So, I don’t know how many have noticed, but I quietly slipped a little link into the blogroll a few weeks back. Scan that list to the left. Anything stand out? Yeah…
Supersized meals. That’s the site where I go to read about other people’s successes. Corn dogs encrusted with french fries? Gotta goto Korea for that. Kari tells us about the wingettes and this site tells me about the Whopperettes. It’s like the friend who’s into crazy meals that I never had. So it has been my guilty pleasure. Knowing I can’t partake, but can live vicariously.
Was thinking about that site tonight, as the guys behind me in line at Quiznos were commenting on my sandwich. The Triple Q. I don’t even know what’s in it. But it says TRIPLE and that’s one way to get my attention. Not sure what the Q is for either. Quiznos? B-B-Q? I don’t know. Did I mention it says triple? And for those caught up with details, the sign also says “Layer upon layer”…
They were a bit intimidated by it. Their order was something completely mundane, and I quote – “A regular traditional”.? I had to look that up on the big board. What was this simpleton ordering? Could that actually be a legitimate order? Could one be more average? Or redundant? So of course they were in awe of my sandwich, which was probably originally named – The Opulent Decadence – before they dumbed it down for their target audience (a reasonable call). And I was getting a Large.
But…and this is the big but…happy hour at Quiznos happens after 3pm on Monday. That is, after 3pm, you can get 3 large sammiches for 16.99.? Normally large sammiches go for 7.99. And the Triple Q goes for 9.99. So, by getting me a Triple Q and Catherine some large sandwich of her own dreams, then we’ve paid basically 16.98 and we’re getting another large sammich for a cent. For you at home, the math becomes – I get a Large Triple Q and another large sammich for only $.01 more.
It was the supersized meal for me – the poor man who’s pretending to constantly be on a diet, but not really on a diet in his heart, but really should be. And I enjoyed it all.
M-E-A-T-O-D Man…
holy crap, i certainly hope this is one of those instances where the picture for the ad is substantially larger than what the end user actually receives. normally, i firmly believe in truth in advertising, but for your health’s sake, i’m hoping they’re liars.
if not well, good on you, paul bunyan.