The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for July 03, 2023

It’s the law of supply and demand.

Same here. Medium fries are enough for me now, although I do miss the large drinks.

Can we get them to super size the quality? I like my ketchup on the burger, not the wrapper. Not to be fussy but am I the only one they make pull to the side to wait for the fries to cool off?

Might as well go into a McDonald’s and order a happy meal. I went into a McDonald’s and ordered two happy meals once but of course just requested one soda cup since it would’ve been silly and pointless to ask for and pay for two.

It was predicted when the minimum wage was increased.

You should have done that a long time ago.

And all those years of bargain prices supersized Brutus.

It always amazes me when I see folks order a diet drink with something quite fattening like French fries. Or, worse yet, order a diet cola with a buffet meal.

Have you looked in the mirror? That’s not the only thing that got supersized.

The “Supersized” refers to the customer as much as the portions.

There is absolutely nothing there that is healthy, no matter what size or calorie count. And when they get the bad news that they have cancer or diabetes or some other common modern disease, it’s “why me!?”

Happy meals are now grumpy meals.

The last fast food burgers my wife and I consumed when we were out of town weren’t good at all and I think the chain has gotten too expensive.

Brutus’s version of Caveat Emptor?

since when has it change from get more payless to pay more get less… :L

Arby’s 5 for 5 has become 2 for 7.

The regular sizes are healthier for you anyway; at least, as much as fast food can be healthy.

Smart thinking Brutus…….atta boy

Not to mention his waist size.

So true!

I think the original prices for McDonalds were something like 15 cents for a hamburger and 10 cents for fries. We can’t expect years to go by without price increases. Income is not what it was back then.

I haven’t been able to bring myself to order a large, supreme pizza because the price of one has gone up so much. So, we’ll make do with DiGiorno and Red Baron French Bread pizzas until the pizza places have special deals.

Good incentive to start that diet Brutus!

Didn’t Gladys tell Brutus that they supersized the calories on the regular portions?…

Those of us of a certain age can recall buying a burger, fries and a shake for 45 cents and we get sticker shock each time we see the menu prices these days.

Amen Brutus. That and Sansabelt slacks are out of style.

An economy imposed diet.

He’s right….and if he wanted lettuce and tomatoes..$$$

Come on now Brutus do you really expect us to believe that in the past you got supersized meals just because they were bargains.

Sad but true. However, a good compromise might be to still eat your supersized bargain meals but just not as often. Eating out should be a treat. A bare bones hamburger, fries and soft drink from one of those major chains is many things but is definitely not a treat….

once upon a time, I could eat supersize portions but now the regular portions are filling enough

I stick to regular portions as much as possible to avoid supersizing myself.