Which Is Worse: Clogging Your Arteries for Free, Or Having Too Many Facebook Friends?

Heh... (4.00 / 2)

They're really something else (and not to mention their deranged mascot...).

But the "Whopper Virgins" crap is just disgusting.  I don't watch much tv, maybe a few hours a week and most of that is just Blazers games or football - but even I've seen those ads dozens of times...I wonder how ubiquitous they are?  If that isn't exploitation, I don't know what is.

"Look at these primitive yokels!  They don't even know how to eat a burger!"

Stuff like that.  They've already succeeded in destroying the food cultures and health of people in like 90% of the world...now they're going for the rest?  What's next, Burger King theme parks in the Australian outback?  Maybe a food court at research stations in Antarctica?  

McDonald's sponsorship of Arches National Park in Utah?

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 01:44:52 AM UTC

Jill, you made this up, right? (4.00 / 2)

Because if you didn't, this would be the most inane and unhinged publicity campaign this side of the decade. What's next? Give up your uncle and we'll ship you to a swank Barbados hotel? Plain, fucking madness...

Sic Transit Gloria Locavore!

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by: Asinus Asinum Fricat @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 02:38:04 AM UTC

Nope... (4.00 / 2)

I saw it the other day - was gonna write it up, but I didn't know if it was worth it.

Jill did a great job in linking it into BK's other recent stupidities.

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 03:03:22 AM UTC

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when I read this post (4.00 / 2)

and followed the link to the related story, all I could think was, "Who was the ad wizard who came up with that one?"

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/9...

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by: desmoinesdem @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 02:48:55 AM UTC

Lol... (4.00 / 2)

Tommy: [ buzzes in ] What I want to know is, what part of the chicken does the McNugget come from?!

Bobby Wheat: That is right! We would have also accepted: "If it McComes from where I McThink it does - I don't want to McEat it!"

:)

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 03:06:15 AM UTC

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that skit is an absolute classic (4.00 / 2)

I should have checked to see if it was on YouTube somewhere.

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by: desmoinesdem @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 03:23:39 AM UTC

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you're only joking but... (4.00 / 1)

http://www.ethicurean.com/2009...

For example, when we harvested the broilers as a family activity, my nephew Denton looked sheepishly into the empty cavity of the dressed bird and asked, "Where are the chicken nuggets?"

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 07:23:07 AM UTC

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Oh, I heard that question once... (0.00 / 0)

My daughter kinda sorta asked me once, when she was like 3 and I was making up one of my ridiculously corny jokes...

Example: What did the cow say to the horse that was in his way?  Mooooo-ve...

:)

...ah, but yeah - I'm sure that probably something like 3/4 of kids under 20 or so have once asked their parents something like "where are the chicken's nuggets"?

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 07:41:28 AM UTC

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linked at Bleeding Heartland (4.00 / 2)

I am still trying to wrap my mind around this very bizarre concept.

http://www.bleedingheartland.c...

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by: desmoinesdem @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 03:41:38 AM UTC

Joined, and replied... :) (4.00 / 1)

This concept strikes me as bizarre. I don't know whether that's because I am not a Facebook person, because I'm older than the demographic they are targeting, or because I haven't eaten at Burger King in who knows how many years.

I guess I'm probably a bit closer to their targeted age demographic (29), but probably still older than who they're targeting.

I'm also not a Facebook person or a (obviously not!) Burger King patron, though...so I don't know.

Just another attempt to be outrageous, or 'shocking'?  Maybe a bit of the radio 'shock jock' mentality going on there?

I'd say it speaks pretty well to the tendency of advertisers in our culture to aim for the lowest common denominator.

Dude, free burgers!

Bah.

......................

BTW - hope you don't mind a Pacific Northwesterner bleeding into your heartland...

;-P

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 04:08:51 AM UTC

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about being too old for facebook (4.00 / 1)

I've got Facebook friends who I'm willing to bet are older than you. But it was designed for people in college initially, I'll give you that.

All I'll say for people who aren't familiar with Facebook: You can un-friend people without being punished by getting a free burger. It's easy. So if I ever encounter the problem of too many friends, there's an easy solution that doesn't put me a step closer to a heart attack.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 07:28:31 AM UTC

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Oh, btw... (4.00 / 1)

Has anybody clicked on that "OctoStacker" YouTube link Jill put up in the update? Is it as nasty as it sounds?  I haven't heard of it until just now...

I guess I'll go look at it a bit later, but I'm going out for dinner in a few minutes and don't want to be sickened before I leave.

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 04:12:44 AM UTC

i must admit (4.00 / 1)

I haven't clicked on it myself. Half because I would get a migraine if I watched it and half because YouTube videos are blocked at work.

"I can understand someone from Iowa promoting corn and soy, but we are not feeding the world, we are feeding animals and soft drink companies." - Jim Goodman

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by: Jill Richardson @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 07:24:09 AM UTC

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Okay, I'm about to do it... (0.00 / 0)

Got back from dinner a couple hours ago, but I've been puting it off.

Wish me luck!

;-P

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 07:43:36 AM UTC

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Ooooh, an idea! (0.00 / 0)

Heeee...

I'm watching it right now, just paused it.

I'm gonna switch back and forth between the two tabs (here and the YouTube), and LiveBlog my thoughts!

:)

.......................

- Okay, I'm not sure if this is actually real?  But it certainly doesn't surprise me that the guy who's ordering it is wearing a Yankees hat.  Heh...

;-P

- Oh, and look at how thin and fit he is!  Isn't that always the case in these things?  Looks like he just jumped off his bike after a long ride, and hopped into BK to ask for an 8-patty burger with a mountain of "cheese" and "bacon"...

- Ughh.  It is actually more nasty than I thought it would look!

- Turn it off by 2:45 if you plan on ever eating again this century!  A close-up of a mass of slimy, rotting gray "meat", with the guy moaning how "goooood" it is...

- This can not be real...

Okay, so that's not "official", but I certainly wouldn't doubt that BK had some hand in spreading the video.  

I'm not sure about the comments, and that right there in itself should speak volumes.  It could either be the work of a concerted BK astroturf effort (wouldn't doubt that in the least); or it could just be a bunch of 16 year olds typing things like "Dude, that's beautiful"!  And, "OMG, heaven"!

One thing I can say for that video - if you want to kick fast "food" forever?  Watch the zoom part at around 2:45 for a half an hour or so.  The "meat" is greenish gray!

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 08:06:04 AM UTC

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Facebook halted the BK application (4.00 / 1)

An alert Bleeding Heartland reader alerted me to the news:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

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by: desmoinesdem @ Fri Jan 16, 2009 at 16:36:00 PM UTC