Don't Buy All The Pies At Burger King To Spite A Child, You Asshole
By now you likely have encountered this thing, currently wending its way across the internet. In short, the story goes that the guy—a redditor (of course) known as thr111—spited the whiny, out-of-control child and distracted, defensive mother behind him in line at Burger King by purchasing every pie left in the…
Every Celebrity in LA Tweeted About the Earthquake
A 5.1 earthquake rocked the city of Los Angeles yesterday evening and celebrities from Ariana Grande to Amber Riley to Steve Martin took to their Twitters to document the event, reminding us that there are very few variations in response to an earthquake, but that no matter what Chord Overstreet (miss you on Glee!)…
Japanese Apple Mayonnaise Burgers Are Reportedly Not Gross At All
If someone offered you an apple cinnamon mayonnaise burger from a Japanese Burger King, you might politely decline. After all, at this point in your life, do you really need to go around sampling odd food combinations? (The answer is no, you're old and stolid and have already reached your personal threshold when it…
McDonalds's Apple Slices Recalled Because They're Crawling with Disease
Neat! Remember when everyone went gaga about calories and health and so all the fast food chains scrambled to invent some hella gross wilty cheese-covered "salads" and gave kids the option of having apples and walnuts instead of fries with their 8,000-calorie cheeseburgers? (Health crisis solved!) Well, turns out…
The Dumbest Yelp Thread Ever: 'Is It Just Me? Women Eating McDonald's a Turn Off?'
All this time we ladies thought going to McDonald's and ordering a burger and downing it with some fries was really turning the guys on, which is obviously why we all went there in the first place. But it looks like we have been terribly mistaken. Our milkshakes might in fact be driving boys from the
yard
Playland—at…
Make Your Eyes Look Delicious With Burger King Eye Makeup
This is an actual ad for Burger King from the Netherlands, and it's a game changer. What better way could there be to get people to notice you than by turning your face into an ad for fast food? Try using "Would you like fries with that?" as your signature pick-up line, and you'll have suitors trying to bite your eyes…
Screw the Drive-Thru, Burger King Is Now Offering Home Delivery
It used to be that you had to drive to a fast food restaurant, park your car, and walk all the way inside to order. Then came the advent of the drive-thru, and it became all the more easy to say, yes, in fact, I would like fries with that. And now, finally, the last barrier between you and a giant, gooey manufactured…
Russia Makes Going To Burger King Look Like The Coolest Thing You Could Possibly Do
Hipster rockabilly girls? Check. Getting tattooed in a fast food restaurant? Check. Fire breathing? Check. Guy djing with hamburgers instead of records while ballerinas dance around fireballs? Yep.
RIP, Creepy King From Burger King
Burger King has a new strategy that involves attracting moms by jumping on the marginally healthy bandwagon — and that means dumping the "King" character. Ads for the limited edition California Whopper (made with guacamole, Swiss cheese, and bacon) will launch this weekend and feature only shots of fresh ingredients…
Australians Take World's Biggest Burger Title
America is no longer home of the world's biggest burger. An Australian restaurant is waiting for confirmation that its 198-pound burger, which required four people to flip the meat, beat the previous record of 185 pounds set in Michigan. [Sun]
Burger King's Edgy New Idea: Girl In A Burger Bikini
Burger King UK's campaign promoting its new breakfast involves watching a bikini-clad girl singing via "the world's first guilt free showercam." You know, as opposed to surreptitious ones you kinda feel bad about. "Viral videos": Same shit, new platform?
Fox & Burger King Call Jessica Simpson Fat
This weekend, Fox NFL Sunday showed the animated skit at left, in which Dallas Cowboys players cruelly mock Jessica Simpson's weight. It was produced by Fox but "presented by Burger King," which should really be avoiding fat jokes altogether. [AdAge]
Fast Food Chains Say Sexy Ads "Generate Positive Consumer Sales"
Today, GMA reported on the trend of overtly sexual ad campaigns in the fast food industry. Chains like Burger King and Hardees — the latter creatively promotes its Biscuit Holes — responded to inquiries, saying basically, sex sells.

