Bacon Addiction: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''I love bacon. I mean I really love it. Good American bacon -- the crunchy kind, not that flabby stuff you get in other countries. At the risk of offending entire religions and regions, I think much of the unrest in the world is because too many people don't know the joy of bacon. Almost no one who has tasted bacon would willingly blow themselves up or start shooting at someone else. Bacon is worth living for.''|'''[http://www.tonychor.com/archive/000443.html Tony Chor]'''}}

 

 

Bacon isn't healthy, unless you count the [[The Poor Mans Substitute|cheap substitutes]] like soy bacon, turkey bacon or -- (shudder) -- [[Canada, Eh?|Canadian bacon]]. The odor of cooking bacon can drive some people to strange behavior [[I Can't Believe It's Not Heroin!|with its amazingly addictive qualities]].

 

== Literature ==

 

 

* On ''[[The Office]]'', Micheal Scott loves bacon so much it even lead to him cooking his foot on a George Forman Grill. [[Makes Sense in Context]].

* Martin Crane from ''[[Frasier]]'' is also addicted to bacon. He is less than pleased by the all-veggie substitution after his heart attack, "[[Poor Man's Substitute|Fake-on]]".

* A joke from ''[[SNL]]'''s ''Weekend Update'' section:

{{quote| "Kate Moss said 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.' Said the rest of the world, 'Bacon.'" }}

* ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'': The episode "The Storm" features a couple of extras discussing how the one thing they wish they'd brought along to Atlantis was bacon.

* In one episode of the French comedy show ''[http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_(série_télévisée) Palace]'', the restaurant of the eponymous Palace runs out of bacon, and the patrons are growing restless (one would say, in withdrawal). The whole thing is played up as a parody of [[Disaster Movie|Disaster Movies]], with the experienced cordon bleu chef giving advices by phone, the kitchen exploding at one point for some reason and the heroic former-army-cook saving the day.

** He doesn't.

{{quote| '''Eric''': Mmm, bacon...}}

* ThinkGeek is extremely fond of bacon. They sell bacon everything.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGyKp3G6r2A My First Bacon!]

 

 

 

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Gears of War|Gears Of War 2]]'': It has a storyline-related achievement parodying this: Better Wrapped in Beacon

** In ''3'', a stranded survivor offers to trade a side of bacon for Samantha. Baird urges Cole to take the deal.

*** While that may be Baird being his usual smartass self (he has something of a snarking rivalry with Samantha) Clayton Carmine in the same scene demonstrates a ''longing'' for bacon that is referenced later in the game. This actually makes sense in a sad sort of way as humanity's lot has gotten so bad because of the Locust War that simple food products are now a delicacy.

** The sequel is appropriately called, ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoIEcdqpULk&feature=player_embedded The Baconing]''.

* ''[[Halo Wars]]'': The game has an Achievement named 'Everything's Better With Bacon', which was almost this trope's name.

* A meme on ''[[Something Awful]]'' decrees that all real men must bring nothing but bacon and grandfather clocks on their ''[[Oregon Trail]]'' runs.

* In ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'', Bacon makes you better at everything, just like in [[Truth in Television|real]] [[Blatant Lies|life.]]

* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': A new cooking quest is called "Everything Is Better With Bacon".

 

 

== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Three Panel Soul]]'': [http://threepanelsoul.com/2008/06/17/on-surprises/ Is this bacon ice cream?] '''IT'S BACON ICE CREAM!'''

* ''[[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'''s collection, ''Attack of the Bacon Robots''.

* The power of bacon is an established part of ''[[Nedroid]]'' canon:

== Web Original ==

* In ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'', [[Professional Slacker|Grif]] had to undergo a lot of surgery ([[It Makes Sense in Context|using Simmons' leftover body parts from after his own reconstruction as a cyborg]]) after being run over by Shiela the tank. Sarge mentioned in passing that some of Grif's old parts had already "atrophied from a lifetime diet of HooHoos and bacon-flavoured marshmallows".

* Several [[LOLcats]] pages, most notably [http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2008/09/07/funny-dog-pictures-shhhhh-i-iz-a-preditorr/ this page] and [http://dogs.icanhascheezburger.com/2011/04/13/funny-dog-pictures-slowly-harold-eases/ this page].

* [[Noka|Found]] loves his bacon. To the point where he will become extremely depressed and anti-social whenever the fridge is void of all signs of bacon.

** Mike turned his obsession [[Up to Eleven]] in February of 2009, when he vowed to eat ''nothing but bacon'' [http://blog.rifftrax.com/2009/03/02/bacon-stupidity-the-true-story/ for the whole month.] He stuck with this self-imposed challenge, only stopping a few days short of the 28th because his family was getting a little annoyed by the whole thing (and so he could stage a satirical "press conference").

* The ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' Wiki has [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Bacon a page] documenting all mentions and appearances of bacon.

 

== Western Animation ==

** Homer Simpson loves bacon with everything, including Dagwood-like sandwiches with it.

{{quote| '''Homer:''' Mmmmmmm... unexplained bacon. }}

* Two entrepreneurs by the name of Justin and Dave ''are'' this trope. (Seriously. [http://www.jdfoods.net/ Their company's] slogan is literally "Everything should taste like bacon".) They started by inventing a seasoning called [http://baconsalt.com Bacon Salt] and have since added bacon-flavored mayonnaise, popcorn, ranch dressing, southern-style gravy, lip balm(!) and envelopes(!!). The really awesome part (besides making everything taste like bacon)? All of their products are vegetarian ''and certified Kosher''.

** On top of that, no calories and no fat. This is practically guilt free bacon.

** "We are on a quest to make everything taste like bacon." Yeah, [http://store.baconsalt.com/baconlube_p_60.html apparently so].

* [http://www.zazzle.com/i_would_eat_a_baby_tshirt-235273338879923926 I would eat a baby if it came with bacon.], available in various sizes.

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