Comments on: Burger Queen

By: bad Jim

bad Jim — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 10:48:45 +0000

The young lady may have been a bit confused.

I’m not familiar with the Burger King (“have it your way”) menu, but Carl’s, Jr. has a Western Bacon Cheeseburger with two crossed bacon strips atop onion rings and a dollop of barbecue sauce.

By: des von bladet

des von bladet — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 09:26:07 +0000

Persons unafflicted by players of the proprietary .wma format may find this transcription helpful:

http://www.livejournal.com/community/customers_suck/9865898.html?thread=107782826#t107782826

(Of course, I can’t vouch for its accuracy.)

By: bad Jim

bad Jim — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 09:07:08 +0000

Urban Legends notes that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department contends that the tape is real, but that it happened two years ago.

I’m chagrined, because this happened just around the corner from me (or more precisely, just over the hill; I live a seaside city so privileged that our few fast-food joints are halfway out of town).

Unfortunately, the story’s entirely credible. My fellow citizens, reliably right-wing Republicans (though my exclusive enclave, Laguna Beach, is a notorious exception) are exactly this lazy, demanding, self-righteous and vapid.

Odds are, though, that you’ll find your neighbors about the same.

By: mikez

mikez — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 06:03:14 +0000

The woman is absolutely believable to me. People who have overblown self-importance and a sense proportion between themselves and society that is out of whack are a dime-a-dozen.

I recall three local incidents (but I’m not going to dig through local news archives for them):

1) A city council woman who called 911 because she needed her tire changed.

2) A woman who called 911 because a store refused to take a check.

3) A guy who called 911 because some other guy brought a dog into a restaurant and wouldn’t leave when asked. The guy with the dog was blind.

By: nolo

nolo — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:11:29 +0000

snopes says the OC police department has confirmed that the tape is real. No one knows for sure if the woman was for real, though.

By: Keith M Ellis

Keith M Ellis — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:08:55 +0000

See snopes's entry on this. But also follow the Pandagon link to see a comment that answers snopes's chief doubt.

By: joel turnipseed

joel turnipseed — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:04:50 +0000

That is absolutely classic. When they dig up the remains of US civilization ten thousand years hence, I hope this is somehow preserved: Danny Hillis, are you reading this?

By: Kieran Healy

Kieran Healy — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:37:31 +0000

No idea. Frankly, I hope it’s real.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:32:31 +0000

Is that a joke? It’s hilarious anyway.