Food Appreciation, Class #4, Period 3

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

"What up? Welcome to class. Today we're going to talk about the most important and life-saving of food groups: fast food," Marshall said. His food pyramid may have been a bit skewed compared to everyone else's. "Fast food is there for you the morning after a long night of drinking, it's there for you when you've been on the road for hours, it's there for you when it's 2 a.m. and you don't feel like cooking for yourself. Clearly it's the greatest thing that's ever been invented. Even in ancient Rome they depended on food vendors for many of their meals since many didn't have kitchens of their own to cook in."

He paused.

"As a lawyer, I feel the need to tell you that I got that from Wikipedia and cannot be held responsible for the validity of that statement," Marshall said. "So if you share that fact at a party and get owned by some fast food guru then don't blame me."



"Fast food as we know it got started in the 1920's. The first burger franchise was started in Kansas with White Castle burgers. The burger joint is the most popular of fast food restaurants. Usually they serve burgers, fries, milkshakes, onion rings and some sort of fish and chicken sandwiches. These are your Burger Kings, McDonalds, Arby's, Roy Rogers, Checkers, Timmy Ho's, Wendy's and Sonic. There's more but those are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. All are good in their own way. Arby's has curly fries, Roy Rogers has the Gold Rush Chicken sandwich, Sonic is like an old school drive thru thing. It's all good."

"Then we've got fast food places that venture away from the burger thing. KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, Dairy Queen, Panda Express...that sort of stuff. For when you get bored of eating cow," he said. "Chicken, Americanized Mexican food, seafood, hot dogs, Chinese food. That sort of stuff. If you're a novice to fast food, I'd avoid going to Taco Bell if you've got plans for later on during the day. Just saying."

Because there was a chance you'd spend the rest of the afternoon in the bathroom.

"And, for the record, the holy grail of all fast food restaurants is when you find one of those KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut hybrids," Marshall said. "Those are a gift from god."

"Okay, so, we can thank this island's freaky awesomeness for the wide array of fast food we have today," Marshall said, gesturing down at the table. There was everything. McDonald's, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, White Castle, all sorts of moddable fast food. "I know for a fact if you want a White Castle burger you'd have to go to Ohio or New Jersey so I don't know how the lunch ladies got this."

They were mysterious people in that cafeteria.

"Anyways, eat up! There's all sorts of soft drinks you can mix together and don't forget to dip your french fries in your milkshakes," he said. "It's good."

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Eat food!

[baskiceball.livejournal.com]

Mmm those White Castle burgers with those little, itty-bitty grilled onions that just explode in your mouth like flavor crystals every time you bite into one...just makes me want to burn this motherf'er down. Come on, Pookie, let's burn this motherf'er down!

...Harold and Kumar, sorry.

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[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper was sniffing the food somewhat dubiously. There were too many artificial scents here; this did not smell like real food at all.

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[lovemykilt]

"Dude," Priestly said, leaning over by her shoulder. "You seriously have to try a burger."

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[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper reached out to poke one tentatively. "They is smelling strange," she said, clearly unsure about this whole thing.

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[lovemykilt]

"That's the toppings and dressing." Okay, and probably the fillers and preservatives. But still. "Lots of flavor in every bite!"

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[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Hoshi was looking very suspiciously at the available food options. She picked up one of the castle burgers and poked at it, deciding whether or not to eat.

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[likethegun]

"Go ahead," Sam said, noticing the poking. "They're really good, I promise."

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[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"I guess it can't hurt to try," said Hoshi, still looking suspiciously at the burger. "But if it's really awful, I'm blaming you for talking me into it."

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[time-flyer-5.livejournal.com]

Jen sampled a little bit of everything, particularly the fries. Who knew sliced and fried potatoes could come in so many varieties?

She lingered over the Rally's seasoned fries for a while, but then she got to the In-n-Out fries -- and Double-Double, and every other option on the table fell by the wayside. Hello there, burger chain with the dirty, dirty name.

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[morpherboy.livejournal.com]

"In-N-Out!" Marco shouted and sort of dove for them. "Oh how I've missed you my precious."

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley was looking through the various food until he spotted it.

A bucket of Mr. Cluck's chicken.

"Oh sweet Jesus!" Hurley said as he grabbed it.

He barely restrained the urge to cuddle it.

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[harrydresden.livejournal.com]

"You found Jesus in a bucket of chicken?" Harry asked, only mostly kidding. Hey it was Fandom. You never knew.

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[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"Dude, this is the best fried chicken in history of... humanity," Hurley said. "The Jesus thing was just... an expression."

Though now he wondered if Jesus tasted like fried chicken, in a weird, vague moment of thought.

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[lovemykilt]

Priestly went straight for the White Castle. He'd heard so much about it, but never tried it.

Oh man, that was good.

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[minnesota-teen.livejournal.com]

Cheeseburger and fries for Amber. Best Ever.

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[death-and-pies.livejournal.com]

Ned stuck to tacos from Taco Bell just because he hadn't seen or had them in ages. They were still just as good (even if he knew none of the stuff in them was real) as he remembered.

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[grasshopper-mol.livejournal.com]

Molly was all about the fast food and truly beginning to adore Marshall. She snagged a Wendy's chicken sandwich and some Arby's fries and just had fun being a teenager and knowing she was culturally bound to eat like this for a few more years.

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[darkangelsawyer.livejournal.com]

Oh, cheeseburger, fries, milkshake, an onion ring or two... This class was going to be the death of her, but at least she'd die happy!

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[likethegun]

Sam had practically grown up on fast food, so it didn't take long for him to pick out his favorite burger and fries.

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[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex didn't know what to go for. She finally decided on some White Castle and fries from McDonalds. Oh, how she'd missed that.

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[weefeetbigboots.livejournal.com]

Kaylee, having never had real fast food like this, took something from everything.

She was not going to feel great this afternoon, no.

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[gudspellr-claud.livejournal.com]

Claudia had stacked up a pile of food that was almost as tall as she was. And yes, she'd pack it all away.

Got to hate her metabolism.

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[absolutesnark]

Summer headed straight for the In-N-Out. That was one of the things back home she missed most.

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[thatsamilkshake]

Francine would skip the Sliders, thanks. But mmmm, Big Mac and those McDonald's fries that were totally laced with cocaine, she'd decided long ago...

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[heromaniac]

Momoko took a few moments to look over the choices and decided to start with a Dairy Queen banana split. And maybe a hot apple pie.