It's been a while...

...and that may have something to do with the recovery time associated with consuming (or failing to consume) 2000 kcal of beef in Burger King. In one burger. YES, I mean THE Windows 7 burger. I'm afraid to say that I was conquered by this beast. But in 'afraid' I actually mean 'ecstatic', because it means I'm not as 'Mr Creosote' as I may previously have thought (WATCH Monty Python!). For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term 'Windows 7 burger', I shall explain:

It comprises 7 full-size Burger King quarter-pounders, a tiny bit of dressing, pickles, tomato and ketchup/mayonnaise mix...and a bun - or what WOULD have been a bun, if it hadn't been more like a wet sponge filled with, yes, grease. Not only that, when you pick up the Windows 7 burger, more grease spills out from between those 7 blocks of processed cow-flesh pressed into the shape of something not remotely palatable for humans. If it were to be suggested in England, I think that health and safety would have something to say about it...something like: "It isn't in public interest to sell a heart attack in a bun, even for a limited period".

But despite the health risks that should obviously be associated with unleashing a monster upon the unsuspecting public, the promotion was extended, and the receiving audience widened in Japan. It was initially a small promotion, the first 30 people would pay 8 dollars for their fix each day. But now, the general public can pay 15 dollars for the same thing, and the number of customers is unlimited! So what did I do? I gave in to a friend's requests and cajoling, and joined him in a meaty feast at Sunshine City's Burger King.

He won. He demolished his burger, so that 7 patties later, he had room for half of someone else's Whopper. I left the equivalent of one burger. Disheartened, I retreated to wash my hands of the caked on remains left from my half-hearted attempt to slay a giant.

But is METHOD to do with my loss? Probably not, but I feel like going over it anyway...

I tried to avoid covering my face and arms with grease by splitting the burger in half, top half and bottom. I immediately discovered, to my dismay, that hot grease is quite painful, especially when it dribbles all over your hands. After quickly dropping my burger, my thumbs looked back up at me in reddening pain, telling me not to do it again. So I did it again. I wasn't going to let my thumbs tell me what to do!! This time I devoured the top half with hearty hunger in a relatively quick pace. But consuming the onion rings proved my downfall, as I failed to clear the second half of my titanic quest. Dejected, I could only look on as two other people around me finished their own burgers, chagrin plain on my face, and disdain on theirs.

Windows 7 = 1
Chris = 0

And I'm using a Mac! (albeit with three OS, including W7) Ultimate defeat!

Anyway, I have more to say (I need to catch up!), but I shall leave it here for now.

Next time: Japanese Comedy. Think that's funny? I don't.

Until next time!