Is That the Joke (Food)? - NLSS Joke Food Highlights

[@speedking92]

This is my legacy. that was my comment nick read out. I invented joke food. I've reached the height of my life.

[@OmowiHY]

You're a legend.

[@Lovelykochi]

you're laughing. you're eating a joke food and you're laughing.

[@icantnotthink3282]

@@ronnieortega1709 penniwaise

[@emmettrichardson5833]

+2

[@HorrorHoarder]

"So you think that grown men arguing over the seriousness of food is funny?" "I do, and i'm tired of pretending that it's not"

[@sippinintherain4083]

Jelly isn't a joke food because it has sugar, jelly is a joke food because it's purple" idk why but I lost my shit at this statement

[@glitch6996]

He thinks certain colours are joke Colors and that’s what he associates with jokes, bright colours

[@exetone]

People in the replies forgetting the "unless they naturally grow like that" condition

[@alexxans1154]

I know I'm 4 years late but I think the idea of the joke food is whether or not it could be consumed in a serious situation, like a corporate workplace. You wouldn't go to the shareholders meeting of Blackrock with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich as lunch.

[@Hoodiebud]

@@glitch6996 well yea he's a clown

[@dizzyroach]

Pepperoni: Joke food Pizza: Joke food Pepperoni pizza: Serious food NL: Joke person

[@PuchuKt]

Lmao, "joke person", that's the best way to call someone a clown I've seen

[@junipre985]

bro have you never done math? multiply a negative by a negative positive

[@ScaryFry5]

I love how the only guidelines Ryan has for these “rules” is essentially “because I think so”

[@als_pals]

This is what we youth would call "vibes"

[@IgorHBK]

NL has a fetish for being an adult

[@RoachDogg_JR]

It's because he's a manchild. He's deathly afraid of being seen as immature or childish, so he's overcompensating hard in the other direction. Consider this quote from C. S. Lewis: "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." NL hasn't reached this point yet. Maybe now that he has a child of his own he will.

[@RoachDogg_JR]

@@SuperCorndog10 Breathtaking chungus 100 comment, Reddit trainy

[@NeoBoneGirl]

He really does. It’s like a combination of inherent contrarianism and feeling like more streamers should be ashamed of their job

[@sehguhnai8223]

@@RoachDogg_JR This is a very good analysis, I would say, I never really considered it might be an insecurity brought on by his job.

[@kobold_sushi_executive_chef]

Holy shit I didn't think this very specific concept could be defined so simply and elegantly. +2

[@dane7164]

NL derailing and moving the goalpost 20 times to justify children's favorite vegetable being cucumber is actually incredible

[@kingoffamine3986]

"cucumber is top 5 for kids" may be the wildest statement ive ever heard egg try to back

[@simonescholes3466]

@@kingoffamine3986 Carrots, Peas, Potatoes, Green Beans, Corn; cucumber isn't even fucking close. That's off the top of my head.

[@simonescholes3466]

@@kingoffamine3986 and only second to him saying he could take on a bear in a fist fight

[@totaldestruction152]

Cucumber is pretty damn good though.

[@caferustwat]

@@simonescholes3466 Maybe in the States, but in Europe cucumbers are a very common vegetable and kids enjoy salads (lettuce, cucumber, tomato etc.) here

[@davidr2421]

I love how frequently the "sold at a circus"/"sold by a clown" argument comes into play. It's such a perfect slam dunk in this context

[@JonathanAGarrett]

"Some discussions don't warrant the decorum of adult conversation."

[@electrotoxins]

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown." -H. P. Lovecraft

[@PuchuKt]

"pizza is a joke food" "if it [pepperoni] is on a pizza, its not a joke food" well, which is it egg man?

[@Crunchles]

The pepperoni isn't a joke on the pizza, but the pizza as a whole is a joke. Apparently.

[@EmberSynth]

The reason that pepperoni on a sandwich is a joke food, but pepperoni on a pizza is not a joke food is because when pepperoni is on pizza, it is fulfilling it's designated niche, wheras when its on a sandwich, it's just someone being zany

[@twilitvigil5066]

@@EmberSynth But what about subs that incorporate pepperoni, like a Spicy Italian?

[@Dapperbutfrail]

@@twilitvigil5066 its not pepperoni by itself.

[@hanklin2642]

You've done so much in preserving the contributions of Rockleesmile for a zoomer Northernlion audience.

[@stevencleere4912]

I miss my gentle boy. Be happy lil nek

[@Aether_GM]

"McDonald's is run by a clown!" Killed me for some reason

[@Mike23443]

I swear, sometimes I wonder if nl isn't just a deadly premonition character.

