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Brainiac On Banjo: G.I. Robot In Action!

Brainiac On Banjo: G.I. Robot In Action!

Posted on by Mike Gold

“Woke up this morning, what did I see? A big black cloud hanging over me. I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead. The news was so bad that I fell out of bed.” From (Wish I Could Fly) Like Superman, written by Ray Davies.

We have been inundated with all kinds of remarkably ugly events. No doubt you’ve noticed this. Perhaps you, like me, have even started to hide in bed.

OK, I get it, and I’m not happier about it than any other person who isn’t self-delusional. People are getting sick — many are already dying — from completely preventable diseases like measles, polio, yaws, malaria, mumps, and elephantiasis. But vaccines fly in the face of a small group of paranoid, neurotic assholes who want everybody else to die, including their relatives, particularly if they’re Queer. Maybe they believe their invisible friend will spare them because they are pure.

Border czar Tom Homan, America’s most dangerous and proactive bigot and one of the three most despicable people in this nation, has informed us he’s coming to Boston and he’s “bringing hell with me.” Actually, Homan is asking us to meet him at Boston Harbor for a tea party. Yeah, but don’t bother with those finger sandwiches and doilies.

If his name rings a bell, Homan is the clown who just brought Dr. Phil along with him on ICE raids against people who don’t look like pure white Christians.

This past week the “former” leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted and later pardoned by President Rapist for his role in organizing the January 6 takeover of our nation’s capitol, allegedly emailed in a bomb threat against the “center-right” Principles First conference in Washington. Former CNN host Jim Acosta posted a copy of the threatening message, quoting “four pipe bombs had been deployed against political enemies of Emperor Trump (sic) who all deserve to die… This was being done in tribute to the J6 hostages… We have received a credible bomb threat from an account claiming to be ‘Enrique T.’” Not wanting to go back to prison, Tarrio denied the charge. Continue reading “Brainiac On Banjo: G.I. Robot In Action!” →

Brainiac On Banjo: On Meat Mountain, We Have The Meats Alright!

Brainiac On Banjo: On Meat Mountain, We Have The Meats Alright!

Posted on by Mike Gold

Saw a big Brangus Steer standing right over there, so I rustled up a fire, cooked him medium rare. Barbecued his brisket, roasted his rump, fed my dog that ol’ Brangus Steer’s hump. — “Eat Steak,” Reverend Horton Heat (Jim Heath)

Do not read this right now if you’re about to have dinner. Or read it now if you want to go on a diet… for a few weeks.

Fast food has been part of our popular culture at least since 1955, when the first McDonald’s franchises started to appear. Chains such as White Castle, Burger King, and Jack-In-The-Box (what is in that secret sauce?) preceded the franchised golden arches, but it was McDonalds’ advertising and branding that turned fast food into a lifestyle.

I just read a piece about a sandwich they’ve been selling at Arby’s. Yup, I know. Arby’s. I probably lost you. That’s okay, and you’ll see why. I’m guessing you weren’t going to try this anyway.

Evidently, Arby’s has a “secret menu.” If I’m any example, they’ve been quite successful keeping it a secret. Anyway, on this secret menu there is a sandwich called Arby’s Meat Mountain. It contains 1.5 ounces of each of the following: roast turkey, ham, corned beef, brisket, steak, and roast beef, plus both cheddar cheese and Swiss cheese, two chicken tenders, and of course, 1.5 rashers of bacon. Their Mountain is covered by an additional starch vehicle, evidently because they couldn’t come up with an edible handle.

Hey, gotta love that health food, right? According to TheTakeOut.com, the Meat Mountain contains a mere 120 ingredients — all of the above succulent substances of gastronomical trauma plus sodium erythorbate, sodium diacetate, sodium lactate and other sodia (which, I infer, is the plural of sodium) to aggregate of 3,536 milligrams of salt, approximately two and one-half times the recommended daily limit. This is an amount sufficient to make the Morton salt girl lose her shit. I do not know the amount of cholesterol in this delivery system of death, but I suspect the number is in the range of the melting point of aluminum.

The most amazing thing about the Meat Mountain, other than how you actually eat the sucker and what happens a couple hours thereafter, is that this extravaganza is a mere 1,275 calories. That’s about the same as Arby’s King’s Hawaiian Sweet Heat Beef ‘N Brisket Meal… but at least you get a soda with that.

This sucker has been around since 2014 and, according to their website, remains available to this day. Don’t feel left out of the loop if all this comes as news to you: it’s only on their “secret menu.” This is a meal Tony Stark might feed to The Hulk as an act of desperation. At its time of introduction, the Meat Mountain cost ten bucks a pop.

Remember, you will not see this heavenly satellite of gristle and grease on the big-ass menu over their counter. You’ve got to ask for it by name and they’ll (allegedly) create it for you from scratch. That’s how this secret menu thing works.

For better and for worse, we live in the Days of The Internet so secret menu items are hardly a secret — they’re just not on their store menu or their website. I don’t have Arby’s app; it might be there. But if your looking for a bit of variety — assuming the Meat Mountain doesn’t offer enough — check this out. I admit those Onion Tanglers sounds interesting. Then again, do I really want to tangle with an onion?

Lots of chains have their own secret menus. I will never know what’s on the one at Denny’s as I am much more likely to die of starvation with $20.00 bills hanging out of my every pocket, my dead and molting body repurposed as a 200-pound external door stop. And, while I’m on the subject, no, I don’t want to know what’s on Hooter’s secret menu either. Let’s just assume it involves nipple tassels.

Arby’s slogan is “we have the meats.” Yup, and they put them all in their Meat Mountain sandwich. It’s perfect for people who have three hands, a bib, a forest of napkins, a strong colon and, perhaps, one of those bags you might find in an airplane setback pocket.

(A tip of the hat to The Florescent Leech and Eddie who provided this week’s secret message. And to Rev. Heat, because the writer always needs more barbecue.)