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For Variety, Eater Of 25,000 Big Macs "Sometimes Eats Them Upside Down"
Yesterday Don Gorske set a new world record by eating his 25,000th Big Mac in his lifetime. The news reports are full of charming anecdotes surrounding this man and his accomplishment. My favorite is the one where his brother recounts how he once asked Don, doesn't he ever get tired of eating the same thing over and over again? Don reportedly replied, "Sometimes I eat them upside down." Turning the burger over 180 degrees is enough to rearrange the order in which the flavors enter his mouth. Here are some other fun facts about this story: More »

Man To Eat His 25,000th Big Mac Today
At 4pm Eastern, Don Gorske, 57, will have eaten his 25,000th Big Mac, reports Wisinfo. He has timed the event to coincide with the exact anniversary, down to the hour, of the very first time he ate, and fell in love with, Big Macs 39 years ago. Despite daily doses of Big Macs consisting of "90% of his solid food intake," Gorske is not obese and he runs in races. How is this possible? More »

McDonald's Ordered To Pay $17,500 To Employee Who Got Fat On The Job
A former manager at a McDonald's in Brazil won a lawsuit against the fast food giant, in which he claimed the company was the cause of the 65 pounds he packed on during his 12 years on the job. More »

Brazil Declares McDonald's-Only Diet A Crime

—>A McDonald's worker in Brazil has been awarded $800 by a court, based on a claim that the company's policy of offering staff a diet of the restaurant's food was harmful to his health. The worker, Rafael Luiz, said the company should have given him a grocery allowance or coupons so he could buy his own food during the two years he worked there. The verdict hinged on a viewing of Morgan Spurlock's "Supersize Me," which apparently so disgusted the court that the judge may have been willing to write a check on the spot just to get Luiz's lawyer to turn it off.  More »

McDonald's Calls Critics Liars

—>Note to McDonald's: even when the bastards are, it's generally a pretty poor idea to call your critics liars.  More »

Supersize Me Star Apologizes, Resolves to Eat Nothing But Own Words for 30 Days

—>Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker who ate nothing but douche-bags for his Oscar-nominated documentary Supersize Me- wait, we're sorry, that should read "ate nothing but McDonald's meals" - issued an apology for defamatory remarks he may made while addressing a school assembly last Friday.  More »

Morgan Spurlock Ridicules Indians And "Retards" To Delight Of Students

—>Morgan Spurlock, jackass:  More »

McDonald's Shady Anti-Spurlock Countermeasures

—>We hate Morgan Spurlock. Hate hate hate hate hate him. We swear to Buddha, 90% of this video of Mortal Kombat 3 fatalities is what would happen to him if John Brownlee ever, ever got his massive, Incredible-Hulk-like hands on the greasy little turd. The last 10% of the video — the part featuring Mortal Kombat 3's Babalities — is what would happen if Ben Popken ever got the small, playdough-like lumps of his pudgy toddler's fists on Spurlock. Such is our rage.  More »

Krispy Kreme Concession Stand Marriage Made in Hell

—>"The Gateway Grizzlies are proud to announce that they will be adding a new concession item to GMC Stadium for the 2006 season.  More »