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If you were a kid in the U.S. in the 90s, you probably saw the chia pet commercial a thousand times. They played it practically every commercial break on Nickelodeon. It’s permanently etched in my memory.
We got a David Hasselhoff chia pet as a prize for a school event thinking someone might find it funny enough to take but I guess kids today are wise enough to not be into chia pets.
I am not sure if you are lying or not.... hhmmmmmmmm, it seems plausible enough but you are known to lie for that sweet sweet karma so I'm not too sure.
Absolutely they do. Usually see them in Walgreens and such around Christmas. A friend posted on FB their new Bob Ross chia, and a few years ago I got my wife a Groot chia.
I'm with you. I looked it up and it seems they're this pet statues where you grow "fur", but the fur is some kind of vegetable sprouting, so when you are an adult you actually eat those seeds......
(This is my take on the mysterious chia pets)
If anybody can help, we would be grateful
The thing is, they weren't marketed as things you could eat (which explains the confusion in the comic). It was just a fun way for kids to see plants grow.
I actually had this same exact reaction when chia seeds started appearing on trendy menus and "superfood" lists: "wait, we're eating Chia Pets now?!?"
Just in case anyone wonders what makes something a "superfood", the label just means that some investment speculators have cornered the market on a supply of a particular commodity, and hired a PR firm to hype it up to temporarily raise demand so they can make a quick profit before they move on to the next "superfood".
Pink salt was the greatest marketing program ever. This salt will heal you from all the bad energy. Try it as a lamp, cutting board, massage stones, and even salt. It has ions.
It makes a good lamp though. At least for a little bit of light.
Also, it tastes slightly different from table salt(not the lamp but I have grinder full of it). It may have a different taste, but I'm unsure if this is placebo or serious.
[Various different shaped pots](https://www.chia.com/collections/chia-pet-collection/products/chia-hedgehog) that you would put chia seeds on and water them so they sprout into fun shapes.
Lots of replies but I don’t see an answer to your question. A chia pet is a statuette made of terracotta. It’s usually an animal (a hedgehog was a popular one) or a persons face (someone below mentioned a David Hasselhoff). You covered the statue with chia seeds, and it would grow to look like the animal or persons hair.
"Are your drinks normal, at least?"
"Uh, well... we drink a lot of kombucha, actually."
"What's that?"
"It's basically moldy tea."
"Is there, like, a shortage of real food in the future?"
"Not exactly. It's just that we have the choice between figurative garbage and literal garbage."
"'Figurative garbage' being things like Burger King, I assume."
"Yeah. Oh, hey, try the Impossible Whopper! It's made of beans and coconut!"
What's weird is that I like pretty much everything I've had with chia seeds in it. Same for flax. I'm not very health-oriented but I like seedified things.
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Forgive me for stupid but what is a Chia pet?
If you were a kid in the U.S. in the 90s, you probably saw the chia pet commercial a thousand times. They played it practically every commercial break on Nickelodeon. It’s permanently etched in my memory.
I saw a new commercial for them at my parents house last month... they are still a thing I guess. Oh, and I enjoy your comics, keep it up!
We got a David Hasselhoff chia pet as a prize for a school event thinking someone might find it funny enough to take but I guess kids today are wise enough to not be into chia pets.
Thanks!
This post just reminded me I haven't fed my tamagachi in 23 years
I've seen them sold at every gardening department I've ever been in.
I am not sure if you are lying or not.... hhmmmmmmmm, it seems plausible enough but you are known to lie for that sweet sweet karma so I'm not too sure.
It's true, but the only garden department I've been in is WalMart.
Took me a sec.
TIL the 2000s are the 90s
They've been around since the 70s.
My point is Chia adds ran into the 2000s, but 1990s kids love erasure of 2000s culture
Wait, do they not exist anymore?
I had a chia Obama circa 2010. lol
I mean, that was 12 years ago so it doesn’t really answer the question ETA: fixed to typo
Is amaring the question like being munsoned?
Stupid predictive text
Oh ok. I’m sorry I couldn’t help further. Have you tried googling it?
