McDonald’s – very long line

Wendy’s – long line

Burger King – no line

I’m in a hurry – so I go to the drive thru at Burger King and get a Whopper Jr. – I take 2-3 bites before I fully taste and smell the tainted meat.

My wife would have been parked and at the counter after the first bite, but being my usual debating husband self (even with the wife not with me at the time) – my first response is to say, it’s fine, you’re overreacting – I go to take another bite and take a big sniff just before – ohmigod, that is funky

There is a reason that there is no line at Burger King – other than rancid meat – they really haven’t had an imaginative thought that they have presented well since 1965 and the original Whopper – which effectively distracted from the smaller McDonald’s classic hamburger.

It is amazing how a good decade or two can “beef” up the finances and stave off later decades of funky food and funky mismanagement.

OK – so let me finish off this latest desperate dash to Burger King – so I present my 1/3-eaten Dumpster Jr. to the lady at the counter, hoping that she may take a whiff and save future lives that spill over from the long McDonald’s and Wendy’s lines – but, no such luck, she immediately whips out the money in cash (even after I paid with a credit card) – shows no confidence that any future meat may actually be fresh – and that’s it – I go home to a wonderful day of diarrhea – courtesy of the former #2 Burger giant of the world – coasting along on its billions – unwilling to manage an effective ad campaign – unable to present an appetizing new food line – oh no, here comes the creepy King with the plastic head – I’m outta here