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[–]Admiral_Pantsless 739 points740 points ago

Oh, I get it. The picture on the box is what it looked like the first time it was eaten.

[–]Joshh967 58 points59 points ago

Cincinnatian here. I can confirm that it does look like doo doo.

[–]demonik187 65 points66 points ago

I'm from cincinnati as well. Don't let the look fool you, this stuff is delicious!

[–]MJB24 7 points8 points ago

Nothing better than a 4-way bean.

[–]skw5236 22 points23 points ago

But it taste soo good.

[–]jonosvision 65 points66 points ago

When this is reposted, please someone use this as the title.

[–]Mr_Ected 5 points6 points ago

Will do.

[–]JohnMcGurk 1 point2 points ago

And it will be reposted..........

[–]Brutalitarian 195 points196 points ago

I can just imagine the clerk at the store. He can't afford to buy dinner, so he sneaks a TV dinner off the shelf, eats it under his desk, then shits into the box and puts it back on the shelf.

[–]shadowjeffknowsbest 52 points53 points ago

That's one way to do it.

[–]AMER1CAFUCKYEAH 25 points26 points ago

As you are aware, there are two secrets to life.

  1. Never tell everything you know

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[–]SIOS 2 points3 points ago

What store clerk has a desk?

[–]arslet 10 points11 points ago

No no no, it clearly states that cheese is not included! The nerve of some people...

[–]DuduTheDodo 20 points21 points ago

Packaging genius. Your tray becomes your toilet without all that unnecessary "moving" to get to the restroom!

[–]rumblefartrichard 142 points143 points ago

clearly you forgot to add the cheese.

[–]Xab 281 points282 points ago

The picture has an absolute unholy fuckton of cheese.

[–]Atlas909 159 points160 points ago

That's what makes it Cincinnati Chili!

[–]Chavagnatze 47 points48 points ago

Well that bowl of diarrhea and maggots is definitely not Cincinnati Chili.

[–]brufleth 21 points22 points ago

No that's what it always looked like when I got it.

[–]CornFedHonky 11 points12 points ago

You should see the cans of spaghetti and chili. Looks worse, still delicious.

[–]DerpingOnReddit 20 points21 points ago

At Skyline, you have the option of making it a "Skyway", which is basically double the amount of cheese you see on the package.

[–]Loopbot75 18 points19 points ago

When you eat it at the restaurant, they give you a bowl of oyster crackers. You eat the crackers first and use the bowl to put the fuckton of cheese in. Best part is you can get it with more cheese

[–]acsager 3 points4 points ago

This guy gets it! Skyline is where it's. 3 way and a coney. One of only two places i can get that order.

[–]dannydrak 27 points28 points ago

That's a pretty accurate portrayal of how it's served in the restaurant.

[–]UntrustworthyJMandel 9 points10 points ago

As a Cincinnatian, I can confirm. Still delicious though.

[–]AMeanCow 34 points35 points ago

I think a recent Vatican ruling has clarified that any amount of cheese equaling or surpassing one (1) metric fuckton is not in fact "unholy" in any way, and may be praised with the same dedication as one may use for smaller quantities of cheese.*

*This does not apply to fucktons of Limburger or Blue Cheese.

[–]saggyalgebra 10 points11 points ago

that's cheese? it looks like a toupe to me...

[–]TrayBin 61 points62 points ago

I'd still eat that. I'm not even joking.

[–]emegeve 8 points9 points ago

I was about to respond something like that. I don't know if this is the case, but I have eaten shitty-looking food that taste great.

[–]Juggernath 3 points4 points ago

I'd eat this too. I've eaten shitty-looking food that tastes shitty cause after 14 hours of work the last thing I want to do is cook. While Hungry Man's are delicious, one must have some sort of variety in their diet and instant meals are a 50/50 chance on whether they're good or shitty if you're buying for the first time.

[–]Annies_Boobs 198 points199 points ago

Come to Cincinnati and get it from the actual restaurant. You will instantly fall in love.

