Well snacklings, some of you may have noticed that things have been quiet around the ol’ blog for a couple of months now. I’ve been trying to tell myself otherwise, but I think I’m finally able to admit that my stint as a junk food blogger has come to an end.
What started as a lark one week during my summer vacation, inexplicably turned into a three and a half year passion project that has been huge amounts of fun. Huge amounts.
So I have some thank yous.
Thank you to Cybele for being my very first Twitter follower, and the very first person to retweet my very first post.
Thanks to Marvo for giving me way too much link love, and an undeserved opportunity to write for his juggernaut of a website.
Thank you to all of my Twitter followers, past and present. I don’t know who I would be following if I wasn’t following you. You bring much laughter and shenanigans to my day.
Thanks to CT, Jeeg, and Pax at the Nerd Lunch podcast for having me on their show and then foolishly having me on again! You guys are the best.
Thanks to all of the awesome bloggers who have ever linked to something I’ve written or given me a spot in their blogrolls. There are too many of you to mention by name, but know that I sincerely appreciate it.
And to each and every one of you, my beloved readers, thank you from the bottom of my heart for stopping by to read my ramblings and partake of my tomfoolery. Waking up to funny comments, retweets, and favorites the day after a post was just the best thing ever, and I will always be grateful.
(Also, don’t worry about me. I know this sounds serious. But there haven’t been any crazy life events, and I don’t have a terminal illness or anything like that.)
Now, I can’t say I’ll never post anything here again, because you can never say never, especially when there’s that slim chance of finding a never-produced prototype box of Three Men and a Baby cereal from 1987 (with ghost marshmallows!) at a Steve Gutenberg storage locker auction.
But for now I’m going to dim the lights.
So on behalf of myself and the Snack Trooper, thank you, thank you, thank you for reading.
–Steve
Food Junk 
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🙂 Thanks again Marvo
Loved the Blog. Thanks for doing it.
Thanks Joe!
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Thanks for all the posts man. Always enjoyed them. You were always one of my favorite bloggers. Thanks again and take care of yourself.
Cheers, Zack
Thanks Zack! Much appreciated.
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Sad to see you go, sir – I’ve had a huge amount of entertainment from Food Junk. I had the same experience myself although mine petered out after less than a year – good on you for how much great work you’ve put in here, and good luck in all your future endeavours!
Thank you, Mark!
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NOOOOOOOOOO! This is very bad news indeed 😦 Run out of steam…? That must be it, coz the world will NEVER run out of food junk, that’s for sure…
Haha, yes I have. But junk food will be around forever. Literally. It will never decompose.
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Going to miss your humor in my mailbox. Thanks for the laughs!
Thanks Cynthia!
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Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…. sniff sniff
Thanks for reading, Dubba!
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Aww, this is the saddest post I’ve read all day! Thanks for creating such a great blog. I’ll miss you and the Snack Trooper. (Wonderful final picture!)
Aw thanks!
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Bummer! I very much enjoyed your posts and your humor. Thanks for the laughs! Well wishes to you.
Thank you very much! I appreciate it
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Just so long as this isn’t “Goodbye” just a… see you later.
Then I’ll allow it…
*Sniff*
I can’t imagine I won’t launch another blog. Gotta get the demons out of my head. I still need to finish my Kool-aid blog project too! And thanks for reading. Much appreciated.
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I’ll miss your witty style of writing and all the awesome photos of Snack Trooper! Thanks for all the great reviews 🙂
Thank YOU for reading!
Makes me sad – loved your Snack Trooper photos. You have such a way of getting so much emotion from that little guy, he will be missed.
I appreciate that 🙂
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Such sad news 😦 …I will greatly miss your witty reviews and Snack Trooper (love the pics). Thank you for the laughs.
Thanks for reading! 🙂
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Thank you for boldly going through some of the most creative and sometimes awful sounding food flavors and sharing your experiences! Really appreciate your humor and the awesome photos!
Thank you sir!
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Loved reading your blog. Was wondering if all was ok….will miss it!
Thanks for all the entertainment!
Yep, everything is good. Just run it’s course. Thank you so much for reading!
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Godspeed, Food Junk.
Thanks!
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Aw, sorry to hear that. I came for the Trooper and stayed for the fun times. Best wishes!
Much appreciated!
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NOOOOOO!!!!!
Well, I hope you reconsider. All the time I’ve been reading this blog, it has made me smile and laugh and I have linked to it more than once from my Facebook page, to get people over here. This blog was so funny and put me into such a good mood and I hope after a hiatus, you decide to start up again. I promise a care package of Polish goodies when you do. Best,
Natalia Radziejewska
(Wrongsideofthecamera
Haha thank you. I appreciate it.
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I was getting a sinking feeling that you might be quitting since I hadn’t seen a new post since January. You definitely had one of the most creative food blogs out there and your snack trooper posed-pictures were ingenious and very funny. I hope you choose to do another food related blog again in the not too distant future.
Thanks! I appreciate it. Sincerely.
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It’s been fun man. Best of luck to you.
//And I’ll taaaaake with me the memorieeeeeeeees…
(SOBBING!) (FOOTSTEPS!) (CRASHING!) (THUDDING ON STAIRS!) (SIRENS WAILING!) I will be missing you!
Haha, thanks for reading! I appreciate it. Really.
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Food Junk Was Here: http://hilariuosimg.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/most-of-the-office-has-left-let-the-games-begin/
I’m totally doing that.
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It’s like I know you or something.
I am not happy about this. This is now one less blog I have to read while I’m at work. What am I supposed to do with this added time. Work????
I hear ya! I used to write some of these posts at work.
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When I first found your blog, I was a little ashamed of my own “humorous” writing style. You rocked it from the start, and Stormtrooper always delivered.
When I found out you were joining the TIB family, I thought, that Marvo’s a smart egg, snapping you up like he did. You rocked it there, too.
Sad to see you go, but I wish you the best on your future endeavors. I promise never to steal the term nosegrope, even though I’ve been tempted to on more than one occasion.
Thank you so much! I’ve always been a fan of yours. Junk Food Betty was one of the first food blogs I read when I was starting out. Good stuff.
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Thinking of you. And your steel-like upchuck reflex.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/spam-festival-recipes-hawaii_n_5271681.html
I’ll have the spam, eggs, sausage, and spam.
Gee… and right after I found the perfect shirt for your birthday, Wookie photobomb!
Yes!
Just wanted to say I enjoyed this blog. Your witty writing style is too good to be off the Internet for too long. Hope to see you writing again one day. 🙂
Thank you very much. I really appreciate the kind words.
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😦 Really sad to read this, I will miss your reviews!
Thank you 🙂
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Saw this and thought of you. Now your summer plans are sealed…in bacon grease.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/bacon_n_5563636.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Dude, you are the coolest. Far thee well, my hungry friend. May the Force be with you always.
Thank you!
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Sorry about the typo, knowing that you’re a teacher and all. It was supposed to be fare thee well, not far. Damn autocorrect.
The food ones just smack of Food Junk. Not a Sugar Smacks smack but more like the smack you get when you slap somebody’s ass in a pair of leather pants.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/25/other-names-for-things_n_5621554.html
Haha, water with corners. I’m gonna start using that.
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How you doin’, Junk? Staying out of trouble? How’s the family?
Everything is good. Enjoying the last two weeks of summer before school starts again. Thought of you a few weeks ago. Went on my first hike. Well “hike.” In central florida it was just slogging through a flat, hot, wet, mosquito infested park where everything looks the same. But still. A hike. How’s everything with you?
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Hey, I know Florida. Since both grandparents were set up on either coast of it, I was exposed to a lot of pink rock landscaping and black socks with white sandals as a kid. My parents were wildlife appreciators, so I saw more swamp than Disney World but the number of strange, frightening animals comin’ at me was about the same. Still, there was the beach…and horseshoe crabs. Gotta love da horseshoe crabs.
Things are hot, dry, and tedious here in Oregon. Send some exciting storms north, will ya? I know this vid is in the UK but it pretty much sums up Florida weather: