Conservative 'Moms' group slams Burger King for using 'the d-word' in a commercial

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 10:05 AM

CNN - "Activist conservative group One Million Moms is taking aim at Burger King for using what it calls the "d-word" in a commercial promoting the non-meat Impossible Whopper.

In the ad, a group of people taste-test the plant-based patty that has been a hit for the fast-food company. With a mouthful of food, one man says, 'Damn, that's good.'"

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/us/on...ing/index.html

Point 1. These people are stupid.

Point 2. "People on the internet are freaking out about something" is not front page news.

TragicMonkey · 13th January 2020, 10:08 AM

When I heard "d word" I assumed it would be "dick" and wondered how on earth it would be used in a BK ad.

Thermal · 13th January 2020, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

When I heard "d word" I assumed it would be "dick" and wondered how on earth it would be used in a BK ad.

Whopper rebranding.

Elagabalus · 13th January 2020, 10:18 AM

I was going to ask this in the vegan thread, has anyone tried the impossible whopper? Is it as good as they say?

TragicMonkey · 13th January 2020, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Thermal

Whopper rebranding.

Now I'm brainstorming ideas for a BK ad campaign. "Size queens love Burger King because we've got the most meat." And so forth.

theprestige · 13th January 2020, 10:21 AM

That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title.

Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech.

rockysmith76 · 13th January 2020, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by theprestige

That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title.

Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech.

there are greater crisis in the world however, these twits have too much free time

casebro · 13th January 2020, 10:23 AM

Doe those "c-word" types realize that the English origin of "damn" is from the German word "Dammen", meaning women?

I thought the D would have been for "dumb", and the SJWs are complaining about it being pejorative of the low IQ of themselves.

TragicMonkey · 13th January 2020, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by theprestige

That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title.

Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech.

Remember when they couldn't say "ass" on television? Now they can not only say it but show it! Much has been gained in the march of progress.

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by theprestige

That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title.

I used, verbatim, the title of the news article I linked to. I always do this when I use a single article as a primary source.

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by Elagabalus

I was going to ask this in the vegan thread, has anyone tried the impossible whopper? Is it as good as they say?

I think so. I had the one at Red Robin (same company, Impossible, making the patty) and that's a little more generic sit down casual dining then fast food, but yeah I found it functionally indistinguishable from a normal generic beef patty.

Ziggurat · 13th January 2020, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

When I heard "d word" I assumed it would be "dick" and wondered how on earth it would be used in a BK ad.

Maybe they've got a new menu item.

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theprestige · 13th January 2020, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by rockysmith76

there are greater crisis in the world however, these twits have too much free time

Thanks, it's been a while since I've seen an actual example of whataboutism, rather than an attempt to deflect legitimate claims of special pleading under that aegis.

BStrong · 13th January 2020, 10:41 AM

Oh Noes! Will the Republic survive?

Myriad · 13th January 2020, 10:42 AM

They must be looking for new targets after having finally wrapped up their successful campaign to eliminate the interjection "zounds!" (which after all is a shortened form of the blasphemous oath "by God's wounds!") from common usage.

theprestige · 13th January 2020, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by casebro

Doe those "c-word" types realize that the English origin of "damn" is from the German word "Dammen", meaning women?

I thought the D would have been for "dumb", and the SJWs are complaining about it being pejorative of the low IQ of themselves.

No smiley... Is this a Poe?

"Damn" actually comes from old French, which got it from Latin, where it's a word for "damage" or "loss". Related words from the same origin include "indemnify" and "condemn".

"Dammen" in German comes from Latin "domina", which probably comes from "domus" or possibly from earlier words with connotations of "tame".

I hope you're making a joke, because white-knighting the word "damn" based on spurious etymology and lowkey misogyny seems like an even stupider hill to die on than the original complaint.

theprestige · 13th January 2020, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

I used, verbatim, the title of the news article I linked to. I always do this when I use a single article as a primary source.

Noted. Let the record show that CNN has packed an impressive amount of disdain and dismissal into their headline.

William Parcher · 13th January 2020, 10:52 AM

I thought the d word was going to be divorce.

TragicMonkey · 13th January 2020, 10:56 AM

Who even eats at Burger King? I know they are more common than McDonald's but I don't know anyone who ever eats at one except when travelling and there's literally nowhere else.

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by TragicMonkey

Who even eats at Burger King? I know they are more common than McDonald's but I don't know anyone who ever eats at one except when travelling and there's literally nowhere else.

Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best.

I mean they are fast food so "They are what you eat when you don't feel like putting mental effort into deciding what to eat" is there, but of the 3 they are the one I gravitate to the most.

William Parcher · 13th January 2020, 11:06 AM

So the word is damn. That's awesome. They broke a barrier. I'm thinking now to take a Whopper to eat inside a Hobby Lobby but they don't allow food in the store. Damn!

TragicMonkey · 13th January 2020, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best.

I mean they are fast food so "They are what you eat when you don't feel like putting mental effort into deciding what to eat" is there, but of the 3 they are the one I gravitate to the most.

Ah. I see now. The answer is "the riffraff". *flutters silk handkerchief embroidered with seed pearls* Do enjoy these "burger sandwiches" of yours, be certain to wash what fingers you have left to you before you return to your tractor machine!

Myriad · 13th January 2020, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best.

Agreed. Unfortunately, their chicken (in any form they offer) is by far the worst, so I haven't been to one in years.

William Parcher · 13th January 2020, 11:24 AM

They now have tater tots with cheese inside which might turn out to be the greatest food on earth.

xjx388 · 13th January 2020, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Elagabalus

I was going to ask this in the vegan thread, has anyone tried the impossible whopper? Is it as good as they say?

I do not like the Impossible burger. It has a weird taste. Beyond Burgers are much better IMO.

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 11:26 AM

If anything McDonalds is the one I eat at by my own choosing (vice just "finding myself there because it's available") the least.

Mainly because it has the crappiest dollar menu. Prices for fast food have gone up a lot and when I start getting close to or breaking the 10 dollar mark for a basic combo I start figuring I might as well look for an actual restaurant, not a fast food joint (murky though that distinction is these days) but Wendy's, Burger King, and Hardees (which I totally forget about until just now) have 4 and 5 dollar meal deals.

Skeptic Ginger · 13th January 2020, 11:27 AM

Let's see, here are some related headlines:

CNN misses the story: Miami Herald, 2012: The (Not Really) One Million Moms.

Quote:

"One Million" Moms actually has only 44,113 followers on Facebook. ("They're rounding to the nearest million and I get that," Ellen said on her show last week)

One Million Moms has a long history of anti-gay preaching. The article is a crack-up.

Quote:

I am concerned about the future of our country, not just because these moms are raising their kids in an atmosphere of intolerance, but because they're also probably helping their children with their math homework.

Then there is this elephant: CNN afraid to use the word Damn after intimidation by an astro-turf group on FaceBook.

Quote:

If you're going to call yourselves One Million Moms and summon the collective power of baby-making women, at least do it for something worthwhile, like lowering the unemployment rate or finding a cure for cancer or feeding Macaulay Culkin.

Instead, the organization One Million Moms is lobbying JCPenney to fire its new spokesperson, squeaky-clean-lesbian-talk-show-host Ellen DeGeneres, because she "is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store."

An online project of the "conservative, pro-family" American Family Association, One Million Moms has urged members to call their local JCPenney stores to complain.

Giordano · 13th January 2020, 11:37 AM

Gee, I thought that Trump had already broken the barrier for the use of “damn” (as well as a bunch of even worse words) in public media. But if “Million Moms” is trying to walk him back too...

cullennz · 13th January 2020, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

If anything McDonalds is the one I eat at by my own choosing (vice just "finding myself there because it's available") the least.

Mainly because it has the crappiest dollar menu. Prices for fast food have gone up a lot and when I start getting close to or breaking the 10 dollar mark for a basic combo I start figuring I might as well look for an actual restaurant, not a fast food joint (murky though that distinction is these days) but Wendy's, Burger King, and Hardees (which I totally forget about until just now) have 4 and 5 dollar meal deals.

Without wanting to come across as some sort of food pretentious idiot (I have takeaways) McDonalds is ****.

I have had it once and is basically factory assembly line.

P.J. Denyer · 13th January 2020, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by JoeMorgue

Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best.

I mean they are fast food so "They are what you eat when you don't feel like putting mental effort into deciding what to eat" is there, but of the 3 they are the one I gravitate to the most.

Agreed. BK is my "I accept that I have to go to the in-laws but if I'm driving four hours I'm at least going to have one treat" guilty pleasure.

plague311 · 13th January 2020, 12:03 PM

Wasn't one million mom's recently in the news for something about Hallmark too? Say what you will, they're definitely a voice that seems to be getting heard. I don't know if that's a good thing since hearing them generally makes me think they're ******* stupid.

The use of the word "damn" is about as shrug worthy as it gets. I swear all of the time, so I'm not impartial by any means. That being said, I live in extremely conservative North Dakota, and there is perpetual swearing in my office. I didn't even know most conservatives gave a ****, but that's entirely based on my anecdotal experiences.

plague311 · 13th January 2020, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer

Agreed. BK is my "I accept that I have to go to the in-laws but if I'm driving four hours I'm at least going to have one treat" guilty pleasure.

Mine is Taco Bell, most people say it gives them the poos but I've never had that problem. I get the 3 softshell supreme tacos, and a diet Mountain Dew, and I can't be happier.

Though, a solid 80%+ of the time they forget to put the sour creme and tomatoes on. It's actually happened so frequently here in town that I've stopped calling to inform them of their failure. I never want anything free, but they generally thank me and do the same **** the next time.

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by plague311

Though, a solid 80%+ of the time they forget to put the sour creme and tomatoes on. It's actually happened so frequently here in town that I've stopped calling to inform them of their failure. I never want anything free, but they generally thank me and do the same **** the next time.

You must live in some alternative mirror dimension from me.

My wife hates tomatoes and doesn't like the kind of sour cream they use at Taco Bell so always asks them to take it off and they do it at about a 50/50 success rate.

Ziggurat · 13th January 2020, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by plague311

Mine is Taco Bell, most people say it gives them the poos but I've never had that problem.

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Dr. Keith · 13th January 2020, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer

Agreed. BK is my "I accept that I have to go to the in-laws but if I'm driving four hours I'm at least going to have one treat" guilty pleasure.

If I have to eat fast food I prefer the smaller chains.

Locally we have Whataburger. Sonic has a regional feel, but I think they are pretty well nationwide by now. Dairy Queen in Texas has a different menu from the rest of Dairy Queen, and they are typically only in small towns.

I used to love In-n-Out when I visited California, but now that we have them locally I rarely eat there.

Blakes Lotaburger in New Mexico is a solid local bite.

There seem to be more regional chicken places nowadays, too. But I'm not a huge chicken fan for fast food.

The last time I ate a BK I was waiting to get my license renewed and it was the closest food. It was decent. The last time I ate at MCDonalds I was waiting for some work on my car and it was the only food within walking distance. I just had an ice cream cone, but even that was disappointing.

All that being said, I stopped at Whataburger on Saturday while driving a bit and even though I am a huge fan, I was a bit upset when I saw that there was a Rudy's BBQ at the next exit up. My own fault.

The Atheist · 13th January 2020, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by theprestige

That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title.

Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech.

Hahaaha! John Cotton would be so proud.

At least I can be assured you'll never sully our shores.

We have mainstream, children's time TV adverts that have used the following:

"There ain't half been some clever bastards" under licence from Ian Dury's music copyright holders.
The most-popular ever advert for Toyota, in which a variety of people and one dog clearly state "Bugger!".
Some dickhead Aussies asking "Where the bloody hell are you?"

Also a pizza chain called Hell that features Satanic images and a pentagram.

Armitage72 · 13th January 2020, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by plague311

Wasn't one million mom's recently in the news for something about Hallmark too? Say what you will, they're definitely a voice that seems to be getting heard. I don't know if that's a good thing since hearing them generally makes me think they're ******* stupid.

Hallmark Channel. The network ran a Zola commercial that showed a lesbian couple getting married, (Not a) Million Moms complained, Hallmark Channel pulled the commercial, a much larger number of people immediately complained about the removal, and they reinstated the commercial a day later.

ahhell · 13th January 2020, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by casebro

Doe those "c-word" types realize that the English origin of "damn" is from the German word "Dammen", meaning women?

I thought the D would have been for "dumb", and the SJWs are complaining about it being pejorative of the low IQ of themselves.

Originally Posted by theprestige

No smiley... Is this a Poe?

"Damn" actually comes from old French, which got it from Latin, where it's a word for "damage" or "loss". Related words from the same origin include "indemnify" and "condemn".

"Dammen" in German comes from Latin "domina", which probably comes from "domus" or possibly from earlier words with connotations of "tame".

I hope you're making a joke, because white-knighting the word "damn" based on spurious etymology and lowkey misogyny seems like an even stupider hill to die on than the original complaint.

Beat me to the pedantry. There's something about spurious eytmologies that just pushes my buttons.

Damen, is probably cognate with the English Dame from the latin Domina which is probably of Dominus, or Master.

Also, this is another, "some idiot on the internet is offended by something that nobody cares about so lets pretends its a story to get clicks." brand of journalism.

JoeMorgue · 13th January 2020, 12:23 PM

Now I'm imaging One Million Moms as some sort of Lovecraftian colonial organism, like One Million Ants from Rick and Morty.

Hercules Rockefeller · 13th January 2020, 12:25 PM

I thought they had somehow worked the word "Democrat" into a commercial.

13th January 2020, 10:05 AM	#1
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 22,136	Conservative 'Moms' group slams Burger King for using 'the d-word' in a commercial CNN - "Activist conservative group One Million Moms is taking aim at Burger King for using what it calls the "d-word" in a commercial promoting the non-meat Impossible Whopper. In the ad, a group of people taste-test the plant-based patty that has been a hit for the fast-food company. With a mouthful of food, one man says, 'Damn, that's good.'" CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/12/us/on...ing/index.html Point 1. These people are stupid. Point 2. "People on the internet are freaking out about something" is not front page news.
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13th January 2020, 10:08 AM	#2
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles TLA Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 53,190	When I heard "d word" I assumed it would be "dick" and wondered how on earth it would be used in a BK ad.
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13th January 2020, 10:15 AM	#3
Thermal Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: God's own NJ USA Posts: 9,359	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey When I heard "d word" I assumed it would be "dick" and wondered how on earth it would be used in a BK ad. Whopper rebranding.
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13th January 2020, 10:18 AM	#4
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13th January 2020, 10:19 AM	#5
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles TLA Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 53,190	Originally Posted by Thermal Whopper rebranding. Now I'm brainstorming ideas for a BK ad campaign. "Size queens love Burger King because we've got the most meat." And so forth.
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13th January 2020, 10:21 AM	#6
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 41,274	That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title. Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech.

13th January 2020, 10:23 AM	#7
rockysmith76 Suspended Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 641	Originally Posted by theprestige That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title. Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech. there are greater crisis in the world however, these twits have too much free time
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13th January 2020, 10:23 AM	#8
casebro Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 17,281	Doe those "c-word" types realize that the English origin of "damn" is from the German word "Dammen", meaning women? I thought the D would have been for "dumb", and the SJWs are complaining about it being pejorative of the low IQ of themselves.
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13th January 2020, 10:25 AM	#9
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles TLA Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 53,190	Originally Posted by theprestige That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title. Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech. Remember when they couldn't say "ass" on television? Now they can not only say it but show it! Much has been gained in the march of progress.
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13th January 2020, 10:27 AM	#10
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 22,136	Originally Posted by theprestige That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title. I used, verbatim, the title of the news article I linked to. I always do this when I use a single article as a primary source.
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13th January 2020, 10:29 AM	#11
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 22,136	Originally Posted by Elagabalus I was going to ask this in the vegan thread, has anyone tried the impossible whopper? Is it as good as they say? I think so. I had the one at Red Robin (same company, Impossible, making the patty) and that's a little more generic sit down casual dining then fast food, but yeah I found it functionally indistinguishable from a normal generic beef patty.
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13th January 2020, 10:35 AM	#13
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 41,274	Originally Posted by rockysmith76 there are greater crisis in the world however, these twits have too much free time Thanks, it's been a while since I've seen an actual example of whataboutism, rather than an attempt to deflect legitimate claims of special pleading under that aegis.

