"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 2/11/2014 1:42 PM, Bryan-TGWWW wrote:
>>
>> Back when they were $1, I'd buy 3, all no ketchup, extra pickle and
>> onion,
>> two of them with no bun--which came with a piece of iceberg in lieu of
>> bun.
>> Then I'd have a sextuple cheeseburger for $3. If I were less hungry, a
>> quadruple for $2.
>>
>> --B
>>
>
> Jeepers - people on the mainland eat a lot!
>
> I'll have to try getting a McDouble to see if I can eat a double. Double
> burgers have never appealed to me. The idea of eating a quad burger makes
> me feel ill. 6? Fuggetaboutit!
>
> OTOH, the idea of eating cheaply and having somebody else prepare the food
> has always appealed to me. I used to get one baked potato and one small
> cup of chili at Burger King for a dollar each. The chili was dumped on the
> potato and presto - instant heartburn for only $2. Perhaps not as
> impressive as a 6 burger burger but at least i could eat the whole thing.

The patties are very small. They were called double burgers when I was a
kid and I ate them then.

Hmmm... I don't think the BK here ever had baked potatoes. Not sure about
chili either. They did have tacos in NY. Those were not bad. But they
didn't have them for long.