Michelle O’s Worst Nightmare? Man Eats 25,000th Big Mac
- Posted on May 18, 2011 at 10:59am by
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FOND DU LAC, Wis. (The Blaze/AP) — Don Gorske may be Michelle Obama’s worst nightmare. Not only does he love McDonald’s Big Macs, but he’s healthy and skinny. And that’s all after eating his 25,000th Big Mac on Tuesday, 39 years to the day after eating his first … nine.
Gorske was honored after reaching the meaty milestone during a ceremony at a McDonald’s in his hometown of Fond du Lac. Surely McDonald’s most loyal customer, Guinness World Records recognized Gorske’s feat three years and 2,000 Big Macs ago, and the 57-year-old says he has no desire to stop.
“I plan on eating Big Macs until I die,” he said. “I have no intentions of changing. It’s still my favorite food. Nothing has changed in 39 years. I look forward to it every day.”
The sign beneath the golden arches Tuesday read “Congrats Don Gorske 25000 Big Macs.”
Before he ate No. 25,000, he showed dozens of onlookers many of the different styles of cartons he has collected over the years and other Big Mac-related stories.
Before biting into the sandwich, he said, “It’s been seven years since 20,000. Same thing goes this year folks. You can’t have the carton and it probably still takes 16 bites for me to finish a Big Mac.”
The crowd erupted into applause.
Gorske, who appeared in the 2004 documentary “Super Size Me,” which examined the fast food industry, looks nothing like one might expect of a fast food junkie. He’s trim and walks regularly for exercise, and he attributes his build to being “hyperactive.” He said he was recently given a clean bill of health and that his cholesterol is low.
Gorske’s obsession with the burger – two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun, for those not familiar with the once-ubiquitous ads – started May 17, 1972, when he bought three Big Macs to celebrate the purchase of a new car. He was hooked, and went back to McDonald’s twice more that day, eating nine before they closed.
He’s only gone eight days since without a Big Mac, and most days he eats two. Among the reasons he skipped a day was to grant his mother a dying wish. His last Big Mac-less day was Thanksgiving 2000, when he forgot to stock up and the store was closed for the holiday.
Gorske said he loves numbers and counting things and was inspired to start counting his burgers because McDonald’s noted how many hamburgers were served on their sign.
He said he is probably obsessive compulsive and that he likes repetition and doesn’t like change. He said he’s kept many of the Big Mac boxes and receipts over the years, and has noted his purchases in calendars he’s kept.
McDonald’s says there are 540 calories in a Big Mac, which is more than a quarter of the calories a person on a 2,000-calorie diet would consume. The burger also contains 29 grams of fat and 1,040 grams of sodium, which are both more than 40 percent of the Food and Drug Administration’s daily recommended value for a 2,000-calorie diet.
Tara Gidus, a registered dietitian in Orlando, Fla., said she wouldn‘t recommend Gorske’s Big Mac diet, and that he‘s likely stayed relatively healthy because of good genetics and because he doesn’t order a lot of extras, such as fries and sodas.
She said the Big Mac provides protein and grains, which the body needs, and that she would be “less concerned about the bad stuff in the Big Mac and more concerned about the good stuff he’s missing,” such as fruits and vegetables.
Gorske said he normally buys six on Monday and eight on Thursday and freezes or refrigerates them and warms them when he wants to eat them, so he doesn’t have to run to the restaurant all the time.
Gorske said he likes other foods, including bratwurst and lobsters, but that he loves Big Macs and his wife Mary, a nurse, never has to worry about making him a meal.
“I really do enjoy every Big Mac,” he said.
He said his wife jokes about ending his streak.
“She says … when she has to put them in a blender, it’s over,” he said.
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Comments (129)
thegreatcarnac
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:51amMcDonalds…the anti-white, racist, hamburger store. Better known as Mr. D’s, mickey dees, da ho sto, and the ‘beat whitey’ restaurant.
