Thursday, December 01, 2005

I Can’t Believe It’s Just Butter

Kelli threw her camera in her purse as we did our normal Wednesday errands (it’s the only day off we have in common) because apparently I often mention “I wish I had a camera because no one is going to believe this.”

Thank you Kelli because now I have photographic evidence of the amazing things available to Americans in their local grocery store while a lot of the world is starving. We should be so proud.

Butter. Just Butter.

Okay, so there’s this juvenile origami one can do with the Land O’ Lakes if you carefully cut out the butter she’s holding and fold her knees upwards. Fold A up into B.

You’ll get this:

Boobs, get it? Ah, the good old days before internet porn.

But Land O’ Lakes boobies is not what this is about. I want you to notice the price of the butter. Land O’ Lakes is $5.19 per pound. If you bought the store brand you could probably get butter for a lot cheaper.

Then I stroll down the aisle and see this:

It’s not just butter. It’s butter in the shape of a Christmas tree. How festive. How positively radiant with holiday joy.

How positively $ 25.96 per pound. That’s FIVE TIMES the cost of the regular butter. And no boobie origami.

Jesus wept.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dude, you gotta stop shopping at Scarrs.

They rip you off much more than other places! :)

And who wouldn't want a festive butter tree for Christmas? I can think of nothing better to honor the birth Christ than to spread buttery goodness onto some hot cross buns!
Sinfully good!

Anonymous said...

Just think what a profit you could make it you buy the butter for 5.19 and carve it into little trees, or better yet little boobs and sell them. Ok you are spending way too much thought on this stuff. Oh my goodness. !!
Too funny. Most people wait til its on sale two for $5.00

Still Searching... said...

I have to say, I have never seen Christmas tree butter before. Will wonders never cease!

John Cowart said...

When I was 11 years old and joined the Boy Scouts one of the first tenderfoot skills I learned was how to fold the Land Of Lakes package girl.

That struck my fancy to the extend that now, close 50 years later, I will never buy any other brand of butter... and I still get a kick out of folding the package!

My wife says I'm eaisly amused.

xTx said...

and jesus wept....


frickin' great....

Anonymous said...

LOL! Classic!

Lois Lane said...

Holy shit dude! That's is rediculous for butter in any shape! Although I totally dig the boobiegami.
Why oh why did j-bro have to mention Hot Cross Buns? I glance over and now my stupid brain sings the song. One a penny, two a penny... thanks, not. ;)
Hey, it's my blog's birthday tomorrow. It'll be 1 year old. Please stop by for some cake. :)
Have a great weekend!
Lois Lane

Lindsey said...

that is hillarious lol
I remember my grandfather showed me that trick when I was a kid with the land o lakes butter indian lady....thats kind of odd he showed me that, but oh well lol

Eric said...

I think Sandy Claws has a winning idea: butter boobs! Y'know, for the holidays.

And amazing how everyone knows the Land O' Lakes trick. Hil-arious.

Pause said...

I so remember doing the same folds as a kid.

Anonymous said...

This response is to C. Jordan! Thankyou Captain Obvious for pointing out that it's her knees. I don't think we would have gotten that had you not pointed it out.

Kelli

smussyolay said...

hahahahaha! this thread is awesome. first of all, i had no clue there was a secret hidden trick with the land o'lakes woman. nice.

second... did anyone try and bust you for taking pics on the grocery store?

Rachel said...

Puerile, smutty, childish....heheh, but made me snigger all the same.

That butter tree has made me feel phisically ill.

Eric said...

Actually my wife was expecting the store secret service to swoop down from the false ceiling in rappeling gear wearing black jumpsuits. Nope, just me taking pictures of butter.

I could have tried the whole "stand in front of me as if you are posing and I'll take a picture of butter behind your head" thing, but that seemed extreme.

Anonymous said...

They aren't really "secret" service. Have you ever *not* noticed them?

I get annoyed when I shop and they decide to follow me around for looking suspicious. I intentionally pretend to hide or secret items away within my coat or jacket, just so it looks like I'm guilty. Then I intentionally hide around corners and such so that they can not tell if I've dumped the merchandise somewherethey didn't see!

Just to annoy you, I checked last night while I was shopping, in Portland, I can get your LOL tittie butter for 2 / $5.00.

TEN33GIRL said...

Porn in the dairy isle....priceless

Deb said...

My grandparents bought Land o Lakes butter forever, and I NEVER KNEW that about the boobs. Never. I can't believe they kept that from me all these years.

Black Eyed Gurl said...

ROFL! She has Buttery Lady Lumps!! I gotta say where ever you live butter is WAY over priced. Then again I live in American's Dairy land, so butter sort of melts off the tree here (not the christmas trees BTW). Seriously I think I pay $1.69-$2.00 for butter. I pity you.

Troy said...

that reminds me of the movie "last tango in paris": get the butter!

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