As world population exceeds 7 billion and those old Malthusian concerns about food supply for that many people recur, it is reassuring to know that a Bethlehem restaurant offers the "Bender-Ender". This ten-ounce burger is topped by a fried egg and (of course) bacon and is stuffed in the middle of two grilled cheese sandwiches. This one sandwich includes more calories, protein, and fat than an average village in Bangladesh consumes in a week.
I'll have Diet Coke with mine. I must maintain my slim, girlish figure.
KFC unveiled an addition to its Famous Bowl in numerous TV ads this week. How can one improve on a bowl-ful of mashed potatoes, corn, gravy and crispy chicken bits? "We added bacon!", reply the perky KFC employees in the commercial. "Everything's better with bacon."
So true. Is it the nitrites or the fat or the cholestrol that give the Famous Bowl that extra zip? Who cares?
No to be outdone, Burger King offers the Triple Stacker. It includes three 5 oz beef patties, two slices of cheese, and three bacon strips smothered in Special Stacker Sauce. Note that the Triple Stacker does not contain any of that pesky lettuce, tomato or other "rabbit food" to interfere with its bacon-infused burger deliciousness.
In 1798, Thomas Malthus famously declared that when population growth exceeds grain supply, war, pestilence, and misery will result. Thanks to The Green Revolution, this has (fortunately) not occurred. If Malthus were alive today, he might amend his theory. "When population growth exceeds bacon supply, look out! After all, everything's better with bacon."
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