Do you want fries with that?
Published 9:09 pm Tuesday, July 6, 2010
OK, hold the mayo: Consumer Reports has tested the french fries at the nation’s three largest fast-food joints, now that all three are using trans fat-free oil. Wendy’s fries earned the top rating of “very good.”
So that meal of a Wendy’s Triple with cheese, large fries and a medium Frosty will only set you back 1,920 calories and 96 grams of fat but only 4 grams of trans fatty acids, mostly from the burger. Your doctor will be so proud.
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Where have you gone, Papa Hemmingway? The bulls still chase the foolhardy in Pamplona, Spain; there’s just fewer idiots this year. The economic downturn has meant fewer Americans and other foreign visitors making the trek to the celebration of machismo.
This year, to keep the Fiesta of San Fermin more in keeping with the economic climate, those tempting fate will be chased through the streets by grizzly bears.
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The return of Puty-Put: President Barack Obama, D-Frequent Flyer, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, C-Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery, reached a preliminary agreement on reducing nuclear arsenals.
The pair would have accomplished more, but with the resignation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, R-2012, no one was available to keep Vladimir Putin from rearing his head and interrupting the talks.
