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It is a documented fact1 that fast food establishments in the USA can not comprehend the concepts “no ketchup” or “no cheese.”

1Because I’m documenting it right here, right now.

18 thoughts on “Word”

    1. Whataburger officially calls that “plain and dry”, with their own two stickers. At least someone respects un-Americans like me who hate catsup. (That’s my preferred spelling since it is as gross as the taste.)

  1. nor sugarless iced tea
    nor “no sugar”
    nor plain iced tea

    (I never understood how they got the sugar out of unsweet tea.)

    1. Outside the South, it is unusual to have the choice of “sweet” or “unsweet.” That’s how I always know when I’ve crossed a certain boundary, when people start asking which I want.

      1. I remember the first time I ordered a tea out of the south .. WTF? Also I spent a week visiting friends in Pennslyvania once with my parents and they kept asking me if I wanted a “pop” I had no clue what that was … but I was pretty sure I didn’t want it. I was craving a coke the entire time I was up there though.

  2. Incorrect. If you order a Mustard Whopper at Burger King you will receive a flame-broiled burger with no ketchup and quite possibly no mayo. You mightbe asked if you want cheese on it, but the Mustard Whopper does not come with cheese.

    1. If a sandwich is never made with ketchup or cheese, their inclusion should rarely be an issue. Though as I recall, you have had some difficulty at at least one location ordering the Mustard Whopper because the counter person never heard of it.

      The people who experience the ketchup/cheese exclusion difficulty would more likely be those who order sandwiches that traditionally come with cheese (e.g., most Subway sandwiches, or McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish), or that traditionally come with ketchup (e.g., Whoppers, Quarter Pounders).

      Side note: At Burger King, I am more likely to be unable to get them to comprehend mayonnaise ONLY on their Original chicken sandwich, because the lettuce heated by the sandwich is revolting to me. Frequently, I end up with a lettuce-only or dry sandwich.

      1. The Mustard Whopper is a Texas thing. However, Burger King is still pretty good at their old slogan: “Have it your way.”

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