pudge's Journal: Burger King

I hate the new Burger King ads. The've had them for over a year, the ones with the guy with the King mask stalking people. I despise these ads, as I have mentioned before.

I don't get fast food option, but all my life, I've preferred Burger King over McDonald's. I like their fries, shakes, and burgers better. And they have onion rings. And better BBQ sauce.

I maybe get fast food every few months. It's very rare. And I have not gone to Burger King the last few times, just because of the ads. Today, I went to McDonald's, even though Burger King was slightly closer.

Jack in the Box

[ces]

Jack in the Box seems to be the default big chain option for me. I mostly like their food and they are more common than Burger Kings around here. This is especially true since the franchisee who owned most of the Burger Kings in King county suddenly went out of business.

I like BK and Wendy's too but there is rarely one nearby the rare times I do the fast food thing.

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[ces]

Oh yea, I find the current Burger King commercials stupid too.

On the other hand I like the "Jack" commercials Jack in the Box has done for the past several years.

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[TopShelf]

My kids (4, 4, and 3) have only been to Jack in the Box twice, but they think it's about the funniest thing they've ever seen. Whenever we pass one, they point it out and ask when we're going back...

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[robi2106]

JitB is my fav as well. Just plain bigger burgers, sandwiches, etc.

For example, this morning I went to he Double Arches and had to McGriddle something-or-others. They tasted horrible. Like they were submerged in high fructose corn syrup and then fried. And they were only about 2" in diameter. Tiny! I suppose that since they tasted nasty I should be glad that they were small, but still....

jason

Ah see...

[FroMan]

TV ruined it for you. TV is a plague upon the land.

Well, actually I'm a big taco bell fan. The wife and I usually can escape there with less than $8 spent. BK is usually $11ish. And Arbys is like $13. So, for a cheap and quick meal, Taco Bell.

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[ncc74656]

Well, actually I'm a big taco bell fan.

Taco Hell is nasty. Del Taco pwnz Taco Hell. (I don't think they exist beyond California, Nevada, and Arizona, though...kinda like In-N-Out in that regard.)

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[ces]

Taco Hell is nasty. Del Taco pwnz Taco Hell.

Tacos Guaymas and Taco Del Mar[1] kick both of their asses. Also try your local taco truck. Taco Time is another option but not quite as good as the previous three options.

[1]I suppose Taco Del Mar is more like Chipotle than Taco Hell. But who's counting?

The King

[StalinsNotDead]

That's one of the creepiest advertising campaigns on television. My friend is convinced that the person responsible for them is a pedophile.

My take on it

[Degrees]

For starters, let me say my preferred fast food joint is Jack In The Box, both for their food and their commercials.

My take on it is that someone in the advertising department at BK looked at the Jack In The Box commercials and said "What we need is a spokesperson who wears a big plastic ball on his head and is funny. OK, not a ball, but a crown, and I guess it has to have a face. Everyone agree?"

And there was the murmur of approval, as they all embarked on a trip to Abilene [amazon.com].

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[Miguelito]

For starters, let me say my preferred fast food joint is Jack In The Box, both for their food and their commercials.

It'd have to be Carl's Jr. for me. Nothing beats their double western... and the chicken club is very tastey for slightly healthier fare.

Jack in the Box isn't bad, but I just find CJ's better. Jack wins on commercials hands down though.

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[pudge]

It'd have to be Carl's Jr. for me. Nothing beats their double western...

I agree. The Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger is the best fast food burger of all time. And they have superior onion rings and shakes, too.

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[pudge]

The BK ads are great.

False. The BK ads are creepy and evil.

Not quite on the level of the Quizno's spongmonkeys "we love the subs!" ads, which I still contend are the best advertisements ever conceived by man

I don't know what those are, but now that you bring it up, I also avoid Quizno's because of an ad they ran, where a guy is making sandwiches for the store in his underwear. For some reason that just seemed unappetizing to me. So I don't eat there anymore.

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[pudge]

Showed up in early 2004. A lot of people thought they were weird and creepy, and the series did not continue. Like with the King, I disagree on that as well. http://www.slate.com/id/2095868/ [slate.com] has more.

Wow, those are retarded ads.

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[rho]

The BK commercial with the King poking his head around an I-beam to stare at the riveter on the other side? Creepy. Every normal person's first instinct would be to knock his ass off the ledge and watch him plummet to his death, content in the knowledge that they have removed a blight from the face of the planet.

Ever since the Energizer bunny was introduced every ad agency has tried to come up with something just as iconic and largely failed. Remember the Duracell plastic people? Also deep in the uncanny [wikipedia.org]

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[Miguelito]

Showed up in early 2004. A lot of people thought they were weird and creepy, and the series did not continue.

They were just so over the top odd and creepy that it induced laughter.

"...they got a pepper bar."