[@why2k87]

Whenever you watch this, remember ryan (allegedly) taught children.

[@TheFiReLoRd777]

Those kids were 35 before they were 15 lol

[@unoriginalusername1284]

I totally understand him and that's terrifying

[@sharkbait6699]

“You think biscuits are a fucking joke?” Got me so good

[@Exiodius]

Loving these NLSS topic highlights, gonna love listening to this with the morning coffee

[@VonFalcon47]

Watching these + catching up on old NLSS's is definitely helping with the quarantine, for sure

[@benosick9927]

It really is wild to remember the pre-Dan days.

[@gotwoo280]

@@VonFalcon47lolohas ll

[@gotwoo280]

Opportunity p

[@exetone]

Serious drink

[@TZerot0]

The egg is their protein, so is the bacon

[@chazrave5853]

"Pillsbury doughboy. You think biscuits are a f-n joke?" Had me laughing! Especially after saying "a boiled egg on a biscuit, not a joke food.

[@Moms_Spaghetti]

Legendary argument

[@DrZaiusDrZaius-xp5fw]

Nothing else from this man's entire career will anger me more than this old exchange: "When was the last candy you bought for yourself, Ryan?" "Like a year and a half ago...I got a pack of gum at the store."

[@IsaacSwagnemite]

Still amazed that NL counts crabs as a joke food. It's basically a round weird lobster and lobsters are literally the furthest away from joke foods on the scale. Gonna tweet at NL about it

[@IsaacSwagnemite]

also, the shell that you need to crack to eat it. nothing funny about cracking open an arthropod

[@mushmushmush]

@@IsaacSwagnemite lobsters totally are a joke-serious food and so are crabs

[@josephs9303]

I think its before they added “novelty” as an option so i think its more of a novelty food since it does require its own utensil and you dont get it often.

[@mushmushmush]

@@josephs9303 I agree, but i still think that the akward way of eating such a 'fancy' food also makes it a joke food

[@mellowcorpsep6665]

@@josephs9303 i usually break the shell by tearing it off with my bare hands and crushing it with my teeth. shellfish arent joke foods but Big Utensil are undermining their legitimacy

[@varad6413]

Bio major classifies organic materials for 30 minutes

[@dylanlarson5018]

"You think biscuits are a fuckin joke" might be my favorite nick quote of all time

[@cookiedoodle0276]

When nl said eating marshmallow putting a smile on peoples face I instantly remembered holt

[@StarbornQM]

"I'm Out." I thought it was over, but it was only halfway through. WHAT

[@anonymousmokona8541]

"the cucumber is for kids" argument made my face red

[@andreedstrom2853]

NLSS be like: Any topical discussion = I sleep Food discussion = REAL SHIT!!!

[@artlover6923]

11:03 the sense of urgency by Nick is great

[@robertminnix6040]

Ryan "moving the goal post" Letourneau

[@boyo7918]

The fact that he says any food with a mascot is joke food but has fucking RONALD MCDONALD as an exception to this

[@Monuver]

Now I want " You think biscuits are a fuckin' joke?" on a t-shirt.

[@GumboShrimpin]

16:09 "you think biscuits are a fucking joke"

[@rivanianx]

I'm so glad that the world's oddest man has a stream and KZbin channel. What a time to be alive!

[@ThatOneIrishFurry]

Permission to go home and eat smores so my face isnt BEAT RED for my family photo tonight

[@2rac]

I never get a chance to catch the streams live anymore, it's nice seeing all these really old highlights with nick for the first time, even now.

[@winser21]

I love how baers idea behind food mascots is “to help you out”

[@Dapperbutfrail]

Malfs "are biscuits a fucking joke to you?" Line was one of the best delivered/timed nlss lines of all time.

[@zion897]

That was nick

[@void_9216]

God I miss the nlss

[@BabyPigman]

Why was ryan such an angry gamer in this VOD

[@AthosJosue]

Nah, Ryan is a rational serious gentleman, the people around him are the angry ones x)

[@EyeTry203]

He was always like this before the adpocalypse and Dan Gueesling corrupted him.

[@austinlee4366]

@@EyeTry203 I miss old ryan

[@Andrew-jw4vc]

He used to be a lot edgier

[@5050TM]

@@RandomUserYTisFailing No, but further back was.

