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The Single Man's Guide To TV Dinners

Posted by timothy on from the between-ramen-and-alton-brown dept.

yokimbo writes "The Food Network had a show about TV dinners and how they're prepared, their history, etc... But, what about the useful information, like how they taste? Ray Cole has your solution at The Single Man's Guide to TV Dinners. Although, I think he needs to visit Web Pages That Suck." (Of course, TV dinners don't scream out the way ramen does for improvement and improvisation.)

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  1. Re:hmm by TaxSlave · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought we quit calling them TV dinners back in the 70s...

    What about computer-desk-dinners?

    • Bowl-o-cereal
    • Bag-o-Funyuns
    • Vat-o-M&Ms
    • Tudayold(tm) Pizza
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  2. Most Important Single Guy Food Tip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't whack off after handling hot peppers.

    1. Re:Most Important Single Guy Food Tip by tx_kanuck · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wouldn't that just add spice to your sex life?

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      Now, if that makes sense to anyone, could you please explain it to me? I think I've confused myself.
    2. Re:Most Important Single Guy Food Tip by grondu · · Score: 2, Funny

      Another important tip: Don't fry nude!

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  3. Re:Learn how to cook properly... by harmonica · · Score: 4, Funny

    What are the women supposed to use to impress the guys then?

    Parallel park properly?

  4. Not for dinner, tv, or single men anymore by beforewisdom · · Score: 2, Funny

    At work I see almost everyone eating something from a little black plastic tray that came out of the microwave.

    I am considered to "cook" because I usually reheat something I boiled the night before.

    Steve

  5. Re:Cooking is also fun! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sauces, in particular, are rewarding. They either make or break your dish.

    They sure do. My local Chinese restaurant can disguise the most disgusting bits of leftover beef in a fantastic sauce. Makes all the difference. Just need to not think about what's underneath.

  6. Re:Cooking is also fun! by lunartik · · Score: 2, Funny

    You think that's beef?

  7. What is in the carrots? by thogard · · Score: 3, Funny

    A pet cat the knew well enough to stay away from anything veggie based, loved the cooked carrots found in TV dinners. That makes me wonder just what they made them out of and how they were made.

  8. Re:Learn how to cook properly... by CCIEwannabe · · Score: 2, Funny

    What are the women supposed to use to impress the guys then?

    They are called boobs.

  9. Re:ramen.... by xs650 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Salt is a good preservative. Eat enough top Ramen and your body won't even dacay after you die.

  10. This guy's got a second website coming.... by telstar · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The Single Man's Guide to Bandwidth Bills - Post Slashdotting"

  11. Re:Learn how to cook properly... by Theaetetus · · Score: 4, Funny
    "What are the women supposed to use to impress the guys then?"

    They are called boobs.

    Okay, okay... What are the women supposed to use to impress the boobs then? ;)

  12. Opportunity by lildogie · · Score: 2, Funny

    When I was single, I had the ability to eat things that were too strange for other people, but that worked for me.

    For example, for a low-fat meal that had the prescribed amount of protein & carbs, I would mix dry curd cottage cheese into canned spaghetti sauce, over whole-wheat pasta. Also, storebought burritos with cottage cheese on the side. Grits. Ground turkey.

    Now I'm married and eating more traditional foods, and back to being overweight again.