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First thing is What We Call The News has been re-branded as an opinated news site and not just posting the news. We have recently got a doman name which is now http://www.wwctnblog.com. Thanks for the support you have given the blog!

Second things is, The authors are not agreeing on the presidential elections in the USA (so unfair we are not allowed to vote in the UK). Trust me we have had many a debate on the topic. Go Obama!

Third thing is, Thanks to the Friday Evening Shift Manager at a Scotland Branch of Burger King for the chat you gave us last night throughout the busy time that your branch was having. Although i wasn't the one talking to you i was told about it. We know you might have wrote down the blog domain name so if you're reading this then THANKS. :) Our quest for the gourmet burger continues...

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Din categoria am pastila mea, sunt pacient :

"extraveral" - 33 hits, lumea pare din ce in ce mai stresata

"efect extraveral+alcool" - Bababum!!! Extraveral + alcool= love

"6 pastile extraveral" - se leganau, pe o panza de paiaaaanjeen

"extraveral bere" - iti bati joc de mine? n-ai bani de o Saniuta macar??

Din categoria trupa de real succes Laguna :

"mie frica mi-e frica sa dorm singurica" - buuun, stii primul vers, si cel mai profund

"mie frica mie frica sa dorm singurica ma" - ma, si mie sa mor eu

Din categoria cand voi fi mare, vreau sa ma fac chelner :

"barbie chelner" - noul hibrid

"cum sa fii un chelner bun" - iti vinzi sufeltu Diavolului care se imbraca de la Praga

Din categoria Barbi cand era fata mare :

"barbi mananca" - daca ii bagi pe gat fasole mancanca deh, ce poate sa faca si ea??

"jocuri noicu barbie pentru girl barbie" - Da tu de Doom n-ai auzit? Sau de Command&Conquer??

Din categoria azi ma cred poet:

"cum pot sa imi fac un jurnal" - cu grija, faci grafitti pe metrouri

"caiet gol greu caiet scris" - ce-i draga, te inhiba albul??

Din categoria alte dubiosenii:

"belize chatting" - E ceea ce cred eu ca e? Macar iei bani sa iti dai budigaii jos in fata webcam-ului???

"imagini desktop cu cranii" - te anunt eu cand ajung la craniu, deocamdata ma lupt cu niste vertebre.

"ce se intampla daca nu pot dormi decat c" - (atata imi apare) vezi ce se intampla daca stai toata noaptea pe mess? incepi sa te intrebi de ce iti apar cearcane si vrei sa faci lol in loc sa ranjesti la lume.

"cand ai un secret" - Nu iesi din casa, scoate telefonu si calculatorul din priza si stai sub plapuma. Risti sa te scapi altfel.

"cum sa iti deschizi un chiosc" - Printr-un grand opening party cu mici, adi de vito si voie buna. Si, eventual, trei dubite de la politie ca ce-i cu scandalul asta intre blocuri??

"sarmalele reci, un meduz si o meduza" - P-asta n-ai nimerit-o, imi pare rau. Se zvarcoleste Parlamentu de rusine

"cum te imbraci la mall" - numai cu haine din Obor

"burger king si personajul sau the king" - hotaraste-te frate ce vrei sa mananci :-w

"fetita cu fata de crocodil" - Jesus, ce om bolnav

"spargere apartament" - inveti meserie, ha??

Din categoria last hope :

"fericire" - imi pare rau sa te anunt, dar n-o cauti unde trebuie

Now that I live (and cook) on my own, my standards for the daily meal have dropped precipitously. Here, in brief, is a fairly comprehensive list of just about every meal I've ever cooked myself at my apartment in the past 3-6 months:

- Cereal

- Cereal with Bananas

- Grilled Cheese

- Grilled Cheese with ham

- Fried egg and soysauce

- Omlette Rice

- Rice with Fried egg

- Mac and Cheese

- Ramen

- Salad that comes from straight out of the bag

- Tuna Helper

- Ham Casserole from back of Cream of Celery Can

- Spaghetti

- Rice and Kimchi

-Kimchi Chigae

- Hot dogs

- IKEA frozen meatballs

- Frozen and canned vegetables, microwave prepared baked potatoes

- Celery

- Grapes

- an attempt at stir fry with frozen vegetables, frozen chicken

- Rice with korean side dishes

- Bibimbop (essentially the previous plus fried egg and frozen bulgogi)

- Vegetable Bibimbop (essentially the previous once I run out of bulgogi)

- Pork chops and steak and bratwurst cooked on forman grill

- hot pockets

- Frozen pizza

I think that's pretty much it... depressing huh? No prime rib in ages! Sweet cappucino to wash down my supper.

