Jun 5, 2008

This Post Brought To You By, Um, Wha?

In Bossy’s region, the Potato Chip company is called Herr’s. What’s with the His?

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52 comments

1. 1
   on June 5th, 2008 at 8:57 am
   Amy said:

   WWJSO?

   (What would Jesus Snack On? )

   Is it weird that that’s where my Jewish brain went first?


2. 2
   on June 5th, 2008 at 8:57 am
   Liz said:

   Maybe His was feeling a little left out? Ripple chips can be so sensitive.


3. 3
   on June 5th, 2008 at 8:58 am
   The Domestic Goddess said:

   Now that is funny.
   My guess is that He is a sensitive new-age guy and was feeling all left out, like. You know, now that men are becoming the new minority (NOT).


4. 4
   on June 5th, 2008 at 9:06 am
   Dara said:

   Well Frito~Lay, blow me away! Just as I suspected…it’s a man’s world. Even in potato chip land.


5. 5
   on June 5th, 2008 at 9:26 am
   MamaMo said:

   I thought potato chips were unisex – go figure.


6. 6
   on June 5th, 2008 at 9:29 am
   heidi said:

   on first glance, i thought it said “HIS nipples.”


7. 7
   on June 5th, 2008 at 9:31 am
   Not June Cleaver said:

   HA! My mind followed Amy’s.

   I guess it’s for couples with a sharing problem. Kind of like the “Get Your Own Box” slogan.


8. 8
   on June 5th, 2008 at 9:53 am
   Karen said:

   special edition for Father’s Day?


9. 9
   on June 5th, 2008 at 9:55 am
   Clayjack said:

   I guess ripples are no longer just for her pleasure. His likes ‘em, too.


10. 10
    on June 5th, 2008 at 10:03 am
    Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You said:

    lol They always want something we have.


11. 11
    on June 5th, 2008 at 10:09 am
    natalie said:

    well they look good to me! way better than some of the chips we get here! i mean who wants a chip that is supposed to taste like a steak (it doesn’t)? or a peanut? seriously. those are chip flavors.

    see..
    http://dixonsturkey.blogspot.com/2008/04/food-reviewbrought-to-you-by-3-of-dixon.html
    and
    http://dixonsturkey.blogspot.com/2008/05/for-your-palate.html
    for more on turkey’s answer to the chip!


12. 12
    on June 5th, 2008 at 10:31 am
    Grandma J said:

    This is the reason I stick to Lays because their Ruffles have Ridges, no his or herrs.


13. 13
    on June 5th, 2008 at 10:41 am
    David said:

    Shouldn’t they be “Hiss’s”?


14. 14
    on June 5th, 2008 at 10:56 am
    Undomestic Diva said:

    Mmmm… there’s nothing wrong with a little lick of his ripples, ya know?


15. 15
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:04 am
    Ellie said:

    I believe this is yet another example of the Dumbing-Down-Of-America. And I’m probably being dumb, too, by even addressing it seriously, but as you undoubtedly know, “Herr” is german for Mr. or Sir or Man. Like the male “Frau”. And godforbid someone eats potato chips with a German label…


16. 16
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:04 am
    Domesticated White Trash said:

    Completely unrelated to this post, but I stumbled over her after reading your favorite dinner for one over on Rhi’s page.

    I just thought you should know the coffee ended up on my computer screen at work.

    lol.


17. 17
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:23 am
    MarathonMom said:

    Yeah they are trans fat free and all but can they be served to members of Al-Qaeda? I’m skeptical.


18. 18
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:27 am
    Coffee Bean said:

    Hey Bossy Fans!

    I do not regularly comment here, but I do read regularly and very much enjoy her style! Bossy has graciously agreed to let me post something here in her comment section (Thanks again Bossy!). I am trying to get the word out about something important to me and am having a little contest on my blog… so come check it out, you could win a $20 Starbucks card!


19. 19
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:42 am
    Maureen said:

    Special Edition chips. check it out
    http://www.herrs.com/WhatsNew/PressReleases/2006/HISBag.html Who Knew?

    After reading about the chips, and the part about great for weddings & parties, I decided that’s just what we need for our wedding this fall. A bag of herr’s chips at every place setting. thanks for the tip Bossy


20. 20
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:45 am
    AnonaMum said:

    Brought to you by His what, exactly?

    (I know, I have a dirty, dirty mind)


21. 21
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:46 am
    Hallie said:

    Ever heard of UTZ? They sell them here in Maine.

    I think the bag should say WTF?

    Hallie
    http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/


22. 22
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:47 am
    Hallie said:

    Btw…

    must tell you that I LOVE your contest entry!

    Thanks for playing. Still time to come over and add more!

    Hallie
    http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/


23. 23
    on June 5th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
    ambient said:

    Hallie: Utz and Herr’s are both made in Bossy’s (and my!) region. Utz is a little far west for Bossy though. Crazy to hear they’re selling all the way up in Maine.

    This part of the country is way lucky with the snack foods though — yay to the German immigrants who settled here and established lots of food companies! There are so many long-standing pretzel and potato chip brands that originate here. (And we’re always had kettle style chips, even before they became a fad.) And Tastykakes, can’t forget Tastykakes.


