# How big does a burrito have to be before it becomes a burro? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 28, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014 "2015-10-28T21:01:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/1 "2015-10-28T21:01:54Z")
… I ask myself every time I eat at Chipotle. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/2 "2015-10-28T21:46:15Z")
Dunno…but there was a cute comic book entitled Burrito, where the character was a burro. Never eat anything bigger than your head? I once was served a calzone as big as a Time-Zone! Damn! That was enough for three of me! It was bigger than a football! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/3 "2015-10-28T22:12:09Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Dunno…but there was a cute comic book entitled Burrito, where the character was a burro. > > Never eat anything bigger than your head? > > I once was served a calzone as big as a Time-Zone! Damn! That was enough for three of me! It was bigger than a football! There was a place on High Street in Columbus Ohio in the mid 90’s that used to advertise/sell burritos as big as your head. They were certainly big, but not as good as Chipotle. There was also the Burrito-bago that would drive around and make super fresh and yummy burritos all over campus. WAY better than Chipotle, but not as big. Also, I grew with that book (_Never eat anything bigger than your head and other drawings_). Loved it and _Cat_ and _Whack Your Porcupine_! I gotta see if I can dig those up from somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/4 "2015-10-28T22:29:28Z")
FYI, [this story](http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/eat-30-pound-burrito-earn-stake-mexican-restaurant-n444441) from earlier this month is about a taqueria in Brooklyn that will give you a ten-percent stake in the restaurant if you can manage to eat a thirty-pound burrito. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/5 "2015-10-29T01:39:06Z")
Some burrito joints call them burros. Not a real claim to quantity. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/6 "2015-10-29T03:56:24Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > There was a place on High Street in Columbus Ohio in the mid 90’s that used to advertise/sell burritos as big as your head. La Bamba? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/7 "2015-10-29T03:58:33Z")
> [@SpeedwayRyan](#): > > La Bamba? Possibly? It was 20ish years ago and I was drunk more often than not when I decided I would like a burrito as big as my head. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/8 "2015-10-29T05:10:12Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Also, I grew with that book (_Never eat anything bigger than your head and other drawings_). Loved it and _Cat_ and _Whack Your Porcupine_! I gotta see if I can dig those up from somewhere. I had the former of those, and the author was [B Kliban](http://www.amazon.com/Never-Anything-Bigger-Other-Drawings/dp/0911104674/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446095413&sr=8-1&keywords=B+Kliban). I still think of a board in a fence as a ‘fent’ ever since. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/9 "2015-10-29T19:56:19Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Possibly? It was 20ish years ago and I was drunk more often than not when I decided I would like a burrito as big as my head. There was a La Bamba in the two college towns I lived in (undergrad and grad school) that had the “Burritos as big as your head!” tagline. Once I was so drunk I bought one, took it back to my dorm, and passed out. I woke up the next morning to a fully-wrapped burrito sitting on my desk. Google says there was one at 1956 N. High Street, but it recently closed. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/10 "2015-10-29T22:00:40Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Also, I grew with that book (_Never eat anything bigger than your head and other drawings_). Loved it and _Cat_ and _Whack Your Porcupine_! I gotta see if I can dig those up from somewhere. Yes, me too! In fact I just saw them again the other day when I was reorganizing my subterranean lair. Also \*\* Two Guys Fooling Around with the Moon\*\* [Two Guys Fooling Around with the Moon: Kliban, B.: 9780894801983: Amazon.com: Books](http://www.amazon.com/Two-Guys-Fooling-Around-Moon/dp/0894801988) **eggs** [http://www.amazon.com/Eggs----First-1st-Printing/dp/B003NDA8Y4/ref=sr\_1\_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446155793&sr=1-12](http://www.amazon.com/Eggs----First-1st-Printing/dp/B003NDA8Y4/ref=sr_1_12?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1446155793&sr=1-12) \*\* The Book of Terns\*\* [The Book of Terns: Delacorte, Peter, Witte, Michael C.: 9780615424392: Amazon.com: Books](http://www.amazon.com/Book-Terns-Peter-Delacorte/dp/0615424392/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) Hee. Kliban. My father took my brother and me to find a birthday gift for Mom and we found a jigsaw puzzle of Kliban’s Momcat. [https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1c/a3/d1/1ca3d15697bdcaf1c9da77965560b783.jpg](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1c/a3/d1/1ca3d15697bdcaf1c9da77965560b783.jpg) My brother was nervous about making sure he kept the secret so of course as soon as he sees Mom he blurts out “Do you want your puzzle - er, present - now or later?” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/11 "2015-10-29T22:04:10Z")
> [@SpeedwayRyan](#): > > Once I was so drunk I bought one, took it back to my dorm, and passed out. I woke up the next morning to a fully-wrapped burrito sitting on my desk. As Speedway Ryan awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found his head transformed in his bed into a gigantic burrito. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/12 "2015-10-29T22:44:24Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > As Speedway Ryan awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found his head transformed in his bed into a gigantic burrito. Struggling to breathe, he furiously ripped off the wrapper. “How the hell did this happen!” He thought to himself as a puddle of carne asada juice began to pool on his pillow. ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/13 "2015-10-29T23:49:48Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > … I ask myself every time I eat at Chipotle. Depends. If you are a spanish-speaking-mexican-purist, you could argue that this question is similar to the one creationists ask about the transformation of crocodiles into ducks. Burrito is used both for the food item and a young ass. Burro is only used for the adult ass. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/14 "2015-10-30T00:59:11Z")
> [@DiggitCamara](#): > > Depends. If you are a spanish-speaking-mexican-purist, you could argue that this question is similar to the one creationists ask about the transformation of crocodiles into ducks. > > Burrito is used both for the food item and a young ass. Burro is only used for the adult ass. So perhaps if you have tequila with it that would make a burro since it’s now an adult meal. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/15 "2015-10-30T03:13:40Z")
Perhaps they are burritos and not burros because they are too young? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/16 "2015-10-30T03:54:09Z")
When you can ride it, its a burro. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/17 "2015-10-30T12:08:41Z")
When you can chew it, it’s a churro. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/18 "2015-10-30T17:28:47Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > As Speedway Ryan awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found his head transformed in his bed into a gigantic burrito. It’s better than waking up to a fully-wrapped burrito, but your pillow is missing and there are a few stray feathers in your mouth… ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/19 "2015-10-30T18:17:49Z")
> [@SpeedwayRyan](#): > > It’s better than waking up to a fully-wrapped burrito, but your pillow is missing and there are a few stray feathers in your mouth… I guess… ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014/20 "2015-10-31T04:29:34Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > I had the former of those, and the author was [B Kliban](http://www.amazon.com/Never-Anything-Bigger-Other-Drawings/dp/0911104674/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1446095413&sr=8-1&keywords=B+Kliban). I still think of a board in a fence as a ‘fent’ ever since. “The callous sophisticates laughed at Judy’s tiny head.” Best. Cartoon. EVAR. [![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rzRICkQ3RAA/T5ic6v_c15I/AAAAAAAADN8/c-NTEZsdByM/s1600/tiny2.jpg) ](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rzRICkQ3RAA/T5ic6v_c15I/AAAAAAAADN8/c-NTEZsdByM/s1600/tiny2.jpg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-burrito-have-to-be-before-it-becomes-a-burro/736014.md?page=2)