Behold the Whatafarm burger, which according to alanbeam.net, via about.blank is "a burger ordered from the Whataburger chain and includes chicken, egg, cheese and bacon. 2 parts cow, 2 parts chicken, 1 part pig."

I'm all for the orgiastic multi-species chow down, what with my penchant for Kentucky burgoo (2 formats of cow -- old and young, lamb, pig, and chicken) and applaud the orderers for their gastronomic gumption. If I were being all harrumphy about it, I could note that the menu offers pig in sausage form and a fish filet as well and they opted for neither, but hey - Michelangelo didn't knock out the Sistine Chapel on his first jaunt up the scaffolding.

We salute you with all hooves, claws and trotters up!

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If you are looking for ways to beat your lunchtime fast food cravings (and stories about E. coli aren't enough), take a look at Court TV's list of the ten worst things found in fast food meals. Since it's Court TV, you can guess that they're not talking about trans-fats, either. Their list includes the following items, though you'll have to check out their list for the full details on each item, as well as info on any subsequent lawsuits:

• In 1995 an Alabama man found a condom in a burger at a McDonald's
• In 2004, an Ohio man found some skin (part of a thumb) in and Arby's sandwich.
• In 2005, a man found the whole finger - a different one - in some Kohl's frozen custard.
• The employees at an Oregon Jack in the Box, "for their sole amusement," added a variety of disturbing things (acid, soap, phlegm, human hair and staples) the burgers of at least one couple.
• A Virginia Beach firefighter found two used bandages Quarter Pounder at McDonald's in 1994 (My roommate in college found one in the pizza at the cafeteria, but that didn't make the list).
• A Tennessee man (allegedly) bit into a hypodermic needle in a Big Mac in 2000.

There are four more disturbing "found" items on CourtTV's list, but, frankly, six is really more than enough for me. And you can bet that I'll be looking closely the next time I hit the drive-thru on a road trip. Better safe than sorry!

In the past, I have disagreed with some of the food-related lists that MSN has put forth and their latest addition is no exception. They put together a list of 15 tips to stay on a diet at fast food restaurants, most of which suggest things like choosing a smaller portion size or sharing desserts, fries, etc. with a friend. And one of their most important tips is to "limit your visits to fast-food restaurants to no more than twice a week," which is still quite a few visits, to say nothing of the fact that it assumes that you already visit three or more times per week.

It's not that their tips are bad, just overly obvious or repetitive. For example, if you're eating at a fast food restaurant every other day, it's pretty safe to say that your diet has a lot of room for improvement. The tips can be streamlined into a much shorter list:

We all know that we want to be nice and polite to the person who is serving your food in a restaurant, because you never know what he or she will do to your food behind closed doors to get back at you. I shudder at the thought. However, in Philadelphia, you might want to be nice to the fast-food worker behind the counter, or else you might walk away with a 3rd degree hot oil burn. Yikes.

A customer in the fast food chain Checkers in Philadelphia said her "skin was cooking" when a 17-year-old employee threw hot oil on her. The employee had first dumped soda on the customer, and while the customer complained to the manager, the employee returned with a cup of hot oil and threw it on her through the pick-up window.

The employee has been fired and charged with aggravated and simple assault and reckless endangerment.