries used to be.
by MustangMBS on Dec 9, 2009 7:36 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm so pissed at you TZ
What have those Chili Chese fries done to you. I bet next, you’ll pick on the Deluxe Chili Chese Fries from Del Taco. Those things are awesome. Next time don’t pick on something so close to my heart (or stomach for the matter).
"Order up for May, table for one!"
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by section214 on Dec 9, 2009 8:24 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
Yeah - I don't eat that crap, never have
(though I have a nasty sweet tooth)
Nice metaphor though.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
No one loves
starting on the street beyond the right field fence and working your way gradually toward the plate more than I do. Great stuff.
Lower their expectations and rise to met them
Ziller - you are getting so fiesty lately
but I like the link of you hanging with your peeps.
And here is another healthy use of potatoes:
by betweentheeyes on Dec 9, 2009 3:07 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
WTF
Bacon flavored vodka?
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
by Aykis16 on Dec 9, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
uhh, Premium Bacon Flavored Vodka if you don't mind...
by betweentheeyes on Dec 9, 2009 8:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
"No, Mister Bond! I expect you to DIE!"
Of coronary disease, from too many bacontinis.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
by andy sims on Dec 10, 2009 7:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Best post ever.
Scary thing is…he’s not even in his prime.
Wow. Not even in his prime.
Would ’Reke’s prime be a Chili Cheese Fries burrito with Hotlinks and Bacon inside?
I’ll have two please…and a championship ring.
33 Wins. Yeah, I said it.
by JETisKing on Dec 9, 2009 4:29 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
NOT EVEN CLOSE TO HIS PRIME
ROOKIE
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
by Aykis16 on Dec 9, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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