Friday, February 29, 2008

The beginnings of a movement...


I love the color orange. Where some see brash and loud, I see bright and ALIVE. So it's with particular interest that I study the strangely orange snack foods of the world. These tasty foods appear almost fluorescent in their orangeness, and I think we are indeed lucky to live in the same world where snacks are so bold!

These snacks deserve their own day of celebration as far as I'm concerned! Perhaps a day of eating and drinking only orange foods and orange beverages! Join with me now, and let us plan just such a day! Hoo-rah for orangeness-ness!

Edit- I wasn't thinking today would be the day to celebrate orange food, although rereading my post that's how it might seem. I was thinking more in the near future, after a little planning. I've now decided that I'm going to choose one day soon to eat nothing but orange food and drink orange beverages.

29 comments:

SnowyKat said...

I'm a huge fan of orange too!! these snacks look so victorious in their celebration of orange!

and I'm glad the cheese doodle has recovered emotionally from that disaster of a New Year's party...

Justin said...

I'll make orange Kool-Aid in honor of the day.

z-kun said...

But if it's on Feb 29th, you'll only get to celebrate once every four years. :(

If I had an orange left, I wold eat it. But I ate it yesterday.

Tatman said...

How appropriate that I'm wearing an orange sweatshirt today. Now I feel like a welcome part of the bent family. Thanks, Terry.

Scott said...

Inspiring!

And at the same time, so sad!

Elena said...

oooh I KNEW there was a reason I had Orange SOda at lunch instead of my usual 7-up!

Hey, WHy wasn't Circus Peanut invited?

I think I need to make Mac N Cheese from the box tonight and some jello, too.

Jon said...

This is the funniest thing you've made so far. It could be a teeshirt logo in fact. Many different kinds of win here.

Aaron Ortiz said...

CHEDDAR!!!

On with the blather said...

Orange Snack Appreciation Day!! Otherwise known as OSAP. I love lots of orangey colored snacks, to many I'm afraid. But I will do my best to eat them up.

Circus peanut couldn't make it because he's recovering from swordectomy surgery.

On with the blather

Big Daddy said...

OMG.

I ate an orange today.

I'm also wearing an orange shirt, and a blazer with orange lining.

I have an orange backpack.

This is freaky

[[Puts on tin-foil hat]]

sylvia said...

Cheesewhiz needs a central role in this!

Anonymous said...

lets all eat too many carrots then, when our skin turns orange from the B-carotene we can be orange too!!!!

Terry said...

hmmm. turning orange is tempting, but i decided not to.

Sylvia- i have cheese whiz in the studio at this moment

I'm glad the color orange has brought us all together today. world unity through ORANGE!

Anonymous said...

I think having that official day be February 29th makes it all the more special... Orange day comes only once every 4 years, so you better spend it wisely.

Wintermute said...

I had a bag of Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips today! ORANGE!! YAY!

Keep us all posted on the decided day for orange food and drink. Carrots, Chee-tos and Essential Vitamin Water all around! =D

Lanie Painie said...

I love orange too! I recently met somebody who loves it more than me. Our master bedroom is painted what dh calls "home depot orange" but it's my favorite room in the house!

Elena said...

Hey did anyone else notice that Strangely Orange Snack Appreciation Day 's acronym would be SoSad?

Poor Mr. Cheesedoolde. HE finally gets a day named just for him and its called So Sad!!!

John Commoner said...

You simply cannot beat the healthful goodness of snack foods packed full of Vitamin O!

jacobithegreat said...

i love cheetos

ElizT said...

Kumera wedges are nice.

Smiler said...

Um, I'm not sure I'll be joining the orange-fest, but I like what you did with these, erm... food things are they? Yes, "One for all, all for one!"

Jenna said...

MMMM Mac and cheese!

Andrea said...

It wouldn't be "Celebrate Orange Day" without TANG.

Brightest. Drink. Ever.

Katie Alender said...

I love SoSad.

Maybe on SoSad, we could celebrate with an Orange Snack Nibblers' Appreciation Party, or O SNAP.

Masquerade said...

Just watch out. All the dye will probably have an...interesting effect on your various bodily expulsion systems.

Martin said...

The worrying thing is I could have a SoSad and not drastically change my eating habits anyway. OJ, toast and marmalade for breakfast, a chicken tikka sandwich and some doritos for lunch, chicken in breadcrumbs and carrots for dinner.. if someone finds a way to turn tea orange I'm so there.

Big Daddy said...

Hey Martin:

Orange Zinger Tea.

Anonymous said...

i know its still winter *sigh*
but i felt all warm and cheery after reading these comments i went out and bought an orange creamsicle to have with lunch :)
*woot woot*

Cheers,

Annon in Canada (ottawa to be specific)

Leah said...

I love orange... its been a theme for me lately...