If there is one thing that McDonald’s taught us, it is that Prosperity doesn’t taste like Tofu—it tastes like meat.
Perhaps this is why the most prosperous nation in the world spends so much money subsidizing the cost of meat. What, after all, is the good of all our riches if every man, woman and child [...]
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Why our meat is so cheap [chart]
That myth about how Coke dehydrates you
You know how whenever you’re thirsty and reach for an ice cold refreshing soft drink someone invariably tells you that soda will dehydrate you or only make you thirstier? Yeah, well it turns out that is total BS.
From the New York Times:
It was long thought that caffeinated beverages were diuretics, but studies reviewed last year [...]
Coming to a store near you: Chocolate Peeps [American Innovation]
You know Peeps: Those delicious, colorful, sugar-coated marshmallow treats that, like a fine wine, manage to taste better with age? Well now they are available in a chocolate version as well.
We’ll go ahead and call it an Easter Miracle.
For more info on the history of Peeps and Just Born Inc., the company that makes them, [...]
Is your thirst big enough?
Reader Dan sent in this amazing picture of a Pizza Hut in Munich.
There is a bit of a reflection, but the poster is advertizing Pizza Hut’s new Free Refills promotion. The text reads “Free Refill – ist dein Durst gross genug?” Translation: “Free Refill – is your thirst big enough?”
A few things struck me about [...]
New Yorkers oppose soda tax, prohibition [poll]
Earlier this week I wrote about Governor Patterson’s effort to overturn some of New York’s absurd blue laws and allow wine sales in grocery stores.
Unsurprisingly, the proposal seems popular. According to a new poll out by Siena College, 58 percent of New Yorker’s support the plan. 38 percent of respondents opposed the idea.
The poll also [...]
Salad often dangerous, covered in fecal matter
We’ve all known that leafy greens are dangerous for some time. Tainted spinach, salmonella, e. coli, Cyclospora, you name it, salad has got it. Since 1990, over 13,000 people have been reported seriously ill as a result of eating contaminated salad.
A few months back this blog even proposed creating a salad tax as an alternative [...]
Overturning New York’s blue laws [never waste a crisis]
Times are hard, but there is only so much pasta a man can take. So the other day I decided it was time to cook myself a proper American dinner.
The menu would be simple: steak, mashed potatoes and asparagus with a bottle of wine, a water and a coke to wash it down (I generally [...]
Denny’s introduces free refills on fries, pancakes [progress]
Their Grand Slam breakfasts are excellent. They’re open 24/7 and their refills are free. How could Denny’s possibly get any better? (aside from giving us all another round of free Grand Slams).
By offering free refills of pancakes and fires, that’s how.
A corporate press release has the details:
Starting now and continuing through the end of March, [...]
Prosperity is not made from Tofu [McDonald’s]
The recession has been long and hard. Many people have had to give up things or change their consumption habits. But just in case you’ve forgotten, the good times taste like beef.
At least that is the message that McDonald’s is sending.
In honor of the Chinese New Year, McDonald’s has rolled out a new line of [...]