[@oskoldir]

NL: "This reflects badly on North America" Also NL: Pretzels are a joke food

[@DezamaruVG]

Videos like these just make me miss Nick so much man. Not all of his jokes hit but when they did I was cracking up so hard 😔

[@mitchellhoward3209]

Nick is Sick 🤘

[@Zaqinabox]

Imagine a man sitting behind a large wooden desk eating the food in mind while looking you in the eye. If it's funny, it's joke food. If it's intimidating, it's serious food. If it's infuriating, it's pineapple pizza.

[@kelpieee9606]

Oh man I remember watching this 3 1/2 years ago. Thanks for the upload

[@gammafighter]

I understand why Ryan calls pepperoni a joke food, but a pepperoni and salami sandwich is like the most serious sandwich there is. Every other sandwich you can make at home is just a childish joke. Consider Subway. If you order anything other than a spicy italian or a meatball sub, you are there as a joke.

[@nopenoperson8964]

gammafighter but if you add southwest ranch sauce to your meatball sub, it’s a joke sandwich.

[@Purin1023]

"ZUCCHINI IS LIKE A CUCUMBER FOR ADULTS" I'm about to lose my fucking mind

[@caferustwat]

It is though, children will be far more familiar with a cucumber than a zucchini. I guarantee that if you showed a child a zucchini for the first time he will call it a cucumber.

[@surinaam1186]

@@caferustwat No. Cucumber is cucumber for adults. Zucchini is it's own entity that resembles a cucumber only in it's appearance.

[@kokorikopi]

Novelty Songs is my favorite NLSS of all time, I'm so glad.

[@garlicfan23]

"Crab is a yuppy-joke food."

[@evesypeasy]

the joke food equation, hue vibrancy + sugar x level of unnatural ingredients, if this exceeds 'un-iced toaster strudel' it's a joke food

[@alexxans1154]

Took me a while to realize that the music in the beginning was from the game and not added just to showcase the intensity of the decent of NL into madness

[@GrubbyWubby]

"any kind of raw fruit is a serious food" "cucumber is a joke food" MAKE UP YOUR MIND, EGG HEAD

[@abacussssss]

you are putting WORDS IN HIS MOUTH he NEVER said cucumber was a joke food??? dont even try to argew if you dont understand it...

[@waffleisyummy]

I love this shit, these are maybe my favorite vids on the platform thank you good sir

[@happytoast8647]

Pizza = Joke Food Pepperoni = Joke Food Pepperoni Pizza = Serious Food

[@GumboShrimpin]

This is my favorite food discussion of the nlss

[@megaman161]

What about the Fish and Chips debacle? Linked, for your consideration. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHe5lZmVj7KtjK8

[@preettygoood7774]

My grandpa was born in the 30s. I witnessed him soak two ritz crackers in a bowl full of milk for several minutes before eating this concoction with a spoon. Grandpa, Sylvester Graham is dead, you can stop now.

[@ScoutXdude]

The food saga continues! I can’t wait to see more of this stuff.

[@marasenna781]

Leave it to dog boy to run a joke into the ground

[@Andrew-jw4vc]

This may be the greatest conversation anyone has ever had

[@nopenoperson8964]

Cartoon mascot = joke food? I guess this can of Sunkist tuna is a joke. And so is this Green Giant broccoli.

[@guymcme1337]

this corona cuarantine really hit you hard huh? you're on fire with all the highlights lately!

[@thezachster18]

i love the joke food discussion. I bring it up with friends all the time!

[@digitalunity]

"Also known as 12 angry men debating condiments," A certain diss track.

[@IkEisawesome7]

I just want to know.. what's next? Joke food on my steak? Ruin my family dinner tonight? Is that the joke?

[@gintarazimu642]

21:35 - Rob's intuition is 100% correct, corn's a grain

[@JudgeDeadMJ]

and a vegetable tho

[@revi5555]

I love to have fun. -NL

[@sethmoreland1278]

I think the word they're looking for is "novelty". Like a Klondike bar. You could, just have ice cream, but it's presented in a fun way. Edit: ok, they find it, nevermind.

[@legendhero-eu1lc]

Thank you for the video! all of you friends are super awesome! Oh, moments with this video are sad.

[@commiecat5879]

Pizza is a joke food but peperoni is a joke food until it's on a pizza ????????????

[@twilitvigil5066]

Does that make pizza a joke-serious food? lionFlood

[@Veerim]

@@twilitvigil5066 yes

[@Matooki]

Fools, clearly pizza is a joke food, and pepperoni is a joke food, but isolating the pepperoni on a pizza is not a joke food in itself, but rather a part of a joke food.

[@bubbaplop808]

A joke food cancels out a joke food. Its like a double negative lol

[@winser21]

I would say pizza is a joke food, but pepperoni is a joke food only because it's a fake pizza topping

[@Sincald]

25:39 Anything US nationalism themed is 1000% a joke outside of the US. And for many within the US as well.

