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    • If I have a huge shaved-off patch on the back of my head, no one tell me: Becky at SuperCuts was havin’ a tough Sunday.
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    Feedback on Sunday's "Grilling with e. coli" Strip

    Monday, November 03, 2008 - 10:23 AM

    Sheldonista Dwight H. sent in an awesome e-mail after reading Sunday's strip:

    "Concerning yummy burgers from a grill that's never cleaned -- there is a "restaurant" in Memphis called Dyer's (an appropriate name, you'll see) that has been in business over 75 years. Their specialty is deep fried burgers (just the meat, to be totally clear). No, that's not the killer part (well, yes, but it gets better/much worse). The killer part is that they deep fry the burgers in a big kettle of grease that has NEVER BEEN CHANGED in over 75 YEARS. They just top it off a bit if needed (probably not often, since the grease from the burgers adds to it). They just throw the patties in and they sink -- when they're done they rise to the top. I became aware of this a few years back from a newspaper article on them moving from their original location -- they were treating "moving the kettle" like they were shifting King Tut's collection. I can imagine a sample of that grease would contain an array of concentrated carcinogens unequaled by even the most outrageous of toxic waste dumps."

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    Detailed Strip Info

    Who's a fan of the Butterfinger candy bar?
    strip info entered by swburdine and approved by DaveKellett
    Panel Dialogue Location Props
    1 NARRATOR (Label): 1.)The Taste
    SHELDON (enthusiastic, eyes wide, hands out, Standing): I LOVE that buttery taste!
    nonspecific (white background) ((top) COMPARISON TIME! "Butterfinger" Candy Bar: Fans Vs. Non-Fans )
    2 ARTHUR (holding up leg, Standing, talking): ....If there's actual butter in there, I'll eat my left foot. 'Cause that's what it actually tastes like: FOOT.
    nonspecific (white background) ((top) COMPARISON TIME! "Butterfinger" Candy Bar: Fans Vs. Non-Fans )
    3 NARRATOR (Label): 2.) The Feel
    SHELDON (enthusiastic, eyes wide, pointing, smiling, Standing): I kinda like how it sticks to your teeth. ...Long lasting flavor!
    nonspecific (white background) ((top) COMPARISON TIME! "Butterfinger" Candy Bar: Fans Vs. Non-Fans )
    4 ARTHUR (holding up leg, one eye closed, picking beak, Standing, talking): I am STILL pickn' Butterfinger out of my beak...From 1985.
    nonspecific (white background) ((top) COMPARISON TIME! "Butterfinger" Candy Bar: Fans Vs. Non-Fans )
    5 NARRATOR (Label): 3.) The Look
    SHELDON (eating, enthusiastic, eyes wide, pointing, Standing): No other candy bar has that orangey, flaky look!
    nonspecific (white background) ((top) COMPARISON TIME! "Butterfinger" Candy Bar: Fans Vs. Non-Fans )
    6 ARTHUR (annoyed, Standing, talking): Three words: “NASA-Approved Insulation”
    nonspecific (white background) ((top) COMPARISON TIME! "Butterfinger" Candy Bar: Fans Vs. Non-Fans )

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