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As many fast-food chains are catering to the health-conscious, Hardee's is introducing the biggest and thickest of its Thickburgers — one with enough calories to make Ronald McDonald blush.

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Even a news release touted the Monster — at 1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat — as "a monument to decadence." Add fries and a soda and a single meal would involve more calories and fat than most people should get in a day.

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Sales for the 2,067-restaurant chain have risen steadily since the introduction of the Thickburger family. Same-store sales are up 7.8% this year.

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The government's Center for Nutritional Policy and Promotion recommends a daily caloric intake ranging from 1,600 calories for sedentary women and older adults to 2,800 calories for teenage boys and active adults.

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Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
 
Mmmm.....decadence.

*drools*

Man, I wish we had Hardees out here.
 

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Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
 
I know they are techically the same chain but I like Carl's Jr. better.

AJ
 

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Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
 
I declined on the Hardee's experience on my trip home, although I did get a good laugh out of the name 'thickburger'.
 

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Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
 

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one with enough calories to make Ronald McDonald blush

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Isn't Ronald McDonald a clown? Doesn't he wear those red things on his cheeks anyways? How could tell if he blushed?
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
Maybe clowns don't blush in the same places humans do.

And... Hardee's is the same thing as Carls Jr.? So is the Thickburger the same thing as the $6 Burger?

[ November 16, 2004, 01:02 PM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]
 

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Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
 
Hardee's burgers just aren't all that great. I've come to the decision that fast food burgers are just kind of . . . blah, anyway.

And Popeye's decimates Hardee's fried chicken nine ways to Sunday. The only reason Hardee's exists is because they make a perfect chicken biscuit.

I do mean perfect.
 

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Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
 
Carl's Jr is definitely better than Hardee's although I'm not sure why. Too bad I had to end my relationship with Carl when he started hanging out with girls on bucking broncos and Playboy bunnies.

I miss his Western Bacon Cheeseburgers.

[ November 16, 2004, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
 

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Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
 
Hats off to Hardees! When you compare fast food burgers, Hardees has definitely become the king since it came out with these thick burgers. I mean, for once a fast food place serves actual real burgers - or as close as we can expect them to come.
 

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Posted by BunnV (Member # 6816) on :
 

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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
 
Um... I don't think that kaioshin intended everyone one to go "yummy"...
 

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Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
 
kaioshin needs to go to Hardees!
 

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Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
 
One of the best parts of Hatrack is that people don't necessarily react the way you intend.
 

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Posted by BunnV (Member # 6816) on :
 

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kaioshin needs to go to Hardees!

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I'll make a note to invite kaioshin for us both NOT to go to Hardees.(Where do you want to go, kaioshin?)
 

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Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
 
I'm vegetarian
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
I'm sure you could get it without the patties and bacon if you asked.
 

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Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
 
I started salivating as I read that description.
 

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Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
 
two 1/3-pound slabs of Angus beef, four strips of bacon, three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered sesame seed bun

Three slices of cheese and mayonnaise on a buttered sesame bun sounds delicious.
 

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Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :
 
We don't havea Hardee's here! I must go to Carls Junior today!
 

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Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :
 
Hardee's chicken biscuits cannot compare to Chick-Fil-A's. Sorry.
 

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Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
 
Hardees has excellent curly fries. And for fast-food, their cheap cheeseburgers are pretty good.

*is very cheap when it comes to fast food*
 

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Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
 
Cheap fast food is the only way to go. Once you realize you're spending 15-20 bucks on fast food, it's time to go to Applebee's.
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
Whoa, does that mean I'm high class? I go to Applebee's at least once a week. Sometimes I don't order food, but I definitely go.

By the way, PSI, what are Tucson's Happy Hours like? In Prescott, there's only one happy hour a day, from 10-11pm, which means half off appetizers and drinks. My friends went to Utah, and they had no happy hour whatsoever, and then went to one in Phoenix, and it had, like, a 4 hour happy hour.

[ November 16, 2004, 02:37 PM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]
 

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Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
 
Thank you Chris for saying what needed to be said. I cannot even fathom a chicken biscuit better than Chick-fil-a.

Feyd Baron, DoC
 

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Posted by Zamphyr (Member # 6213) on :
 
Man, we don't have Hardees, Carl Jr.s or Chick Filets around here.

I have to get my crap food from Checkers, Popeyes, and White Castle. mmm crave.
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
Of the six you just mentioned, all we have in Prescott is Carls Jr.
 

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Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
 
Goat: Happy hour is, I think, 4-7 and 10-close or something like that. Unless it closes at ten. I can't remember. But definately 4-7. Or maybe 3-7. Or something.
 

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Posted by Alcon (Member # 6645) on :
 
I love small college towns:
Burger King (multiple)
Hardees
Arby's
Wendy's
Mcdonalds (multiple)
Shake and Steak (multiple, open 24/7 and damn are their steak burgers good)
Applebee's
White Castle (yuck)
Taco Bell
Chick Fil A
...dunno if we have a Carl Jr.

But the one thing I think we Don't have that I really wish we did: Friendly's. Now THAT is good fast food
 

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Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
 
The Hardee's thickburgers rule. Wow, no more Mickey D's...
 

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Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
 
Gah!

