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Wisconsin man eats his 30,000th Big Mac
WXYZ ^ | May 4, 2018 | WGBA

Posted on 05/05/2018 8:50:46 AM PDT by EdnaMode

A Fond du Lac man who holds the world record for "Most Big Macs Consumed" ate his 30,000th Big Mac on Friday.

Don Gorske said he ate his first Big Mac on May 17, 1972, and has enjoyed, on average, two of the sandwiches nearly every day since.

“I take that first bite, it was the best thing I had ever tasted in my life,” reads a pamphlet from Gorske that chronicles his hamburger habit.

An entry titled “Summer of 1972” reads, “When I’m not at work, or going to McDonalds [sic], I’m at County Stadium, eating a Big Mac while watching the Brewers, or I’m ‘cruising Main Street’ like everybody else."

Gorske’s good health can be verified by asking his wife, a nurse practitioner, he writes.

“My height is 6’2”, [and] if I try hard, I can get up to 195 pounds,” he writes.

There have been eight days that have not included a Big Mac for Gorske since he took that first bite of one in 1972, he wrote. The most recent was November 23, 2011, when McDonald’s was closed for Thanksgiving Day. He thought he had a Big Mac saved in the freezer, but was mistaken.

“It’ll never happen again,” he wrote.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Society
KEYWORDS: bigmac; bigmacs; burger; burgers; dongorske; fonddulac; gross; hamburger; hamburgers; mcdonalds; wisconsin
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He's skipped only 8 days since 1972? He must not get sick very often.
1 posted on 05/05/2018 8:50:47 AM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

If McDonald’s would go back to 70s era making Big Macs and fries, I would partake of them once in a while.


2 posted on 05/05/2018 8:53:24 AM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: EdnaMode

I’m not sure whether I’m supposed to be disgusted or impressed. My stomach hurts just thinking about this.


3 posted on 05/05/2018 8:53:31 AM PDT by pinkandgreenmom
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To: EdnaMode

I have had like 6 or 7 in my entire life time. I haven’t had one for at least 9 years or more...


4 posted on 05/05/2018 8:54:38 AM PDT by Pilated (.)
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5 posted on 05/05/2018 8:57:20 AM PDT by JonPreston (I post To: "All" because article posters rarely contribute to their own threads)
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To: EdnaMode

Years ago a friend of mine liked to show off by stuffing two Big Macs in his mouth at once - his other favorite sandwich was Spam and strawberry jam on Wonder Bread.


6 posted on 05/05/2018 8:57:58 AM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: EdnaMode

A friend of mine used to feed Big Macs to his Great Dane. He would throw the whole sandwich in the air and gulp — down the hatch.


7 posted on 05/05/2018 8:58:44 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: EdnaMode

“So Don, tell us that story about your wife’s cooking again.


8 posted on 05/05/2018 8:58:54 AM PDT by Justa
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UGH! One of those naturally thin people who can eat anything they want!!


9 posted on 05/05/2018 8:59:32 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: Pilated

The French fries used to be one of my favs, and I’m a silly food snob. The stupid Left wrecked them. On a road trip, I break down and get a fish filet.... Sometimes, pretty delish.


10 posted on 05/05/2018 9:00:08 AM PDT by Pigsley (Ca)
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To: wally_bert

Last time I tried a Big Mac 3-4 years ago, I threw half of it away. Tasted like crap.

Never been a big French fry person, but I used to like McDs. Now they’re almost inedible.

Only thing I do there now are sausage Mc Muffins and breakfast burritos, but half the time they can’t even wrap a tortilla right.


11 posted on 05/05/2018 9:01:43 AM PDT by digger48
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To: EdnaMode

Good for him! I know a lot of Freepers knock McDonald’s, but sometimes I get a hankering for a Big Mac and nothing else will do. That’s only once a month or so, not like the subject of this post.


12 posted on 05/05/2018 9:02:13 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: EdnaMode

Some McD’s are selling “Grand Big Mac” which is basically a Big Mac made with Quarter Pound patties. 860 calories of sloppy, gooey greatness.


13 posted on 05/05/2018 9:02:55 AM PDT by Drew68
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“If McDonald’s would go back to 70s era making Big Macs and fries, I would partake of them once in a while.”

Yeah. They taste like cardboard now. I might try one every couple of years or so in a pinch and are always surprised how awful they are. Then I go another few years without one until I have to be proved never to buy another one. It’s a cycle. LOL


14 posted on 05/05/2018 9:02:57 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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He thought he had a Big Mac saved in the freezer, but was mistaken.

Now that is going too far!

15 posted on 05/05/2018 9:03:33 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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...his other favorite sandwich was Spam and strawberry jam on Wonder Bread.

Ugh....

16 posted on 05/05/2018 9:04:29 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: EdnaMode

Aha! The Hamburglar unmasked at last!


17 posted on 05/05/2018 9:07:12 AM PDT by xp38
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To: AbolishCSEU
UGH! One of those naturally thin people who can eat anything they want!!

The Mets pitcher Jacob DeGrom is also a big McDonald's fan - his typical meal consists of a Quarter Pounder (with cheese of course!), two Double Cheeseburgers, large fries and drink!

I wouldn't be able to move for two days.

18 posted on 05/05/2018 9:07:19 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: EdnaMode

Good luck Mr Gorske.


19 posted on 05/05/2018 9:11:44 AM PDT by posterchild
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To: EdnaMode

Title led me to believe it was all in one day. Not so impressed now.


20 posted on 05/05/2018 9:14:09 AM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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