Pizza burger at Burger King Japan

Burger King in Japan sells a 2,530-calorie "Pizza Burger." Via.

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Link roundup

1. The Beat says the Comics Code has been functioning as a zombie business for some time now - - allowing publishers to use it's seal of approval without any actual oversight.

2. When Google starts censoring results, it just ends up embarrassing itself.

3. KFC has really varied its offerings to appeal to different cultures in China:

Yum’s cultural flexibility doesn’t end with the localized menu. While fast-food restaurants in the West often host kids’ birthday parties, KFCs in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang autonomous region that’s home to the Muslim Uyghur people, advertise parties for the families of boys who have just undergone the religious ritual of circumcision.

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Link roundup

1. Josh Ellingson has posted several improbably cute drawings of Chase the No Face Cat.

2. Serious Eats' dollar menu favorites.

3. How Jets players inadvertently tipped off plays to the Steelers.

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Link roundup

1. Former Next Iron Chef competitor Nate Appleman is currently making burritos at a Chipotle in New York (so he can learn and eventually improve the business). Via.

2. Gizmodo reviews the new Chrome OS laptop. TechCrunch, too. (Please send me one Google, I promise to write more posts and serve more Adsense ads.)

3. This actually works really well for me - - "People who imagined eating an indulgent snack ate 50 percent less of the real thing when given the chance."

Link roundup

1. Chipotle says paying an ad company was a waste of money. (Their product is actually good, and thus they don't need to spend a lot of money on advertising.) Via.

2. It appears that the outline of Bill Gates's mugshot photo is the default photo in Outlook 2010. Via.

3. Jessica Alba's nude scene in Machete was computer generated.

4. Interactive map shows crime in Los Angeles. Via.

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Colonel Sanders to be a character in the new Phantasy Star game?

It's not April 1st, right? Because Kotaku says Colonel Sanders will be a recruitable character in Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity.

*Buy Phantasy Star toys at eBay.

Batman Brave and the Bold Happy Meal toys

Next up at McDonald's, Batman Brave and the Bold Happy Meal toys.

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Taco Bell's Super Delicious Ingredient Force

DraftFCB Chicago teamed up with Neal Adams to create the Super Delicious Ingredient Force to promote Taco Bell's $2 meals. Via.

UPDATE: Blayne Scott was commissioned to make a Captain Enchilada Sauce custom action figure:



*Previously: Dirty trick by Taco Bell to prevent people from getting water.

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Here's what Jack in the Box restaurants used to look like

Vintage photos of Jack in the Box.

*Previously: The Modifyers: When Mod meets Steampunk.

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Exquisite corpse Burger King packaging

Concept packaging by Bernadette Coughlin for Burger King would allow you to turn the food containers into a statuette. Via.

*Previously: Exquisite corpse charity art project.

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DJ Delta (link roundup)

Big Daddy DJ by Juan Pablo Forero. See also: Big Daddy and Little Sister doll.

And a few more links:

1. Desktop wallpaper-sized screenshot of Rapture during an underwater scene in Bioshock 2.

2. I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating - - french fries are shockingly bad for you. Via.

3. Ahsoka Tano fan art by Dan Hipp.

*Previously: Bioshock 2 video playthrough.

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Soccer goalie does taunting cartwheels (link roundup)

Video of a soccer goalie distracting shooters with cartwheels and other gyrations. The shooters repay him in kind. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Man managed to kill a woman under police protection in Los Angeles.

2. And in other fun Southern California news, "4 of 5 San Jacinto council members indicted in corruption probe."

3. Yes, that $1 double cheeseburger deal at Burger King is incredible. So incredible, franchisees are suing the parent company to try to stop the deal. Via.

*Previously: Premier League soccer player buys lots of his own jerseys to seem more popular.

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Happy Meal Toys in Japan

Ironically, while McDonald's in America is selling Astro Boy toys, McDonald's in Japan is selling kawaii creatures. (McDonald's India is selling cars.) Via.

*Previously: Kawaii matchbooks from Japan.

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Papercraft Burger King

Download the Burger King paper toy here. Via these sites.

*Previously: Shaun White was the Wendy's mascot for Halloween.

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Candy Corn traffic cones (link roundup)

Candy corn traffic cones - - more photos in this gallery. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Video of someone trying the Windows 7 Whopper. Via.

2. Penelope Trunk:

The farmer broke up with me five times the first five months we were together, last year. So I learned that he had huge commitment issues.

I tried to do the advisable thing to do when you’re with someone who has commitment issues. I tried to fall in love with someone else. But I didn’t. I only missed the farmer more.

So I told myself that it’s okay to be with someone who has commitment issues, as long as I am having fun.

But my kids grew to love the farm, and the farmer, almost as quickly as I did. This makes sense. My oldest son was with me on my first visit to the farm, and if you have ever been on a working farm you know that to kids, it’s like Disney World.

Want to know what she decided to do? Via.

3. Supposedly, U2's latest four months of touring has earned $300 million, which is just enough to cover the cost of the tour. Via.

*Previously: Candy Mountain Massacre the game.

*Buy U2 concert posters at eBay.

New SpongeBob toys from Burger King

Coming next week (I think), new SpongeBob toys at Burger King. I'm actually not a fan of SpongeBob or his show (every episode I've seen seems to feature him as a moron torturing people), but these figures are about as good as the last several sets of vinyl toys released by Kidrobot.

*Previously: Lego Plankton.

*Buy SpongeBob toys at eBay.

Domo at 7-Eleven (link roundup)

Go here for a gallery of photos of Domo-themed packaging and goods at 7-Eleven. There's also a minisite. Via.

And a few more links:

1. "The Swimming Cities of Serenissima is a fleet of handmade boats and a crew of artists traveling the Adriatic Sea from Slovenia to Venice this May and June, 2009. Here's the dedicated site." Via.

2. You know the phrase "heard it through the grapevine?" Well, this is the grapevine. Via.

3. Microsoft's ads all seem to go viral for the wrong reasons, but if you do want to throw a Windows 7 party, you might be able to get some swag like this. Via.

*Previously: Domo/Jaws mashup.

*Buy Domo toys at Amazon.

Minimalist video game designs (link roundup)

Samus and Kirby - - two of the minimalist video game designs posted here. Two of the designs are also on sale on t-shirts here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Funny Fark headline:

Coming soon to a Borders near you, free Wi-Fi. Well, great, that's what we need more of in our bookstores: cheap hippies with laptops drinking coffee and discussing the importance of Keroauc. Goddammit so much.

2. The first generation Taco Bell vinyl toys were so ghastly, I don't know why anyone even bothered mentioning them. The second generation is looking a little better, and the ad campaign directly targets Kidrobot.

3. The FBI made an arrest in the Erin Andrews video case. You can read the complaint here.

*Previously: Kirby/Team Fortress 2 Mashup.

*Buy Metroid toys at eBay.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs toys at Buger King

Kid's meals at Burger King now come with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs toys.

*Previously: 3D Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs book.

*Buy fast food toys at eBay.