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« on: September 09, 2008, 05:00:18 PM »
Man says he's eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972

Tue Sep 9, 3:24 PM ET

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A 54-year-old man says his obsessive-compulsive disorder drove him to eat 23,000 Big Macs in 36 years. Fifty-four-year-old Don Gorske says he hit the milestone last month, continuing a pleasurable obsession that began May 17, 1972 when he got his first car.

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.

The only day he skipped a Big Mac was the day his mother died, to respect her request.

The correctional-institution employee says he doesn't care when people call his Big Mac obsession crazy. He says he's in love with the burgers, which are the highlights of his days.

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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2008, 05:02:16 PM »
how much does he weigh...Boxman
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2008, 05:12:48 PM »


I dunno, but he's not far from you in Wisconsin, I think?
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2008, 05:51:03 PM »
I read that and I would be ashamed to admit such a thing :puke;
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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2008, 08:40:44 PM »
Quote from: boxman55 on September 09, 2008, 05:02:16 PM
how much does he weigh...Boxman

That was my first thought, too!
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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2008, 08:44:37 PM »
Does anyone else remember Wimpy from the old Popeye cartoons? He was the one with the hamburger fetish. That's who this guy reminds me of.
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2008, 09:20:08 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2008, 09:47:32 PM »
Every now and then I really crave a Big Mac. If my numbers are good, I do indulge.
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« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2008, 10:05:26 PM »
A dietician's nightmare!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2008, 12:12:43 AM »
Hey Flip, I remember Wimpy's famous quote "I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".

He says he's in love with the burgers, which are the highlights of his days.  Oh man, and I thought my life was boring!
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2008, 02:49:37 AM »
i used to like a big mac now and again, however last time i had one i found it way too greasy. how much does he weigh was my first though too.
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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2008, 02:50:45 AM »
years ago it came out that Big Mac used earthworms to add more protein to their meat
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2008, 03:01:47 AM »
had to add this before I go to D
that hamburger eating man was just on the channel 11 news
he is not fat
he is very tall
and he has his hair in a very long pony tail with long bangs
he is not good looking
but he does look rather strange
talks normally
said his wife says when she has to put the burgers in the blender----IT IS OVER
he also stated he has the COD
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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2008, 06:16:46 AM »
Quote from: twirl on September 10, 2008, 02:50:45 AM
years ago it came out that Big Mac used earthworms to add more protein to their meat

That is an urban legend.
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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2008, 06:30:45 AM »
Well they showed the guy on TV last nite, he was of normal height and weight...Boxman
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« Reply #15 on: September 10, 2008, 08:17:22 AM »
 :waving; Here he is
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« Reply #16 on: September 10, 2008, 08:58:42 AM »
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« Reply #17 on: September 10, 2008, 09:58:23 AM »
I wish this thread would hurry up and die. I've been craving a Big Mac ever since I read the first post.
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« Reply #18 on: September 10, 2008, 11:19:08 AM »
What a great achievement.
I wonder what are some of his other stats:

How many pounds of poop?
How many gallons of pee?
How many cubic feet of gas?
 
Maybe he should run for VP.

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« Reply #19 on: September 10, 2008, 03:31:38 PM »
I must be one of the few people on the planet who has never eaten a big mac.  I can't even imagine it. 
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« Reply #20 on: September 10, 2008, 03:35:08 PM »
Don Gorske was interviewed for SUper Size Me, the awesome Morgan Spurlock Documentary.
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« Reply #21 on: September 10, 2008, 03:49:06 PM »
Yuck McDonald's.  I did eat a few ( very few) big mac's in my university years.  Spent the night on the toilet after I ate them so I do not eat anything at McDonalds anymore!!!  Even when we take the kids on school trips and go to McDonald's I do not eat!!  I know I will be sick before I get home and a school bus without a bathroom is not a place to eat something that is going to make you sick!!!
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« Reply #22 on: September 10, 2008, 04:17:24 PM »
two all beef paties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun
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« Reply #23 on: September 10, 2008, 04:21:13 PM »
hold the pickles
hold the lettuce
special orders
don't upset us
all we ask is that you let us.....
opps wrong place

I could understand a flame broiled burger everyday
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