Report Post »New Commercial…………………”McDonald’s….Denny’s has nothing on us”
Eblaze44
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 4:59pmMcD’s is anti-white, racist? that’s so funny. maybe the people in a particular store – but around here – there’s lots more white folks stopping by and WORKING there than blacks – and there is a good percentage of black people live around here. and I have yet to find any store that cares about anything but the color of your money or the amount you can put on your card.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:50amOkay, maybe not an earth shattering story but … hooray for free-choice (no govt. food Nazis here), life, liberty, & the pursuit of McHappiness.
Report Post »Freedom1984
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:50amIt’s funny I have only had ONE big mac in my life (not because of dieting….. but because they did NOTHING FOR ME!!!)
Like whoppers better….
But to eat 25,000 big macs………………………..that’s an achievement in itself!!!!
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 4:55pmYou should try Hardee’s if you live near one – much better than either the king or the clown.
Report Post »geonj
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:41amit’s great to live in the land of thr free. let’s fight to keep it that way. say no to michelle and her food police.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:39amman, i want one now, darn, i live 25 miles from the nearest McDonalds, so that would be about $10.00 in gas and the big mac,okay, if i am going that far,2 or 3 big macs,a dr,pepper,frys and a apple pie,s it will cost me about $16,to $18.00 ,so i think i will just have to jones for one now,and wait until this weekend when we go to town,to do our shopping. darn.
Report Post »BubbaT
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:33amOnly in Fondle Mah Sack, WI would this happen. I could see Whoppers or Whataburgers but Big Macs??? Those are nasty.
Report Post »TexasArmyMomx2
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:47ammmmm. Whataburger!
Report Post »WPITom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:30amis it just me or does he look a bit like John Lennon
Report Post »nacilbuper
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:29amtwo all beef patties, lettuce,cheese, sepcial sauce on a sesame seed bun!
Report Post »oldasdirt
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:28amBack in the 70′s,I had hit some rough times.A friend worked at McD’s.He brought me a large plastic bag of fries.
Report Post »I will allways hold a special place in my heart for Mc D’s.(Cough!cough!)
Takeing my nitro pill now.
smak
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:27amHe ought to get free Big Macs for the rest of his life for the free positive publicity he‘s giving McDonald’s.
Report Post »Dandelions
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:24amI just got buy one get one free coupons in the mail!
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:32amwanna go halfsies?
Report Post »santramir
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:22ammichelle obama is right on junk food. not only for the biological health but for mental health meaning the whole expectation on a higher standard of living with balanced nicely cooked and well served in a more civilizated way than the massive animal fed. learn from europeans or semites jews and muslims in considering good food a part of human dignity.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:30amdoesn’t matter if Michelle is right or not….. doesn‘t give her the right to decree what anyone else eats or doesn’t eat.
Report Post »piqued
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 1:27pm@MIDWESTMOM: she can‘t and doesn’t decree anything. She’s recognizing the F A T T E N I N G of America and is trying to use her influence to change it. Much like Jamie Oliver. There’s nothing wrong with it. Unless you’re happy with people looking like this: http://www.golivewire.com/forums/img.cgi?i=52983
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 3:32pmShe champions & lobbies for LAWS that dictate to privately owned restaurants What Food they can sell & How they can sell it. Sounds like a decree to me.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 3:35pmWhat I’d be happy with is the government stop telling us how to live our lives. It’s really none of their business. And as First Lady, she is speaking from a government platform.
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:21amBig Mac’s make those great big, discustingly fat, smelly SOWS, we humans associate with black women.The “first hoe” wants to diassociate herself from such stigma eventhough she exibitis all of the same traits and “inner chimp” desire to eat all she can.
Report Post »beckbotsrlame
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:37amYou are a real racist piece of trash Trooper.
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:41amThanks, I have a reason and right to feel this way, along with the other 99% that will admit it.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:43am@beckbotslame. and you have a k f c bucket on your head, what is that about????
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:35pmyou are obviously in the wrong place – I don’t appreciate your comments so go peddle your crass, blighted “speak” ealsewhere
Report Post »khandahar&jalalabad
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 7:14pmLooks like trooper and beckbots are a pair of trolls. Or maybe the same person with two accounts. I seen some other doucher pose as Tony Stark and Pepper Potts a week ago. Quite lame.
