At least three Burger Kings in Memphis have recently displayed “GLOBAL WARMING IS BALONEY” on their letter boards, according to the Memphis Flyer and a reader.
Our reader says he saw the sign in the Memphis suburbs, while the Flyer has pictures of two Burger Kings in downtown Memphis, as well as the transcript of a conversation with one store’s manager, where he claims that the signs were not a mistake and reflected the views of Burger King international.
We talked to Burger King corporate, and not so much:
This statement does not reflect a Burger King Corp. (BKC) opinion or view. The two restaurants where these signs appeared are independently owned and operated and were not authorized to display this statement. The signs have since been removed.
We also asked if this was some sort of odd promotion: maybe Burger King is offering a flamebroiled bologna sandwich soon? They said they didn’t think so.
We assumed this was an issue with a rogue franchisee, but hearing about it in a few stores made us want to make sure. Memphis readers, have you seen any signs like this around lately? Are they still up?
Burger King Calls Global Warming “Baloney” [Memphis Flyer]
(Photo: Memphis Flyer) Thanks to Garth!
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“Burger King – where Junk Food and Junk Science meet.”
Global Warming Is Baloney
Therefore, I shall have
A Global Warming sandwich
With MUSTARD!!!!!
(If you recognize the reference from memory then I might be the roommate who made fun of all your music in college.)
Why would burger king try to take money out of poor Gore’s pocket?
Oh no! A company is not embracing the group think of our time, BURN THEM! Seriously, would this have even made the front page if the sign out front said “Fight Global Warming, Come In For A Meal!”
LAME.
Seriously, would this have even made the front page if the sign out front said “Fight Global Warming, Come In For A Meal!”
@SJ Stanaitis: Yes. Next question.
Unless you are a meteorologist specializing in global climate patterns, WHY do any of you insist on arguing that Global Climate Change is fake??? The VAST majority of people with degrees in this field believe, BASED ON SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (experiments repeated 10s of thousands of times) that man is impacting the global climate in a negative way. (http://www.greenfacts.org/en/climate-change-ar4/l-2/1-human-natural-causes.htm#0), (http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/facts_and_figures).
If you don’t believe in Science, all you ignoramuses out there, then give up your magical music rocks (Ipods), your crazy picture-word boxes and their picture-box cousins (PCs and TVs), and go back to candlelight, horse transportation, and the town crier. Cause those other things are magical-witchery!
Hmmm, now I want a sandwich.
I would like a ” globally warmed ” Wopper please …
Because when you think climate specialists, you think illiterate, burger-slinging hillbillies.
This was totally misunderstood. The amount of energy and waste involved in making baloney is incredibly high. The chemicals used to cure baloney also kills plants.