[–]Atlas909 91 points92 points ago

Honestly, despite how it looks, the packaged version is pretty delicious too. Probably my favorite frozen dinner.

[–]ImaPiratelol 11 points12 points ago

Oh god I LOVE these, when I worked in the summer, I'd pick up a weeks worth of frozen food for work and these were eaten 2-3 times in a 6 day week. OHMYGOD I GOT FAT.

[–]lockecircle 18 points19 points ago

Yeah right. We all know you're some frozen food cartel plant. How much money did the companies pay you to leave this comment?!

[–]NotSafeForShop 19 points20 points ago

I have about 20 cans of this in pantry since I don't actually live in Cincinnati anymore. Stuff is like crack.

[–]jonosvision 22 points23 points ago

He gets paid in Hungry Mans.

[–]ihavesixfingers 5 points6 points ago

snif

No one ever pays me in Hungry Mans.

[–]LewisKiniski 20 points21 points ago

Skyline is the #1 reason I stopped working out. I'm not overweight, but Skyline tastes much better than being thin feels.

[–]lobsterGun 10 points11 points ago

I worked with a guy who telecommuted from upstate New York. Once a month (or so) he would fly down for a few days of meetings. Most of the 'road warriors' we get are sick to death of chain restaurants and fast food, so I always cuggest local places... but this guy was having none of it. He didn't travel as much as some of the other consultants so the 'luster' hadn't worn off yet. He always wanted to hit Applebees/Fridays/Outback etc.

For a year I tried to get him to a local place. On his last trip down, he finally acquiesced and tried a Five Way at Skyline.

He wept.

First tears of joy,

but then, when he realized that the closest Skyline to his house was 400 miles away, tears of sadness.

A few weeks later I got a call from him. He was looking for a way to mail order it. I don't know if he succeeded or not.

[–]hahairishhistory 16 points17 points ago

While the box and the meal may look different, often times they taste the same!

[–]Jman513 42 points43 points ago

Don't hate on skyline, best chili you will ever have.

Fuck Goldstar.

[–]xMiNDCRiMe 10 points11 points ago

Goldstar is the retarded cousin that never gets mentioned out of pure embarrassment that you are related. Fuck Goldstar

[–]fromthe_sea 6 points7 points ago

goldstar sucks peen

[–]Tao23 74 points75 points ago

Any packaged food, I just automatically assume it looks nothing like the picture.

This is beyond the call of ugly duty, though.

[–]breadedcat 49 points50 points ago

Ego Waffles ALWAYS look like the picture.

[–]Raider873 54 points55 points ago

Yea but they're so full of themselves

[–]CoughTunt 11 points12 points ago

Ego waffles?

[–]retrominge 6 points7 points ago

Yeah, you take the G out your waffles, all you got left is your ego

[–]Mistyinltown 46 points47 points ago

Looks like shit with worms to me....

[–]ionlyuseredditatwork 33 points34 points ago

Delicious shit with worms... Just add cheese!

[–]ColonicIrritation 6 points7 points ago

The family dog once had really bad worms accompanied by unholy diarrhea. I can confirm this.

[–]Kestralisk 40 points41 points ago

Haha, being a Cincinnatian, I can attest that that is some delicious stuff right there.

[–]quint-z 7 points8 points ago

Luckily I have Skyline up the street so I get to enjoy the real stuff.

[–]baccathatassup 19 points20 points ago

But it still looks and tastes like normal skyline

[–]kidbuu42 13 points14 points ago

welp. time to up vote all my fellow cincinatians

[–]laschupacabras 31 points32 points ago

What did you expect when you purchased a microwavable meal called "Chili Spaghetti" ?

[–]tawney182 22 points23 points ago

Cincinnati!!!

[–]AnarchyCop 13 points14 points ago

I'm pooping while looking at this on my phone and I have to say that I'm not entirely comfortable with the similarities.

