Pot Ramen

1. jonno
   October 6th, 2007 at 3:49 am

   oh i get it POT noodle .... very good, and heres me thinking that it was just the name for noodles in a pot, silly me.

2. AK-00
   October 6th, 2007 at 4:47 am

   I... take it Pot Noodles are not commonly available in the US, then?

3. Chris
   October 6th, 2007 at 6:07 am

   I don't geddit? this is normal product for us in UK. you can get it in like every shop. Don't you have pot noodle in USA?

4. Jimmy
   October 6th, 2007 at 6:08 am

   Americans easily amused then!

5. Dale
   October 6th, 2007 at 6:24 am

   Oh dear, I didn't realise Pot Noodles were big news. Wait til they see the Bombay Bad Boy!

6. ted
   October 6th, 2007 at 7:10 am

   It's been a stretch with a lot of the "funny" food items lately.
   You would have to be on pot to be amused by this one.

   "Whoa, dude. Pot noodles..."

7. Stuart
   October 6th, 2007 at 9:04 am

   I'm a bit dumb, I thought the Smack was amusing because it's like spanking 'doh, pot & smack, I live such a sheltered life.

   Pot Noodle is a national institution, both loved for funny adverts and derided at the same time. It's probably a student staple.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrNuT9sn0Gc

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuPhTdMn7jY

   There's many others.

8. Nick Gisburne
   October 6th, 2007 at 9:06 am

   Next thing you know they'll have a picture of Mr Brain's Faggots (an actual UK product in case you weren't aware). While a lot of these things are genuinely humorous, the 'pot' joke is tenuous at best, given that the noodles are clearly in a pot. In the words of another ad slogan, 'it does exactly what it says on the tin'.

9. Adam W
   October 6th, 2007 at 9:10 am

   If you Americans think Pot Noodles are amazing theres a Chinese grocers near me in Sheffield that has a a whole section devoted to ramen and all forms of instant noodles imaginable its quite amazing and they're all amazingly cheap:

   http://www.taisun.co.uk/

10. choggie
    October 6th, 2007 at 11:01 am

    http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/sanfran092707.html
    Here's some guys in Oakland cCa., who were making the real deal....

11. sakura
    October 6th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

    Pot noodles are quite common... just are not commonly available in the US...sucks too. I have to go to this unknown super small Japanese market to find pot noodles.

12. jonno
    October 6th, 2007 at 12:38 pm

    lol i like pot noodles, they are possible the easiest most awesome thing you can add water to, and eat !

13. Jimmy
    October 6th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    ...but full of absolute crap...dont get me wrong, i love pot noodles (can only eat the chicken & mushroom) but they are soo bad for you!

14. Nora
    October 6th, 2007 at 3:33 pm

    Ok... In defense of some Americans (cause these days we tend to get bashed at the drop of a hat) I didn't find this one amusing and I am American.

    I get the idea that "pot" can also mean weed (meh...dumb. *yawn*). But we use the word "pot" (kettle) in the states like most English speaking countries. So its still quite a stretch to find the humor. potluck, potpourri, potholder, potpie, etc.

    Sheesh... people are pathetically quick to bash the US these days. Talk about taking any opportunity you can get. *eyeroll*

15. Dave
    October 6th, 2007 at 4:11 pm

    ''Sheesh… people are pathetically quick to bash the US these days. Talk about taking any opportunity you can get. *eyeroll*''

    Well, the sooner you get your idiot president out of office, the sooner your country will regain some respect.

16. algonkin
    October 6th, 2007 at 5:56 pm

    I wonder if it was named after Pol Pot?

17. Felix
    October 6th, 2007 at 6:22 pm

    ...and stop the "global police" act, your country's actions are both lauded and debunked, commonly the latter. why oh why is the world so corrupt?

    btw pot noodles rock, you can get them here in Australia too!

18. Pol x
    October 8th, 2007 at 5:53 am

    I am Pol and I like Pot Noodle

    It will be Pol's Pot....noodle.

    I used to love em but then I discovered the fantastic Noodle Packs from China and Korea and they are the business.

    Though harder to find than Polt Noodles....which I still love...damn them

19. Richard
    October 8th, 2007 at 5:56 am

    Did you hear about the Korean version that is now free from cooked dog?

    "Not Poodles"

    Bada bing.

20. Mindpimp
    October 12th, 2007 at 6:10 am

    LISTER: I tell you one thing: I've been to a parallel universe, I've seen time running backwards, I've played pool with planets, and I've given birth to twins, but I never thought in my entire life I'd taste an edible Pot Noodle.

    I've yet to find one. They make the contents out of the same stuff they make the pots.

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