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This article makes me think of the engineer at one of my past jobs that not only subsided on the free office poptarts, but also would butter them. I like to th

This article makes me think of the engineer at one of my past jobs that not only subsided on the free office poptarts, but also would butter them. I like to think I am a very open minded person but I had a hard time taking that guy seriously with anything.

thatcat 7y ago
Did you ask for an explanation? maybe he was just adjusting the sugar / fat ratio so he didn't have a diabetic shock later or something.
- redisman 7y ago
  Does a diet of only pop-tarts make sense if you're worried about a diabetic shock?
  - thatcat 7y ago
    If they're free and you're really cheap or lazy then maybe? I was just curious if you asked what his motivation was.
GrayTextIsTruth 7y ago
I had a friend show me this when I was a kid and I did it for a while. That engineer was probably raised that way and thought it was as normal as buttering toast.
joejerryronnie 7y ago
Wait, you had free office pop tarts?!!
- mikepalmer 7y ago
  I will add this to my HN "who's hiring" post
stronglikedan 7y ago
Have you ever put butter on a Pop Tart? It's so frickin' good Have you ever put butter on a Pop Tart? If you haven't then I think you should
- MeltySmelty 7y ago
  this will fly over so many HN heads love it
- mikepalmer 7y ago
  Have to try this now!
solveit 7y ago
That just makes me think you haven't been exposed to enough weird people. Also, uh, you're not very open minded.