Are high gas prices getting to you? Jack in the Box wants you to know that they sympathize. On Thursday, June 26 the restaurant chain will be giving out two free tacos when you show them a recent gas receipt.

That's it. Just show the cashier a recent receipt from any gas station and you can get yourself two free tacos. The deal runs all day and you don't have to buy anything else. However, the receipt must be original, no copies allowed. Also, only one order of tacos per gas receipt.

If you live near a Jack in the Box, keep your gas receipts and have a free snack on Thursday. I'd probably do that if I lived anywhere near a Jack in the Box, but I don't think there are any of them on the east coast.

Don't you hate it when you're sitting down in a Jack In the Box with a Sourdough Jack, large bacon cheese potato wedges and a Diet Coke and suddenly you get this urge to, oh, I don't know? -- check out who's left messages on your wall on Facebook -- and you can't get online?

Don't you hate that?

Not to worry anymore, as is it is seems that Jack in the Box actually offers free wi fi in their restaurants. All you have to do is look for a giant TV screen, snatch the five-digit code off the screen, and get online. It's not a rumor, because the wi-fi is actually available according to Knowzy, but Jack In the Box has not officially confirmed.

[via: Knowzy]

I think Jack in the Box is trying to out-creep that creepy Burger King guy.

They've put up a web site called MakeAJackSandwich.com, where you can upload photos to make a "Jack sandwich," which isn't a real sandwich but a viewer-generated threesome you can place in a hot tub. I guess they're going for that "fast food/swinger" demographic you read so much about (don't worry, the site is fun and G rated - OK, maybe PG).

You can watch the ad for their Sirloin Steak Melt, which is sirloin steak, grilled onions, and three different kinds of cheese on sourdough bread.

Of course, a lot of people would say "just avoid fast food altogether!" But sometimes you just need a Wendy's double cheeseburger and fries.

The folks over at A Calorie Counter have looked at the nutritional info for all of the fast food outlets (McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, A&W, Arby's, Hardee's, In-N-Out Burger, Jack in the Box, Little Caesars, Papa John's, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Sonic, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy's, White Castle, Popeyes, Del Taco, Carl's Jr., and Dairy Queen) and have compiled a list of the 88 worst foods you can buy, in terms of the amount of trans fats. After the jump, the 10 worst. The link above gives you the whole list.

In honor of a friend (who shall here remain nameless) whose guilty secret is that she likes the Oreo shakes at Jack in the Box, I thought that I would mention that the popular fast food chain will be offering a Chocolate Oreo Cookie Shake for a limited time. It is a twist on the regular Oreo shake, which is made with real vanilla ice cream and Oreo cookies and is widely reputed to be one of the best milkshakes in the fast food sector. The restaurant will still use the same vanilla ice cream, but will be adding bittersweet chocolate syrup to the mix for an extra-chocolaty kick.

So, if you like the shakes from Jack in the Box (you know who you are!), you might want to consider giving one of these a try before the limited time offer expires. Or just start carrying chocolate syrup in your car so you can make your own from the regular ones.

Fanpop came up with the brilliant, although somewhat unsettling by its very nature, idea of determining the creepiest fast-food mascots of all time. And there have been some scary ones. Number one on the list is The King, the Burger King mascot who seems to spend the majority of his time lurking, creeping, sneaking and turning people off actually visiting the restaurant for fear of encountering him. The other dubious icons on their list include the "Quiznos Rat/Hamster Thing," The Dominos Noid, Jack (from Jack in the Box), Grimace, Colonel Sanders, Mister Softee, Modern Ronald McDonald, Old-School Ronald McDonald (proto-Ronald) and the Tastee Freez Twins.

I actually kind of like the commercials that star Jack, especially when compared to other fast food commercials. The standard of writing is higher and Jack's delivery is usually great. The other choices, however, all seem like they deserve to be here. Anyone have a favorite from these contenders?

Damn you, Jack-in-the-Box, for perpetuating my number one "foodie" pet peeve. The word bruschetta is pronounced "broo-SKET-ta,' not "broo-shetta." Yet there it is, in a national television commercial being pronounced "broo-shetta," as in "Broo-shetta" Burger. (Yes, I know...)

What is so hard about calling a spade a spade, or in the case, a bruschetta? I am so frustrated with American companies perpetuating incorrect pronunciations. But even Buitoni is guilty of it, hawking their wares in the U.S.A. as made by "Byoo-toni" instead of "Bwee-toni" as it should be pronounced.

Are there bigger, more important issues in the world? Yes. Should I let it go? Sure.  But this still pisses me off.