The Taco Bell appreciation thread (formerly: Blogs are going away - Get them while they're hot!)
Well, on Tuesdays I pretty much have to get fast food after work.
I get out of work at 11 at night. And I have to be back at work around 7:45-8:00 in the morning. I live almost 45 min from work.
Doesn't leave much time for sleep!
Sleep is for the weak.
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Sleep is for the tired.
and, Zach, i'm planning on hitting the states next year. and i will definitely be traveling south.
I'll have to get you my info before you come to the US then. I'll just have to explain to the misses why a crazy Australian is going to come visit.
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I get out of work at 11 at night. And I have to be back at work around 7:45-8:00 in the morning. I live almost 45 min from work.
Doesn't leave much time for sleep!
Whoa, why don't you sleep in your office on Tuesdays? That's kind of a ridiculous commute, do you really love your apartment?
I get out of work at 11 at night. And I have to be back at work around 7:45-8:00 in the morning. I live almost 45 min from work.
Doesn't leave much time for sleep!
Sleep is for the sane. Which is why people end up eating The Bell, in the middle of the night.
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
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I get out of work at 11 at night. And I have to be back at work around 7:45-8:00 in the morning. I live almost 45 min from work.
Doesn't leave much time for sleep!
Whoa, why don't you sleep in your office on Tuesdays? That's kind of a ridiculous commute, do you really love your apartment?
I moved back to my Dad's after me and the girl broke up (I know I talked to you about all that drama lol). Basically trying to pay off as much of my bills as possible and be back out of his house within 6 months. So I'm kinda in love with the idea of not paying rent or utilities or any of those bills.
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
oh, hell yes!
you're ripping, Noah.
on the $2 menu (the #3), you can substitute the supreme gordita with baja or nacho cheese at no extra charge. not many people know that. if you chose to have chicken or steak the price will go up however.
And it's Tuesday again! We all know what that means...
I smell...
I smell...
I smell... TACO BELL!!!
I smell...
I smell...
I smell... TACO BELL!!!
this is good if you read it in Eric Clapton's Cocaine mode.
I smell...
I smell...
I smell... TACO BELL!!!
this is good if you read it in Eric Clapton's Cocaine mode.
Makes sense. My Taco Bell addiction is rivaled only by my old Coke addiction.
Taco bell makes me feel like a dead man
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
Me too. But I still can't help myself.
it's digestive suicide.
Anthony posted this on his facebook page:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2F...
Their meat is only 35% beef and the rest is fillers. I'm sure Mirka will find this particularly interested since she was basically saying the same thing.
There has been a huge buzz about the whole not meat thing. But what did you expect?
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
as long as the filler isn't something like cardboard or whatever but is something edible, I don't see what's the big whoop. That's how they're able to sell 99 cent giant burritos.
It's false advertising.
Maybe there shouldn't be 99 cent burritos at all. Food costs money and the fallacy that you can sell cooked meals for a couple of dollars is making people fat and sick.
Pete, I am following the story with interest. I hope it raises awareness and creates a backlash against fast food chains in general.
Sad thing is most people just don't care and will bitch for a day or two. Then go right on ordering this crap. You think most people who eat at these fast food chains really care what they are putting into their bodies?
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
But the volcano menu is awesome.
I think it's mostly Soy Lecithin, which isn't bad or good for you. But it's also not Beef.
Since my last post in this thread (well not the link but before that), I haven't eaten any taco bell. I have eaten fast food. But I feel if I'm going to be eating fast food (or any food for that matter), I have to at least be making sure I'm getting enough protein to justify it.
They barely put any "meat" in their tacos to begin with and then to find out it's only 35% beef. They comes down to like 3 grams (if that) of protein? Sorry, I can find something better.
What really surprised me is that for the most part, I know what all of those ingredient are. I'm not shocked that it is mostly filler, but at least the filler seems to be stuff like soy and grains. What did people expect for $0.70 tacos?
