25,000 Big Macs

[4th and Long]

Man Eats His Meat-Mentous 25,000th Big Mac

Wisconsin Man Stays Healthy Despite Love Of Sandwich

FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man has made gastronomic history by finishing off his 25,000th Big Mac.

On the anniversary of his very first Big Mac, Don Gorske, of Fond Du Lac, Wis., donned his McDonald's gear and ordered the momentous sandwich before a crowd of reporters and photographers.

"I should try to look my best, right?" said Gorske.

He finished the burger in 16 bites, just as he ate his first Big Mac 1972, when his love affair for the burger began. The 57-year-old said McDonald's was the first place he drove when getting his first car. When he asked the owner for a good sandwich, he suggested the Big Mac -- for better or worse.

"It's the best thing I ever ate in my life," said Gorske.

He ate a total of nine on that May day, but said he has cut down to one or two recently.

Gorske, however, is not a Whopper fan. He said a friend once gave him $5 to eat the Burger King flagship sandwich. He ate it, vowed "never again" and spent the money on Big Macs. His Big Mac fixation found him a spot on the movie "Super Size Me," which didn't paint a glowing picture of the fast-food giant.

People are scratching their heads over more than his love of the very specific burger. Despite the sandwich's 576 calories and 742 milligrams of sodium, Gorske remains thin and healthy.

"I had my cholesterol just checked a couple weeks ago and it was 156. That's the third time I had it checked. In 1997, it was 158 and in 2003, it was 140. I mean, there's nothing showing me my cholesterol is going up," said Gorske.

A nutritionist said he is certainly the exception to the rules of healthy eating.

"It's not something we would encourage because the calories are so high. Over 500 for one sandwich -- that's a lot for most people," said nutritionist Janine Bamberger.

Gorske's love for the sandwich reaches all the way to his basement, where he keeps most of the 25,000 boxes or receipts for the Big Mac.

His wife -- yes, he has one -- said she stands by her man no matter how many Big Macs he eats.

"Yeah, I think it's weird," said Mary Gorske. "But that's OK. It's a good weird."

[Simply Red]

i can't believe some of you have never had a big mac - how'd your parents let that happen?

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

i can't believe some of you have never had a big mac - how'd your parents let that happen?

I don't ever remember eating a Big Mac. My rule when eating at Ronnie Macs is the smaller the better. Well except for some supersize fries and a coke!

PhilFree

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by blaise

Yeah, but most of those numbers came from the steroid beef era.

[DaKCMan AP]

Simpleton.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by blaise

Yeah, but most of those numbers came from the steroid beef era.

The 25,000 definitely needs an asterisk.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

I wonder if we're the only two adults in the US that haven't had a Big Mac.

I think Claythan said he hasn't, either, so there's three. Oh, and philfree now, too. Wow. We're a movement.

I eat at McDonald's somewhat regularly, maybe 4 times a year. For some reason I like to stop there when I'm on a road trip; it's a little tradition. But the Big Mac has simply never looked appealing to me.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I think Claythan said he hasn't, either, so there's three. Oh, and philfree now, too. Wow. We're a movement.

I eat at McDonald's somewhat regularly, maybe 4 times a year. For some reason I like to stop there when I'm on a road trip; it's a little tradition. But the Big Mac has simply never looked appealing to me.

I don't ever remember eating a Big Mac. My rule when eating at Ronnie Macs is the smaller the better. Well except for some supersize fries and a coke!

PhilFree

Four.


PhilFree

[Otter]

I'm in awe that he was able to develop a craving for those things. Yuck.

Just for shits and giggles; the average price of a big mac in the US in 2008 was $3.57

$3.57 x 25k = $89,250

[4th and Long]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Wow. We're a movement.

Eat 2 or 3 of those Big Macs and you'll really be a "movement."

[WV]

Big Macs suck.......................

[Saul Good]

Every time luv posts, this guy eats half a Big Mac.

[DMAC]

Originally Posted by Saul Good

Every time luv posts, this guy eats half a Big Mac.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I think Claythan said he hasn't, either, so there's three. Oh, and philfree now, too. Wow. We're a movement.

I eat at McDonald's somewhat regularly, maybe 4 times a year. For some reason I like to stop there when I'm on a road trip; it's a little tradition. But the Big Mac has simply never looked appealing to me.

Was it Mcdonalds that came out with the 'Big And Tasty'? I never had one of those either. I figured it was probably more the Big And Nasty. When I was much younger I did eat some Qtr Pounders. Ordered with ketchup only of course.

On another note I think I'll drive over to Smoothy King and have a shot of Wheat Grass Juice.

PhilFree

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

While I haven't had a Big Mac

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

I wonder if we're the only two adults in the US that haven't had a Big Mac.

You arent missing anything.

[MahiMike]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

I'm good for about two per year. Really nothing else there thrills me. But honestly I do get a craving for a BM every once in a while.... So I'll go w/ the BM, for those instances

BM is a good name for it. It's what happens in the bathroom 20 mins after eating one.