Anyways, sometimes I just get really hungry and am too cheap to buy food, so I've occasionally waited till after work (sometimes 9, 10) to go home and fix something). That I would delay my hunger is shocking, I know. But the problem is... by that time I'm famished and that underscores even moreso the mediocrity of my homecooked meals...

And all this has done mysterious things to my hunger psyche. My appetite is all jacked up now.

And all this by way of introduction, brings me to the main topic of this blog, perhaps one of the single most tragic culinary decisions of my lifetime: The Loaded Steakburger.

It was friday afternoon 5pm, I had a long but satisfying day of work... meeting up with some cool people, shootin the breeze and talking about cool things, life, career, college, faith... all good stuff... but of course all that sitting down and moving my mouth makes hungry, and compells me to want to sit down and move my mouth with food in it... and so I'm walking to my car from the norris parking lot and trying to decide in my head, where should I eat today. And here's where the problem started.

Here were the choices and the reasons I considered:

- Subway: PROS: cheap, healthy and pretty good. I think I could go for a italian BMT rite now. CONS: No parking

- J.K. Sweets: PROS: Natural, homestyle Korean food... I don't get enough of that these days. CONS: No parking

- Burger King: PROS: Parking. Nothing else. CONS: EVERYTHING.

And ok, the parking situation isn't HORRIBLE in Evanston, and I could always park at my office parking lot and walk 10 minutes. But I made a huge mistake... I led with my change purse and not my head/stomach. Its true I didn't have any spare change, but I could have made change and eaten at the other choices, I was just stupid. I don't even really like BK, tho I like the commercials.

So anyways, I drive up to the parking lot and conveniently park... enter the store and my first idea was to get the 2 whoppers for $4 special... that would def. satisfy my raging appetite and I actually don't mind the whopper's flame broilled goodness.

But here's where the results of months of a duller appetetie leads me astray. For some reason my mind is drawn this monstrosity on a poster right before me. Its called "The Loaded Steak House Burger."

Here is the official description:

The New Loaded Steakhoues Burger from BK is just that, loaded up with crispy onions, baked potato topping, bacon, A1 Thick and Hearty Steak Sauce and a slice of American Cheese on a 100% all beef patty. Load up.

Now that should have scared away any rational thinking human being. A BK burger with "baked potato topping." I don't know how visible it is, but there is this pasty sour cream and chive sauce that is dollopped all over this unholy mess. I should have ran for the hills or hidden under one of the King's precious crowns.

Yet I didn't... my eyes were drawn. I can't even begin to tell you WHY I chose this crapwich deluxe. I just wasn't thinking straight. I was just possesed by some nefarious fast food demon. And to make this worse, I picked ONION RINGS instead of fries, and their tasty, yet sickening ZESTY! onion ring sauce. What was I thinking?

I don't need to tell you the result. I bit into this festering sack of calories and saturated fat and immedaitely felt my love handles wobble around. The potato-like substance was starchy and dry. The A1 sauce had a weird hint of preservatives. The patty was rubbery and a far cry from the generic sam's club patties you get for 10cents a pop. The BK onion rings are like a blooming onion's dirty cousins from Appalachia. And the Zesty sauce is delicious, but its the mayonaisy quality that really didn't sit well with me, particualrly after ingesting that sour-cream-and-chive sauce nightmare.

So I down this whole meal because I am hungry and try to wash it down with BK's unusually waterred down Dr. Pepper. Even the good Dr. Couldn't save me from this mess!

And for the next 6 hours, through focus and the few hours after of mingling, I'm hopelessly on the verge of throwing up and/or collapsing in a sickened, tired state.

