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Liquorice

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26. I wonder why some people find the theme of this

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 07:01 PM

Feb 2012

restaurant to be funny... For some reason eating a triple bypass burger and flatline fries is hilarious, but I bet they wouldn't think it was funny to eat a cancer sandwich and Insulin Shot cake.

Just something I've been thinking about since I heard the story...

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Man suffers heart attack while eating at Heart Attack Grill [View all] FarLeftFist Feb 2012 OP

Sit and deliver Blue Owl Feb 2012 #1

well, yesphan Feb 2012 #2

To use a quote from Hank Hill: "I don't know whether to laugh or vomit." Initech Feb 2012 #3

Ive seen that place on one of those food shows quinnox Feb 2012 #4

I remember... physioex Feb 2012 #11

I'm sorry but I'm laughing Richardo Feb 2012 #5

I bet they wanted to stuff and mount him on their wall. WingDinger Feb 2012 #6

Well, at least the restaurant lived up to its name. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #7

And Americans wonder why the rest of the world thinks we're idiots... Champion Jack Feb 2012 #8

I always figured it was for the same reason whistler162 Feb 2012 #41

Did they comp his meal? Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #9

Ironically... physioex Feb 2012 #13

If this doesn't prove Darwin nothing will....EOM physioex Feb 2012 #10

Truth in advertising. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #12

"In a story almost too bizarre to be true" EOTE Feb 2012 #14

Who could have foreseen this, really? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2012 #15

"Nurse" Bridgett felt horrible? Why? gratuitous Feb 2012 #16

Amazingly, millions of Americans eat deep fried bar food regularly and manage not to die. dmallind Feb 2012 #17

Of course, because what you eat has nothing at all to do with your health. Liquorice Feb 2012 #25

You are joking right? EOM physioex Feb 2012 #28

I think you know zip about heart disease and nutrition. kwassa Feb 2012 #32

yes but one can eat a greasy burger every now and again if they eat properly most of the time,right? dionysus Feb 2012 #38

U-S-A! U-S-A! Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #18

I'm going to Vegas the beginning of April ... meegbear Feb 2012 #19

I hope they add CPR posters and portable defibrillators to the decor Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #20

Believe they already do, actually. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #21

So did he get a triple bypass? LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #22

Yes....with fries! WinkyDink Feb 2012 #46

Sorry. Fox people don't feel for people. Gold Metal Flake Feb 2012 #23

He's going to sue before he's discharged from the hospital. no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #24

I wonder why some people find the theme of this Liquorice Feb 2012 #26

Actually, insulin shot cake is kind of funny. So would a Cancer Special that involved barbequed Evoman Feb 2012 #33

Or the torture burger stacked on a torture burger slathered in excess jsmirman Feb 2012 #34

I'm a vegan, so I know where you're coming from. The abuse Liquorice Feb 2012 #35

Gluttony jsmirman Feb 2012 #36

Hah!! Talk about GMO! nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2012 #51

Because STUPID IS as STUPID DOES. And that is funny! WinkyDink Feb 2012 #44

He can't sue for false advertising. LisaL Feb 2012 #27

People die exercising everyday too. former9thward Feb 2012 #29

Yes, just because he had a heart attack while eating a triple bypass burger Liquorice Feb 2012 #30

You don't think there is irony when someone dies exercising? former9thward Feb 2012 #31

Heart attacks are usually caused by coronary artery disease. Liquorice Feb 2012 #39

They want to be proud of their shitty eating habits alcibiades_mystery Feb 2012 #40

I would love to see your eating habits and other lifestyle choices. former9thward Feb 2012 #43

You just made a completely unsubstantiated claim. kwassa Feb 2012 #49

Unsubstaniated? former9thward Feb 2012 #50

You never asked the question. If you want an answer, ask the question. kwassa Feb 2012 #52

I want the truth not "an answer". former9thward Feb 2012 #53

Um, yeah. Except no. He didn't eat the burger and get hit by a car. He gorged and stressed his HEART WinkyDink Feb 2012 #45

Um no. former9thward Feb 2012 #47

Um, a high-fat meal quadruples your risk of a heart attack in the two hours after eating it. Liquorice Feb 2012 #55

Your first link said nothing about people with heart disease. former9thward Feb 2012 #56

I wonder if they'll let him become the grill's official spokesman. Crunchy Frog Feb 2012 #37

They got the wrong nurse. They shoulda hired... pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #42

Not sure if they are related Nikia Feb 2012 #48

Trust me, you don't want to know... zappaman Feb 2012 #54

Word to the wise: Never order the Explosive Enchilada when you're there. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #57