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So how much meat loaf is in this movie anyway?

posted 10 years ago by Metafizzypop
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Has anyone else noticed how many references there are to meatloaf in this flick? At the beginning there's "Could that be your meat loaf in the oven?"
"It might be."

Then at the end, Margaret tells Bud/Dave she made him a meatloaf sandwich and hands him a paper bag.

And there's more references in between. I counted four conversations about meatloaf. That's a lot of loaf.

So what's up with all the meatloaf? Was that the great American food of the 1950s?

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[–] liscarkat (18598) 7 months ago

In the U.S. in the 1950s my mom cooked roast beef, spaghetti and meatballs, pork chops, fried chicken, hamburgers, meat loaf, and other dishes. She also occasionally tried out horrid recipes she found in ladies' magazines. Meat loaf is delicious with mashed potatoes and green beans. What's left over makes good sandwiches. Back then fat kids and fat young adults were rare, compared to today.