Dario D. of Alphaila did a very cool comparison of fast-food advertising with photographs of actual burgers and tacos he bought (tip to Jezebel).
Obviously, not every burger they sell is this lame, or they wouldn’t sell any.
Inspired by buying “probably the ugliest Whopper I’ve ever seen in my life (though exactly the size I remember them being)”, Dario used his photo studio and computer to create side-by-side views of Burger King, McDonalds, Taco Bell and Jack in the Box products.
Depending on your viewpoint, it’s either funny or infuriating. He says that some of the Big Macs, as advertised, wouldn’t even fit in the box.
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Archive for November, 2010
Fast food ads compared with reality
Democrats angry at Obama for apparent ‘caving’ on tax issue
Some Democrats are fuming after President Obama signaled that he will accept extension of the Bush-era tax cuts for everyone, regardless of income.
President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi may not be all hugs and kisses over the tax issue. (Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images)
“Sorry folks, there’s nothing ambiguous about this: agreeing to the Republican tax cut plan without putting up a fight would pretty much be the textbook definition of caving,” Jed Lewinson writes in the Daily Kos, a leading Democratic blog.
If no bill is passed during the lame-duck session of Congress, the income tax cuts will expire on January 1. Obama had proposed ending them for individuals earning more than $200,000 (for couples, $250,000). Republicans have said they will veto any tax bill that doesn’t cover everyone.
Top Obama adviser David Axelrod told the Huffington Post late Wednesday that the administration would accept a across-the-board, temporary continuation of the cuts, including those for the wealthiest taxpayers, rather than risk losing the cuts for people with lower incomes. “We have to deal with the world as we find it.”
Obama’s apparent decision isn’t sitting well with others in the Democratic party. Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, told Politico:
The winning blueprint of the White House these two years is to pick smart fights where the American people are overwhelmingly on their side and force Republicans to fight hard. The tax-cut fight would be a perfect place to start. There is zero tolerance among progressives for Democrats caving on an issue where 98 percent of the American people would be on their side.
House House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., also opposes a deal, with his spokeswoman noting it would blow a $700 billion hole in the budget over the next 10 years. Still to be seen: Will outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi reluctantly try to sell her members on the extension, seek another deal or simply refuse to play ball.
Opt Out Day: Saying no to naked airport scans
Many travelers who pass through the nation’s overcrowded airports as the holiday season begins are going to be subjected to a new kind of security procedure. They’ll be asked to walk into a machine that will allow a Transportation Security Administration employee to see what they look like naked.
The idea, say TSA officials, is to look for hidden weapons or explosives. But the promoter of National Opt Out Day says it’s just “security theater,” and he’s urging a rebellion.
At OptOutDay.com, the site operator ( identified as Brian Sodegren) writes about the choice travelers have when confronted with a full-body scan: Either consent to being seen naked by a TSA worker in a nearby room, or having a thorough pat-down in which genital areas are probed.
It’s the day ordinary citizens stand up for their rights, stand up for liberty, and protest the federal government’s desire to virtually strip us naked or submit to an “enhanced pat down” that touches people’s breasts and genitals. You should never have to explain to your children, “Remember that no stranger can touch or see your private area, unless it’s a government employee, then it’s OK.”
Opt Out Day is Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving, and it involves choosing the pat-down rather than the body scanner. A physical search takes a lot more time than the scan, and the idea is to cause long delays and send a message to the feds. Given that this is one of the busiest travel days of the year, enough folks opting out are sure to cause problems.
The site features videos that show exactly what TSA officials see when you step inside one of their machines. And yes, the video below includes x-ray nakedness, so click only if such things don’t offend you.
If you’re traveling on Nov. 24, which kind of search will you choose?
Marriage annulled after wife thinks about other men
We’ve heard of emotional affairs, but how about intended affairs? Or, at the very least, thoughts of maybe, possibly intending to have an affair — complete with the specific man in mind?
An Italian woman was having oh-so-naughty thoughts about a man who wasn’t her husband, yet her husband was the man she shared her no-so-secret fantasies with. She didn’t act on her desire, but simply speaking her thoughts resulted in her ending up out on her keister with nary an ounce of alimony to her mentally cheating name.
Basically, the court determined her thoughts a violation of the law of marriage and rendered her unity kaput and denied her any compensation.
Her affair — of the mind — did her in. Apparently, those kinds of things are terribly taboo in Italy.
See the full story here.
Pillow fight breaks out on Continental flight
A flight en route to an airport near Seattle took a turn for the silly last week when passengers busted out their tiny in-flight pillows and started a fight.
The pillow fight was captured by several cameras, but here’s the footage that’s making the rounds online.
According to several reports, the Continental Airlines flight took off from Phoenix and landed at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.
The troublemakers? Participants in the Star Mega Do 2010, a tour where passengers give airlines feedback in exchange for complimentary services. The video was posted on the organization’s website with this comment:
I don’t know who started it or why. But someone did, so as we started our descent into Paine Field on Friday a full-fledged pillow fight broke out. Suddenly the cabin was filled with pillows (and a blanket or two) flying back and forth. Quite entertaining to watch and participate in.
“No blankets,” seemed to be the only rule I heard tossed about.
Cee-Lo Green: Fox News, the other F-bomb
Cee-Lo Green, whose runaway hit of the summer, “F*ck You,” appeared on the Colbert Report Tuesday, swapping out “Fox News” for the f-bomb…though in some circles there isn’t much of a difference.
Watch it here:
The uncensored video (warning: contains adult language):
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How to fool the opposing team and get famous on YouTube at the same time
Why didn’t anyone ever think of this before?
A Corpus Christi, Texas, middle school quarterback juked the opposing team, and the resulting video has made the rounds on YouTube (obviously) to the tune of more than 3.5 million page views.
In the video, the Driscoll Middle School quarterback casually takes the ball from the center, strolls through the line and hauls tail past the confused defenders to the end zone. Miraculously, the play works.