[–]Catastroshe 23 points24 points ago

It looks like something you'd find in Jeffery Dahmer's fridge.

[–]CoyoteStark 15 points16 points ago

If you haven't tried chili spaghetti, please do. It's fucking amazing. I would still eat that.

[–]inkwad 15 points16 points ago

Insta-rrhea!

[–]TheNerdWithNoName 23 points24 points ago

I guess in this instance, wtf stands for, "Why The Fuck would you think it would like like it does on the box?"

[–]iralisegendary[S] 2 points3 points ago

It's not that I expect it to look like it did in the box... doesn't this go slightly beyond the realm of reason though?

[–]TheNerdWithNoName 10 points11 points ago

Not really. Most pre-packaged crap ends up looking like pre-packaged crap. You want something that looks like the box cover? Cook it from scratch. It is not very difficult.

[–]KurtGriffin 5 points6 points ago

It still looks delicious. Trust me, Skyline may look disgusting, but it tastes like God cummed on the strands of spaghetti, woven from the hair of angels.

[–]askeel 12 points13 points ago

I think your dog may have worms.

[–]purpleparfait 8 points9 points ago

One time, I stumbled across a porta-potty at a camp site. needing to use the bathroom, I went in. upon seeing the puddle of brown in the tank, I initially didn't think much of it, because those things are usually pretty gross. However, when I started peeing in it, it started bubbling, or what I thought was bubbles. in reality, what I saw were hundreds of maggots writhing around a tank of condensed fecal matter. that image has never left my brain, and this picture nearly made me throw up due to its strong resemblance to what I saw.

[–]5guysburgersfries 2 points3 points ago

Pre-op or post-op?

[–]JotnarSurt 4 points5 points ago

It might look like shit but its sooooo tasty.

[–]popsiclecannibal 2 points3 points ago

The picture on that box looks like it was taken in 1985.

[–]I_Think_Alot 4 points5 points ago

No cheese included / expecting the chili and spaghetti to come individually wrapped

op is a potato

[–]CornFedHonky 4 points5 points ago

Meh, you have to be from Cincinnati to understand. It actually does look like it, just without cheese. They are also delicious.

[–]deleigh 6 points7 points ago

I guess this is a good time to plug /r/shittyfoodporn. This would be perfect there.

[–]TheseTwoDroids14 6 points7 points ago

Cincy chili! Best stuff ever! may look like half digested beef and potatoes, but it's yummy!

[–]bicbic999 3 points4 points ago

at least you got extra helping of sauce

[–]Squincey 3 points4 points ago

That is a ludicrous amount of cheese.

[–]Dared00 3 points4 points ago

To tell the truth... I'd still eat it.

[–]Ryz0n 3 points4 points ago

God I love skyline. Too bad I'm in Los Angeles. Is it really that impossible to market in ca?

[–]breadplane 7 points8 points ago

Frozen skyline chili is one of the saddest things in the world. Skyline's only good if you eat it fresh.

[–]blaissez_chaire 7 points8 points ago

CIncinnati!

[–]animelav 6 points7 points ago

The frozen stuff is never as good as real, fresh skyline chili. Its a sad sad mockery of how good that stuff really is.

[–]MostlyUselessFacts 5 points6 points ago

It says cheese not included.

[–]gingerdicks 2 points3 points ago

The reason why it says microwave instructions (not recommended)

[–]Im_A_Realist 2 points3 points ago

See the paper tray the food is sitting in? I make those...well...I run the printing press. Some other assholes who don't pay attention to what they're doing form the actual trays.

[–]Sonris 0 points1 point ago

This is why you learn to cook instead of heating up garbage.

[–]Pfaffgod 2 points3 points ago

Never get the kind with spaghetti already in it. Make your own spaghetti it's not that hard.

[–]Gazmix 2 points3 points ago

/r/expectationvsreality would love this.

[–]hakuna_matitties 2 points3 points ago

mmm I can't wait to go home for thanksgiving and get some skyline.

