Junk Food Nation, a quick note before we get to some football talk.  I stumbled across this article the other day: apparently there is this company called Vertu that makes high end cellphones for billionaires.  And when I say high end, I mean EACH cellphone apparently costs THOUSANDS of dollars. They’ve recently released a “lower end” model, the Vertu Ti, which only costs over $10,000. And I think I speak for all of us when I say: WHAT. THE. EFF.

The Vertus cost so much, in part, because they are smartphones bound in things like snake or ostrich skin.  But this review says that the actual phone itself is inferior to most smartphones – the real thing you’re paying for are a bunch of services that come along with the Vertu like a 24-hour on-hand concierge.  I suppose I’d pay $10,000 if I knew with one call I could order a hit too.

Anyways, what do you think of the Vertu?  Would you choose rather spend ten grand on this phone, or say, a down payment on a house? Can you think of any better ways to spend $10K? Maybe buying twenty iPhone 6s? Let me know in the comments below.

Did anyone watch that beatdown of Minnesota last night on Thursday Night Football?  Me neither. Thursday Night Football is an awful product, especially when there’s playoff baseball to watch. But cheer up, because it IS Week 5 of the NFL!  Here’s the tally so far regarding the season long bet between me and the BackUp QB:

	Backup QB Picks	JFG Picks
WEEK 4	6-5-1 (6 pts)	6-5-1 (10 pts) (hit the LOCK)
SEASON	23-31-3 (27 pts)	27-27-3 (35 pts)

 

Look at the JFG, opening up a whopping eight point lead!  BQB is starting to sweat.  For Week 5, the BQB’s lock is Bengals -1: “The idea that the Pats are that much better after a loss vs. a win is mostly a myth — their win percentage after wins is about as good as their win percentage after losses.  That’s what happens when you win 70% of your games over an 11 year stretch.  This is a pick based on the relative talent of the teams, plus the idea that Gillette Stadium might turn into a ghost town if the Pats get down 14-0.” Read the rest of the BQB’s picks here.

My LOCK OF THE CENTURY…OF THE WEEK… is the CHARGERS -6.5 over the Jets. I am keeping up my “always pick against the Jets” system of betting.

The rest of our picks here:

GAME	Backup QB Picks	JFG Picks
Bears @ PANTHERS	PANTHERS -3	Bears +3
Browns @ TITANS	Browns +2	TITANS -2
Rams @ EAGLES	Rams +7	EAGLES -7
Falcons @ GIANTS	GIANTS -4	GIANTS -4
Bucs @ SAINTS	Bucs +10.5	SAINTS -10.5
Texans @ COWBOYS	Texans +6	Texans +6
Bills @ LIONS	Bills +7	LIONS -7
Ravens @ COLTS	Ravens +3.5	COLTS -3.5
Steelers @ JAGUARS	JAGUARS +6	JAGUARS +6
Cardinals @ BRONCOS	Cardinals +7	BRONCOS -7
Chiefs @ NINERS	Chiefs +6	NINERS -6
Jets @ CHARGERS	Jets +6.5	CHARGERS -6.5 (LOCK)
Bengals @ PATRIOTS	Bengals -1 (LOCK)	PATRIOTS +1
Seahawks @ REDSKINS	Seahawks -7.5	Seahawks -7.5

 

Good God, the BQB LOVES TAKIN’ ROADIES. Eleven teams to cover on the road, huh?  I was tempted to just take the opposite every single time.  Any thoughts on our picks? Comment below.

Today’s junk food: Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Sweet Strawberry Bubblegum!

I’ve said it before: I am not a gum guy.  I dunno – I grew up chewing gum, sometimes, and I just never took to it.  I like eating too much, I guess, and blowing bubbles, while fun, got boring after the second bubble. Still, when I saw Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Sweet Strawberry Bubblegum, I thought, “Eh, why not? It’s been a while since I saw Juicy Fruit do anything new.”

Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Sweet Strawberry Bubblegum looks just like regular bubblegum, doesn’t it?  How the hell is this “Juicy Fruit?”  If Wrigley’s is just using the Juicy Fruit name to get into the bubblegum game, why didn’t they do this sooner?  I mean they have dessert Extra gums, they have that weird 5 gum….and only now have they thought about getting into bubblegum? Something doesn’t add up.

Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Sweet Strawberry Bubblegum was super red, and smelled really fruit-punch-y as soon as I opened it up.  Was there anything different on the inside?

Nope.  I popped the whole piece into my mouth and chewed….and basically, this tastes like regular fruit punch flavored Hubba Bubba or Bubblicious or any other brand of flavored bubblegum. I don’t know why I thought this would be any different than standard bubblegum. I got mesmerized by the label. Grrrr.

This tastes exactly how I thought it’d taste – like fruit punch, I *guess* like a little strawberry.  Mainly the whole thing was just really sugary. I chewed.  The flavor went quickly. I blew bubbles. I got bored.

After ten minutes, this is what my Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Sweet Strawberry Bubblegum looked like.  Sorry if this photo is gross; my main concern is where did all the red go?  The red food coloring, that is.  I guess its in my belly now.  Sort of gross.

So yeah…Wrigley’s bubblegum, just like every other bubblegum.  If you’re a bubblegum fan, I’m not sure why you’d switch from your normal brand to this.  And if you’re not a gum fan – save the dollar.

PURCHASED AT: Super Walmart, Laurel, MD.

COST: $1.00

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Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy