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Hackers Make Burger King Twitter Praise McDonald's

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:55:46 +0000

Things got weird in the burger wars yesterday when hackers broke into the Burger King Twitter page and started firing off pro-McDonald’s tweets. Under the handle McDonalds@BurgerKing, the hackers posted messages which said Burger King had been sold to McDonald’s, accused Burger King employees of on-the-job drug use and posted links to popular hip hop [...]

Funeral Procession Takes Burger King Drive-Thru Detour

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:46:37 +0000

David Kime Jr. wasn’t the kind to check the nutritional content of his food. According to the World War II veteran’s daughter Linda Phiel her dad’s idea of a healthy meal was “lettuce on his burger.” Despite his old-fashion eating habits, the York, Pennsylvania man lived to the ripe old age of 88. And when he did die last week, his friends [...]

Hackers Swiftly Identify Disgruntled Lettuce-Stomping Burger King Employee

Shauna Wright — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:31:19 +0000

A disgruntled Burger King employee was quickly shown the door after posting a knees-down photo of himself standing in lettuce meant for sandwiches — and then having his identity outed by a group of crack internet sleuths. The picture, which showed the worker standing in tubs of lettuce with his shoes on, was posted to [...]

Burger King Heats Up the Fast Food Competition with Bigger and Fatter Fries

Kathy Landin — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:16:00 +0000

The competition in the french fry market has gotten fierce between Burger King, McDonalds and the other fry-serving fast food joints. Mickey Ds’ traditionally grabs the top spot when it comes to favorite fries, but Wendy’s took a run at it with new “natural cut” fries seasoned with sea salt.

Now, Burger King is taking it up a notch by making its fries bigger.

Burger King Simpsons Toys Celebrate the 22nd Treehouse of Horror Episode

Dylan Schenker — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:13:25 +0000

It’s hard to believe ‘The Simpsons’ is about to air the 22nd edition of Treehouse of Horror, the show’s beloved annual Halloween special, this October. Burger King is celebrating the best way they know how with a line of ‘Simpsons’ action figures that come free with the chain’s Kids Meals. Each toy includes a nod [...]