[–]thatguy426 2 points3 points ago

My first thought was the cum box.

[–]smreisdorf 2 points3 points ago

That's what you get for buying frozen chili spaghetti.

[–]MechaStewart 3 points4 points ago

That's what you get for not getting the Pizza Chicken Stew.

[–]Lukerules 4 points5 points ago

Is that one of those things where like, two of them together is amazing but in th... wait that doesn't make sense.

wtf is pizza chicken stew?

[–]MrDaburks 1 point2 points ago

You wanted to eat what was on the box?!

[–]OdinSaves 2 points3 points ago

The Skyline restaurant is great, but their grocery store frozen meals are absolutely horrible.

[–]pumpmar 2 points3 points ago

i had something awful looking like this, but i ate it anyways and it was actually good :P sometimes awful looking stuff ends up tasted ok

[–]JoePurdy 2 points3 points ago

Dude... just buy a can or plastic tub of Cinci Chili and take 10 minutes to make your own spaghetti. So easy...

[–]peckerbrown 2 points3 points ago

That's what I love about Skyline. It looks the same, whether you eat it, puke it, shit it, or leave it alone.

[–]MJMan420 2 points3 points ago

Thats what chili spaghetti is supposed to look like, its fucking delicious.

[–]YouTakeNotes 0 points1 point ago

Please don't tell me you ate that.

[–]SOwED 0 points1 point ago

Even the thing on the box is WTF

[–]PoweredByADD 0 points1 point ago

What is even worse is the fact you bought something called Chili Spaghetti...

[–]Phlecks 3 points4 points ago

Have you ever had it? Skyline is out of control good.

[–]CamWin 1 point2 points ago

Unlike the original one of these, this one looks appetizing to me.

[–]Pikathew 1 point2 points ago

“It’s like, ‘Hell yeah, I’m stoked for this lasagna!’ and then you nuke it and the cheese gets all scabby on top, and it’s like, it’s like you’re eating a scab…” — Jesse Pinkman, speaking out on the false advertising of frozen foods

[–]DysenteryFairy -1 points0 points ago

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a picture of the other..erm...box

[–]MoralRelativism 1 point2 points ago

How lazy you must be...

[–]n7198 0 points1 point ago

Why do you guys keep buying these if you know they look like poo?

[–]Xenocide12 0 points1 point ago

i would eat that. it looks good

[–]Subkid -1 points0 points ago

Order the chili in the can, then make the spaghetti with it. That's how's brother did it out here in Califronia

[–]zuka_zanamee 0 points1 point ago

God damn that looks delicious...

[–]theVelvetDevil 1 point2 points ago

god damn i fuckin' love me some skyline chili. i miss those joints now that i live in the pacific northwest.

[–]LannisterStarcraft -1 points0 points ago

This made me wretch physically.

[–]Waynker87 0 points1 point ago

A tasty meal of karma?

[–]Brittnet -1 points0 points ago

Why would you even buy that

[–]mudpizza 0 points1 point ago

I know a lot of americans don't like cooking, but come on guys. Making decent pasta for dinner takes like 15 minutes. It's cheaper too. Don't buy this crap.

/horrified european

[–]Spazzrico[!] 2 points3 points ago

Cincinnati style chili was basically invented by Greek immigrants. Thank you Europeans!

[–]JoeHasAreddit -1 points0 points ago

I'm not sure I'd want it, even if it did look like the box.

[–]WAN63R 0 points1 point ago

Would you like some pasta with your cheese?

[–]Tron-Gorf 0 points1 point ago

I bet it taste ok.

[–]suavecommercestudent -1 points0 points ago

When was that ever a good idea?

[–]lukostaz -1 points0 points ago

Italian here. That should be labeled NSFL.

[–]OhNoIssGodzirra 0 points1 point ago

Looks better comin out

[–]gimli666 0 points1 point ago

It looks better imo. On box it looks dry and cold.

