Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Statistics Like These Make Me Feel Good About Myself

From an article I read in the Toronto Star:

Deep fried butter balls at the CNE

Numbers of butter balls sold: 36,000

Orders taken: 9,000

Balls per order: 4

Cost per order: $5

Pounds of fried butter eaten: 800

Calories per serving size (4): 315



7 comments:

lacochran's evil twin said...

Fried butter balls? That sounds truly disgusting.

And yet...

Anonymous said...

y'hi ratzon mil'fanekha Adonai eloheinu vei'lohei avoteinu sh't'chadeish aleinu shanah tovah um'tukah.

May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our ancestors that you inscribe for us a good and sweet year.

Tania said...

Thanks, and back at ya, Anon!

Creative-Type Dad said...

No way!! I had this idea years ago.

Darn that conscious...

lacochran's evil twin said...

Hello? Fingers too slippery from the fried butter balls to type?

Anonymous said...

Does this lousy menu ever change?

Barrie said...

Someone was telling me about the deliciousness of chocolate-covered bacon!