# What chain restaurant had a 'British burger' in the '70s/'80s?

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**Created:** [April 23, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chain-restaurant-had-a-british-burger-in-the-70s-80s/963314 "2022-04-23T13:44:00Z")\
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It was Burger Chef. Here’s the clip:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RtnmUJSfAW8/maxresdefault.jpg "Peggy's Burger Chef Presentation - Mad Men (HD 1080p)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtnmUJSfAW8)

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**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chain-restaurant-had-a-british-burger-in-the-70s-80s/963314/22 "2022-04-23T22:02:00Z")

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> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#):
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> I’m still trying to figure out how you can arrange two pieces of bacon into something resembling the Union Jack.

Lots of people use ‘England’ when they mean Great Britain and the English flag is easily made with two rashers. That might be good across the white background of an English muffin, served with some strong mustard and mushy peas.

> **[Flag of England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_England)**
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> The flag of England is the national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules). The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages when it was gradually, increasingly, used alongside the Royal Banner. It became the only saint's flag permitted to be flown in public as part of the English Reformation and at a similar time became the pre-eminent mar...

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