[–]bureX 0 points1 point ago

Why can't these shitty TV dinners have three separate containers? One for the pasta, the second with the sauce (both of which are microwaved) and then the third with grated processed cheese (not microwaved).

You combine all three on your own and it can look like the one on the box.

[–]Suggests_Soundtrack 0 points1 point ago

[–]r_leary 0 points1 point ago

Don't care, still delicious.

[–]Kazmarov 0 points1 point ago

Apparently they just excavated a portion of the marshland near my house and put it in a box.

Yum!

[–]katy_Amourette -1 points0 points ago

Well, your first problem is that it's skyline....

[–]Harleenquinnzel 0 points1 point ago

Looks like you've got yourself a box of maggots there, buddy.

[–]ZippyDan 0 points1 point ago

Skyline Chili is cheap and unhealthy and of questionable quality, but it tastes AMAZING.

[–]bartvdzwart -1 points0 points ago

[–]nightmarer 0 points1 point ago

Looks like worms instead.

[–]HakuTheGrey 1 point2 points ago

What did you expect?

[–]atomizer_ 0 points1 point ago

Famous for inducing diarrhea...

[–]Eager_Zebra -1 points0 points ago

I have had better looking shuts than that meal.

[–]arthas183 0 points1 point ago

NAAAAILED IT

[–]ProxyMuncher 0 points1 point ago

Intestinal worms.

[–]unfortunateleader 0 points1 point ago

TBH still looks good to me, but im not picky.

[–]Metaprinter 1 point2 points ago

"Cheese not included" despite the fact that the meal shown on the box is wearing a cheese wig.

[–]Bigernoi 0 points1 point ago

Just looking at this gives me heart burn.

[–]Nutsackstapler 0 points1 point ago

so.. is that the digested end result? or.. umm.. hmm.. sits

[–]darkangelx 0 points1 point ago

dog food infested with worms?

[–]iSuperTE 0 points1 point ago

ewwwww

[–]WHPH13 0 points1 point ago

That's because you're missing the pound of cheese on top. It really brings the meal together.

[–]TKC_Panda 0 points1 point ago

What's in the box?! What's in the box?!

[–]murderbum999 0 points1 point ago

It's SERVING SUGGESTION.

You don't have to have it like they do on the box, that's just giving you an idea of what it could have been.

[–]instig888 0 points1 point ago

With a frozen dinner, what did you expect? I know how this game works. It will NEVER look as good as it does on the box. Every time I order off the menu, it never looks like the damn picture. Usually, I'm too drunk to care.

[–]strayacant 0 points1 point ago

I wonder if it would look exactly the same after you shit it out..

[–]JayceMJ 0 points1 point ago

Get the chilli only packages and cook the spaghetti yourself, any frozen food with spaghetti looks like that. You get more for your money when you buy the sauces and ghetti separately, anyway. I think the frozen packages are definitely the best you can get for skyline chilli if you don't want to go to the restaurant (there's canned as well, but it just doesn't taste right). You can also buy some packaged cheese labeled by skyline, but like all packaged shredded cheese it's a bit stale. Just get a hunk of sharp cheddar and use a very fine shredder.

[–]cjrwil 1 point2 points ago

[–]Krystie 0 points1 point ago

[–]Seyon 0 points1 point ago

It cooks much easier to have the chili and spaghetti mixed together rather than separately. I bet you expect all your meals to look perfect instead of practical.

[–]MemeHut 0 points1 point ago

Why would you buy this when you can buy pasta for really cheap, chilli is also easy and cheap to make, I made this dinner for myself like 3 times total and I shit myself like not.

[–]flood8496 0 points1 point ago

I am amused by this image because I am looking at it on my phone while sitting on the toilet and experiencing diarrhea myself.

[–]Prestonknows 0 points1 point ago

Please tell me you didn't put this in your body?

[–]Ohpicz 0 points1 point ago

more like shitty spaghetti. AMIRITE!!!??

[–]caffeineTX 1 point2 points ago

I miss skyline chili, not what is pictured but skyline Cincinnati style chili.