Report Post »TheMightyWho
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:19amIf anything, that makes me real hungry!
Report Post »MistaB
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:14amThey are DELICIOUS!!! Watching this guy enjoy his Big Mac makes me feel like I deserve a break today!!
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:14am.
Two-all-beef-patties-special-sauce-lettuce-cheese-pickles-onions-on-a-sesame-seed-bun?
Report Post »Freedom1984
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:52am25,000 of them at that!
Report Post »jeff.cooper
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:13am“You deserve a break today, at McDonald’s. We do it all for you.” So take a seat, grab hold of your portable defibrillator in one hand, Big Mac in the other, and enjoy the ride! ;)
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:08amActually, Michelle prefers whoppers.
Like the ones her hubby told about creating jobs and balancing the budget.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:11amROFLMAO!!!
(obligatory lower case)
Report Post »Diablo4965
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:17amFunny, Funny ,Funny!
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:23amClassic!!
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:53pmnow that was witty.
cheers
Report Post »Diablo4965
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:07amThats not Don Gorske, thats John Lennon!
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:13amExactly what I thought…. (grin)
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:07amHer worst nightmare will be when the truth comes out about her and her husband’s corrupt, evil, deceitful “deals”, scams, plans for the destruction of America, whom she hasn’t been proud of all of her life and has a chip on her shoulder as big as a house.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:06amGood for him. :)
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:10amWhat‘s your dog’s name? Handsome little dude!
Report Post »Atlas_Shagged
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:27amSince we are now ‘off topic” Mr. SHOWTIME, I like your “Alan West” photo, too; but I wish we could give a woman the front seat this time! Just because the president is a partial African is no reason to just go with an inexperienced black politician (who is just a newly released soldier), we actually need to beat a working, experienced black administration that will someday be led by Hillary, so I say go Woman-Black!
“Michelle/Alan 2012!”
I am sure you see the logic, if you are open minded.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:01pmShowtime
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:10am
What‘s your dog’s name? Handsome little dude!
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His name is Beau, short for Beauregard. He’s my little man. Poor fellow is diabetic but he’s handling it really well so far.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 6:21pmI would go for Alan/Michelle in reverse order too – I think as long as they are both together we beat BO and Hillary. I think women won’t vote for a female.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:06amThis is going to blow some liberal minds! Maybe he can get the Happy Meals back for the kids?!
Report Post »Atlas_Shagged
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:14amHe probably does not drink or smoke, though. Some people say alcoholics metabolize differently. Also there are marathon runners who eat junk food daily but burn it off. Maybe this gentleman leaves the house and stays active. If he smokes it would be hard to see him jogging a lot.
Report Post »T-2
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:05amthat’s awesome, i wonder if Ronald forced him to eat those Big Macs?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:04amGood for you Don.
Report Post »Hey Michelle, take a look at your own rear end before you start worrying about the rest of the country.
let us prey
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:11amThis russian is just happy he is not eating beets at every meal.
Report Post »Good for him.
commonsenseguy
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:46am@gonzo, morning,hope you are having a good day so far, i did go fishing again this moring,and man did i catch them,around ten bass, just thought i would rub it in a little, just joking
Report Post »@ let us prey, you are all over the beet thing, but as i said before, there will be no beets to grow,heck the way things are going, we want even be able to grow dirt. man, i hate beets.
smak
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:50am@Hey Michelle, take a look at your own rear end before you start worrying about the rest of the country.
Report Post »~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yeah, it’s big, but she‘s got all the white boys talkin’ about it. You know you like it , Gonzo!
Gonzo
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:00pmHey smak
Report Post »Did you ride the short bus to school?
smak
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:08pm@Hey smak
Report Post »Did you ride the short bus to school?
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No, I rode the long one. You like ‘em long, don’t you?
