Mashtags are potato snacks, pressed into the shapes of social media characters. Because marketers need a way to make junk food appeal to teens. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Social Media Snacks”
Did you see these reports circulating about a new processed potato product called mash tags?
No.
These are potato snacks that are supposedly pressed into the shape of symbols that you see on Twitter.
So they’re these little potato flavored snacks that are supposed to appeal to the younger generation.
You know, the folks who are into social media.
And so they’re little hashtag shapes and little at signs and little smiley faces.
So you can make hash browns out of the hashtags.
Exactly.
Exactly.
And they’re going to be sold in the U.K. first.
I don’t know if they’ll make it to this country or not.
But it got me to thinking about what other Internet-themed foods need to be invented.
Oh.
So, of course, I’ve been hard at work, as you can imagine.
You don’t need to put on my pun helmet?
Yes.
Well, let me strap on my pun armor.
That’s right.
You need to engage the force field right now because here they come.
First one is inter-natella, which you can spread wide on your toast.
Inter-natella.
Inter-natella.
Okay.
Very good.
It’s more popular in Europe than it is here.
Eggs TML, which are eggs made completely from scratch.
So this is like a markup language for talking about food.
Yes.
Yes.
Eggs TML.
One little thing goes wrong in the recipe.
The whole thing is a mess.
And dill pixels.
These are little bitty, little, little, little bitty dill.
So like you would put a spoonful of dill pixels on your burger.
So even smaller than a gherkin.
Yes, much, much smaller than a gherkin.
Okay, then.
But you know what?
We’ll get on that at the factory.
What?
I’m betting that our listeners can come up with many more Internet-themed foods.
All right, bring it on.
All right.
Internet-themed foods.
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