Arizona BBQ joint sees 40% drop in pulled pork sales due to swine flu fears

[Amerigo Vespucci]

BBQ Joint: Swine Flu Keeps Folks from Piggin' Out

Posted May 1st 2009 1:42AM by TMZ Staff

Paris Hilton isn't the only mega-moron who thinks you can get swine flu from eating pork -- we talked to people at a classic BBQ place in Arizona, who pretty much told us the only thing more infectious that S.F. is stupidity.



The folks at Porky's BBQ said their number one seller -- the juicy, tasty, mouth-watering pulled pork -- has dropped in sales by 40 percent since the "epidemic" struck Earth.

They've resorted to telling customers that they "offer BBQ pulled pork without a side of swine."

http://www.tmz.com/2009/05/01/bbq-joint-swine-flu-keeps-folks-from-piggin-out/

[Greyhound]

1. News Flash! Americans generally are ignorant and happy to be so. n/t

[Quantess]

3. I wouldn't want to eat meat from an animal that may have been sick with the flu.

It's simply unappetizing to think about.

[Greyhound]

5. Are you a vegetarian? n/t

[Quantess]

8. No. I hardly ever eat pork, though.

But sometimes I think about what the animal might have been like when alive. I think that's the main reason I eat so little pork.

[Greyhound]

12. If you eat meat, any meat, you regularly eat animals that were sick

and have often died of those illnesses. This is of course, against the law, but we have seen for decades that our laws are universally ignored and rarely enforced in this industry.

The meat industry is a big source of campaign funds.

BTW, I eat meat.

[Quantess]

16. Yes, the thought has crossed my mind that I have eaten sick animals.

But, rational or not, can you see how people won't want order the pork dish because the thought of a sick pig makes them lose their appetite?

Similarly, if I read or hear or any references to fecal matter, dirty diapers, dog poo, etc, while I'm eating, I always stop eating until the reference is out of my mind. It's psychological.

[MADem]

20. Well, death is the ultimate sickness, no matter how you go!

It reminds me of that tombstone that said "See--I told ya I was sick!!"

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. I wish truly this was just the US

But hey, I agree, they are damn proud of it

[Renew Deal]

21. It's not just us. Egypt slaughtered like 300,000 pigs.

:banghead:

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. I wonder if Alice Cooper's going through the same thing at his place?

http://www.alicecooperstown.com/

I actually had the Pulled Pork sandwich there a while back (way before this piggie flu thing, obviously)

[Greyhound]

7. Honey Bear's (the original location, the downtown branch has been toned down for the white-bread)

blows everything else in Phoenix away.

[Viking12]

22. Tom's BBQ is pretty good.

When I lived in Tempe, we were a mile away from Tom's and went there often. Geez, that was 10 years ago, though.

[MADem]

4. How.....dumb. If it were avian flu would they avoid chicken? nt

[anigbrowl]

13. I'll give you three guesses...

[semillama]

23. EVERYBODY H1N1C!!!!!! n/t

[flvegan]

6. The REAL shock of this is that folks are actually thinking about what they eat.

I'm really surprised. People equating "swine flue" with pork...that's epic. All too often it's just "tastes good...don't care" and you can follow the knuckles dragging behind.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. WHAT? You mean industrial pig confinement might produce disease?

I always thought pigs lived in fields of sunshine and clover until a benevolent farmer who really does CARE about his animals quietly and gently dispatched of them so my neighbor could have his bacon mc muffin.

[flvegan]

11. Stop suggesting such things.

Bacon tastes good. Nothing else matters.

[Maru Kitteh]

15. Don't forget all the slogans made famous by Ted Nugget-less(R) the child molester

He's original. And funny.

[opihimoimoi]

10. "and Let the Greedy Breed create Pig Factories without regard to hazards resulting from

high amounts of Pig Shit.....Creates Pathogen Blooms.....very hazardous....we know but we ignore...and build them factories
for max profit without making entire project GREEN

This will soon stop as its been on the internet 48 hours plus.....Pig Shit Waste Holding Ponds are breeding grounds of all kinds of pathogens.....its the only explanation for dpzens of past cases...greed...its the COMMON DENOMINATOR....pure undiluted GREED

[MadBadger]

17. I didnt think twice about defrosting the pork chops in my freezer.

[tomreedtoon]

18. What animal does their pork come from?

Is there a sudden absence of cats in the neighborhood?

[bobburgster]

19. Hell of a deal on pork!

My wife just bought a bunch of pork......price is almost half what it was 2 weeks ago. Yummy!

[FourScore]

24. Why are people so stupid? n/t

[supernova]

25. If this holds true, NC will dry up and blow away

This state runs on pork.

:silly:

[MajorChode]

26. If we stop eating pork, the pigs win

Personally I think this swine flu nonsense is nothing more than a media frenzy designed to undermine the pork industry. I wouldn't be surprised at all to learn that PETA is behind it all.

[Veruca Salt]

27. I am so glad I've got frozen pork in my freezer...

that I've had there way before this flu outbreak happened. :)

[recoveringrepublican]

28. yummy, story makes me hungry. Luckily I just made some pulled pork yesterday. nt

[surrealAmerican]

29. Just goes to show what a terrible job we do in this country ...

... of getting accurate information to the public.

[BlooInBloo]

30. SWEET! My bacon and sausage should be cheaper soon!

Thanks, dumbasses!

[azmouse]

31. I'm hungry for a ham sammich...

mmmm.... pork! :9