I still have no idea why I didn't go to Subway, it seemed so difficult at the time... but I should ahve opped for the $5 footlong, you can never lose! I think I learned my lesson... don't lose your head when making impulsive culinary decisions. You can definitely indulge in choice and options, but there are some extremes that should always be off the table: THE BK LOADED STEAKBURGER BEING CHIEF AMONG THEM.

Anyways, perhaps I can take solace in that in a few hours I'm leaving for San Diego for a family wedding. Hopefully I can have some delicious Mexican food. And if not, I think BK sells Tacos... and they're open late nite!!!!

Well I'm against it
I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it
I don't like politics
I don't like communists
I don't like games and fun
I don't like anyone
And I'm against it
I'm against it
I don't like Jesus freaks
I don't like circus geeks
I don't like summer and spring
I don't like anything
I don't like sex and drugs
I don't like waterbugs
I don't care about poverty
All I care about is me
And I'm against it
I'm against it
I don't like playing ping pong
I don't like the Viet Cong
I don't like Burger King
I don't like anything
And I'm against it
Well I'm against it
I'm against it

Beh sono contro
sono contro
Non mi piace la politica
Non mi piacciono i comunisti
Non mi piacciono giochi e divertimenti
Non mi piace nessuno
E sono contro
Sono contro
Non mi piacciono i fanatici di Gesù
Non mi piacciono i pagliacci da circo
Non mi piacciono estate e primavera
Non mi piacciono i mingherlini
Non mi importa della povertà
Mi importa solo di me stesso
Non mi piace niente
E sono contro
Sono contro
Non mi piace giocare a ping pong
Non mi piacciono i Viet Cong
Non mi piace Burger King
Non mi piace niente
E sono contro
Sono contro
Beh sono contro

Editor's Review:

The advertisement does its basic job of referring to the product in concern such as the Dark Knight Whopper in the end. But generally a reasonable but weak approach in promoting the burger that supposedly relates to one of the biggest movie till this day. It did not do the movie any credits, but just a weak and average reference with an attempt of a weak humour factor too. You judge for yourself.

Awareness Generation: Satisfied 7/10

Interest Generation: 3/10

Desire Generation: 3/10

Action Generaton: 4/10 (my personal opinion, but the usual burger eaters will prob choose it just for novelty.)

This is similar to the special-order concept that BK has promoted since the 1970s, but in a more contemporary setting. So even though custom-made burgers aren’t anything new, plenty of chains are expanding on the idea—and they’re doing it in Florida.

For example, Lorton, VA-based Five Guys Burgers and Fries, which has nearly 50 locations statewide, plans to open dozens more in the next few years. The popular quick-service concept has a growing legion of fans, though it’s difficult to say which is the stronger draw: the variety of toppings customers get to choose, or the big bag of fries cooked in peanut oil.

Also, Greenwood Village, CO-based Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., which advertises heavily on cable TV, is looking to put more locations throughout the Sunshine State. That chain currently has just one location here, at Gulf Coast Town Center in Fort Myers.

I love Crispin Porter + Bogusky! And if you don't know who they are you better ask somebody!

These posters are ,Crispin Porter + Bogusky's, latests efforts for carrying Burger King to the top !

Advertising Agency: Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Co-executive Creative Director: Rob Reilly
Creative Director: James Dawson-Hollis, Bill Wright
Art Directors: Lynn Born, Dan Treichel
Copywriters: Andrew Ure, Michael Ludwig
Photographer: Tony D'Orio
Print Producers: Jessica Arcey, Yajaria Fierro
Art Buyer: Sheri Radel
Published: June 2008

Ask yourself:  without David, would you have ever considered if you'd seen a Chevy with the butterfly doors? I don't think so.  It's kind of weird that he keeps talking about a Chevy with butterfly doors when he pulls up in the beginning of the video in a blue 360 Spyder.  But who am I to judge, stunting is not yet habitual for me.

So that gets me to the point of this post:  stunting.  Interestingly enough, Urban Dictionary has this definition:

"High class flashing of your jewelry, money riches etc. Made famous by the Cash Money Millionaires. A person who stunts would be a "stunna" usually showing off diamonds, gold, platinum, women, cars and stacks of cash..LARGE BILLS! see "bling bling" for an idea of something a "stunna" would stunt."

