Guys: ever eaten a Milk-Bone?

A friend of mine just called me and asked me if I'd ever eaten a Milk-Bone. It took me a second to realize she was referring to the dog treat. Apparently she's at a party, and the menfolk present there are trying to convince her that every man alive has tried a Milk-Bone at some point in his life. I can't say I've ever looked at a Milk-Bone and thought, 'Well, sh*t. The dog likes it - it must be good!' (I mean, here're creatures that will eat their own feces.)

Am I missing something here?

Razor, if this is your attempt to start a thread crazy enough to be mentioned on the next edition of Gamers With Jobs Radio, I'm not sure I support it.

Anytime somebody ever confesses to eating pet food, I always reply: "You've got to be f*cking kidding me." How the hell is that sh*t even appealing to the human taste buds?

KaterinLHC wrote:

Razor, if this is your attempt to start a thread crazy enough to be mentioned on the next edition of Gamers With Jobs Radio, I'm not sure I support it. ;)

Nah. I reached my full Thread Potential with my 'What's the opposite of "fanboi"?' thread. That was before your time, young'un. I just figured this was one of those really weird, viral questions you just have to pass along.

Milk bones are the new pepto-bismal. Eating them is 'supposed' to coat your stomach so you can drink more.

And yes, I've eaten them. They are really NOT that bad.

It took me a second to realize she was referring to the dog treat.

It had never occured to me until now there was any other implication.

Botswana wrote:
It took me a second to realize she was referring to the dog treat.

It had never occured to me until now there was any other implication.

Ah. Allow me to clarify: I never had a dog growing up, nor did any of my friends.

dog food tastes like meat flavored tums, with an exagerated drying of the mouth effect

eating it is mostly useful in winning bets for real food.....or beer of course, cause you probably just ran out if your thinkin about eatin dog food

Ah. Allow me to clarify: I never had a dog growing up, nor did any of my friends.

Then you have an excuse. I've tried my dog's sausage-like treats that we cut up.

What? It smelled like summer sauage. That sh*t's awesome with cheese and crackers!

Summer sausage, I mean... not the dog food. The dog food smelled a whole lot better than it tasted.

Nastiest thing I've ever eaten was a pickle slice that someone put their cigarette out on.

I've eaten a milk-bone. They taste wierd. Not exactly gross. You can't get the taste out of your mouth for quite a while, though. And they're not exactly breath-mints, if you know what I mean.

As a child I enjoyed the occasional Alpo kibble or even better, Kibbles and Bits.

Then I turned 10.

I ate a milkbone once for a dollar.

I then wasted said dollar on a 20 oz coke from a machine to wash down the weird cardboard like aftertaste it left in my mouth.

So yes, I've tried one.

Morrolan wrote:

I've eaten a milk-bone. They taste wierd. Not exactly gross. You can't get the taste out of your mouth for quite a while, though. And they're not exactly breath-mints, if you know what I mean.

Now, we're still talking about the dog treat, right?

OOps edited my post tostate that they are NOT that bad.

Taste just like any other type of cookie/cracker!

When the Ducki Prince was teething, he would get into the milk bones box and just gnaw away at them. I took them away at first, but then the pediatrician said there wasn't anything in them that could hurt him...and it did seem to make him happy...so, there's at least one male of whom I have photgraphic evidence chewing happily on a milk bone.

Yeah, I've tried one. It was okay. Dry, like everyone says.

The worst thing I think I've ever eaten was about half a bucket of candy corn in a single sitting, on a bet, of course. That sh*t is horrible. After a little while, it's all just sugary paste coating your mouth and throat and absorbing all your saliva. I almost want to puke just thinking about it.

Duckideva said:

so, there's at least one male of whom I have photgraphic evidence chewing happily on a milk bone.

Do the kid a favor. Keep that photo to show the future girlfriends and throw away those incriminating pics of him nekkid in the tub, mmkay?

Haha, what a coincidence, I just tried one tonight. Go figure.

When I was real young I used to enjoy my dog's alpo snaps.

All you people who eat dog food; y'all f*ckin' insane. There's a reason why it's called "dog food."

Am I missing something here?

I think any kid that had a dog has tried [b]some[//b] variety of dog treat. I tried dog jerky as a kid. My boy loved the MilkBones for teething. A friend's kid like some other MilkBone-alike.

You might think it odd, but it's food, just like anything else out there. When you get curious enough(or become a hungry enough pensioner) cat/dog food may end up in your tummy.

No, it generally does NOT taste like chicken.

Put me in the "Yes" column. Actually, not too bad. A bit dry, but not offensive.

Extremely cute picture Deva.

I've never eaten animal food. Officer Stan came around to specifically warn us against that during early elementary school. Something about catfood slowing down your heart. I dunno.

Plus Steve throws himself on that grenade for me.

I worked as a vet tech for a couple of years, and one of my coworkers regularly ate the dog treats we kept in a jar on the counter. Milk-Bones were his favorite. *shudder*

Dr_Awkward wrote:

Plus Steve throws himself on that grenade for me.

I had never seen that site until you linked it, but it's awesome.

Hilarious even.

Saying Milkbones are a bit dry is like saying the Sahara desert is a little sandy.

They arent bad with a glass of red wine.

karmajay wrote:

Milk bones are the new pepto-bismal. Eating them is 'supposed' to coat your stomach so you can drink more.

I think it's more along the lines of anyone that's f*cking {ableist slur} enough to take a remedy for the sole purpose of drinking more than their natural tolerance is f*cking {ableist slur} enough to eat dog food if you tell them to.

So, no, I've never eaten dog food.

But, have any of you ever tried... MONKEY CHOW!?

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This Monkey wrote:

Mmmmmmm!

I can't specifically recall having a MilkBone, but I'm sure I tasted one at some point in owning dogs.

Better than that, I have had Purina Monkey Chow. I had a summer job in the education department of Marine World/Africa USA. When groups of kids would come through, we would try to get them to try the Monkey Chow, and we would take a few bites off a biscuit to show it was OK. It isn't bad really, tastes like a slightly sweetened granola.

We had a couple of dogs while I was growing up. I can't specifically remember eating a milk bone, but I imagine that I've probably tried one at some point.

One day, while I was still in college, I visited my parents home to do laundry. When I arrived the house was oddly deserted (they were probably working out in the back garden), but cooling on the counter was a tray of what looked to be some light brownies or dark carrot cake. Looking left, looking right, I quickly snarfed one of the precut squares. It was a strange taste. Not really sweet, with lots of different flavors coming together, and peculiarly crunchy.
At that point my mom came in and worriedly asked if I had given some of the Birdie Bread to Zoe already, because it was definitely still too hot for her.
Zoe is an African Grey Parrot.
The peculiarly crunchy sensation was from the eggshells.

To this day, if they make a fresh batch of birdie bread I get asked if they should send me some.

Yes, I have had a Milkbone. And I fought our Great Pyrenees for it! *shrug* It's okay if you're hungry, but it's much better if you have a source of water available because it certainly is dry stuff!

I was scanning, hoping no-one had mentioned "Steve Don't Eat It!", but...there it is. I love that page.

We used to help out on my grandfather's farm. They had some feed for the calves. It was various grains coated with molasses and vitamins. Quite tasty, actually. Of course, it probably had some kind of protein meal in it, but we didn't care. No one had heard of Mad Cow disease or prions back then.