{"id":2864,"date":"2011-09-09T18:50:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T23:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=2864"},"modified":"2019-11-14T14:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-14T19:44:52","slug":"fat-boys-food-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/2864","title":{"rendered":"Fat Boy’s Food Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Kevin Green —<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your stomach bellows, your eyes grow weary, suddenly you feel lightheaded.<\/p>\n

Hunger has set-in and you need food fast. Reaching in your wallet you find one single crisp five-dollar bill. The student caf\u00e9 is close, but you\u2019ll have dinner there later and right now the \u201csame old same old\u201d doesn\u2019t sound to appealing.  Where would your \u201dinner fat boy\/girl\u201d go?<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s is the obvious winner for week one. It\u2019s within walking distance and has a decent selection on its dollar menu. Finding a few extra pennies on the way in can be helpful for the tax. These can usually be found under the drive-thru window from previous patrons to lazy to pick up their spilled coinage. Then once inside it\u2019s two McDoubles, one spicy crispy chicken sandwich, a medium drink and one more item of your choosing.<\/p>\n

It may be useful to ask for extra or no pickles on your burgers. This ensures that your food is made fresh and hasn\u2019t been on the warmer for a while. Next, find a good seat inside and eat these babies while they\u2019re hot. This allows for maximum chewing action because let\u2019s face it, you don\u2019t know these people so who cares?  Besides, who wants to lug a McDonald\u2019s sack back across campus to your room where three other hungry souls are wasting away, each one of them ready to comment on how long it\u2019s been since they\u2019ve had McDonald\u2019s or what succulent feast they would have ordered in your place.<\/p>\n

Be sure and eat one of the McDoubles first too. By doing so, you alleviate the hunger pains and restore full awareness to your brain. Now you\u2019ll be able to focus on the remaining items in front of you and choose which delicacy to enjoy next. Likewise, by eating one of the McDoubles you don\u2019t eliminate any of your four selections.<\/p>\n

Twenty minutes later, you\u2019re fully satisfied, gently rubbing your belly while contemplating a bowel movement.<\/p>\n

A true fat boy could have eaten it all in five minutes, but it\u2019s early in the semester so you\u2019ll learn. Top off your soda just before leaving and don\u2019t forget to grab some napkins on the way out. You never know when you\u2019ll need one and they can be kept in your car\u2019s center console or glove box.<\/p>\n

All in all this should tide you over till dinner or \u201csupper \u201c as it\u2019s called in some parts of Iowa. Either way it\u2019s a break from the norm and a welcome change to the Morningside meal plan. It hit the spot and didn\u2019t kill your budget in the process. So overall it receives two burps and a belt loop. See you next week at Jim\u2019s Burger where we hear the chili cheese fries may cause drowsiness. Till then, keep eating.<\/p>\n


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