- ESPN recently captured two basketball fans at a Pistons vs. Kings game chowing down on what appeared to be mayonnaise straight from the jar.
- Immediately, Twitter users reacted with curiosity and several conspiracy theories about what was actually in the jar.
- Mostly though, social media expressed its disgust with the bizarre footage.
One of the greatest traditions in sports goes far beyond the field, rink, or court. You don’t have to even necessarily be a sports fan to love the traditional foods served at a game. The dishes that stadium-goers eat can be a bit unusual or even absurdly priced, but for the most part, the hot dogs, nachos, and other usual foods are delicious.
This is not the case when it comes to what ESPN captured two basketball fans heartily and joyfully chowing down on at a Detroit Pistons vs. Sacramento Kings game during its broadcast on Tuesday.
You know, there's food you can put that on. pic.twitter.com/HEUo2DVfXp
— ESPN (@espn) March 20, 2018
The sports network exposed two spectators for snacking on Best Food's or Hellman's mayonnaise straight out of the jar as the stadium’s jumbotron focused in on their unusual meal. They giggled as they swapped spoonfuls of the condiment for all the world to see.
"You know, there’s food you can put that on," the network quipped with its tweet about their snack.
Immediately, Twitter users reacted with strong revulsion, usually accompanied by vomiting emojis, at the idea of such an atrocity.
Lol I love @Hellmanns mayonnaise like cake icing but damn that’s #teamtoomuch
— Bianca (@BIANCA5D) March 21, 2018
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— Gwen Morris (@GeeJayMaui) March 21, 2018
😳Nah bruh thats a whole jar of mayo this is when you know the devils at work😷 https://t.co/De6M1Tmixi
— Kirby (@AxtionBastard) March 20, 2018
Some people had questions about how the mayonnaise fan smuggled the jar into the stadium and past security.
How did she get that past security?
— JC (@diggitbrother) March 21, 2018
Another surmised that the jar could contain "something else." Maybe it was vanilla pudding or frosting of some sort?
Has to be something else in that jar
— Rami (@ramztein) March 21, 2018
And finally, one Twitter user said that anyone who believed it was truly mayonnaise was actually "stupid," despite its appearance and over 800 responses to the contrary.
Shoutout to Anyone who thinks is this really mayo, it’s good to know there are still stupid ppl out there to avoid breeding with.
— J.P. (@PaperScissorsJP) March 21, 2018
No matter what the truth behind the mystery is, it seems as though most sports fans will be sticking to hot dogs and nachos for now.
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