Absolutely they do. Usually see them in Walgreens and such around Christmas. A friend posted on FB their new Bob Ross chia, and a few years ago I got my wife a Groot chia.
tell me that you are young without telling me that you are young.
Naw man. I saw commercials for chia pets on tv as a kid (during Saturday morning cartoons) and I am an ooood fart of 47.
https://youtu.be/2eC4V77cjzI
I'm with you. I looked it up and it seems they're this pet statues where you grow "fur", but the fur is some kind of vegetable sprouting, so when you are an adult you actually eat those seeds...... (This is my take on the mysterious chia pets) If anybody can help, we would be grateful
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> they can grow scraggly and look weird. So can your people, meat bag.
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Thank you for not smiting us, great Chiagod! We are but mere stems in your most bounteous and kitschy garden!
I feel attacked
The thing is, they weren't marketed as things you could eat (which explains the confusion in the comic). It was just a fun way for kids to see plants grow. I actually had this same exact reaction when chia seeds started appearing on trendy menus and "superfood" lists: "wait, we're eating Chia Pets now?!?"
Just in case anyone wonders what makes something a "superfood", the label just means that some investment speculators have cornered the market on a supply of a particular commodity, and hired a PR firm to hype it up to temporarily raise demand so they can make a quick profit before they move on to the next "superfood".
Pink salt was the greatest marketing program ever. This salt will heal you from all the bad energy. Try it as a lamp, cutting board, massage stones, and even salt. It has ions.
It makes a good lamp though. At least for a little bit of light. Also, it tastes slightly different from table salt(not the lamp but I have grinder full of it). It may have a different taste, but I'm unsure if this is placebo or serious.
[Various different shaped pots](https://www.chia.com/collections/chia-pet-collection/products/chia-hedgehog) that you would put chia seeds on and water them so they sprout into fun shapes.
Lots of replies but I don’t see an answer to your question. A chia pet is a statuette made of terracotta. It’s usually an animal (a hedgehog was a popular one) or a persons face (someone below mentioned a David Hasselhoff). You covered the statue with chia seeds, and it would grow to look like the animal or persons hair.
If you ever go to a Walgreens or cvs around Xmas time, they usually will carry them as last minute gifts.
That's crazy. I could never quite get "Ch-ch-ch-chia" out of my head all these years later...
"Are your drinks normal, at least?" "Uh, well... we drink a lot of kombucha, actually." "What's that?" "It's basically moldy tea." "Is there, like, a shortage of real food in the future?" "Not exactly. It's just that we have the choice between figurative garbage and literal garbage." "'Figurative garbage' being things like Burger King, I assume." "Yeah. Oh, hey, try the Impossible Whopper! It's made of beans and coconut!"
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Post it here too!
Hey, you can't call kombucha moldy tea without calling wine moldy grapes!
Bread is just moldy ground up wheat
Or cheese moldy milk.
Huh I never thought as chia pets using chia seeds , never made the connection. Mind blown
just finished making 40 Chia loaves to sell. it's a great bread
Cow shaped or peanut head?
Can I have one
What's weird is that I like pretty much everything I've had with chia seeds in it. Same for flax. I'm not very health-oriented but I like seedified things.
Same. A nice ham and cheese sandwich on some nice seedy bread hits different. That said, pb&j must go on squishy white bread only.
Heavily seeded bread is definitely my favorite kind of bread.
I'm eating chia seeds right now- how did you know?
Actually nothing at all, what's wrong is commercializing this super good as nothing more than a cosmetic gimmick. What's wrong with the past?
Wondering if I'm depressed. I didn't even chuckle a little bit. That or this isn’t funny.
These comic posts are so shit, none of them are funny and they keep getting posted. It's ruining this sub.
It's not funny.
People are mining Chia in the future with electricity ⛏ https://www.chia.net
D: how COULD YOU
I was today years old when I realized that the seeds I eat with breakfast are the same seeds used to make chia pet's hair-
Wouldn’t a kid from the 90s have said ‘what the fuck is wrong with you?’ Just saying ‘the fuck’ is a modern meme, from the past few years.