13th January 2020, 10:41 AM	#14
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13th January 2020, 10:42 AM	#15
Myriad Hyperthetical Pither Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Betwixt Posts: 15,801	They must be looking for new targets after having finally wrapped up their successful campaign to eliminate the interjection "zounds!" (which after all is a shortened form of the blasphemous oath "by God's wounds!") from common usage.
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13th January 2020, 10:43 AM	#16
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 41,274	Originally Posted by casebro Doe those "c-word" types realize that the English origin of "damn" is from the German word "Dammen", meaning women? I thought the D would have been for "dumb", and the SJWs are complaining about it being pejorative of the low IQ of themselves. No smiley... Is this a Poe? "Damn" actually comes from old French, which got it from Latin, where it's a word for "damage" or "loss". Related words from the same origin include "indemnify" and "condemn". "Dammen" in German comes from Latin "domina", which probably comes from "domus" or possibly from earlier words with connotations of "tame". I hope you're making a joke, because white-knighting the word "damn" based on spurious etymology and lowkey misogyny seems like an even stupider hill to die on than the original complaint.

13th January 2020, 10:45 AM	#17
theprestige Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 41,274	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue I used, verbatim, the title of the news article I linked to. I always do this when I use a single article as a primary source. Noted. Let the record show that CNN has packed an impressive amount of disdain and dismissal into their headline.

13th January 2020, 10:52 AM	#18
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13th January 2020, 10:56 AM	#19
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles TLA Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 53,190	Who even eats at Burger King? I know they are more common than McDonald's but I don't know anyone who ever eats at one except when travelling and there's literally nowhere else.
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13th January 2020, 11:06 AM	#20
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 22,136	Originally Posted by TragicMonkey Who even eats at Burger King? I know they are more common than McDonald's but I don't know anyone who ever eats at one except when travelling and there's literally nowhere else. Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best. I mean they are fast food so "They are what you eat when you don't feel like putting mental effort into deciding what to eat" is there, but of the 3 they are the one I gravitate to the most.
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13th January 2020, 11:09 AM	#22
TragicMonkey Poisoned Waffles TLA Winner Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Monkey Posts: 53,190	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best. I mean they are fast food so "They are what you eat when you don't feel like putting mental effort into deciding what to eat" is there, but of the 3 they are the one I gravitate to the most. Ah. I see now. The answer is "the riffraff". flutters silk handkerchief embroidered with seed pearls Do enjoy these "burger sandwiches" of yours, be certain to wash what fingers you have left to you before you return to your tractor machine!
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13th January 2020, 11:18 AM	#23
Myriad Hyperthetical Pither Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Betwixt Posts: 15,801	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best. Agreed. Unfortunately, their chicken (in any form they offer) is by far the worst, so I haven't been to one in years.
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13th January 2020, 11:24 AM	#24
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13th January 2020, 11:25 AM	#25
xjx388 Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 7,673	Originally Posted by Elagabalus I was going to ask this in the vegan thread, has anyone tried the impossible whopper? Is it as good as they say? I do not like the Impossible burger. It has a weird taste. Beyond Burgers are much better IMO.
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13th January 2020, 11:26 AM	#26
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 22,136	If anything McDonalds is the one I eat at by my own choosing (vice just "finding myself there because it's available") the least. Mainly because it has the crappiest dollar menu. Prices for fast food have gone up a lot and when I start getting close to or breaking the 10 dollar mark for a basic combo I start figuring I might as well look for an actual restaurant, not a fast food joint (murky though that distinction is these days) but Wendy's, Burger King, and Hardees (which I totally forget about until just now) have 4 and 5 dollar meal deals.
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13th January 2020, 11:27 AM	#27
Skeptic Ginger Nasty Woman Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 78,141	Let's see, here are some related headlines: CNN misses the story: Miami Herald, 2012: The (Not Really) One Million Moms. Quote: "One Million" Moms actually has only 44,113 followers on Facebook. ("They're rounding to the nearest million and I get that," Ellen said on her show last week) One Million Moms has a long history of anti-gay preaching. The article is a crack-up. Quote: I am concerned about the future of our country, not just because these moms are raising their kids in an atmosphere of intolerance, but because they're also probably helping their children with their math homework. Then there is this elephant: CNN afraid to use the word Damn after intimidation by an astro-turf group on FaceBook. Quote: If you're going to call yourselves One Million Moms and summon the collective power of baby-making women, at least do it for something worthwhile, like lowering the unemployment rate or finding a cure for cancer or feeding Macaulay Culkin. Instead, the organization One Million Moms is lobbying JCPenney to fire its new spokesperson, squeaky-clean-lesbian-talk-show-host Ellen DeGeneres, because she "is not a true representation of the type of families that shop at their store." An online project of the "conservative, pro-family" American Family Association, One Million Moms has urged members to call their local JCPenney stores to complain.
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13th January 2020, 11:37 AM	#28
Giordano Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 16,166	Gee, I thought that Trump had already broken the barrier for the use of “damn” (as well as a bunch of even worse words) in public media. But if “Million Moms” is trying to walk him back too...

