Junk Food Nation, semi-quick post today.  So, yesterday was a big day of news.  The Royal Baby was born, and Ryan Braun was suspended for the rest of the season from baseball.  Like the day Cory Monteith passed and George Zimmerman was found not guilty, this was an interesting side by side of news on my Twitter and Facebook feeds.  My takes:

1)      The Royal Baby still doesn’t have a name at the time of this post.  And of course, this is sending the world into a tailspin as people make jokes about what the name shall be, wonder out loud what the name shall be, and fill my feeds full of Harry Potter memes.  “You’re a Royal, now, baby.” STOP IT.  Apparently the bookmakers are putting the odds at 2/1 for “George.” Really?  George?  Constanza? Clooney? Michael?

Plus, it occurred to me…we know Kate’s last name is Middleton, but what is William’s?  His full name is William Arthur Phillip Louis, while his brother’s name is Henry Charles Albert David.  WTF? Do they have no last name? This whole baby naming thing is so weird.  But with no last name to be worried about (I’m looking at you, Phillip Phillips), there’s a lot of possibilities.  Personally, I think his name should have an @ symbol, so that his Twitter handle would be set for life!  Who wouldn’t want to be named @junkfoodguy, for example 😉

2)      Ryan Braun. Well, I’ve said my piece on here about Braun before here and here.  So am I surprised that he is being suspended for the rest of the season, and is now stating “Hey, I’ve made some mistakes in my life?” Nope.  Is it surprising that Braun gave the most jackass lame apology he could make, a typical sports athlete’s “Sorry to everyone I let down / now we can move on” apology?  Nope.  Am I surprised that he accepted the NL MVP award, knowing what he knew, and showed no remorse? Of course not.  And do you think Braun is REALLY remorseful now?  And does it even matter?

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…fans get let down when athletes behave in a manner opposite of the image they try to portray.  No one cares when they hear about Jeter carousing in NYC with another 20-something lady, because that’s who he has always been.  No cares when they hear Kobe is bad to his teammates, because he’s never pretended to be anything but a bloodthirsty don’t-care-about-you. Tiger? He fell from grace because he always pretended to be a Saint. And you, Ryan? You trusted the public to be too stupid to realize you were a cheat. And you’re trusting the public now to be so stupid as to forgive you. No thanks.

Today’s junk food: Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips!

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips: The Money Shot

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips were purchased for me by my buddy Arish in India. I’ve done a few Lay’s India snacks before (here, here, here, here), so I’m used to the bold spices these Indian snacks can bring!  Let’s do a quick photo log and get right to the flavor.

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips: FLAVOUR PLUS!  Who can name all the spices on this plate??  I can name…lemon.

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips: Um….what is MACE powder???

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips: Nicely powdered

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips: Flecked with green

Lay’s India’s Lime ‘n’ Masala Masti Flavour Potato Chips were STRONGLY seasoned – I could taste, generally, onion, turmeric, coriander, black pepper, chili powder.  The flavors BURST in my mouth, and as I chewed, more coriander, cumin, and garlic powder flavor came out, in addition to a nice citrus-y tang that I can only assume came from the lime. The chips had a very slow burn (to me), and were not too salty at all.  Like the Magic Marsala chips, there were pretty damn tasty, if you enjoy Indian spices.

A great addition to the Lay’s India line!  Masti, btw, means “fun”, apparently.  Lime n Masala fun?  I think so!  /cheesy ending

PURCHASED AT: INDIA!

COST: no clue

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Sincerely, Junk Food Guy