Spiritual/Political/Philosophical Blog on the Nature of Truth and Falsehood and Heaven
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Wednesday, May 22, 2002 Chocolate is a Vegetable! I will not have the great American hamburger maligned (nor the hot dog) by a limey! T. Dalrymple writes: "The popularity of hamburgers is a manifestation of magical thinking. Eating them (or for that matter wearing baseball caps backwards, a custom that has reached the remotest regions of the globe) will bring the easy and abundant life that is man's inalienable birthright." Let's put aside McDonald's for the moment (but those little cheeseburgers are good! and cheap!) and look at the classic American burger. 1/3 or 1/4 pound of the finest ground sirloin, topped by a healthy slice of Swiss cheese nestled on top of a leaf of lettuce or two, a slice of onion and ripe tomato marinating in a marvelous sauce of ketchup and/or mustard and/or mayonnaise between two fresh pieces of deliciously buttered and toasted bread and you've got one heck of a great meal. You've got your dairy - cheese, some butter and mayo; your grain - bread; your vegetables - onion, lettuce, tomato; trace minerals in your condiments; and your delicious char broiled protein - hamburger! All in one hand! Man, you're talking heaven! This is the food of the gods. Only a snobby limey could forego such a treat as this. Why, the pure inventive genius of it to put all you need in one handy meal - and then, then my dear friends, to top it off with a side of deliriously wonderful french fries! It doesn't get any better for the hoi poloi than this! This is not comfort food - this is American ingenuity in a bun! This alone will make you a great American. posted by Mark Butterworth | 3:03 PM | |
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