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[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 242 points 2 weeks ago

In all my years I've never walked into a friends home and been offered a baguette or a fresh slice of focaccia.

Well then your friends suck

[-] mydoomlessaccount@infosec.pub 34 points 2 weeks ago

"Hey, man! Glad you could make it! Can I get you anything? Some chips, some pretzels, an entire baguette, maybe some iced tea or something?"

[-] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

Goat cheese and baguette is top tier snack. Y'all don't know how to live

[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

you can cut them you know?

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[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 167 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

"Shit, man, shit shit shit."

"Steve man. Calm the fuck down. What's wrong?"

"It's a customer, man."

"Please tell me they didn't take an orange from the bottom of the stack again."

"No, no. Worse. So much worse. He's buying the boule."

"Ha. You had me worried for a minute. Nobody buys the boule. You misheard."

"No, man, I'm telling you. He asked where it was. I made him repeat the question. He said again he wanted the 'sourdough boule.' He's got it in his cart now."

"...You're serious."

"Yes, man. He's about to fucking buy the boule."

"Shit, man. What are we going to do?"

"I don't know. I- I don't know. This has never happened before."

"We have to alert them."

"Them?"

"You know, them."

"Wh- you mean the simulation people?"

"You got a better idea?"

"Yeah, maybe drinking bleach. Not to mention we have no way to con-"

"H-hello? Um... Sim- simulation people? Um-"

"What the fuck are you doing, Ted? You fucking dipshi-"

"Yes?"

"..."

"..."

"Steve... you... you heard that, ri-"

"I don't have all day. What is it?"

"Shit, um."

"Yes sir, um, Mister Simulator sir, I-"

"Missus."

"Oh, um, sorry, the voice is just kindof... tinny an-"

"Look, we've got a problem. It's one of the... simulated."

"Mmm hmm?"

"He's on his way to the checkout now."

"And?"

"He's buying the boule."

"Mmm. Right. Thank you for alerting me. This anomaly will be dealt with."

"Oh. Um. O...kay. Um. Thank yo-"

"Wait, how exactly will it be deal-"

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 56 points 2 weeks ago

This reads like They're Made Out of Meat. It's brilliant.

Thanks for the recommendation! Here's the short story mentioned if anyone else wants a read: https://www.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/thinkingMeat.html

[-] Pringles@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

That was a fun read! Thanks for that

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[-] madjo@feddit.nl 23 points 2 weeks ago

This is WBRC's 9 o'clock news, I'm Ned Albertson.

Panic ensued today at a local supermarket, as a man got vaporised in the produce aisle. Warning, the following images are not for the faint of heart. Evan Kelp is reporting live from the scene.

[-] Senseless@feddit.org 93 points 2 weeks ago

idk man, seems like an american problem to me.

[-] babybus@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 weeks ago

Are you watching their politics? This can't be real, the writers are all over the top. The whole country is a simulation.

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[-] mausy5043@lemmy.world 83 points 2 weeks ago

I often buy these. But, I always take care noone sees me buying them.

[-] Huschke@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

This is the way. Don't let OP know about us.

[-] beanlink@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

I buy those baguettes and it would be lucky to make it home so I always buy two.

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[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 69 points 2 weeks ago

So you think you've found the hole of simulation and don't even try to buy some to see if it is really a decoration? WTF bro

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago

Omfg is this a marketing stunt by the baked goods industry to sell more bread?

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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 points 2 weeks ago

Many will walk up to edge, but few have the courage to see if they can fly.

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[-] kubica@fedia.io 61 points 2 weeks ago

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.

You take the normal bread – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.

You take the fancy bread – you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember, all I'm offering is the truth – nothing more.”

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[-] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 weeks ago

I m French and in France we buy EVERY bread in a bakery .for real after 5pm you have basically nothing .