Notice that this definition does not mention stunting as any kind of acquired pattern of behavior that often occurs automatically.  So it seems that David is making a claim as to the extent of his stunting and how he goes about it.

Number one would be with his vehicle.  He sings about it in his songs.  He is a teacher, a nobleman who has extended the philosophy of Pimp My Ride.  And if your vehicle is properly stunting, it encompasses the following things, all according to David in the gospel ballad Get Like Me:

• "chip in the engine" - Technically, the chip does not go in the engine, it goes in the ECU.  You solder it onto the motherboard and it remaps the fuel and ignition timing.  Not that I know anything about  this kind of stuff.
• "26 inch rims" - This seems a little outlandish to me.  It's like being 5'4", 105 lbs and getting triple-D's.
• "old school chevy" - Equals 1985 Caprice.  That is fucking baller, man.
• "freak on my arm" - I am guessing this is Melyssa Ford.
• "diamonds on my pinky" - That is sweet.
• "diamonds in my mouth" - That is not ostentatious at all.
• "charm around my neck" - That's CUTE.  Tiffany's?
• "Gucci on my seat" - Gucci does not make seat covers.
• "pistol in my hand" - Pistol?  Is this the fucking Civil War? Where is your Parrott Rifle?

Now this gets us to the most important part of a vehicle which aims to achieve the status of "stunting": the vanity license plate.  Everyone can get rims and chips and paint and velour seat covers and dice and bitches and hoes, but license plates provide the blank canvas that any true artist relishes to use as a foundation.  Here are some examples from cars that are definitely stunting.

So now you now how you can make stunting habitual via automobile customization.  I hope you have learned as much as I have.  I would like to thank Tillamook Co., the 1989 Raiders, and the individual who created crocodile-skin shoes.

Always remember....

Currently listening to:  OutKast - ATLiens

EI VITTU BURGER KING PIKARUOKA KETJU TEKEE TOLLASII,,,MITÄ VITTUA,,MIKÄ LAMA??,,,LONTOOSSA TOTA MYYTÄS...TON NIMI ON UPEESTI TIÄKSÄÄ "THE BURGER" HAHAHAHA,,,,KYLLÄ MÄ OON MESSISSÄ!! TOSSA ON LONTOON KIÄLELLÄ MITÄ KAIKKEE TOSSA ON : BK store in London has rolled out the world most expensive hamburger named simply 'The Burger.' This burger features a premium Japanese beef patty, ham slices, white truffles, onion straws, lettuce, balsamic vinegar, pink Himalayan rock salt, organic white wine and shallot infused mayonnaise served on an saffron and white truffle dusted bun.,,,

PALJOKOHA TOHO VIÄ ISOT RANSKALAISET MAKSAIS..?? EI TOTA KÄTEISELLÄ VOIS MAKSAA KU VITUTTAS KU KATTOS ETTÄ 200 MENEE HAMPULILAISEEN HUH,,JAAJOO LAITA LUOTTOPUOLELLE VAA JOO,,,IHANAN KALLISTA..LOPPUU JO LUOTTOKORTISTA PAUKKU VITTU,,,EIKÄ TOTA VOIS VETÄÄ JONKU JÄILLÄ LAIMENNETUN COLAN KANSSA VAI VOISKO?,,TOHON PITÄS VETÄÄ JOTAI TIÄKSÄÄ KONJAKKII TAI JOTAI,,

????????????????????????????????MIKSEI SUOMESSA OLE BURGER KING MESTOJA??????????????????????????

OLISKO TOI SITTE EUROISSA JOTAI 150 EUROO VAI MITÄ..?? BLING BLING BURGERI VITTU SIIS TOI PITÄS VAA PÄÄSTÄ TESTAA !!!!,,,

BLING BLING BURGER THE BURGER NIINKU TÄH LUE TÄÄLTÄ LISÄÄ

Segundo publicado pela Meio&Mensagem no dia 29 de setembro, a agência Fábrica foi incluída no jogo, competindo com a SantaClaraNitro, Ogilvy, Fala e Centoeseis.

O gerente de marketing do BK para o Brasil, Afonso Braga, quer algo mais ousado, semelhante ao que a Crispin Porter + Bugusky faz fora, no Brasil também; ao invés de propaganda tradicional.

A pergunta é: quem vocês acham que vai pegar os 6 milhões de reais do rival do McDonald's?

Eu aposto na SantaClaraNitro. Se é algo mais CP+B, acho que a solução vem de lá...
E você?

]]> http://dlcollicott.wordpress.com/?p=332 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:07:20 +0000 dlcollicott http://dlcollicott.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/what-i-said-was-not-what-i-meant/ Whoa! With all the talk about the stumbling economy, looks like the folks @ this Burger King aren't affected at all! (But if you can sell them at that price, why not?)

The other day I said something and it didn't come out right. I didn't mean it to sound like it did. My tone of voice communicated something I didn't mean. My choice of words definitely could have been better. It ended up I didn't say what I wanted to say--it just came out all wrong.

No, my point is this: when the BK manager asked some kid to change the sign, what they had in mind was different than the end result. What was imagined was different from what was communicated.

What should you do when this happens to you?

1. Immediately go and clear up the communication. Get the right message across.
2. Pay attention this time to tone of voice, body language, and choice of words. Take the time to stop and think about how to get across what your idea(s). (If it's worth saying, it's worth saying well.)
3. Decide right now that when (not if) you ever make another communication gaffe, you'll treat it the same way--correct it right away.
4. If you can, step back and laugh about it.
5. Then go buy a double cheeseburger (but don't pay more than a buck)!

See what David has to say about this...

Holland Village is near to Bouna Vista MRT. The MRT is on the green line and it is close to Queenstown. You need to walk approximately 10 minutes to reach Holland Village. Holland Village will have own MRT station by the same name in 2010.

Many food chains in Singapore, such as Crystal Jade, BreadTalk, The Coffee Bean, Burger King, Subway, Indochine and Häagen-Dazs, are located in Holland Village. Also you will find 24 hours Swensens restaurant. You will also find food court which sells Chinese, Malay and western dishes. Also you will find spicy Thai restaurant "Thai Express". You will also find several dessert, Western cuisine and Japanese cuisine outlets. There are also couples of middle eastern and Indian restaurants. The gentrification of the Holland V area is characterized by the more up-market dining options such as the numerous ethnic restaurants as well as franchises such as Marmalade Pantry and Tapas Bar. Other prominent bars include Tango's, Baden and Harry's Bar. However, Wala Wala remains the grand dame of the bars along the Lorong Mambong stretch.

You will also find 24 hour supermarket by the name of Cold Storage. You can find world class brand including Australian, European, USA and others in the Cold Storage. In the same lane of Cold Storage you will find Guardian Pharmacy & Watson. There is also Seven Eleven (7-Eleven) in Holland Village. Aside from this there is also photo processing shop by the name of Photo Finish. There are two shopping centers in Holland Village, Holland Road Shopping Centre and Holland V Shopping Mall.

Although there are a number of car parks in and around Holland Village, parking still remains a problem during peak hours. The car parks in Holland Village have increased with a new two storey car park near the back of the Cold Storage supermarket.

You will also find couple of banks and ATMs in Holland Village area including OCBC, DBS and others. There is also a shop near Burger King. You can find second hand clothing (t-shirts, shorts etc) from various brands at cheap price. Also there is a mosque located near the Holland Village. Holland Village is also linked with the couple of bus stations so you can continue your journey to other locations. The few places near to Holland Village are:

Haw Par Villa (You can take bus 200 in front of Block 10A stop)

HortPark (Bus No. 61: Board at Opposite Holland Village 11419, Holland Road. Alight at After Gillman Heights Condominium, Alexandra Road, 9 stops later.)

Vivocity & Harbour Front Shopping Centre (Bus No. 61: Board at Opposite Holland Village 11419, Holland Road. Alight at Opposite Vivocity, Telok Blangah Road, 18 stops later.)

