Slim Jim has been compared to pepperoni.
“slimjims are little meat sticks that taste like pepperoni yum… — yum” was posted on Twitter by maddi on February 2, 2013. “just watched the episode of myth busters where they proved slim jims are just rotten pepperoni sticks and wow talk about obvious” was posted on Twitter by Kale Reinvented on July 31, 2013. “Slim Jims are just pepperonis in stick form” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on January 18, 2015. “Slim Jim’s are just long pepperonis” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on October 26, 2018.
Wikipedia: Slim Jim (snack food)
Slim Jim is an American snack brand sold globally and manufactured by Conagra Brands.
Wikipedia: Pepperoni
Pepperoni is an American variety of salami, made from cured pork and beef seasoned with paprika or other chili pepper.
Twitter
maddi
@girlalmaddi
slimjims are little meat sticks that taste like pepperoni yum… — yum http://ask.fm/a/2bj47di6
3:30 PM · Feb 2, 2013·Ask.fm
Twitter
Kale Reinvented
@goatcheeseNIPS
just watched the episode of myth busters where they proved slim jims are just rotten pepperoni sticks and wow talk about obvious
10:14 PM · Jul 31, 2013·iOS
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Whalerider725 January 18, 2015
Slim Jims are just pepperonis in stick form.
Twitter
Alexandre
@scorloknight
“slim jims are like pepperoni”
2:02 PM · Sep 17, 2016·Twitter for Android
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Assasiner63 October 26, 2018
Slim Jim’s are just long pepperonis.
Twitter
ethan™
@FrogEthan
slim jims are sad pepperoni tubes
1:58 PM · Sep 18, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Mark A. Di Carlo, Attorney
@markadicarlo
Here I am sitting pretending this Slim Jim is a stick of pepperoni.
12:30 PM · Oct 20, 2020·Twitter Web App
Twitter
Dr. Death Metal
@TheUnshored
Replying to
@GracePersephone
and
@Nekrist_SB
Ahhh, @Nekrist_SB once again we find ourselves on the topic of strange American snack foods.
Yes, a Slim Jim is in the family of pepperoni; salami; beef jerky.
It was especially popular in the 1990s in part due to the promotional campaign seen here:
Macho Man Randy Savage Slim Jim commercials
#MachoMan #WWE #SlimJim
youtube.com
8:18 PM · Dec 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
idiot
@Fiskian_Sketch
Slim Jims are like small pepperoni sticks
5:20 PM · Mar 17, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
SPORTS
@NotKenan
wild how pepperonis basically just a thinly sliced fancy slim jim
11:25 PM · Mar 27, 2021·Twitter Web App
Twitter
hann
@hanndawz
pepperonis are kinda like slim jims but flat
12:02 AM · May 8, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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