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

The French sure do love their

[-] Ashiette@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Sauf le pain aux raisins parce que c'est une abomination

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[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 41 points 2 weeks ago

Ok but if you see sliced croissant loaf, fucking buy that shit, buy two, immediately. I don't even like to shop any more at places where they don't sell it.

[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

disgusted French look of superiority

jkjk it looks like something terrible in a good way.

[-] logos@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Cause it's probably 3/4 butter.

[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Count me in.

The only issue I see with it is that since it's wrapped in plastic it's gonna be soft and rubbery instead of crunchy.

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[-] thedirtyknapkin@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

you're telling me that this guy saw something that he didn't understand, but said piqued his curiosity, and instead of trying it to see what it's like he goes straight to schizo posting about it on the Internet?

this is why trump is winning.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago

/b/ - Random

The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.

Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago

the bread is real. what you arent seeing is the removal of the unsold products that are almost certainly being donated to homeless shelters and hog farmers, then replaced with fresh loaves the next day. there are fda rules in place to prevent leaving such products out more than a couple days.

[-] bad_alloc@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 weeks ago

are almost ~~certainly being donated to homeless shelters~~ being thrown away and people who are taking some are persecuted... and hog farmers

fixed that for you :)

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[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sometimes I buy the bread lol. The bread just gets made into other things if nobody buys it. Sliced after the first day, made into croutons the day after or a number of other bread goodness like garlic bread or used to make those pre-packed subs, etc. Or it's just tossed cause bread is cheap and making at the scale they make it makes it even cheaper.

By the way, if you have even a passing interest I recommend baking your own bread, unless you want sourdough and you don't want to spend that effort cause sourdough is next level effort. But a basic white bread is extremely easy and tastes so good fresh and lasts for soooo much longer than the store made breads.

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[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 30 points 2 weeks ago

I buy the bread. I offer it to friends. TIL I'm an NPC

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I don't offer it to my friends, but only because I eat it all before they get near me.

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[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

To be fair, the quality of the bread in these mass produced "artisan bakery" sections can be trash tier, like sometimes it's wonder bread level but even more dry. Idk why they decide to do it. Maybe it was fresh at one point but these displays can get left out all week.

Source: an NPC who sometimes buys this crap to try it.

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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

The bread is a decoration indeed. It's there for the same reason the flowers are out the front of the supermarket, it makes the store look more welcoming and less like a warehouse that is engineered to siphon money from your wallet.

Nobody buys that shit. We just wait for them to yeet it in the dumptster out back, then we cut the chain and take it home.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

i'll buy some sourdough or a baguette. usually when reduced to clear.

Also when i was on holiday in the US; sourdough bread was all i could eat. seriously guys, your sandwich bread fucking SUCKS!

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[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 24 points 2 weeks ago

I'm just laughing at "bread" and "proof" but I know they didn't intend on the pun.

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[-] figjam@midwest.social 21 points 2 weeks ago

Buy the boule coward!

[-] LANIK2000@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

Idk about America, but here the fresh bread is fucking gone by 3 hours before closing. Well, except for the dark bread, there's always a little of that left.

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I make my own these days and regularly offer them to guests but I used to buy the stores artisan breads for lunch while working construction when I was young.

The cost to create of a family size loaf of jalapeno and mozzerella stuffed herb focaccia is about $4.87, lower if you cheap out on oil, so theres tons of room for markup even if the store ends up throwing most of it out.

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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 13 points 2 weeks ago

Also, my friends and acquaintances are a perfectly representative sample of the population

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 12 points 2 weeks ago

you gotta feel sorry for someone so out of touch with bread. mmMmmmm sourdough boule

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[-] BurnedOliveTree@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Why every single loaf is in plastic? Where is this?

[-] match@pawb.social 11 points 2 weeks ago

middle america 🌈

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[-] MudMan@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago

Is this the most American post I've ever seen?

Maybe?

A while ago I made cheeseburgers for a family gathering. My dad bought a loaf of bread on the side, and I quote, "just in case".

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