# Hardee's new 1420 calorie "Monster Thickburger! Waifish tree huggers need not apply! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2004, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardees-new-1420-calorie-monster-thickburger-waifish-tree-huggers-need-not-apply/275173 "2004-11-17T01:57:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardees-new-1420-calorie-monster-thickburger-waifish-tree-huggers-need-not-apply/275173/41 "2004-11-17T22:15:17Z")
> [@fetus](#): > > How long has this place been around? I lived in the DC area until about 7 years ago, and never heard of this joint. Five Guys has been around since at least the early 90s but only in Alexandria - corner of Beauregard and King - until recently. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardees-new-1420-calorie-monster-thickburger-waifish-tree-huggers-need-not-apply/275173/42 "2004-11-18T01:26:29Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > They lost me when I read that they put mayo on the thing. Mayonaise does not belong on a hamburger and neither does ketchup. Mustard belongs on a hamburger. I love you. I’d also be the sort putting away one of those burgers (not the 6-pound variety. That’s just a waste of good meat). Actually might fill me up. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardees-new-1420-calorie-monster-thickburger-waifish-tree-huggers-need-not-apply/275173/43 "2004-11-18T01:47:52Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > If I remember correctly, two patties, bacon, ham, sausage, lots of cheese, and a fried egg. I have no idea how many calories were in that burger, but damn it was good. The egg is what really made it. And you lived to tell the tale. I’m impressed. ---
**Author:** ![tygerbryght](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9a28c/32.png) [@tygerbryght](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygerbryght)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardees-new-1420-calorie-monster-thickburger-waifish-tree-huggers-need-not-apply/275173/44 "2004-11-19T16:13:38Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [Hardee’s serves up 1,420-calorie burger - Fast-food giant skips diet craze, concocts fat-filled sandwich](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6498304/) 35 years ago, I could have eaten one of these. 25 years ago, I used to have a Wendy’s half-pounder occasionally, and enjoyed them very much (though not as much as my home-made 1/3 pound ground rump burgers, topped with Worcestershire sauce on the raw side, immediately after introducing to the pan). These days, I can barely finish a quarter-pound hamburger, especially if it’s got cheese on it (as I prefer). I’ve always had to watch my pork intake, so I never get a burger with bacon on it, and actually doubt it would taste that good to me, although I love crispy bacon-and-biscuit sandwiches. I eat a burger at Wendy’s about twice a month, at present. So you see, I’m not about to condemn beef consumption, _per se_, even if I think we Murkans mostly eat too much. How-_ **EV** _-er. \ The first thought that hit me when I looked at the first of the links for those Can You Top This? burgers was the most recent famines in Africa - which will get much, **much** worse, thanks to the (fairly literal) plague of locusts they’re suffering across a large expanse of the continent this year. \ I’m sure that there are quite a few Dopers who think about “tree-hugging” type stuff fairly often, despite the anti-PeTA stance (which won my heart, the first time I saw it here). I dunno how much any of us can do about it, other than contribute to various relief agencies (those who can, that is). Here’s a link to a discussion about five weeks ago titled [Best children sponsoring organization??](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=280197) for those who aren’t already doing so, and who have both the means and inclination. \ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hardees-new-1420-calorie-monster-thickburger-waifish-tree-huggers-need-not-apply/275173.md?page=2)