But can you swaddle it?

This almost as disturbing as the fetus shaped cookie cutter I saw for sale at the Crafty Bastards Festival the other week.

I got nothing.

Go check out all the art at The SOP.

Is there anything bacon can’t do?  For step-by-step instructions, check out This is Freaking Ridiculous.

Would you feel clean, fresh feeling after hosing down with bacon soap? To each his own.  (via MenKnowPause)

Jill brings back some serious bacon footage from Seattle.  Go check out all the pics.

I’m glad someone finally said it.

OK, so maybe it’s not an iPhone made of bacon, but it IS an iPhone wrapped in bacon.  Or bacon textured pokemon eating an iPhone.  I’m not quite sure.

Possibly the most brilliant gift idea ever. (via Gwyneth Doland)

For your bacon listening pleasure, we bring you Vanilla Bacon. A spoof worthy of Weird Al.

Jill asks why there’s such a big bacon fascination, and I think she may be looking pointedly at me.  As the regulars around here probably have noted, there is a lot of bacon blogging going on.  And I don’t even eat bacon.  In fact, the smell of bacon grease is a sure fire way to make me nauseous.  But there a re many, many people out there who just love their bacon.  There’s something for everyone, whether it is bacon as a weapon, bacon first-aid, bacon dresses, and of course lots and lots of bacon blogging.

There’s two possibilities - bacon is a backlash, and bacon is ironic.

If bacon is a backlash, then foodies should take note.  Bacon is a backlash then represents a revolt of the eat healthy mantra that has been growing.  This reaction is a normal consequence of change, but it can also be very powerful.  People who embrace bacon as a backlash are not dissimilar to military personnel adverse to gays in service.  It’s not reasonable - both the UK and Israel allow their service people to come out of the closet with no problems reported.  Yet this kind of adverse response in the face of societal change happens even in the face of overwhelming evidence. Yes, we all know that bacon is not good for you - but that’s the point.  Food is very much about identity, and when a segment of the population identifies themselves as “bacon eaters” then they are going to dig in their heels and proclaim their love from the mountain tops in defiance of all who warn about the dangers of bacon over consumption.

If bacon is ironic, then this latest bacon obsession that American society is experiencing will blow over like every other fad.  Like crocs and clogs, perms and mullets, there is every chance that bacon will go the way of the hula hoop.

Time will tell.  For our health and our waistlines I do hope its a case of bacon is ironic.

I’m not sure who would want to walk around with bacon strips on their cuts and scrapes, but this is just one of the wonderful bacon items you can pick up in the meat aisle of Accoutrements.com.

Me thinks the Heart Attack Grill Should stock up, just in case.

H/T Vanessa.

Do tell, who is this sexy beast of a man?  You know you want some, ladies.  And gents - here’s where to get that fab bacon shirt.

And the winner of BaconCamp ‘09 is:  the Bacone.

Christian Williams from San Mateo walked away with the grand prize by using some good old fashioned engineering:

The 30-year-old self-described “techie” said he wanted to create something unique for the bacon-lovers’ convention.

What he came up with is known as the Bacone: three strips of bacon deep fried to make a cone shape, filled with a mixture of scrambled eggs, hash browns and cheese, and topped with biscuits and country gravy.

The breakfast-food concoction not only won the judges’ choice award, but also landed Williams an appearance on the Food Network and Gourmet magazine featured him in a story about what it called the Gross Food Movement.

The bacon fetish continues.  Pucker up, bacon lovers!

Bacon Lip Balm

Hope it is filled with grilling an fireworks.  As for me, I am going to Fat Camp.

This is made out of real meat.  Salami and bacon.  Go read all the bloody details of making the dress.

Meat Dress

Cause the morning menu generally ends at 11.

Bacon art at it’s finest.

Really, the bacon wing back chair is a thing of beauty.