BACN vs. SPAM

I think we all know who wins (as proven in previous fights to the death). This is obvious in the world of meats, but in the world of email this also holds true. “Bacn” (minus the “o”) is better than spam. The very recently coined term refers to all of your middle-class email—the newsletters and updates you signed up for but never actually read. 

For example, I get bacn from my favorite online shoe store, my local wine shop and for events posted on facebook. It’s self-inflicted spam—they flood my inbox and I usually just delete them immediately. But you never know when you'll want to use that 20% off promo code, find out when the next wine tasting is, or attend your FB friend’s next show. So in that way bacn is far superior to spam.

According to NPR, many “dismiss bacn as yet another trendy—and annoying—cyber-term and predict it won't sizzle for long.” I don’t know... people do love bacon. I’m sure email users everywhere will gladly take any opportunity to insert it into their daily dialogue. 

Thanks to Pete LaCock (the only person that could possibly be more tech-challenged than myself) for introducing me to the term.

“Fuck you, you pig!”

...is what Anthony Pisani of Somerville, MA said to officer Michael Capasso when he tried to stop Pisani from attacking employees of The Hill Tavern. It all started when Pisani barged into the tavern’s kitchen and began eating their bacon! His pamphagous appetite led to charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery, and resisting arrest. These filthy drunks and wife beaters are making bacon-lovers look bad.

Bacon made me do it...

William Baker of Freckleton, England was driven to beat his girlfriend Theresa Fitzpatrick after an argument over bacon sandwiches! No one should ever use bacon as an excuse for bad behavior! Tsk, tsk...

Another fight to the death!

This time in politics. Bacon vs. Fries... Bacon (obviously) wins by a landslide. With a name like that, how could you lose? But what if Bacon was on top of Fries and they were both covered with cheese? It would be scandalous but amazing.

Fight to the death...

When it comes to bacon vs. tofu—I think we all know who will win. Although I may be slightly biased. According to my friend Mark...