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January 29, 2023 9:05 PM Subscribe
I remember seeing a Hungry Jack's and a Burger King right next to each other, which was bad for Burger King because they definitely came off second-best in the comparisons. I don't know how it compares to the American branch these days - the menu's sort of complex but they've taken to rotating in burgers with unusual sauces and toppings. It's not great food, but I can eat it.
(I've started seeing Taco Bells turn up in Australia as well, where I think they've absolutely missed the boat. Taco Bell might have had a place ten, twenty years ago, but at this point you can get half-decent Mexican pretty easily, and Taco Bell is literally not allowed to be as cheap as it is in the US, so what's the point)
posted by Merus at 9:50 PM on January 29, 2023
(I've started seeing Taco Bells turn up in Australia as well, where I think they've absolutely missed the boat. Taco Bell might have had a place ten, twenty years ago, but at this point you can get half-decent Mexican pretty easily, and Taco Bell is literally not allowed to be as cheap as it is in the US, so what's the point)
posted by Merus at 9:50 PM on January 29, 2023
I have had whoper
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 10:18 PM on January 29, 2023 [6 favorites]
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 10:18 PM on January 29, 2023 [6 favorites]
Where's the beef?
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 10:21 PM on January 29, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 10:21 PM on January 29, 2023 [2 favorites]
Did they invent smell-o-vision recently? After watching the videos and reading the articles I swear I can smell french fries.
posted by rouftop at 10:55 PM on January 29, 2023
posted by rouftop at 10:55 PM on January 29, 2023
Ah, the subservient chicken. That was a long, long time ago.
posted by vitia at 12:19 AM on January 30, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by vitia at 12:19 AM on January 30, 2023 [5 favorites]
vitia: omg I had that on my mind as a link to add but forgot to do so!
posted by creatrixtiara at 1:44 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by creatrixtiara at 1:44 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
I can't believe Hungry Jacks in Australia still does $5 for a Junior Whopper Cheese, Chips and Coke through their app, while for anything close to that you'd be paying $10 or more in McDonalds or KFC. And if you want some Vietnamese Noodle Salad or Schnitz or some Chinese take away it's like $15.
posted by xdvesper at 1:47 AM on January 30, 2023
posted by xdvesper at 1:47 AM on January 30, 2023
A hamburger named for a huge lie.
Wake up wheeple!
posted by chavenet at 2:21 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
Wake up wheeple!
posted by chavenet at 2:21 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
The genius of this new jingle is that it’s out of tune in exactly the way the original was.
posted by sjswitzer at 2:42 AM on January 30, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by sjswitzer at 2:42 AM on January 30, 2023 [3 favorites]
I kind of miss Burger King. I mean I know they still sort of exist but the ones around here are all so sad and poorly run that it's almost impossible to actually purchase a burger from them.
posted by octothorpe at 3:24 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by octothorpe at 3:24 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
this entire post was just to set up the harder better faster whopper remix
posted by creatrixtiara at 6:21 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by creatrixtiara at 6:21 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
I love a Whopper Jr., but I hate that out of tune jingle so much. It is of a feather with the commercials that have people saying stuff like "BEANS. BEANS. YUMMY. EAT. BEANS. FRIED. BAKED. BEANS BEAN BEAN BEANS."
posted by grumpybear69 at 6:25 AM on January 30, 2023
posted by grumpybear69 at 6:25 AM on January 30, 2023
Last week they mentioned McDonald's on the Daily Zeitgeist and I was in the drive thru line for breakfast within an hour. I just read over 10,000 words about Burger King and am thinking of ordering a turkey sandwich for lunch.
posted by slogger at 6:40 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by slogger at 6:40 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER I KNOW TEN WORDS ONE IS WHOPPER
God, that is an irritating commercial.
posted by delfin at 8:06 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
God, that is an irritating commercial.
posted by delfin at 8:06 AM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
Jesus whopt.
posted by emelenjr at 8:49 AM on January 30, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by emelenjr at 8:49 AM on January 30, 2023 [3 favorites]
Hold up. This is an actual jingle from BK? My kid was walking around the house listening to this on TikTok for hours and thought it was the funniest thing and I just assumed it was some random dude riffing on the old 70s song. Man.
But the campaign is working so...bravo?
posted by JoeZydeco at 9:48 AM on January 30, 2023
But the campaign is working so...bravo?
posted by JoeZydeco at 9:48 AM on January 30, 2023
I have loved many obnoxious memes/songs in my life but this one is just not for me.
posted by shenkerism at 9:59 AM on January 30, 2023
posted by shenkerism at 9:59 AM on January 30, 2023
Bravo, that is some effort!