Orchard Road (Bus No. 7: Board at Opposite Cold Storage Jelita 11299, Holland Road. Alight at Midpoint Orchard, Orchard Road, 15 stops later)

Photo by Chandra Marsono

Burger King has completely jumped on the no trans fats bandwagon.  That’s right.  The second largest fast food chain is using cooking oils that do not contain trans fats in all of its restaurants nationwide.  For a refresher, trans fats can increase the risk for heart disease by raising good cholesterol and lowering bad cholesterol.  This is a surprising step in the right direction.  Burger King seemed to be bucking the healthier menu trend by being slow in switching to healthier oils and adding high calorie and fat items to its menus.  Perhaps, consumers are to be praised in requesting healthier items.  In any case, Burger King can be commended for its effort to stop using trans fats in all U.S. restaurants.  Now, if only the mighty McDonalds, the largest fast food chain, would follow suit. 

How are you progressing today?

10: TACO BELL
The 100 Taco Bells we sampled had the fewest total critical violations, 91, making it the best performer in our survey. But it was not without problems. Recurring violations included dirty food preparation counters and rodent droppings.

9. MCDONALD’S
The golden arches, the 100 McDonald’s we looked at came in with a total of 136 critical violations. Some didn’t have a trained and certified food handler on the job, required by law in many states.

Thompson: “It’s that important?”

Smith-Dewaal: “Absolutely. We can’t have food prepared by people who don’t know that you can’t combine raw meat with cooked meat, with people who don’t understand the importance of proper temperatures in food preparation.”

8. KFC
The 100 KFCs we sampled tallied up 157 critical violations, and two thirds of the “finger lickin’ good” restaurants had at least one critical violation. Remember, it was at a KFC, the Health Department says, little Gianni Velotta picked up salmonella poisoning last year. We’ve now learned that another child was also sickened there, and the same restaurant has since been cited for three more critical violations.

While the Velotta’s have settled a lawsuit against the restaurant, a lawyer for the owner of the franchise contends the salmonella cases did not originate there.

7. SUBWAY
The 100 Subways we looked at totaled 160 critical violations. A recurring problem at the sandwich chain was improper food holding temperatures.

Thompson: “What does that mean?”

Smith-Dewaal: “That means that bacteria in the food that’s already cooked can start to grow, and it can reach levels that can cause serious illness for someone who consumes it.”

6. JACK IN THE BOX
The 100 Jack in the Box restaurants had a total of 164 critical violations. A Ventura, Calif., Jack in the Box was a trouble spot. It had several customer complaints of food borne illness.

5. DAIRY QUEEN
The 100 Dairy Queens we examined totaled 184 total critical violations. One Dairy Queen in Hampton, Va., rang up a number of critical violations last summer for grime, debris, and a inaccurate thermometer.

When Dateline went back recently to take a look, the restaurant invited us in, and showed it had fixed the problem.

4. HARDEES
The 100 Hardee’s tallied 206 critical violations. Again and again inspectors cited the presence of insects and rodents.

Smith-Dewaal: “Rodents and roaches are gross. But more importantly, they can also spread germs from food to food, and carry germs into a restaurant.”

Last May, one restaurant was cited for not having soap in the employee’s sink. Yet, inspectors found employees handling ready-to-eat food with their bare hands.

3. WENDY’S
100 Wendy’s had 206 critical violations. That’s the same as Hardees, but more Wendy’s restaurants had violations. So Wendy’s is number three in our Dateline dirty dining survey.

At a Wendy’s in Mesa, Ariz., inspectors noted repeated problems with food holding temperatures, mice droppings on the shelves, bare hand food contact, and one food borne illness complaint.

2. ARBY’S
The 100 Arby’s had 210 critical violations. The roast beef specialists had recurring violations for improper hand-washing and employees handling ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands.

Smith-Dewaal: And clearly, if the person isn’t washing their hands or using other sanitation practices, they can really make people very sick.

1. BURGER KING
So which fast food chain finished number one on Dateline’s dirty dining list? It’s Burger King. The 100 Burger Kings we sampled rang up a whopping 241 total critical violations. Health inspectors cited a Virginia Burger King for 14 separate critical violations: employees not washing their hands, uncovered food in the fridge, grime and debris found on this ice chute, and on the drink machine at the drive-thru widow. We observed one employee scooping ice into a cup with his bare hands, an apparent critical violation.

