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Around the Internet => Antimustachian Wall of Shame and Comedy => Topic started by: I'm a red panda on May 17, 2017, 06:50:08 PM

Title: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: I'm a red panda on May 17, 2017, 06:50:08 PM
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-39896838/a-cheaper-tastier-way-to-eat-lunch-at-work

Make your sandwich instead of buying it.

Mind = blown
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: Dicey on May 17, 2017, 10:02:17 PM
Do I have to click the link, or can I just sit quietly beside you for a little while before I have to go home to make lunch?
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: Mrs. S on May 18, 2017, 02:59:45 AM
Really.... Really...
Please tell me there is something which says this is a satire on something!!!
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: Torran on May 18, 2017, 04:41:49 AM
Hahahaaa and he recorded a whole video diary of the experience. This is magical.
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: paddedhat on May 18, 2017, 06:35:22 AM
Next up. Making coffee at home.  Trigger warning:  This video may not be suitable for those addicted to $4  a serving coffee shop products.
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: MandalayVA on May 18, 2017, 06:49:52 AM
FAKE NEWS
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: Leisured on May 18, 2017, 07:03:48 AM
No, not fake news, but satire. Or as my late mother would say, 'dripping with sarcasm.'
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: conpewter on May 18, 2017, 07:48:01 AM
He must be one of those "Makers" i hear about!
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: I'm a red panda on May 18, 2017, 09:06:49 AM
Quote from: Leisured on May 18, 2017, 07:03:48 AM
No, not fake news, but satire. Or as my late mother would say, 'dripping with sarcasm.'

I honestly couldn't tell if it was meant to be humor or not.  (Whether real or satire; I still think it fits this board.)
The author's twitter would seem to indicate "not"; but he might be extending the joke.
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: bostonjim on May 18, 2017, 02:01:26 PM
In fairness, the supposed new thing was not making your lunch per se - it was bringing in ingredients and making it at work.  I didn't watch the video (because, well, I didn't feel like it), but I could see how this could make for fresher sandwiches...
Title: Re: Revolutionary way to save money
Post by: I'm a red panda on May 18, 2017, 03:40:53 PM
Quote from: bostonjim on May 18, 2017, 02:01:26 PM
In fairness, the supposed new thing was not making your lunch per se - it was bringing in ingredients and making it at work.  I didn't watch the video (because, well, I didn't feel like it), but I could see how this could make for fresher sandwiches...

The video is actually kind of funny in how it is presented.

I'm not sure how putting your ham and cheese on bread at work changes anything. I didn't see he was using any ingredients that made the bread soggy. His revolutionary step seemed to be to buy fresh bread each day at lunchtime.

We make our bread, so we typically have fresh bread every other day or so, maybe I'm spoiled in that regard.