Post 14. Health

Last week, KFC, the company formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken (but since truncated to minimize spelling errors in Twitter feeds) announced the Double Down, believed to be the world's first breadless sandwich. Which, of course, makes it not a sandwich, as the very definition of sandwich is "stuff between two pieces of bread".

A fitting tribute to the (hopeful) end of the Morbidly Obese Era, the Double Down is a bacon and cheese sandwich with some kind of zesty sauce trapped between your choice of 2 pieces of either fried or grilled chicken, aka the world's first edible suicide attempt.


This is what KFC wants you to think you're getting.


This is what you're actually getting.

What's truly amazing about the Double Down is not its enormous caloric (540) or fat (32g) content, it's that it's NOT THE MOST UNHEALTHY THING YOU CAN BUY. Numerous fast food chains, despite their limp attempts to appear the opposite, still offer menu options that will clog your arteries mid-meal. Hell, every item on Carl's Jr. menu is unhealthier than the Double Down. Including the Fried Bacon Mayo Sauce.

But despite the protests from skinny vegans and assertions from Christian Parent Watchdog groups who no doubt blame this on President Obama, the fact remains that Americans WANT to eat this kind of stuff. Just look at it, it looks delicious. The Double Down combines America's two favorite animals to eat (chicken and pigs), deep fries them, and slaps them together without the inconvenience that is bread. We all know that's why fancy restaurants put a basket of bread in front of you as soon as you sit down: so you'll get full on that instead of chicken and pork/ham/bacon. It's a trick, America! Wake up!

One can only hope that other fast food restaurants follow suit and create Double Downs of their own. Imagine a Big Mac after it's been given the Double Down treatment: Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on...two more all-beef patties. Or Pizza Hut's Pizza Mess, which is cheese, sauce and pepperoni wrapped in more cheese and sauce.

In closing, most will find it hard to sleep at night knowing that the Double Down is readily available, but don't give in. It's only goal is to slowly kill you and bleed you of all your financial resources (I forgot to mention - it's $5 for one of these). Do the sensible thing and put this monstrosity between 2 slices of bread. Before it's too late.

Post 2. Parents Embracing Technology

My Dad just texted me:

"I know you're enjoying the company of a lady friend, anything serious?"

I think he means my girlfriend. Or a courtesan I've hired. Hard to tell.

Yes, I have been courting [Jane Smith] for some time now. I reckon I may ask her to accompany me to the Ice Cream Social next month.

It's weird to get texts from parents and see them on Facebook. There was an understood boundary a few years ago - young people played with computers, their parents didn't understand how they work. It's the natural order of things. But now, technology has become so user-friendly, you can't keep anyone out. It's like being a fan of Nirvana in 1991 and then your mom asking you, "what's this "lights out" song I keep hearing? It reminds me of Blue Cheer".

Whatever that is.

I bet this is how 13 year olds feel about me being on Twitter.