13th January 2020, 11:54 AM	#29
cullennz Embarrasingly illiterate Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 18,049	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue If anything McDonalds is the one I eat at by my own choosing (vice just "finding myself there because it's available") the least. Mainly because it has the crappiest dollar menu. Prices for fast food have gone up a lot and when I start getting close to or breaking the 10 dollar mark for a basic combo I start figuring I might as well look for an actual restaurant, not a fast food joint (murky though that distinction is these days) but Wendy's, Burger King, and Hardees (which I totally forget about until just now) have 4 and 5 dollar meal deals. Without wanting to come across as some sort of food pretentious idiot (I have takeaways) McDonalds is ****. I have had it once and is basically factory assembly line.
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13th January 2020, 11:57 AM	#30
P.J. Denyer Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,256	Originally Posted by JoeMorgue Of the big 3 burger fast food joints (McDonalds/Wendys/Burger King) their burgers are by far the best. I mean they are fast food so "They are what you eat when you don't feel like putting mental effort into deciding what to eat" is there, but of the 3 they are the one I gravitate to the most. Agreed. BK is my "I accept that I have to go to the in-laws but if I'm driving four hours I'm at least going to have one treat" guilty pleasure.
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13th January 2020, 12:03 PM	#31
plague311 Great minds think... Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7,480	Wasn't one million mom's recently in the news for something about Hallmark too? Say what you will, they're definitely a voice that seems to be getting heard. I don't know if that's a good thing since hearing them generally makes me think they're ***** stupid. The use of the word "damn" is about as shrug worthy as it gets. I swear all of the time, so I'm not impartial by any means. That being said, I live in extremely conservative North Dakota, and there is perpetual swearing in my office. I didn't even know most conservatives gave a **, but that's entirely based on my anecdotal experiences.
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13th January 2020, 12:05 PM	#32
plague311 Great minds think... Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7,480	Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer Agreed. BK is my "I accept that I have to go to the in-laws but if I'm driving four hours I'm at least going to have one treat" guilty pleasure. Mine is Taco Bell, most people say it gives them the poos but I've never had that problem. I get the 3 softshell supreme tacos, and a diet Mountain Dew, and I can't be happier. Though, a solid 80%+ of the time they forget to put the sour creme and tomatoes on. It's actually happened so frequently here in town that I've stopped calling to inform them of their failure. I never want anything free, but they generally thank me and do the same **** the next time.
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13th January 2020, 12:08 PM	#33
JoeMorgue Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 22,136	Originally Posted by plague311 Though, a solid 80%+ of the time they forget to put the sour creme and tomatoes on. It's actually happened so frequently here in town that I've stopped calling to inform them of their failure. I never want anything free, but they generally thank me and do the same **** the next time. You must live in some alternative mirror dimension from me. My wife hates tomatoes and doesn't like the kind of sour cream they use at Taco Bell so always asks them to take it off and they do it at about a 50/50 success rate.
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13th January 2020, 12:17 PM	#35
