Slim Jim Shortage

[bos]

What will I snap into now?


Is Slim Jim an endangered species?

Posted Jul 06 2009, 04:37 AM by Kim Peterson
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Get ready for a summer Slim Jim shortage. The New York Post reports that Slim Jim fans may be hoarding the processed meat product, and it soon could be disappearing from store shelves.
An explosion last month destroyed the only Slim Jim plant in the U.S., the Post reports. And the company that makes Slim Jims, ConAgra (CAG), hasn't produced any since then and won't do so for at least another month.
Industry analysts say that Slim Jim loyalty is very high, and that people aren't going to be OK with substitutes if the real thing is gone. That's why some fans may be hoarding the remaining supply.
Analysts tell the Post that ConAgra could produce as many as 500 million Slim Jims every year. ConAgra said it won't return to full Slim Jim production until the fall.
"The sooner, the better," writes the Post. "Yesterday one convenience store in Midtown Manhattan was still selling foot-long Slim Jims that expired in February."
A group of ConAgra workers who were injured in the accident are suing the company and two contractors, the Associated Press reports.

 

[Cyclonepride]

This was supposed to be kept secret, to prevent a public panic:shocked:. Oh well, too late now.:swoon:

 

[dosry5]

First it's Templeton Rye, now Slim Jims???? WHEN WILL THE MADNESS STOP????

 

[Bubbahotep]

****!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dmclone]

I think they use dog to make slim jims. They are the worst form of beef jerky I've ever tasted.

 

[JokersWild]

Make the move to Jack's Links. I haven't snapped into a Slim Jim since they ditched the Macho Man.

 

[dosry5]

I think they use dog to make slim jims. They are the worst form of beef jerky I've ever tasted.

TAKE. IT. BACK.

 

[1100011CS]

Make the move to Jack's Links. I haven't snapped into a Slim Jim since they ditched the Macho Man.

This^^

 

[SeattleClone]

First it's Templeton Rye, not Slim Jims???? WHEN WILL THE MADNESS STOP????

So much for my usual tailgating fare.

 

[dmclone]

Slim Jims are like the Old Style of the beef jerky world. They've both been around for a long time and they both suck.

 

[Cyclonepride]

I think they use dog to make slim jims. They are the worst form of beef jerky I've ever tasted.

But where else can you get 300% of your daily recommended serving of saturated fat, in one handy little stick?

 

[Cycloin]

But where else can you get 300% of your daily recommended serving of saturated fat, in one handy little stick?

Got my daily alotment sitting 2' to my left. In Tabasco flavor, of course.

 

[jbhtexas]

But where else can you get 300% of your daily recommended serving of saturated fat, in one handy little stick?

If thou must ask such a question, thou shouldst turn in thine man card...

 

[Cycloin]

If thou must ask such a question, thou shouldst turn in thine man card...

Let he who is without snack cast the first pork rind...

1 Cycloin 2: 35.

 

[tim_redd]

I didn't know Slim Jim's "expired"...

 

[dosry5]

I didn't know Slim Jim's "expired"...

really it's just a technicality. They're still just as safe to eat....relatively speaking.....:yes:

 

[Cyclonepride]

If thou must ask such a question, thou shouldst turn in thine man card...

I'll turn it in as soon as my wife gives it back to me.

 

[CycloneYoda]

Anytime processed crap like Slim Jims goes off the market, it is a victory for society.

 

[bos]

I didn't know Slim Jim's "expired"...

Well its not like it molds fast...the fat probably all slides to the bottom by that date.

 

[JokersWild]

ha ha.. I'm not sure slim jims can even mold or go bad with all that salty goodness.

Seriously, if I ever get around to building a bomb shelter I'll stock it with slim jims and twinkies.

hmmm.. maybe I should just throw those two items in the vehicle as emergency rations. Of course then I'd end up hoping to go in the ditch so I could snap in to them.