[@universalgeneve8049]

16:08 i miss nek on the nlss so much... feelsBadMan

[@ben_burnes]

Listening to the boys slowly erode NL's stance gives me life.

[@KriticalMA]

This is when I knew I liked NL, I agreed with every single statement in this video.

[@AlanGresov]

Could you picture the head of general motors saying, "you know what, fuck it, I'm just gonna eat a ham and swiss on rye today." No, because that's not how business people operate, the head of general motors has more money than god, he's not gonna settle for a plebian lunch, that doesn't mean that that lunch isn't valid

[@5050TM]

5:39 Why was this so fucking aggressive? lol

[@Illeina_d]

thanks for the company

[@1_1bman]

i think the worst two things ive heard out of here are: 1: pepperioni being a joke food as opposed to salami being a serious food 2: jelly being a joke ingredient because its purple NL's driving the conversation like he's batting 1000 but he just isnt.

[@Kachopper9]

I miss times like these...

[@krytenfivetwothreep2485]

I feel attacked, I love cucumber sandwiches

[@patliao556]

NL is so off base it is blowing my mind, lol. Never change, Egg McMuffin.

[@Pinstripe105]

man..... I never realized how much food content the NLSS had

[@PupperinACupper]

As a child, i enjoy cucumber.

[@totaldestruction152]

You had a normal, healthy childhood. Unlike NL.

[@JPK314]

Serious foods are foods that require an adult palate to fully appreciate. Give me a counterexample

[@bones1097]

By NL's law, any kind of raw fruit is a serious food. A durian fruit, however, is not appreciated by mostly anyone having been banned on public transport in a number of Asian countries

[@JPK314]

@@bones1097 Not all adults have identical palates, I do not see this as a contradiction

[@bones1097]

@@JPK314 You got me there. According to NL's Law, an Egg McMuffin is a serious food. However, it does not require an adult palate to be fully appreciated. This is anecdotal of course, but I know when I was a kid I loved the shit outta those

[@JPK314]

@@bones1097 did you love it for the same reasons? I guess maybe. I never had McD as a kid so I wouldn't know. Maybe an addendum should be added stating that foods for business convenience are also serious foods

[@bones1097]

@@JPK314 I enjoy foods only based on if they're tasty, not really the caloric intake or vitamins. I do agree with the business convenience factor.

[@stevenhageman8255]

NLSS is just recreational Seinfeld/Curb your Enthusiasm and I love it

[@emeraldchild97]

I agree with NL on his takes about food ill be honest. My diet consists of primarily joke food bc im a clown.

[@scribs2082]

THEY SMILE BACK

[@RighteousProd]

this is one of the few times I think the egg is actually the smartest and brightest of the nlss crew.

[@madman3230]

Potatos, carrots, lettuce, peas, and pickles

[@thomastoews7850]

old nl scares me

[@Smeeeeeghead]

All this time I am wondering if this Joke Food debate was purely created by NL to trigger as many people as possible.

[@vismundcygnus3795]

I wonder sometimes if he's like this because he's insecure about his job not being 'grown up' enough

[@yosh9651]

He's done it! How does he keep putting them like that click clack badaboom

[@mellowcorpsep6665]

kids love peas but they havent created peas on earth.

[@the3diamonds472]

Is that the joke food

[@TomtheWonderDog]

He's been making grocery tier lists for years!

[@grankler7925]

i wouldnt be alive unless it was for pb and j's

[@SnailSaltt]

I vibe with Rob, broccoli was one of my top 5 veggies as a kid. But they completely ignored celery and that is unforgivable.

[@rikolia]

Since he went ahead and insinuated that tortilla chips are joke food, is there a mainstream Italian cuisine that couldn't possibly be joke food?

[@Jabberwocky415]

I was with NL on joke foods till he said PB&J was a joke food.

[@rinusluijk3514]

He's an actually insane man

[@HyperlordB]

It is though, I've never heard anyone outside America who eats it.

[@radikalskippy]

@@HyperlordB I'm from Mexico. They literally sell them combined because they're popular together here. I eat them sometimes.

[@powfoot4946]

in the UK we have meal deals which are a sandwich, a snack and a drink for 3 quid, not once have i seen a PB&J sandwich

[@josephs9303]

PB&J is 100% a joke food, its a food that is primarily consumed by children that has 40% of its ingredients being sugar.

[@dragono4129]

Is toastytoes a joke food or serious food?

[@boydrewboy741]

Don’t eat toes you weird man