Gawker: Germans

Food Is Not Always As Advertised

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:04:16 EDT

Germans: they have so much time on their hands! Some German guy with a website took the time to photograph the pictures of 100 different food items on their own packaging; then, photograph the actual food item inside. Then, post the whole mess on the internet [Funtasticus via Coudal]. The results, as you might imagine, are frequently disgusting. So we've culled the list for you down to the five biggest disparities between the advertised product and reality. Before you eat any more packaged German food, you must see this:

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HEY FUNBOYS, GET A ROOM!!!!

Richard — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:03:02 EST

[Members of German band Tokio Hotel outside the Golden Camera awards yesterday in Berlin; image via AP]

Furious_George's new line beats the original, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Younger, Scarier Than We'd Imagined

"One Day You're In, the Next You're Pitching Bottled Water."

Richard Lawson — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:32:20 EST

[Project Runway host, supermodel, and German person Heidi Klum announcing herself as the new spokeswoman for Bella Fontanis water, Jan 22; image via Splash]

guitarsnob's new line, beats the original, "You'll Never Guess Which One Is Really Meee! Ha Ha Ha. I'm German."