Prêt-à-manger? Manger away.

December 10, 2020 3:23 PM

Away in a Meat Manger: "The Meat Manger, created at the annual Brooklyn SausageFest. A nativity scene created with bacon, various sausages, cold cuts, pretzel sticks, and on a bed of sauerkraut." There's also a Flickr photo set.
posted by mandolin conspiracy (31 comments total)

I did a “meativity” for Christmas a few years back. And this year the scene will be sensibly socially distanced. But let me tell you about “Cheeses of Nazareth”!
posted by rongorongo at 4:30 PM on December 10, 2020 [14 favorites]

I’m in no way telling you what to do but I thought I’d let you know that I’ve read all the COVID literature and there’s been no transmission between wise sausages.
posted by orange ball at 4:37 PM on December 10, 2020 [1 favorite]

Come they told me
Yum yum yum yum yum
A new charcuterie
Yum yum yum yum yum
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 4:42 PM on December 10, 2020 [16 favorites]

This gives "Quelle est cette odeur agréable?" a whole new meaning

Also, while I'm at it: "O Sizzle Town of Bethleham"
posted by theory at 5:36 PM on December 10, 2020 [4 favorites]

Sadly does not include the most important member of the Manger diorama - the Caganer.
posted by Ashwagandha at 5:49 PM on December 10, 2020 [1 favorite]

By the looks of the spread, the shepherds were obviously not watching their flocks by night closely enough
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 8:47 PM on December 10, 2020 [8 favorites]

Wurst Christmas ever
posted by oulipian at 8:52 PM on December 10, 2020 [12 favorites]

Of all the Christmas decorations that could be made of meat they choose to depict people of Jewish heritage out of pork products? OK. I'll be in the corner making beef jerky stars.
posted by St. Oops at 9:42 PM on December 10, 2020 [10 favorites]

At the graudian: minimalist nativities. I am partial to the cleaning products one.
posted by St. Oops at 10:16 PM on December 10, 2020 [5 favorites]

Sausage Jesus!
posted by Paul Slade at 11:35 PM on December 10, 2020

Of all the Christmas decorations that could be made of meat they choose to depict people of Jewish heritage out of pork products?

To be fair this is about the beginning of the one major Abrahamic offshoot where they do generally eat pork products.
posted by atoxyl at 11:52 PM on December 10, 2020 [6 favorites]

There’s a manger-tout joke in here but it’s not worth more’n a hill of beans
posted by clew at 12:42 AM on December 11, 2020 [1 favorite]

Of all the Christmas decorations that could be made of meat they choose to depict people of Jewish heritage out of pork products?

Not only that, but all the Wise Men's heads look like foreskins.
posted by Paul Slade at 3:03 AM on December 11, 2020 [2 favorites]

Dogs, cats, ferrets, pet rats and mice aside, it is one holiday display on which a pygmy goat would not nibble. Or so I should hope.
posted by y2karl at 4:39 AM on December 11, 2020

This gives "Quelle est cette odeur agréable?" a whole new meaning

Quelle est cette odeur agréable,
Bergers, qui ravit tous nos sens?
S'exhale t'il rien de semblable
Au des rouleaux saucissons?
posted by notquitemaryann at 6:00 AM on December 11, 2020 [4 favorites]

Jesus came to bring pork products to the goys! #saved #blessed
posted by es_de_bah at 6:30 AM on December 11, 2020

I know I shouldn't eat thee... mmm... sacrilicious
posted by Mister Fabulous at 6:47 AM on December 11, 2020

Christ what a rissole!
posted by chavenet at 7:35 AM on December 11, 2020

Meat Jesus previously
posted by TedW at 7:55 AM on December 11, 2020 [2 favorites]

Jews for Jesus could not be reached for comment.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:35 AM on December 11, 2020

My deeply religious fundamentalist mother has been gone for lo these many years now so she cannot be offended by my sacrilegious laughter. Two thumbs up to both meaty and minimalist nativity scenes. A++ would laugh and enjoy again.
posted by Bella Donna at 8:39 AM on December 11, 2020

Why did I even look?
posted by sexyrobot at 8:50 AM on December 11, 2020 [1 favorite]

The easter peep displays are more aesthetically pleasing, although i guess not directly comparable bc those folks dont manufacture their own peeps.
posted by Exceptional_Hubris at 9:58 AM on December 11, 2020

This is what the web is for.

(But, I hope they consider animation in future videos. 'cause that would be even weirder.)
posted by eotvos at 10:57 AM on December 11, 2020 [1 favorite]

(But, I hope they consider animation in future videos. 'cause that would be even weirder.)

Oh dear.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 11:29 AM on December 11, 2020

Prior Art: At the Carpet Shop (1979) and Sausage Fashion Show (1979) from Sausage Series by Fischli and Weiss. You will need to scroll down these pages the correct images will be fairly obvious.
posted by Dr Ew at 1:37 PM on December 11, 2020 [2 favorites]

At the Carpet Shop (1979)

That's brilliant.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:03 PM on December 11, 2020

Sadly does not include the most important member of the Manger diorama - the Caganer.
I bet if you made me eat this whole thing, then had the kids hit me with sticks the next day, I could do a reasonable Tió de Nadal impression
posted by bartleby at 3:31 PM on December 11, 2020

The ox and lamb taste fine
Yum yum yum yum yum
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 7:03 AM on December 12, 2020 [1 favorite]

I'd like a po boy too
Yum yum yum yum yum
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 2:46 PM on December 12, 2020

I'd like a po boy too
Yum yum yum yum yum

...me and my tum
posted by cynical pinnacle at 5:38 AM on December 13, 2020 [2 favorites]