Slog - Comments on Fast Food Reality vs. Fast Food Advertising

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:45:23 -0800

haha, I love that shit!

Comment by Judah

Judah — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:48:49 -0800

Mmm. Whopper.

So much better than the Big Mac.

Not that I've had either in years, but I do miss them.

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:52:20 -0800

no way! Don't tell me there's no such thing as Santa Clause either!

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:53:22 -0800

Advertisers try to make their products look good, film at eleven.

Comment by seattle98104

seattle98104 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:53:30 -0800

We were fooled by Domino's genius crispy pizza ads and ordered one last night. DO NOT BE TEMPTED. It is worse than ass, and it took an hour and a half to have the Domino's on Broadway deliver it 8 fucking blocks. Oh, and their cheesy bread is not cheesy. And they have a delivery charge. WTF? Stick to Amante. Don't fall for the crisp.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:55:13 -0800

My mom always says "make it look like the picture". It takes them forever to do it, but they'll actually try to do it if you ask.

I could care less. It all tastes like heaven to me.

Comment by seattle98104

seattle98104 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:56:09 -0800

And it was cold. Had to reheat that shit in the oven.

Comment by mj

mj — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:56:30 -0800

It's the toxins in the meat! If you take the picture right away everything is perky but if you wait even a few seconds it all sags.

Comment by UNPAID BLOGGER

UNPAID BLOGGER — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:00:05 -0800

I'm in Marketing for a small corporation, and taking publicity shots of our products is one of my main duties. I constantly struggle to balance making the product look good to entice buyers, while avoiding something beyond what the customer can expect to receive.

When you cross that line, you're no longer supporting a products quality- instead you have a deception that won't stand up to scrutiny.

I think thats clearly the case here.

Comment by Cale

Cale — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:09:50 -0800

I respect Taco Bell for having some cheap ass salty burritos I can buy when I'm stoned out of my gourd, but those nachos represent all that is wrong with humanity.

Comment by Westside forever

Westside forever — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:11:34 -0800

Mmmm, shame bowl!

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:15:23 -0800

@11: America has spoken.

Comment by New Deal Demoncrat

New Deal Demoncrat — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:23:59 -0800

And people wonder why we are fat and sick all the time. Gee, I have no idea how that could have happened.

The KFC bowl looks like someone has a case of the runs.

Comment by Matt from Denver

Matt from Denver — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:29:31 -0800

@ 6, so you care, then, right?

Comment by Mike in MO

Mike in MO — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:36:12 -0800

Thanks Matt! I drives me cuckoo when people misuse that phrase.

Mr. Poe, think about it, if you want to express the idea that you care so little that you couldn't possibly be more apathetic, you would say, "I couldn't care less."

Comment by whoa

whoa — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:37:56 -0800

The sandwiches look depressed. Famous bowl of turds.

Comment by Smarm

Smarm — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:43:12 -0800

It can be a definite surprise when glamour images bump up against reality. I have seen a few websites where they display gorgeous posed photos of supermodels next to candids of how absolutely plain the same women look in everyday life when they don't have makeup and enhanced cleavage.

Comment by poster girl

poster girl — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:45:36 -0800

That shit is fucking vile. Even when stoned and hungry Taco Hell is gross. We live in a city with real food and grocery stores all over the place. We don't live in suburb of fucking Phoenix! There's no reason to ever eat that crap. It tastes like shit.
You can buy a half dozen eggs for the price of one of those packaged turds. A fried egg sandy is faster, cheaper, better tasting.
Don't be a sucker. Eat like a human.

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:49:32 -0800

@15

This is true. But I could really care less.

Comment by michael strangeways

michael strangeways — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:50:57 -0800

oh, Subway ads are the worst offender...the skimpy reality is not accurately portrayed in their ads.

'skimpy reality' I think that's my new band name.

Comment by jamier

jamier — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:59:37 -0800

#18: I would say the same thing about eating fried eggs...

Comment by Julie

Julie — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:07:41 -0800

Depressing, but this post made me hungry. I actually like fast food (Whoppers, McDonald's cheeseburgers, chicken sandwickens, any kind of french fry), but stopped eating it years ago for all the "it's terrible for you", "it's not real food", "horrible labor practices" reasons. It is my "Break Glass in Case of Epic Hangover" cure once or twice a year, though.

Comment by cw

cw — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:24:43 -0800

Patton Oswalt on the Famous Bowls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfan5MacmsI

Comment by oneeyedjack

oneeyedjack — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:39:53 -0800

All cats are tasty in the dark.

