Are You Saying I’m Fat?

24.Oct.2005

For some odd reason I felt like frequenting Carl’s Jr. for lunch today. I guess I thought it was a good idea at the time, or maybe it was more like a ‘gee, I haven’t clogged my arteries there in a while’ thought. I ordered one of those stereotypical combo meals that includes fries and a drink.

Never having been one for the super sized portions, even in the “pre Morgan Spurlock” days, I order the medium version of said combo meal. After I finish paying, the cashier hands me my cup, which HAS to be a mistake.

“Oh? No, I ordered the medium, not the 128 gallon vat ‘o swig, my good man.”

Amazingly, this was lost in translation as I got the deer in the headlights stare.

“Are you sure THIS is the medium size cup?”

“Oh! Si! Jeth, thith is the right copa.”

“Okay?”

When in this great wide, 1,000 mph spinning, blue-green orb we affectionately call a world, did they decide that a medium cup is now 32 frelling ounces? That’s 4 soda cans to a medium cup! FOUR!!

And officials are baffled as to why the U.S. suddenly has an obesity problem!?

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  1. I’m no math expert but 32 oz is not 4 soda cans but in fact 2.75… now if you need help calculating a DCF model talk to somebody else. (That’s discounted cash flow for you non-finance folks)

    Blurted out by buzz – 26.Oct.2005

  2. Um, last time I checked, a soda can was still 8 oz. Did they go and increase the size of a soda can too!? Or am I missing something?

    Blurted out by CEO – 26.Oct.2005

  3. I’m not trying to bust balls but looks closer….

    Blurted out by buzz – 26.Oct.2005

  4. oops I mean “look” not looks

    Blurted out by buzz – 26.Oct.2005

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