[–]supraspinatus 0 points1 point ago

I bet that would reek havoc on your colon.

[–]omega22 0 points1 point ago

Serving suggestion ಠ_ಠ

[–]whitcliffe 0 points1 point ago

R/wtf, this is not the box you're looking for...

[–]AzMoo 0 points1 point ago

That is disgusting. Why don't you just buy some pasta and some pre-made pasta sauce and make that instead? I'm not one to judge about eating habits because I can't remember the last time I actually cooked a meal, but that is just horrible.

[–]AkiraInugami 1 point2 points ago

as an italian, this makes my heart cry

[–]rr777 0 points1 point ago

I would try this even if it looks unappetizing. I have heard about those establishments in Ohio and would eagerly try. Yes, I can make my own chili and spaghetti but would eagerly try just once.

[–]Boness 0 points1 point ago

You didn't add the cheese, silly.

[–]miless 0 points1 point ago

who actually buys "food" like this and excepts something nice? especially when it's something so fast and easy as spaghetti bolognese ...

cook it yourself, you'll notice the difference!

[–]Daetra 0 points1 point ago

I would eat the box

[–]Greyfreedom21 0 points1 point ago

Well where is the cheese?!

[–]rnitch 0 points1 point ago

what did u expect? you bought something called chili spaghetti

[–]BlowUpTheSnails 1 point2 points ago

[–]MissMistofelees 1 point2 points ago

Looks like worms in mud.

Tasty though amiright?

[–]pouncer11 0 points1 point ago

To be fair, it still tastes good.

[–]CzarKurczewski 1 point2 points ago

Skyline. .

Awhhh yeeah Cincinnati

[–]erikbarrett85 0 points1 point ago

I ate those all the time, mine never looked like it was stomped on

[–]and_how 1 point2 points ago

This didn't make me say wtf? It did make me hungry for some chili Mac so thanks for that.

[–]SanToki86 0 points1 point ago

Lord Spaghetti in Heaven, is that you?

[–]bambi_legs 0 points1 point ago

Do you serve on the Nebuchadnezzar by chance?

[–]mst3k_42 0 points1 point ago

It looks gross but still tastes good. When you move away from the Cincy area but crave Skyline, you take what you can get.

[–]c53x12 1 point2 points ago

You can buy frozen Skyline without the spaghetti. Heat it up and serve it over your own spaghetti with shredded cheese on top, and voila, a meal that resembles the box picture, and actually tastes pretty good too (if you can stand all the salt).

[–]living_thedream 0 points1 point ago

When I was in Iraq, I worked with a guy who use to rave about Skyline chili.....

Well his family sent him some, and well it was not all he hyped it up to be.

It was actually pretty nasty.....and that was from someone who had been deployed for roughly 8 months at that point.

[–]druek 0 points1 point ago

It's actually a warning of sorts "Eat this and you will shit worms"

[–]delaghetto 0 points1 point ago

Please don't tell me you ate that

[–]dbt4949 0 points1 point ago

DUH! Which is why I always get the frozen chili and make the spaghetti on my own.

[–]Junkyardogg 1 point2 points ago

Cheese not included

[–]Brokensoul87 0 points1 point ago

It makes me need a poo

[–]muchadoaboutyourmom 0 points1 point ago

Even though it looks pre-digested, it was probably still absolutely delicious. I love Cincinnati Chili.

[–]jmjjohn 0 points1 point ago

Are you sure it is not an Apple product? May be you are not holding it right...

[–]Dishoustbro 0 points1 point ago

This isn't so much a wtf to the picture, but I literally just went what is that when I saw it. So natural.

[–]Emosaurusrex 0 points1 point ago

Looks like diarrhea with macaronis thrown in.

[–]mjmed 0 points1 point ago

As someone who has eaten at a Skyline Chili, this is approximately what it looks like 30 minutes after you leave the restaurant and nearly maim an innocent person to get to the bathroom.