Comment by Sosa

Sosa — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:45:33 -0800

I'm with poster girl on fast food. Shit is nasty. I haven't eaten it since my bachelor days (15 years ago). A regular day for me in those days would be Hardy's biscuits and gravy for breakfast, chicken sandwich and fries at Burger King for lunch, and a Wendy's burger and frosty for dinner. I'd occasionally get a salad from McDonalds if I were feeling health conscience.

Eating like that was also a drain on my finances.

Comment by Anna

Anna — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:02:00 -0800

@18: Tell me about it! I've only eaten at Taco Bell ONE time, and that was when the hurricanes hit Florida in 2005. We didn't have power at my house, and Taco Bell was one of the few places that did have power. I wound up eating a soda and a freeze-dried quessadilla! I couldn't even finish it! That's how bad it was!

Comment by Larkin

Larkin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:22:36 -0800

for a buck - the whopper is hard to beat

all you dah de dah de dah

and the chili at wendy's is really good

dah dah de had

I am a chef level cook, but three or four time a week I do fast food

I enjoy eating it. You all been brainwashed.

For those who think a lot about what looks like poo, go open a can of the best refried beans. It is in you poo brain, dude.

Comment by Sosa

Sosa — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:34:50 -0800

Even at three or four times a week, look at what happens to when you eat fast food. You turn into poor Larkin.

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:52:23 -0800

Ugh! Why did you have to do that? I'm going to THROW UP.

Comment by wbrproductions

wbrproductions — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:54:51 -0800

Filet-O-Fish FTW.

Comment by seattle98104

seattle98104 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:00:40 -0800

@28 For a "chef level cook" (what does that even mean?), you sure compose posts like a 13 year old with ADD.

Comment by Larkin

Larkin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:05:55 -0800

#28

Are you the vegan with the really bad breath??? Or the poo fixation???

Another, burritos at Toco Time....yum

Comment by Larkin

Larkin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:12:25 -0800

#31 -
oh flame, flame flame flame

Chef level means I am a very good cook as judged by family friends and co workers at my office

blog police types are really funky, are you a republican or an obsessed washed up school teacher? or just anal retentive?

Blogging is not essay writing, but shorthand and should be terse and VERY informal

Duh

Comment by Angel

Angel — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:18:36 -0800

#29

Please, go throw up in mommies bedroom.
On the floor, not on the bed covers.

Comment by dirty girl

dirty girl — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:18:53 -0800

god i love KFC's Famous Bowl. gives me the shits, but so worth it.

Comment by mj

mj — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:30:15 -0800

I have access to authentic fresh Mexican food 24/7 but when I'm in the States I love Taco Bell.
I hate hamburgers though...

Comment by Mahtli69

Mahtli69 — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:32:23 -0800

The fact that they don't shellack the real food is probably a good thing.

Comment by Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:39:23 -0800

The problem with fast food isn't the taste... Do you really think the taste of a Whopper with fries is bad? It's what you feel like 20 minutes later that's the problem. Light-headed, a little sick, kinda depressed. Then a couple hours later, you're hungry again. It's all the fucking sugar.

But yeah, with a hangover it kind of works in reverse.

Comment by POLLY SORE-BAITS

POLLY SORE-BAITS — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:04:21 -0800

Plastic food for plastic people. Deal.

Comment by Kat

Kat — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:41:53 -0800

HAPPY MEAL... at least you get an annoying, but sometimes fun toy.

Comment by Geni

Geni — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:58:16 -0800

I think I'm one of the last people in the world who's literally never eaten at McDonald's, nor ever had a regular Coca-Cola. I have no legitimate reason, other than sheer stubbornness at this point. But I never developed the fast food habit, and that stuff doesn't really look like food to me. Especially those nachos. Those are heinous.

WTF is "Toco Time"?

Comment by Paulus

Paulus — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:00:56 -0800

@35 - Plus you take care of your yearly allotment of salt in a single meal. Hot!

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:23:01 -0800

This thread is making me hungry.

For something else.

Comment by cunei4m

cunei4m — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:14:18 -0800

@41 - Tocar = to play (in Spanish) so, I guess it's time for me to play?? Forgive me if my Spanish is a bit rusty.

As for the fast food debate...I can't help but love it every once in awhile. I seriously have this need to have something bad for me sometimes. Like bacon...or something smothered in processed cheese...or gay sex (thanks Evangelical Christian Republicans!!) By the way...anybody remember Breakfast Buddies (not related to aforementioned gay sex) from Burger King?!! Those things were 59 cents!! And horribly delicious....mmmm..... By the way...croissanwiches are amazing and totally not near as good if you make them yourself. Sure, I can make much better food...but sometimes...you need something bad (that's my new catchphrase/come-on line...trademarked, bitches...pay me royalties!!)