Dr. Keith Not a doctor. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 19,630	Originally Posted by P.J. Denyer Agreed. BK is my "I accept that I have to go to the in-laws but if I'm driving four hours I'm at least going to have one treat" guilty pleasure. If I have to eat fast food I prefer the smaller chains. Locally we have Whataburger. Sonic has a regional feel, but I think they are pretty well nationwide by now. Dairy Queen in Texas has a different menu from the rest of Dairy Queen, and they are typically only in small towns. I used to love In-n-Out when I visited California, but now that we have them locally I rarely eat there. Blakes Lotaburger in New Mexico is a solid local bite. There seem to be more regional chicken places nowadays, too. But I'm not a huge chicken fan for fast food. The last time I ate a BK I was waiting to get my license renewed and it was the closest food. It was decent. The last time I ate at MCDonalds I was waiting for some work on my car and it was the only food within walking distance. I just had an ice cream cone, but even that was disappointing. All that being said, I stopped at Whataburger on Saturday while driving a bit and even though I am a huge fan, I was a bit upset when I saw that there was a Rudy's BBQ at the next exit up. My own fault.
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13th January 2020, 12:18 PM	#36
The Atheist The Grammar Tyrant Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 23,337	Originally Posted by theprestige That's an impressive amount of disdain and dismissiveness to work into a single thread title. Also, I'm pretty sure the time has not yet come for "damn" to enter the main stream of commercial speech. Hahaaha! John Cotton would be so proud. At least I can be assured you'll never sully our shores. We have mainstream, children's time TV adverts that have used the following: "There ain't half been some clever bastards" under licence from Ian Dury's music copyright holders. The most-popular ever advert for Toyota, in which a variety of people and one dog clearly state "Bugger!". Some dickhead Aussies asking "Where the bloody hell are you?" Also a pizza chain called Hell that features Satanic images and a pentagram.
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13th January 2020, 12:20 PM	#37
Armitage72 Illuminator Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,728	Originally Posted by plague311 Wasn't one million mom's recently in the news for something about Hallmark too? Say what you will, they're definitely a voice that seems to be getting heard. I don't know if that's a good thing since hearing them generally makes me think they're ******* stupid. Hallmark Channel. The network ran a Zola commercial that showed a lesbian couple getting married, (Not a) Million Moms complained, Hallmark Channel pulled the commercial, a much larger number of people immediately complained about the removal, and they reinstated the commercial a day later.
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13th January 2020, 12:23 PM	#38
ahhell Master Poster Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,873	Originally Posted by casebro Doe those "c-word" types realize that the English origin of "damn" is from the German word "Dammen", meaning women? I thought the D would have been for "dumb", and the SJWs are complaining about it being pejorative of the low IQ of themselves. Originally Posted by theprestige No smiley... Is this a Poe? "Damn" actually comes from old French, which got it from Latin, where it's a word for "damage" or "loss". Related words from the same origin include "indemnify" and "condemn". "Dammen" in German comes from Latin "domina", which probably comes from "domus" or possibly from earlier words with connotations of "tame". I hope you're making a joke, because white-knighting the word "damn" based on spurious etymology and lowkey misogyny seems like an even stupider hill to die on than the original complaint. Beat me to the pedantry. There's something about spurious eytmologies that just pushes my buttons. Damen, is probably cognate with the English Dame from the latin Domina which is probably of Dominus, or Master. Also, this is another, "some idiot on the internet is offended by something that nobody cares about so lets pretends its a story to get clicks." brand of journalism.
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