How is it false advertising? I've never noticed them advertise their stuff as 100% beef?
Also, has anyone ever used Taco Bell as a viable source of protein?
It's for when you get thrown out of the bar at 1 am and need to get a chimichanga and a Code Red Mt Dew just so you'll have something in your system so that you don't wake up with a deadly hangover the next morning.
Nate, based on what I was reading, the USDA requires that 'beef taco filling' is supposed to contain 40% of actual beef. So by having only 35% they arguably shouldn't be allowed to call it beef.
I would think it would have to be at least half beef to call it beef. But I haven't researched it at all. So I'm assuming you are right Kirk.
someone will end up busting their chops over it and they'll up it to like 41% beef and then we won't have 99 cent burritos anymore but we will have 2 for 3 dollar Even Beefier! Burritos!
USDA regulations has restrictions on what you can label as beef. Taco bells throws in water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, modified corn starch and a few other odds and ends.
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
don't forget how much the USDA allows for rat droppings.
That's just "seasoning" so it's okay.
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
That should be their new sauce packets. Mild, Hot, Red Hot & Propylene Glycol Alginate.
Is it just me that has the Yo Quiero Taco Bell background in this topic?
No - Kirk gave pages 4, 5, and 6 different backgrounds. 
It took me forever (five minutes is forever in internet time) to figure out what exactly was up with the background, what it said I mean.
I was just thinking, I wonder how much a percentage of beef is in Alpo dog food. 35% doesn't seem like that hard a number to beat.
i stopped for some mt dew and two soft tacos yesterday on the way to work. i blame kirk.
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What about laxatives because when i used to eat that stuff it would make me shit my brains out?
As your attorney, my advise to you is to start drinking heavily(er).-Tuffy
That's the main reason to eat there or Pizza Hut--if you're feeling constipated, it works every time.
That's the main reason to eat there or Pizza Hut--if you're feeling constipated, it works every time.
Refer to: secret recipe
So did somebody sue them to get them to list the amount of beef they use then just pulled the 35% out of thin air? It sounds, rather, like Taco Bell is suing someone for saying that. I guess they do need to do something outrageous like that and nip it in the bud right away or else it'll end up on of those urban myths like Proctor&Gamble are Satanists or how Coca Cola used to have Cocaine in it.
No, it was tested. It's in the link that Pete posted:
"Attorney Dee Miles said attorneys had Taco Bell's "meat mixture" tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/24/financial/f1...
That's the main reason to eat there or Pizza Hut--if you're feeling constipated, it works every time.
Refer to: secret recipe
Coffee and cigarettes. But hopefully they're not putting that in your tacos, guys.
No, it was tested. It's in the link that Pete posted:
"Attorney Dee Miles said attorneys had Taco Bell's "meat mixture" tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/24/financial/f1...
Well, to be fair it was tested by someone to support the lawsuit. So right now, it isn't really proof. Taco Bell is saying it's 88% beef, these people are saying 35%. That is a pretty big difference.
No, it was tested. It's in the link that Pete posted:
"Attorney Dee Miles said attorneys had Taco Bell's "meat mixture" tested and found it contained less that 35 percent beef."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/01/24/financial/f1...
Well, to be fair it was tested by someone to support the lawsuit. So right now, it isn't really proof. Taco Bell is saying it's 88% beef, these people are saying 35%. That is a pretty big difference.
But I'm going to place my bet on the side that filed a lawsuit, not the side that is threatening "legal action". I'm also betting that the firm that filed the lawsuit had the 'beef" checked and rechecked as well as having some stored in a secure manner available to be tested by a third party.
Taco Bell can bluster and make all the claims they want, but have they offered to have their "beef' tested?
One of my favorite threads is now ruined.
I love you Taco Bell whether it's 88% or 35% beef you were always there for me during my midnight cravings/munchies.
Oh, Taco Bell, you're a dirty whore, but you know my name...
This is becoming quite a routine for you...you must really like working off those gordita crunches. Who am I kidding?