On top of the issue that the food in these restaurants can make you obese and shoot up your cholesterol, they also have sanitation problems. That's why I only eat in fast food restaurant very seldom. It saves me lunch money, prevents me from being unhealthy and keeps me from possible contraction of food-borne illnesses.

In a slick piece of PR, Burger King's boss The Burger King says the chain is being redesigned to attract new customers in an £35m revamp. In future, customers will be able to order tomatoes, lettuce, onions and pickle as part of their once unhealthy burgers.

'The idea is to throw as much salad into our burgers as we deem possible, as part of a healthier approach to our food.' Said the creepy looking mascot that only looks slightly less of a peadophile than Ronald McDonald.

'Order a Whopper and you'll now also be given two thick slices of healthy tomato, a generous portion of vitamin-stacked brown lettuce and two crunchy slices of fibre-filled fresh onion.'

And it's not just the adults that are getting ready for a happier, healthier eating experience. The Children's menu is to get a modern update as well.

We all know kids don't like eating their greens so Salad King are hiding fresh, crunchy, vitamin-rich salad in their already established menu brand.

'Take our cheeseburger, a favourite of our kid's for a long while now. Instead of taking their choice away, we're simply 'freshening' it.'

'From next week you don't just get a cheeseburger with your cheeseburger - you'll get a cheesesalad instead!

'At no extra cost we'll add finely diced, vinegary onions, that are known to contain large proportions of sulphide that helps lower cholesterol, as well as 'friendly' acid to aid the body in breaking down fat.'

'Add to that our tomato ketchup, rich in vitamins and antioxidants, as well as a calcium-rich sheet of processed cheese and now mom has a sure-fire way of giving her little knipper all the daily goodness he'll need - making him all big and strong. And he'll never know the difference.'

So, after almost three decades of 'Burger King' and 'Burger Britain', it seems like our high street has become the new home for the newly coined 'efficient feasting', also known as eating the same old shit for much more money.

'It's the end of an era of sorts but the start of a whole new one too. Besides, we'll be called Burger King again in six months so who gives a flying fuck anyway?'

One evening, I was craving Burger King.  As I drove closer, I realized I only had $1.00.  My friend Mike was with me at the time.  "Can I borrow some money?"  No, he forgot his wallet at home, but had some spare change.  Not a problem... I'll just use my credit card.  We pull up and wouldn't you know it, there's a big sign over the speaker:  CASH ONLY, CREDIT CARD MACHINE NOT WORKING.  Are you kidding me?  I remembered there was a bank down the street.  Of course, it didn't have a drive-thru ATM so I parked, walked around the corner, got back in the car, and sat in line for the second time.

"Can I take your order?"  "Yeah, I'll have one Spicy Chick'n Crisp Sandwich."  "OK, that will be $1.05.  Please pull around."  Mike goes, "Did you hear what she said?"  "No."  "She said a dollar five."

The sandwich was on the dollar menu!!  All I could do was shake my head and eat my Spicy Chick'n Crisp Sandwich (minus the mayo in case you were wondering.)

My room is almost completely reorganized, ready for the arrival of my new, shiny piece of tech tomorrow!  This computer desk is ready to be rigged-up for some serious song-making!

About that vlog I've been talking about... it's done and on my MySpace now.  You're welcome.

I enjoy Arby's a lot.  It's a great alternative to the "regular" fast-food chains like McDonald's and Burger King.  I had some today, and I enjoyed it (except for the appr. 1 gram of trans fat that I had with it... ugh...)

Holy CRAP, I just got a phone call from a friend reminding me of the two tests and all the homework I have to be ready for/done with for tomorrow!  This is where I cut this update short.  Welcome to Lame Post 2.

I found this on Digg [link] and had to put it up here.

Let me first say that this person does not represent everyone who came out of  the public education system.  Ore duz it?  I showed it to my coworker James, who cracked up and said "there's a public education for you".  Now I went to public skool my hole life and don't agree!  ;-)

This is actually making me hungry...

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