I always wondered why people hate MREs and I wanted to purchase one to see what theyre like. Anyways, I came across some funny nicknames for them: Some additional criticisms (from Wikipedia). Some of the early MRE main courses were not very palatable, earning them the nicknames Mr. E (mystery), Meals Rejected by Everyone, Meals, Rarely Edible, Meals Rejected by the Enemy, Morsels, Regurgitated, Eviscerated, Mentally Retarded Edibles, Meal Ready to Expel, Meal, Ready to Excrete, Materials Resembling Edibles, Morale Reducing Elements, and even Meals Rejected by Ethiopians (in reference to the 1983-1985 famine in Ethiopia). Some meals got their own nicknames. For example, the frankfurters, which came sealed in pouches of four, were referred to as the four fingers of death.Although quality has improved over the years, many of the nicknames have stuck. MREs were sometimes called Three Lies for the Price of One: its not a Meal, its not Ready, and you cant Eat it. Their low dietary fiber content could cause constipation in some, so they were also known as Meals Requiring Enemas,Meals Refusing to Exit, Meals Refusing to Excrete, or Massive Rectal Expulsions. While the myth that the gum found in MREs contains a laxative is false (however, they are sweetened with xylitol, which has a mild laxative effect), the crackers in the ration pack do contain a higher than normal vegetable content to facilitate digestion. In December 2006, comedian Al Franken (on his 8th USO tour at the time) joked to troops in Iraq that he had had his fifth MRE so far and none of them had an exit strategy. A superstition exists among troops about the Charms candies that come with some menus: they are considered bad luck, especially if actually eaten. Some attribute this to a case of a dislike becoming a superstition (i.e. not eating them just in case or because it might make ones comrades uneasy). In March 2007, The Salt Lake Tribune invited three gourmet chefs to taste-test 18 MRE meals. None of the meals rated higher than a 5.7 average on a scale of 1-to-10, and the chicken fajita meal, in particular, was singled out for disdain, rating an average score of 1.3. The National Guard has provided MREs to the public during national disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina, Ike, and Sandy. The large number of civilians exposed to MREs prompted several jokes during the recent New Orleans Mardi Gras, with revellers donning clothing made of MRE packets with phrases such as MRE Antoinette and Man Ready to Eat. https://youtube/watch?v=pZwqNspSg2o https://survivalacres/shop/content/8-why-do-we-not-recommend-mre
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