BIGJAYINPA
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:03amIf you eat 250,000 Big Macs you deserve any kind of break today you want. I got $10.00 sez he don’t hear a peep from Moochell.
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:10amTake that Michelle! BTW, does anyone else think this guy looks like John Lennon??
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:16am25,000 not a quarter of a million (250,000) .. .but I say to the guy congrats .. and to MO shut up and eat your ribs.
Report Post »southernORcobra
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:18amthis man is my hero hehe
Report Post »LAM2
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:22amGod bless him. He’s enjoying his life and not hurting anyone.
Report Post »The food police and nanny-staters must be gnashing their teeth for having fallen short, as evidenced by happy Americans like Don.
smithclar3nc3
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:26amNow examine his life style and you‘ll find out what it takes to stay healthy and it isn’t a government mandate. It’s getting off your a55 and doing something.
Report Post »hersey10
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:29am1 word – LEGEND .
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:39amWow… three years ago this story would not matter. Now…. well, it shows how pathetic our government and society has become.
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:39amOK OK I added one too many zeros. That is still one heckuva lot of special sauce…Just sayin’
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:43amMichelle and her get moving campaign is the biggest example of the hypocrisy of the Obama’s. Check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXvykO3qVF4 That says it all.
Report Post »HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:48amShhhhhh we’ve been keeping Lenon alive here in Sconnie…..but alas his penchant for the Big Mac has blown his cover. Proof that its not just the food you eat that can make or break you. Health is about attitude and this dude’s got the RIGHT one…..live life doing the things you love :)
Report Post »DIOS BENDIGA AMERICA ... JESUCRISTO ES EL SEÑOR!
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:57amHe is skinnier than Moochelle!
Report Post »middleclassprophet
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:23pmDisgusting. He may be healthy now but that does not mean those Big Mac‘s won’t catch up with him.
Report Post »BlazingPatriot
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:52pmHoly Cow !!!
Report Post »(no pun intended)
biohazard23
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:54pmImagine there’s just Big Macs
Report Post »It’s easy if you try
No cholesterol inside us
Above us only pie
Imagine all the people
Living for the fries……
D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:56pmDude that just made me sooooo hungry!
Report Post »http://www.mythoughtsfromthemiddle.blogspot.com
i want the truth
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 12:59pmWOO This is so Awesome!!! Hey Government Let us eat what we want, say what we want, get out of our LIVES!!!
Report Post »BlazingPatriot
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 1:09pmWhen I find myself craving a burger
Mother Bama comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, ….Let Me Be!!!
And in my desperate crave for Big Macs
She is standing right in front of me
Ordering a Salad for me ……..LET ME BE!!!
Let Me Be, Let Me Be, Let Me Be …..OH, LET ME BE
Report Post »Lovin’ me some Golden Arches, Let Me Be
restorehope
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 1:10pmDoes Michelle Obama have an advanced degree in nutrition? It’s wiser to keep your mouth shut about things not in your purview, than open it and be ridiculed for your lack of intelligence.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 1:39pmpffffffffffffft! Lightweight. I had that many before I was 25
Report Post »devilhasforktongue
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 2:48pmFunny how the white man talks about hypocrisy… I wonder if any of you can have a conversation without talking about Michelle Obama or her husband your president who is in the White House!!! LOL
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 4:34pmDon’t fool yourself…Michelle O, just ate her 47,000 tamale…just ask Barry O!
Report Post »DTOM_Jericho (escaped PA)
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 6:09pm@blazingpatriot.
Lol. Clever!
Report Post »avenger
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 7:14pmyo..only in America..freedom rocks !
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on May 18, 2011 at 11:25pmGood for him; I like them myself, but not enuf to eat one or two or three every day….
Report Post »Rampart
Posted on May 19, 2011 at 3:03amI KNEW the whole “John Lennon shooting” was a hoax…I knew it! It was just the only way he could ditch that wombat Vegan, Yoko…
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on May 19, 2011 at 6:51pmThis dude could have bought his own McD’s franchise for what he has pent on Big Macs. Hey, more power to you, brother. They are pretty tasty!
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