Trongs, the future of finger food

Posted by Joel Johnson, January 13, 2009 6:21 AM | permalink

Ribs. Wings. Shrimp. BBQ. These shuddering words introduce the latest tool to further man's gout-inducement strategy: Trongs! These plastic grips, resembling nothing other than cheap Halloween vampire teeth, slip over your fingers to provide a clean grip on finger foods, without all the mess — or fun — of sucking sauce from your dripping digits.

Dishwasher safe, a dozen Trongs can be purchased for just $5, plus shipping.

Trongs product page [Trongs.com]

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#1 posted by zuzu

, January 13, 2009 6:34 AM

All the bizarre cheap useless crap turns up (and infomercial rates double) when we're in an economic depression. I dunno what it is about being poor and miserable that makes this sort of junk seem like a good idea to people; maybe they're just preying on the weakness of our overstressed and undernourished bodies.

Up next, vacuum wrap for storing old clothes, and a paper bag that kinda makes food crisp in the microwave! Only 4 easy payments of $9.95!

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#2 posted by kiltreiser , January 13, 2009 7:29 AM

Meh, half the fun of eating ribs, chicken wings, etc is getting coated in sticky sauce and licking it off your fingers. These thing are immoral and should be banned!!!

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#3 posted by Honad

, January 13, 2009 7:35 AM

Bags, bags, bags, where are all the bags?

They're in the bag hutch!

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#4 posted by wastrel , January 13, 2009 7:46 AM

i love the still that's coming up for that video, it looks like a false-color electron micrograph of some nanostructure.

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#5 posted by Xohn le Doe , January 13, 2009 9:09 AM

Awesome, I'm going to use these when I wipe and do away with all that tedious hand washing.

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#6 posted by Anonymous , January 13, 2009 2:42 PM

"Trongs! They're so wrong!"

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#7 posted by DoktorH , January 13, 2009 6:35 PM

Napkins, even the fancy pre-moistened ones in the little foil packets, are cheaper than trongs.

I couldn't help but notice that in the restaurant scene of the video, there were plenty of napkins on the table. If a restaurant's interior is so dubious that you don't feel safe using their napkins, is eating there really a good idea?

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#8 posted by Anonymous , January 13, 2009 9:04 PM

#5 ewwwww