You can never overestimate the heights of iniquity to which the American Corporation is capable of ascending, and, as a wise Connecticut Yankee once said, you can never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American Public. Those two eternal verities are colliding once again, starting in Nebraska and Rhode Island, but soon appearing at a KFC near you:
In the midst of a staggering obesity epidemic in the US, KFC has doubled down on a high-calorie menu choice. KFC is now offering a “sandwich” which consists of bacon, two kinds of cheeses and sauce between two pieces of fried chicken. That’s right, fried chicken as a bun instead of bread.
This abomination (it is actually called the “Double Down”) is being test marketed in our neighboring state, so to a certain extent our fate is in their hands. The calorie content is estimated by the Huffington Post to exceed 1200 calories. That doesn’t include the inevitable super sized soda, but even if you take yours with water you will be getting more than half the calories you are likely to need in a day. And who can eat just one?
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