Didn't any of you see Super Size Me ?
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
Nah. Besides, wasn't he eating MacDonalds? We're talking about Hardee's, which I assume is completely different.
 

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Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
 
No, no, no. For mostly-fast food, it's Culver's or nothing.

Unless I'm stuck walking, then it's the friendly neighborhood McDonald's. I don't know where there actually is a Hardee's or Burger King in the area anymore.

[Quick search showed 2 Hardee's in the entire city of Madison, and several BKs, none of which are particularly close to campus. Hmm... I can think of at least two McDonald's right here, though. Interesting.]
 

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Posted by Xaposert (Member # 1612) on :
 
Well, I'm not planning on going to Hardee's every day like that guy did with McD's!

[ November 16, 2004, 04:35 PM: Message edited by: Xaposert ]
 

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Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
 
I promise you, it can't be THAT different. However, once-a-month fast food shouldn't hurt anybody, much. I'd keep it at that or below, if possible, though.
 

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Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
 
There used to be one on University, but they closed a year, maybe a year and a half ago. The fast food left on State is Taco Hell and Pizza Hut, unless you count Parthenon and Pizza di Roma (I don't). The McDonald's up on Capitol Square is also now closed.
 

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Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
 

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Exactly. Even that monster Thickburger wouldn't hurt you if you only had one occasionally. Unless it is actually contaminated, no single food item can wreck your health. It's possible to indulge in fast food once in a while and still remain slender and healthy. It's eating it too often that hurts people.

We don't have this "Hardee's" place here, though. We have a Carl's Jr., which I rather like.

One of my goals in life is to eat at White Castle someday. The place sounds disgusting--from what I've heard there is no variety and the food is super-greasy. But there remains a certain mystique about the place that intrigues me. Curse you, Beastie Boys!
 

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 
Yeah. I heard White Castle fries only come in one size.
 

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Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
 
I recommend Moe's! The cheese dip is yummy. And someday when I'm rich I'm going to get the cup of fat for $9.99.
 

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Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
 
Why would someone eat that?

I am a fat chick...I fully admit that. But you know, I don't eat fast food that much, and when I do, I eat a McDonald's regular hamburger (yeah, that skimpy little thing) and a small order of fries - and that is more than enough.

It's like people who go to buffet restaurants and eat three or four or five heaping plates of food. I don't care if they are fat or thin, I just can't figure out where a person would put that much food at one sitting - or in one day, for that matter.

I'm not condemning anyone who can eat that much...I'm just asking, HOW?
 

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I am a fat chick...I fully admit that.

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Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
 

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I'm not condemning anyone who can eat that much...I'm just asking, HOW?

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1,420 calories and 107 grams of fat

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I don't eat that many calories in a day. That's sickening. And I don't really like fast food, anyway.

(btw, the ads for this page are for calorie counters)
 

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Posted by signal (Member # 6828) on :
 
I don't think there's a Hardee's near me anymore, but good for them for making a real fast food burger. I'm so tired of all the fast food places going along with the Atkin's diet or whatever. Their food gets smaller with "less" fat and preservatives, which were the only things keeping it from tasting like cardboard to begin with. Btw, isn't it just common sense to not eat fast food everyday? Do people really need nutritionists and a movie to tell them that?

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It's like people who go to buffet restaurants and eat three or four or five heaping plates of food. I don't care if they are fat or thin, I just can't figure out where a person would put that much food at one sitting - or in one day, for that matter.

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Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
 
When I was younger, my goal at a buffet was always to make sure that the restaurant lost money on me.

These days, it's just not worth it anymore.
 

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Posted by Ghost of Zevlag (Member # 3346) on :
 
I won't eat McD's. I love Carl's Double Bacon Western Burger.

I haven't seen a CJ's in New Zealand. I don't think they are here. The only fast food chains I've noticed are McD's and Burger King.
 

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Posted by Architraz Warden (Member # 4285) on :
 
What? Has no one here eaten a Fuddruckers 1 lb. Burger with cheese and bacon?

Feyd Baron, DoC
 

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Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
 
We don't have Fuddruckers here, but a friend of mine in high school somehow got hold of a T-shirt that said "Eat Me At Fuddruckers", and had a drawing of a hamburger. For some reason, we thought that was just the funniest thing.
 

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Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
 
Alcon, I love being in a big university town.

Five minutes from campus:
Pitas x2
Pizza - Pizza Nova and Campus Pizza
Curry in a Hurry
Phat Cat Gyros and falafel
Shandiz (Persian)
Soeul Soul (Korean/Japanese)
Bubble Tea x2
Mikey's (Chinese-Canadian)
Harvey's (burgers)
Golden Mango (Viet)
Pho (Thai)
East Side Mario's
Assorted Chinese x2
Subway
TCBY
Jamaican Jerk
Mongolian Grill
Asian Vegetarian
Mel's (all day breakfast)
And at least two or three more that I can't remember.

Only one burger place, but their motto is "Long Live the Grill."

[ November 18, 2004, 01:15 AM: Message edited by: Eaquae Legit ]
 

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What ever happend to littlemissattitude?

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Cute. Real cute.

Oh, and to answer the question, I've got little ankles and little ears.
 

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