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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m always perplexed by these challenge foods. They look pretty universally terrible. “Shovel the garbage from the last 6 tables down your throat within one hour and your meal is free!”

Just make the item appetizing. Please. Or can I bring my own sauce for your dry-ass steaks and overcooked burger patties so I can at least enjoy my food while it kills me?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've always enjoyed the story of the Heart Attack Grill in Vegas... they serve obscenely large portions, and the kicker is that there's a giant scale at the front - if you're over a certain weight, you eat free. Which sounds awesome as a fat guy, except...

The owner has been very up-front about his motivations. He hates fat people, to the point that he thinks they deserve to die, and has determined the best way to accomplish that is his restaurant.

People are crazy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

IIRC the owner is a doctor who gave up and opened the grill.