Burger King to market bunless Whoppers

AP via Boston.com ^ | 01/13/2004

[GeneD]

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Burger King Corp. is joining the low-carbohydrate parade by offering bunless Whopper hamburgers and, soon, salads featuring steak, chicken and shrimp.

The bunless sandwiches, which will be available nationwide beginning Tuesday, will come in plastic salad bowls, with knife and fork.

[chance33_98]

Bloom County had a comic strip about ordering a Whopper without a bun years ago.

And he ordered a drink without a cup iirc.

[joesnuffy]

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Ordering a pizza in 2004

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Operator: "Thank you for calling Pizza Hut.
May I have your..."

Customer: "Hi, I'd like to order take out."

Operator: "May I have your NIDN first, sir?"

Customer: "My National ID Number, oh, yeah, hold on,
um, it's 6102049998-45-54610."

Operator: "Thank you, Mr. Sheehan. I see you live at
1742 Meadowland Drive, and the phone number's
494-2366. Your office number over at Lincoln Insurance
is 745-2302 and your cell number's 266-2566. Which
number are you calling from, sir?"

Customer: "Huh? I'm at home. Where d'ya get all this
information?"

Operator: "We're wired into the system, sir."

Customer: (sighs) "Oh, well, I'd like to order a
couple of your All-Meat Special pizzas..."

Operator: "I don't think that's a good idea, sir."

Customer: "Whaddya mean?"

Operator: "Sir, your medical records indicate that
you've got very high blood pressure and extremely high
cholesterol. Your National Health Care provider won't
allow such an unhealthy choice."

Customer: "Darn. What do you recommend, then?"

Operator: "You might try our low-fat Soybean Yogurt
Pizza. I'm sure you'll like it"

Customer: "What makes you think I'd like something
like that?"

Operator: "Well, you checked out 'Gourmet Soybean
Recipes' from your local library last week, sir.
That's why I made the suggestion."

Customer: "All right, all right. Give me two
family-sized ones, then. What's the damage?"

Operator: "That should be plenty for you, your wife
and your four kids, sir. The 'damage,' as you put it,
heh, heh, comes $49.99."

Customer: "Lemme give you my credit card number."

Operator: "I'm sorry sir, but I'm afraid you'll have
to pay in cash. Your credit card balance is over its
limit."

Customer: "I'll run over to the ATM and get some cash
before your driver gets here."

Operator: "That won't work either, sir. Your checking
account's overdrawn."

Customer: "Never mind. Just send the pizzas. I'll have
the cash ready. How long will it take?"

Operator: "We're running a little behind, sir. It'll
be about 45 minutes. If you're in a hurry you might
want to pick 'em up while you're out getting
the cash, but carrying pizzas on a motorcycle can be a
little awkward."

Customer: "How the heck do you know I'm riding a
bike?"

Operator: "It says here you're in arrears on your car
payments, so your car got repo'ed. But your Harley's
paid up, so I just assumed that you'd be using it."

Customer: "@#%/$@&?#!"

Operator: "I'd advise watching your language, sir.
You've already got a July 2016 conviction for cussing
out a cop."

Customer: (Speechless)

Operator: "Will there be anything else, sir?"

Customer: "No, nothing, oh yeah, don't forget the two
free liters of Coke your ad says I get with the
pizzas."

Operator: "I'm sorry sir, but our ad's exclusionary
clause prevents us from offering free soda to
diabetics.

[martin_fierro]

Fry Gal Emeritvs PING.

[truthkeeper]

I very rarely eat snacks anymore and drink a lot more water than I ever did.

I actually think it's as simple as that. Add in regular exercise (I walk an hour a day) and anyone can lose weight, IMHO.

[xsmommy]

i didn't do fried, i handled the whoppers! : )

[Lady Composer]

OK. So now, how do you hold on to the thing when driving? That is HALF of the bun's function! I suppose I could speer it with the fork and knaw on it when driving!

[martin_fierro]

i didn't do fried, i handled the whoppers!

Nope. Not gonna go there.

[Restore]

But can I get one here?

[IYAS9YAS]

I remember a commercial a few years back from Jack in the Box...introducing some artery clogger (the best burgers are atery cloggers) and the guy in the survey says "I understand the meat and cheese...why the bun?"

[The_Victor]

Don't knock Atkins -- its great for people with sugar/carb addictions. Cutting addictions will help people lower their overall intake.

I'm not knocking Atkins, but you have to admit, when KFC starts marketing their breaded product as low carb, when Anheuser-Busch starts marketing a "low carb" beer (oxymoron since beer is nothing but carbs and water), that the Ankins craze is a fad.

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

ping...

[Huck]

It took me a few separate tries before low carb dieting took hold for me. Now I don't think about it much at all. I have adapted over time to it and fit it into my routine. I am not following atkins strictly. I don't sweat whether I am eating 20 g or 30 g. I just stay away from carbs. Bread, fruit, sugar, crackers, chips, starchy veggies---I avoid all that stuff. I eat salad, veggies, chicken, fish, nuts, etc. I will have a little ketchup with my eggs or a little steak sauce. It's worked well. It addressed my main problem, which is being able to eat til I am satisfied without gaining weight.

[kegler4]

"And the Atkins fad roars on."

I realize Adkins is driving this but this is also wonderful for people like me who have an autoimmune disease called celiac sprue. We can't eat wheat, rye, or barley because it will eventually kill us.

In n' Out and Hardee's (Carl's) actually have a burger wrapped in a huge lettuce leaf. It's great to be able to order something like this without having people look at you like you have three heads. I've actually had people say, "Why is the world would you want a hamburger (hot dog) without a bun?" Answer: "Because I hate eating poison."

[kaktuskid]

In-N-Out has been offering a bunless burger for years..wrapped in lettuce leaves...ask for "protein style"

[Trampled by Lambs]

I agree that Atkins has taken on all the aspects of a craze or fad. But it is not a crock.

The fact is that I have been a heavy guy for most of my adult life and tried many, many diets along with my own attempts and was never able to lose the weight till I tried Atkins. I personally know of many others who have been helped by it. It made a believer out of me and I am the biggest sceptic you'll ever hear of.

I'm guessing most people who are down on Atkins are people that have never had a weight problem. If you DO have a weight problem, give it a shot, you'll be amazed.

[CajunConservative]

Woo Hoo! I love whoppers, but they're too messy to go bunless without a bowl :o)

[redhead]

"And the Atkins fad roars on."

Actually, just the name is "faddish." A low-carbohydrate, protein-rich diet with natural, unrefined fats is the historical diet of humans. There's not much that's faddish about a diet that consists of meat, fish, poultry, cheese, and eggs with fresh green or yellow vegetables, and occasional fresh fruit. The only components that have been removed are refined starches and sugars and denatured vegetable oils.

[Lady Composer]

Exactly my sentiments!

[upchuck]

I've taken to ordering MCDs double cheeseburgers. Normally they put the cheese between the patties and the bun which makes removing the bun hard. So I request they put the cheese between the patties. Granted, it's not 100% sirloin, but for just a buck it gets the job done in a pinch.

[Centurion2000]

The McDonalds nearby has figured out that Atkins is a strong dietary preference here. They now package double cheeseburgers with no bun in a chicken mcnugget box.

Works great :)