24. 24
    on June 5th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
    whiticism said:

    miss the herr’s so much that i would probably even settle for a big of his…thinking bossy should probably take another road trip to bring me some in AZ. and some tastykakes. and some shoreline. you know, when you get the chance.


25. 25
    on June 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
    Sarcasta-Mom said:

    Doesn’t HE already have enough?


26. 26
    on June 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
    Redneck Mommy said:

    I could just see my husband holding that bag of chips above his head while I jumped around trying to grab it, all the while he’d chuckle and tell me to go get my own.

    Because, clearly, these are his.

    Arsehat.


27. 27
    on June 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
    MamaMo said:

    Hey “ambient” – ready to have your mind blown?!! They sell UTZ all the way down here in North Carolina too!! (Best chips ever! though we don’t get Herr’s or His)


28. 28
    on June 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
    ms picket to you said:

    better than DoritHos.


29. 29
    on June 5th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
    helena said:

    reminds me of “men’s pocky” — the japanese candy. which is not a joke nor a special edition, but an actual effort to market candy to dudes. because apparently candy is girlish.

    http://picasaweb.google.com/sbristow/AroundTown/photo#5061573504030326722


30. 30
    on June 5th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
    Say What? said:

    I was thinking the same thing Heidi did: “His nipples” Shows you where our minds live!

    Well, if he has to have his own chips, I hope he gets water retention big time from the salt!


31. 31
    on June 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
    Aimee said:

    ummmm? Yup, I’ve got no clue!


32. 32
    on June 5th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
    stella said:

    I’m way past the HIS part. I just can’t stop reading HIS NIPPLES…instead of Ripples. And that just makes the whole EATING of potato chips kinda yuck to me.

    I mean. Nipples are good fun and all. But hairy man nipples? Not so much. I’m just sayin.


33. 33
    on June 5th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
    Jen W. said:

    True story about Herr’s potato chips. When I was 8, I was in a car that was part of a funeral procession for my grandfather, along with my Dad, twin sister, and cousin. A Herr’s potato chip truck pulled up next to us, the driver got out, and he gave us kids a big bag of potato chips. So a simple, kind gesture for a few kids that were in a sad place! So, I always choose Herr’s (I’m not sure about His!).


34. 34
    on June 5th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
    Audubon Ron said:

    I’ll see your Ripples and raise you a Sun Chip.


35. 35
    on June 5th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
    Foolery said:

    Oh yes, this was LONG overdue, because the mens were feeling a bit GIRLIE and WEAK eating those other ones, you know. S’pose there’s extra testosterone in ‘em?


36. 36
    on June 5th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
    Chesapeake Bay Woman said:

    His Family Size Nipples? And this is marketed as a snack?


37. 37
    on June 5th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
    Manic Mommy said:

    It’s a Barack thing. If Hillary had secured the nomination, they would have stuck with Herr’s.

    Clayjack – LMAO!


38. 38
    on June 5th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
    Mr Farty said:

    Durr, those aren’t chips, they’re crisps.

    These are chips:
    http://betterootthanin.blogspot.com/2008/05/merkan-english-dictionary-12.html

    You crazy Merkans.


39. 39
    on June 5th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
    kate said:

    his with ripples. my mind is all sorts of dir-tay.


40. 40
    on June 5th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
    standing still said:

    Whatever they are called, God created the potato chip so that I would never be lonely again.


41. 41
    on June 5th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
    cat said:

    Methinks a little photos shop is to blame. Hmmm?


42. 42
    on June 5th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
    blackbird said:

    They do a great factory tour. I’m only saying.


43. 43
    on June 5th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
    diesel said:

    Damn, I was going to make the “rippled for her pleasure” joke, but I’m way too late.

    So who’s this “Og Trans Fat” guy?


44. 44
    on June 5th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
    Surcie said:

    Now I’m craving French Onion dip!


45. 45
    on June 5th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
    moe99 said:

    When I was growing up in Defiance OH, the chip of choice was Ballreich’s. I found out I could still order them online and did so. They are just as good as I remembered. So that’s my ruffled chip of choice.

    http://www.ballreich.com/


46. 46
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
    Hula Hank said:

    His Ripples? Sounds hot!


47. 47
    on June 5th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
    Beth said:

    But if you go over to Herr’s, after the name there’s a question mark most of the time (as in “Eat Herr’s?” or “We make Herr’s? chips fresh daily”). So clearly gender is all f*cked up in snackland.


48. 48
    on June 6th, 2008 at 12:12 am
    Kelley said:

    I totally read that as ‘His Nipples’…. but that is expected of me isn’t it.


49. 49
    on June 6th, 2008 at 2:04 am
    g said:

    Mmmm….chips….

    In Seattle there was a brand called Wise which had a cartoon owl mascot.


50. 50
    on June 6th, 2008 at 4:46 am
    Manager Mom said:

    You have got some skills with the photoshop, that’s for sure…


51. 51
    on June 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
    Buf said:

    Moe99-

    Another Ohioan here and we loved Ballreich’s too!!! The key is when they are freshly opened. They’re not quite as good the next day though.


52. 52
    on June 7th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
    meleah rebeccah said:

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot…cant a girl get some potato chip love?