Tag Archives: fast food

Advertising slip-ups

This is me musing on other follies than listening to Donald Mussolini yammer about whatever stupid shit strikes his fancy for the moment. There’s a Debit or Credit card issuer supposedly giving an “insane” 10% cash back, two things leap … Continue reading

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Not amused.

There’s a fast food chain. Lots of them, but this one in particular just came out with a new line of mushroom cheeseburgers. It’s already fried beef with more calories in one serving than you need for two days. Very … Continue reading

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A real democracy would elect Trump

A friend of mine used to say “You know who has their finger on the pulse of America? Walmart.” Materialism on the cheap, zero social responsibility. It’s true of American television, fast food, urban planning, everything USA. We sell immediate … Continue reading

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Hillary walks into Chipotle, orders a “burrito bowl.” Haha. How about a soup salad?

The New York Times reported the story about the presidential candidate slumming it with her constituents without any hint that they caught the disconnect. It may not be Bush Senior marvelling curiously at a barcode scanner or Bush Junior referencing … Continue reading

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April 15: NYC took a bridge, Chicago & Seattle took the streets, Portland took Town Hall, and Denver took the cake

DENVER, COLORADO- Yes, Denver’s FIGHT FOR FIFTEEN march kept to the sidewalks. When ISO members (organizing the local “15 NOW” group) pushed the boundaries, SEIU marshals criticized them not just for agitating, but for pushing their socialist agenda. Occupy Denver … Continue reading

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Fast Food Forward!

A working wage for those working in the fast food industry is a righteous cause to struggle to get! There is now a strike of fast food workers underway being led by Fast Food Forward that is seeking a change … Continue reading

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ARGO is a near deftly crafted thriller, jingoist agitprop, full-on Islamophobic mockumentary

This movie is rated AYFKM– Film critics are unanimous in their praise of ARGO, Ben Affleck’s retelling of an Iran Hostage Crisis era escape caper. Either these reviews also reflect media agencies uniformly shrugging off Argo’s obvious anti-Iranian jingoism or … Continue reading

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KFC’s fire-touched chicken

A branch of Hardee’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken on fire in Tripoli, northern Lebanon.   Yum, Love that American fast food!

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Gay Marriage, Right Winger ‘Christians’, and the fast food chicken sandwich

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Oops. McDonalds shill Ryan Lochte says he ate sponsor’s food in Beijing, won fewer medals.

Literally, Ryan Lochte scored his piece of silver at the 2012 London Games for endorsing McDonalds’ unolympian crap-food. But in London Lochte waited until after his competitive events to “go to McDonalds”. His fellow shill Michael Phelps added a vicarious, … Continue reading

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Hardees, Carls Jr, like you mean it

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING DEPT.– Critics of the latest Hardees & Carls Jr ad campaign don’t think the supermodel actually means to eat that egg & bacon cheeseburger, sandwiched between buns of mortarboard. Obviously she’s neither eating that burger, nor blowing … Continue reading

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I’m going loroco thinking about you!

OK I don’t know just why, but I’m going loroco thinking about you! LA PUPUSA MAS GRANDE DEL MUNDO — Well who took the real fast food away from the US? Imagine if we had vendor carts downtown in Acacia … Continue reading

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Yum! It’s Burger King!

Now, Kids, restrain yourselves. Please don’t have a heart attack rushing out to get the latest item on some Burger Kings’ menus. The Bacon Sundae! JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT THAT BURGER KING COULDN’T GET ANY NASTIER, TOO!

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Robot Workers

There’s a commercial for a well known insurance company that has a woman saying “To save money I enrolled my kids in a day care center run by robots”   And one for a hamburger chain which has a robot … Continue reading

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Isn’t it strange…

The same TeaBags and Reagan Revolution and Christian Coalition freaks who say they’re opposed to Assisted Suicide, gladly and with a hymn on their Lying lips promote Suicide by Tobacco, Suicide by Fast Food, Suicide by dependence on motor vehicles … Continue reading

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Louvre knows art from food from rot

A little birdie traveler confirms the recently reported outrage about a McDonalds franchise in the Louvre. The good news: McDs was not permitted to adjoin the international food court where concessioners serve varieties of real meals. Instead the Happy Meals … Continue reading

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Our McSick McCulture McStrikes again.

So the commercial starts, lady saying “I’ve got a picky eater on my hands…. but when her nutrition started to affect her development our pediatrician recommended Pediasure…” Now Wait A Damned Minute Here… Sure the kid is cute, has an … Continue reading

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The Famous burger not most famous

Once again COLORADO SPRINGS STYLE nominates THE FAMOUS for the city’s best burger. It ran against the usual lineup of respectable dining establishments plus King’s Chef, the token dive, but there were notable omissions worth pointing out. At the crux, … Continue reading

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A Coke a day keeps the doctor in payola

Did you hear that Coke has partnered with the American Academy of Family Practitioners to offer nutritional advice about how Coca-Cola products can be part of a child’s healthy diet? What, with a side order of stomach pump? Have they … Continue reading

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Smart choices graded on a curve

With local produce, organics and natural foods adorning their packaging with seals of approval to differentiate themselves from ordinary supermarket slop, the processed food purveyors have conjured their own green badge. They call it the SMART CHOICES program, and it’s … Continue reading

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the food revolution starts here. only the healthy will survive.

There is a spate of recent films spilling the beans about the corporate takeover of the global food economy. Many are available online or through Amazon and Netflix.   Please watch some of these. Show your kids. Host a screening … Continue reading

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Artist Stephen Morath eyes Second Base

The painting drew our eyes as we ate in the Eastside Del Taco. Among many gaily colored prints by the same artist was this pop-ish depiction of what could only be the Spanish Peaks. Southwest-scapes are ubiquitous enough to seem … Continue reading

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Don’t eat at Chipotle Grill- it’s not food with integrity

Eat ‘food with integrity’ rather than at a McDonald’s spinoff fast food chain that serves bad Mexican food and products picked by exploited laborers. No integrity there. 2008 Chipocrisy Tour …Don’t eat at Chipotle Grill until they change their ways. … Continue reading

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Four conflicted images of Costa Rica

CARATE, COSTA RICA- Even on the less beaten paths of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rican residences were preoccupied with security. Ticos, as locals call themselves, were uniformly welcoming, but every property was protected by locked gates. The Bienvenidos flier you … Continue reading

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A Modern Marvel.

So the show that was just on, Modern Marvels, this evenings episode was Fast Food… basically an hour long commercial for McDonalds praising them for all the wondrous Gifts of the Kroc Magi. Yeah, whatever, but then there were a … Continue reading

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