I cannot remember my own damn address half the time but have this thing memorized. I also was watching the Bills game where Damar Hamlin collapsed and everyone thought he had died, and they cut to WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER JUNIOR DOUBLE TRIPLE WHOPPER. It did not rule that day.
posted by kingdead at 12:04 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
I cannot remember my own damn address half the time but have this thing memorized. I also was watching the Bills game where Damar Hamlin collapsed and everyone thought he had died, and they cut to WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER JUNIOR DOUBLE TRIPLE WHOPPER. It did not rule that day.
posted by kingdead at 12:04 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
I don't get the appeal of it. Of course I'm not the target audience, as I haven't eaten at a fast food burger place in decades. My recollection from the 80s is that Burger King kind of sucked, and I hear a lot of people saying that today too.
But they all suck, IMHO. I'm probably just an old hippie yelling at clouds here, but ignore the commercials, turn off your TV, get out of your car, and spend a couple extra bucks at your locally-owned burger joint if you can afford it. If you can't, make your own at home.
posted by mikeand1 at 12:06 PM on January 30, 2023
But they all suck, IMHO. I'm probably just an old hippie yelling at clouds here, but ignore the commercials, turn off your TV, get out of your car, and spend a couple extra bucks at your locally-owned burger joint if you can afford it. If you can't, make your own at home.
posted by mikeand1 at 12:06 PM on January 30, 2023
But they all suck, IMHO. I'm probably just an old hippie yelling at clouds here, but ignore the commercials, turn off your TV, get out of your car, and spend a couple extra bucks at your locally-owned burger joint if you can afford it. If you can't, make your own at home.
I don't know. About once every three months I am compelled to get in the car, drive to Burger King, get a Whopper with cheese and bacon and eat it in the parking lot like a ravenous animal, and it's never not incredibly freaking delicious.
I reject your old hippie energy.
posted by kbanas at 12:15 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
I don't know. About once every three months I am compelled to get in the car, drive to Burger King, get a Whopper with cheese and bacon and eat it in the parking lot like a ravenous animal, and it's never not incredibly freaking delicious.
I reject your old hippie energy.
posted by kbanas at 12:15 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
If you just want to read the thing about Australia but are on mobile so have to open those links at random, it's the one that says "OK"
posted by plasmatron7 at 12:39 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by plasmatron7 at 12:39 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
But they all suck, IMHO.
While this is true, they all suck deliciously.
posted by slogger at 1:37 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
While this is true, they all suck deliciously.
posted by slogger at 1:37 PM on January 30, 2023 [1 favorite]
I'm a Burger King sucker, love that char broiled taste
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 4:18 PM on January 30, 2023
posted by Ray Walston, Luck Dragon at 4:18 PM on January 30, 2023
JoeZydeco: the first link is the original ad, but the remix this post is built around (and which I've linked a few TikToks on) is one made by somebody on TikTok who supposedly hates the ad
posted by creatrixtiara at 4:24 PM on January 30, 2023
posted by creatrixtiara at 4:24 PM on January 30, 2023
(also hilariously I am zero percent fond of Burger King/Hungry Jack's but the song is catchy)
posted by creatrixtiara at 4:25 PM on January 30, 2023
posted by creatrixtiara at 4:25 PM on January 30, 2023
Back when I was a kid, I went to a lot of birthday parties at the local Burger King. They had a play area, and we'd all sit at a long table and wear burger crowns, and eat our fast food. I find it hard to believe that kids still do this, but maybe they do?
posted by chaz at 4:34 PM on January 30, 2023
posted by chaz at 4:34 PM on January 30, 2023
creatrixtiara: oknosobutlikewait, I must have missed something—the "subservient chicken" reference buried in the 2004 Seth Stevenson Slate story (your #15 "I RULE" link) wasn't referring to "Our work" in the semi-epic Metafilter Subservient Chicken testing thread of 2004?
I've clearly self-beanplated.
posted by vitia at 7:17 PM on January 30, 2023
I've clearly self-beanplated.
posted by vitia at 7:17 PM on January 30, 2023
vitia: I didn't read the articles super closely, but if I managed to sneak it in there then yay!
posted by creatrixtiara at 8:45 PM on January 30, 2023
posted by creatrixtiara at 8:45 PM on January 30, 2023
the full version of the Harder Better Faster Whopper remix is out and it's glorious
posted by creatrixtiara at 6:50 AM on January 31, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by creatrixtiara at 6:50 AM on January 31, 2023 [1 favorite]
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I haven't read all the links but really appreciated the one about why it's Hungry Jacks here in Australia. In Western Australia it's never been anything else!
The irony of BK reneging on a settlement (because they thought their opponent had inside info) only to lose the case is delicious.
posted by pianissimo at 9:27 PM on January 29, 2023 [1 favorite]