Colonel Sanders Led An ‘Interesting’ Life

According to Cracked –

World-changing innovators all seem to have one thing in common: They’re just barely able to function in polite society. It’s easy to imagine that all of them are one or two decisions away from bankruptcy, jail, or having exploded themselves in a garage experiment. They’re the ones who keep going a hundred steps beyond where any rational person would quit. And above all else, they have a pathological inability to give a shit what anyone else thinks.

You know, people like Harland “Colonel” Sanders, the man who became a fast food logo. He spent his youth getting fired from various jobs, and at one point shot a dude at a convenience store. If you’ve ever been told you’re too much of a f***-up to get anywhere in life, I’d urge you to read this.

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Homemade Meal From A Vending Machine [video]

Once Taco Bell Employed Taco-making Robots – They Failed

According to Thrillest –

This is the story of Taco Bell’s Automatic Taco Machine — an early experiment in restaurant automation that burned bright for one brief year, then fizzled into fast-food obscurity.

“Customers could tell the tacos were different,” Prince said. “They came out fine — the machine worked well, don’t get me wrong. But there was just something different about them that the customers did not like.”

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If McDonald’s Advertised Like Apple [video]

The Earl of Sandwich Owns A Chain Of Sandwich Shops

From wikipedia – Earl of Sandwich is a restaurant franchise based in Orlando, Florida, United States. It was founded by the current Earl of Sandwich, his younger son Orlando Montagu, and businessman Robert Earl, founder of Planet Hollywood.

The restaurant’s web site HERE

wikipedia page HERE

So, You Need To Be Told How To Make A Sandwich

LifeHacker reports –

It’s not that hard to throw a sandwich together, but being more strategic in your sandwich layering strategy could make the difference between a sloppy sandwich and one that keeps its ingredients together as it should.

Sounds important – better continue reading HERE.

 

Hackers Gain Access Through Chinese Take-Out Menu

Gizmodo reports –

With big companies taking every precaution against malware they can possibly think of, it’s getting increasingly difficult for hackers to wedge their way in. So instead of going after the highly secure company employee accounts themselves, hackers are going after what those employees hold most dear—Chinese takeout.

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Mmmmm – Dimly Lit Meals For One

Dimly Lit Meals For One features pics of disgusting, scarey-looking, plates of food-like stuff. Bon appetit!

Check out the stuff HERE.

 

 

McDonalds Names Their Chicken McNuggets

TIL McDonald’s  Chicken McNuggets are manufactured in 4 distinct shapes that have been named – Ball, Boot, Bell, and Bone (or Bow-tie).

BusinessInsider reports –

The McDonald’s sensory team explained that Chicken McNuggets have four distinct shapes and in order to have a chance to meet the McDonald’s “Gold Standard” for quality, they have to match them as perfectly as possible. And each of those shapes has its own name. Here are the four shapes of Chicken McNuggets, according to Barbara J. Booth, director of sensory science at McDonald’s USA: Ball, Bone, Bell, and Bone.

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Gross Food From The 60s

AspicAndOtherDelights is a blog that features ads and recipes from the 1960s. After seeing some of this crap, you will have new appreciation for today’s fast food.

View the disgusting treats HERE

 

Yum! 7-11’s Mashed Potato and Gravy Dispenser

Before you get too excited, it seems this mashed potato and gravy machine is in Singapore. But you can enjoy a short video of the machine doing its thing.

Original BuzzFeed post HERE

 

 

 

OK Arby’s – I’m Not Yet Fat Enough – Gimme My Cup Of Cheese! [pic]

Celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day at Arby’s