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18. Looks like a glorified Twinkie. nt

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 09:11 PM

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"there's gold in them thar porta-potties!" Schema Thing Jan 2012 #1

There are millions of people eating out tonight at fancy places.... Logical Jan 2012 #2

So you can not understand what's wrong with eating Gold? da_decider Jan 2012 #3

I work for a living, and I don't feel disrespected. Codeine Jan 2012 #5

I can agree with that. nt AverageJoe90 Jan 2012 #12

It is "in your face" over the top ostentatiousness... rfranklin Jan 2012 #15

It's a visual enhancement. nt oldhippie Jan 2012 #19

Sprinkling a little powdered sugar could have accomplished that, too... Crankie Avalon Jan 2012 #28

People eat all sorts of stuff I cannot afford...... Logical Jan 2012 #9

Well, if they eat in, they're still employing someone Zalatix Jan 2012 #11

Um, kind of misleading: that kind of gold is not expensive frazzled Jan 2012 #4

The value of the gold is probably far, far less than you assume. nt Codeine Jan 2012 #13

A couple hundred bucks would go a long way for a homeless shelter Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #17

The article in the link says it added up to $1,800 Crankie Avalon Jan 2012 #20

A lot of the Golden Globes ceremony is there for tacky ostentation muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #27

you wonder bdamomma Jan 2012 #10

Your right, most of the woman would look at dessert marlakay Jan 2012 #14

The carbon footprint of the dessert is obscene Politicub Jan 2012 #16

that's a great point dana_b Jan 2012 #21

Now THAT is an issue. Codeine Jan 2012 #25

Looks like a glorified Twinkie. nt Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #18

The price of this dessert is far greater than its cost Hippo_Tron Jan 2012 #22

Airline Bottle of Goldschlager Schnapps - $2.50 jberryhill Jan 2012 #23

Described to me as tasting "like cinnamon-flavored ass." nt Codeine Jan 2012 #24

I've never tried the cinnnamon flavored kind jberryhill Jan 2012 #26

The Incas once asked the Spanish conquistadors if they ate gold derby378 Jan 2012 #29

Does gold have any nutritive value? customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #30