Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Good Grief!

The Hardee's fast food chain -- which, thank God, we do not have here in the Fattest City in the Universe -- has introduced a new goodie: the Monster Thickburger.

In this day of rampant obesity, high cholesterol, and even McDonald's introducing "healthier" items, contemplate with me, if you will --
two 1/3 lb. slabs of Angus beef
three slices of cheese
four strips of bacon
mayo AND butter on the bun

For a total of 1420 calories and (drum roll, please) 107 grams of fat.
That's in one burger. One.
(also available, of course, with fries)

With this level of corporate irresponsibility, I fully expect the Bush administration to give them a tax break.


2 comments:

Third Base Line said...

We have Hardee's up here. (They eat fried pickles on a stick, what do you expect?) Apparently the Monster Thickburger is a big hit. They even had Vikings players manning the drivethru's on the first day to promote it as a "manly" burger. Gads!

Fourth pew, center said...

"Manly"? Well, I think the death rate from heart disease IS higher for men that for women . . .