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View Poll Results: How much of the fast food?
Never, I'd rather starve 5 5.26%
Only extreme circumstances, like if it's that or starve 32 33.68%
a few times per month 46 48.42%
a few times per week 11 11.58%
Every day. 1 1.05%
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Old 03-21-2005, 02:36 PM
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Dear actuarial lunch buyers,

Today someone brought in gift certificates to Burger King. I had wanted to eat the Chicken Cripsy Tender Bacon Cheddar Ranch Sandwich for a long time now so we all went for a lunch time feast. Now Maybe it' s just me and I spoil myself but in my opinion the quality of the food here is not much better than slop you'd give to pigs. It got me thinking that this food will actually increase your chance to die if you eat it often.

Please estimate how many times you will eat food from the American fast food chains. Thank you.
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I rarely eat fast food not that I try to avoid it but there are usually some better places to choose from. But I did have KFC this past weekend and it was SO GOOD!
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Of the above chioces, probably a few times a month
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Not as often as a few times a month, but more often than under "extreme" circumstances. Usually when I'm on the road. Not a huge fan of McD or BK. Wendy's is OK. I do eat fast food for lunch when not on the road once a month or so, but then it's usually soup at Tim Horton's, a wrap at Arby's, or quesadillas at Taco Bell.
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McD's is good if you have food allergies & such...they know how to take care of that stuff. A lot of other restaraunts have no clue.
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....still waiting for quickie, cheap Thai food joint....
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....still waiting for quickie, cheap Thai food joint....
Dear Calculatin Fool,

Do you live by a mall? I know that food court service stations are starting to serve more ethnic fast food. There are Indian and Chinese. Thai is coming soon I bet. There were many Thai fast food at University.
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There's a fast food thai place here that I used to go to.

My stomache can't take it anymore though.
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....still waiting for quickie, cheap Thai food joint....
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It's really somwhere between a few times a month and extreme circumstances.....

Realistically it's somewhere around once a month if you averaged it for a year.

BTW, I did try the Hootie promoted sandwich from BK....and I liked it. Then again I know it's not good for me, so I still avoid those places in general.
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