If Carl's Jr. wants me to eat their food

[Oeditpus Rex]

why are they sticking some fuckin' guy's feet in my face? :puke:

[SeattleGirl]

1. Feet?

Ewwwww!

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. Some moran sitting by a pool

eating the fruit from a foofy drink with an umbrella in it.

I gather the point of the ad is it's better to get one's fruit from CJ's "Hawaiian" burger. (It has pineapple slices.)

But the effect of the ad is still more reason never to go to CJ's.

[SeattleGirl]

3. I seem to have missed some really nasty ads lately.

Thank dog!

[begin_within]

4. They're owned by right-wingers anyway.

[Mike03]

5. What they really owe you is

a Cancer Voucher plus a Rebate, for any chemo or radiation therapy you may have to undergo as a result of eating their unmitigated crap.

[grasswire]

6. I had to eat at Carl's Jr. last week.

It was the only place to get lunch in the particular area. I was scared, but the place was absolutely spotless. The cleanest restaurant I have EVER seen. I ordered a patty melt, knowing that the cholesterol hit would be huge. Gee. It was better than any sandwich I've had at fast food. It was a little gooey with cheese, but the onions were plentiful and really grilled and the patty was okay and the bun was really good rye tasty. Wot a surprise. I have fast food about once every two months, so I won't suffer too much from the sodium-cholesterol overdose.

Now, a hawaiian burger sounds ugly.

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. That's what sucks

I consider CJ's the best of fast food in these parts — other than In-N-Out Burger, o' course. I love their Western Bacon Cheeseburger, but I'm not fixin' to eat at a place whose ads have been grossing me out for years.

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. I have a theory about their "food".

There is a machine in back which produces a paste of medium density.

Everything there is based upon this paste, using thinners for shakes, and thickeners for burgers and fries.

The remaining ingredients are nearly unimportant.

And yes, they're owned by right-wingers.

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. People keep bringing up the 'right-winger' thing

as if it's the kiss of death or something. What Mer'kin corporation isn't owned by right-wingers? :shrug:

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. That's an excellent question and it deserves its own thread.

Really. Supporting "blue" corporations or companies is a big deal.

I don't have any answers off the top of my head (it's late and I'm tired).

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. I'd love to support blue companies

But buyblue.org is still on its "comeback," and anyway, I'm not gonna drive 50 miles or spend 20 percent more to do it.

I'd love to have Trader Joe's as my main grocery store, too, but the nearest one is about 40 miles from here.

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. Very true, but eating at Carl's Jr.?

I believe that the reason they display feet so prominently in the commercial you describe is to symbolicly describe the experience of their food. Truth in advertising: Carl's Jr.'s food is as shoving your face into the large, smelly feet of a couch potato.