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Monday, January 26, 2009

Yogurt! Is There Anything It Can't Do?

Posted by on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 4:55 PM

Thanks to Shakespeare's Sister for reminding me of this awesome clip by Sarah Haskins, on yogurt—the ultimate food for the ladies:

 

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Funny. At least we don't have to listen to a litany of side effects while we watch the yogurty arrow flush out Jamie Lee's innards.
Posted by emma's bee on January 26, 2009 at 5:30 PM
2
I'm not a lady and I love yogurt. Am I OK?
Posted by PedestrianMe on January 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM
3
Ha ha, Sarah Haskins is funny.
Posted by PedestrianMe on January 26, 2009 at 5:32 PM
4
I eat yogurt nearly every day. I buy it in the largest container available, mix it with cheerios and slather it with honey or maple syrup.

I think the yogurt people are hurting themselves by leaving out a whole demographic by being "women's diet food." I also think those little packages are horribly bad for the environment and only contain about a quarter of a serving. And usually way too much sugar.
Posted by dwight moody on January 26, 2009 at 5:33 PM
5
Hm, just like how marketeers hawk beer & pizza as "man food"...
Posted by COMTE on January 26, 2009 at 5:53 PM
6
Sometime I would just love to see a yogurt or tampon commercial when I'm watching the Daily Show, instead of ridiculous boy commercials.

They should start packaging the single-serving yogurts in "fiber cups" that you could eat if you need an extra boost.
Posted by asteria on January 26, 2009 at 5:57 PM
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Never heard of Sarah Haskins -- I guess now I can see why...that's 3:31 of my life I will never get back...
Posted by Good Grief on January 26, 2009 at 6:02 PM
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@4. And high fructose corn syrup, which alot of the "light" brands use.
Posted by Julie in Eugene (formerly in Chicago) on January 26, 2009 at 7:10 PM
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Seattle man food is humus and whole vgrain chips washed down with wine from Trader Joe's.

Then they sit down to pee it out.
Posted by Frank Sinclair on January 26, 2009 at 7:13 PM
10
ladies love yogurt because it looks like spooge, and tastes better.
Posted by guy on January 26, 2009 at 7:24 PM
11
Just TRY to find a yogurt that DOESN'T have high fructose corn syrup, and doesn't cost $10.99 for a tiny little carton.
Posted by So many CAPS on January 26, 2009 at 7:35 PM
12
more women eat yogurt than men do, hence the marketing towards said women. get over it.
Posted by burgin99 on January 26, 2009 at 7:36 PM
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I live off of Nancy's NonFat Organic... I am a male, but then again, I too sit around in my comfy grey hoodie with my gal-pals, all of us laughing about happier times while Coldplay underscores the background. I mean, what could be better? Oh - wait. Alcohol.
Posted by yerbamatty on January 26, 2009 at 7:37 PM
14
My favorite Target Women will always be the one about the birth control pill, but you know maybe it's not that great - "I am just a lady, with a simple lady mind."
Posted by r on January 26, 2009 at 7:37 PM
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Complaining that TV commercials are dumb does not help women. Faux feminism.
Posted by elenchos on January 26, 2009 at 7:45 PM
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7
Somebody has the Boo Hoo Hoo's
Posted by Porkchop Sandwiches! on January 26, 2009 at 7:47 PM
17
Is that the chick from the L Word in the yogurt commercial?
Posted by kebabs on January 26, 2009 at 8:27 PM
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@11
tillamook yogurt doesn't have high fructose corn syrup. if i remember correctly.
Posted by erik on January 26, 2009 at 8:36 PM
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All I know about yogurt as a lady product is that I have met 6 people, independent of each other, that all had a high school health teacher who advocated blueberry yogurt as a healthy and delicious way to douche.
Posted by Lara on January 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM
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@17 That's what I was wondering. Is there an imdb for commercials?

Um...what's her name? The one in love with the one who died of breast cancer. Alice?

Posted by MJ on January 26, 2009 at 8:40 PM
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Did anyone not LOL at the "I'm gonna shit my pants" part?

ZOMG.

And yes... I did just use LOL as a verb.
Posted by c to the andice on January 26, 2009 at 8:52 PM
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I don't know what part of town you hang out in @9, but for this Seattleite, "man food" is a 15 lb. smoked beef brisket and a keg of ….
Posted by COMTE on January 26, 2009 at 8:54 PM
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There are tons of yogurts without HFCS. Where do you shop, the suburbs? Gross.
Posted by Soygurt on January 26, 2009 at 9:08 PM
24

Just bought some Blue Sky Cola and Jamaican Ginger Ale.

Pure cane sugar. Pricey, but good, and easier to get than mexican coca-cola.

Posted by The Beatles on January 26, 2009 at 9:49 PM
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@17 and 20 - yes that is Leisha Hailey from L Word.

My dog eats yogurt. She is female, so I guess she's the right demographic.
Posted by genevieve on January 26, 2009 at 10:05 PM
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I come into the city to buy all sorts of obscure products just so I can brag about them on Slog!

I douche with Mrs. Stewart's Bluing, and weave my own Tampons from organic cotton harvested by Costa Rican lesbians, which is only available at a store in the Rainier Valley on alternating Tuesdays from 6am-6:15am where English is a third language.

Instead of Coffee, I drink Icelandic "Fjor!" , which is made from the pituitary glands of mature yaks who have been weened on sheep placenta. With a dollop of clotted Nicaraguan Soy milk, and some Tibetan sugar subsitute, it's almost as good as Folgers!

Posted by Inadequate Suburban Yogurt Slut on January 26, 2009 at 10:23 PM
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@25. I've heard yogurt is supposed to be good for dogs with sensitive stomachs. I let my dog lick the empty containers, but that's about it...
Posted by Julie in Eugene (formerly in Chicago) on January 26, 2009 at 10:33 PM
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@26: Yogurt without all the extra shit in it is not obscure. It's extremely easy to find if you're willing to take two extra minutes to read the ingredients.
Posted by Aislinn on January 26, 2009 at 10:53 PM
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Food that wasn't made in a chemical plant 3000 miles away is hard to find for people who live in the suburbs. They even need chemical combustion machines to get anywhere, kind of like in Wall-E.
Posted by Soygurt on January 26, 2009 at 11:35 PM
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15 - Didn't you ever read the Feminine Mystique?
Posted by Jen on January 27, 2009 at 3:12 AM
31
Cheez, you guys. I thought this was fucking hilarious.
Posted by TVDinner on January 27, 2009 at 7:55 AM
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Plain yogurt isn't hard to find in multi-serving containers.

The yogurt marketed towards kids is disgustingly sweet.

You don't want to use sweetened products for inserting in your vagina. Some people advocate that as a way to treat yeast infections. I've never seen it work.
Posted by dwight moody on January 27, 2009 at 11:08 AM

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