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	Comments on: Hot Mess and The Insidious Power of New-Burger Mania	</title>
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		By: Burger Buddy		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Burger Buddy]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hal, burgers are a part of our culture, as is fast food.  Like you, I was initiated into this cult at an early age.  When I first got my drivers license my tribe would meet almost nightly at the then one regional McDonalds for a drive-through Big Mac/Fries (we took care of washing it down with our BYOB).  So many fond memories just hanging out at this commercial hamburger drive-through during my high school years.  

Over the many years I&#039;ve certainly ranged the gambit of burger indulgence.   But, as I age (and gain wisdom ?), the burger is slipping rapidly from my menu.  In a word...too much.  I do like the Nosh burgers in Portland...but again, too much.  I&#039;ve now begun secretly (until this post) just grabbing one of those &quot;nasty good&quot; pre-cooked/wrapped/heat-lamp units sitting in the box at the corner station.  It&#039;s sad...and very wrong.  But like you, I cannot resist the pull.  I simply eat the damn soggy thing as it is...with cheese running down the side (and maybe a limp piece of bacon), and it brings me some kind of remembered comfort.  I know...sounds nasty.  And it is.  But somehow, it just hits that spot for me, at least until I begin having to digest the damn thing.  This is our legacy, sadly.   Thanks for sharing your personal burger experience.  You messy man.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hal, burgers are a part of our culture, as is fast food.  Like you, I was initiated into this cult at an early age.  When I first got my drivers license my tribe would meet almost nightly at the then one regional McDonalds for a drive-through Big Mac/Fries (we took care of washing it down with our BYOB).  So many fond memories just hanging out at this commercial hamburger drive-through during my high school years.  </p>
<p>Over the many years I&#8217;ve certainly ranged the gambit of burger indulgence.   But, as I age (and gain wisdom ?), the burger is slipping rapidly from my menu.  In a word&#8230;too much.  I do like the Nosh burgers in Portland&#8230;but again, too much.  I&#8217;ve now begun secretly (until this post) just grabbing one of those &#8220;nasty good&#8221; pre-cooked/wrapped/heat-lamp units sitting in the box at the corner station.  It&#8217;s sad&#8230;and very wrong.  But like you, I cannot resist the pull.  I simply eat the damn soggy thing as it is&#8230;with cheese running down the side (and maybe a limp piece of bacon), and it brings me some kind of remembered comfort.  I know&#8230;sounds nasty.  And it is.  But somehow, it just hits that spot for me, at least until I begin having to digest the damn thing.  This is our legacy, sadly.   Thanks for sharing your personal burger experience.  You messy man.</p>
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		By: Drew Rogers		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Rogers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good stuff, Hal.  A fun read.  And count me in as a guilty accomplice if we drive by one of these suspecting joints!  Gotta give it a go!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good stuff, Hal.  A fun read.  And count me in as a guilty accomplice if we drive by one of these suspecting joints!  Gotta give it a go!</p>
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