# Why Do Fast Food Restaurants Put Fries on Top of Napkins

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 13, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853 "2017-06-13T11:38:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853/41 "2017-06-14T00:31:20Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> What’s the “yelp” for? A cry for assistance?

It’s to narrow the search to user-submitted photos on Yelp! (I could have used site:yelp.com to be more precise, but I was lazy.) Otherwise, you get a bunch of advertising and stock-type photos.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853/42 "2017-06-14T00:40:33Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> It’s to narrow the search to user-submitted photos on Yelp! (I could have used site:yelp.com to be more precise, but I was lazy.) Otherwise, you get a bunch of advertising and stock-type photos.

Under the circumstances of this thread, I would think those are the ones you want. Are you expecting the advertiser to cover up the way they serve their flagship meals?

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fast-food-restaurants-put-fries-on-top-of-napkins/788853/43 "2017-06-14T00:44:06Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> Under the circumstances of this thread, I would think those are the ones you want. Are you expecting the advertiser to cover up the way they serve their flagship meals?

Well, yeah. The idealized presentation of a product does not necessarily reflect how it is served. Is this a serious question?

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