25,000 Big Macs

[4th and Long]

Man Eats His Meat-Mentous 25,000th Big Mac

Wisconsin Man Stays Healthy Despite Love Of Sandwich

FOND DU LAC, Wis. -- A Wisconsin man has made gastronomic history by finishing off his 25,000th Big Mac.

On the anniversary of his very first Big Mac, Don Gorske, of Fond Du Lac, Wis., donned his McDonald's gear and ordered the momentous sandwich before a crowd of reporters and photographers.

"I should try to look my best, right?" said Gorske.

He finished the burger in 16 bites, just as he ate his first Big Mac 1972, when his love affair for the burger began. The 57-year-old said McDonald's was the first place he drove when getting his first car. When he asked the owner for a good sandwich, he suggested the Big Mac -- for better or worse.

"It's the best thing I ever ate in my life," said Gorske.

He ate a total of nine on that May day, but said he has cut down to one or two recently.

Gorske, however, is not a Whopper fan. He said a friend once gave him $5 to eat the Burger King flagship sandwich. He ate it, vowed "never again" and spent the money on Big Macs. His Big Mac fixation found him a spot on the movie "Super Size Me," which didn't paint a glowing picture of the fast-food giant.

People are scratching their heads over more than his love of the very specific burger. Despite the sandwich's 576 calories and 742 milligrams of sodium, Gorske remains thin and healthy.

"I had my cholesterol just checked a couple weeks ago and it was 156. That's the third time I had it checked. In 1997, it was 158 and in 2003, it was 140. I mean, there's nothing showing me my cholesterol is going up," said Gorske.

A nutritionist said he is certainly the exception to the rules of healthy eating.

"It's not something we would encourage because the calories are so high. Over 500 for one sandwich -- that's a lot for most people," said nutritionist Janine Bamberger.

Gorske's love for the sandwich reaches all the way to his basement, where he keeps most of the 25,000 boxes or receipts for the Big Mac.

His wife -- yes, he has one -- said she stands by her man no matter how many Big Macs he eats.

"Yeah, I think it's weird," said Mary Gorske. "But that's OK. It's a good weird."

[Mr. Laz]

when i was 14, i got a job working in a shoe stockroom. I was underage for working so i just got paid in cash. I would take that cash and buy lunch at McDonald's all the time.

3 big macs,fries,large sprite



luv me some macs ... although can't eat like that anymore.

[blaise]

When I was in college we ordered what we called The Trifecta. A Big Mac (or QP) a McChicken and a Filet-O-Fish.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

A 3rd piece of bread is perfectly acceptable on a club sandwich. Burgers, no.

j. alexander's club-sammy - accept no substitutes - as w/ their iced carrot-cake (they serve warm)

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

A 3rd piece of bread is perfectly acceptable on a club sandwich. Burgers, no, except the Big-Mac, or course.

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[BigMeatballDave]

If there is a 3rd piece of bread on a burger, there better be a 3rd piece of meat.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Big Macs are the most overrated thing on the McDs menu.

Pretty much. The only thing worse than a Big Mac is their fish sandwich.

[Alton deFlat]

Yea, I saw the guy on the news last night. Draw your own conclusions.

[Pants]

I love when the dude says it's the tastiest thing he's ever eaten. Fella needs to broaden his horizon a little bit.

Also, I don't get the point of the Big Mac, I can order a double or a single cheeseburger and tell them to put mac sauce on it. It tastes just like a Big Mac and is about 1/2 the size.

[Marcus_Halberstram]

last night at barcadia i had the chocolate glazed truffle with caramelized walnuts flown in from montreal. not my favorite

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Pants

I love when the dude says it's the tastiest thing he's ever eaten. Fella needs to broaden his horizon a little bit.

Also, I don't get the point of the Big Mac, I can order a double or a single cheeseburger and tell them to put mac sauce on it. It tastes just like a Big Mac and is about 1/2 the size.

http://tinyurl.com/22tqcwk

[Alton deFlat]

I also find it funny that the nutritionist's name is Bamberger..... but maybe I'm the only one that thinks that's ironic.

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Marcus_Halberstram

last night at barcadia i had the chocolate glazed truffle with caramelized walnuts flown in from montreal. not my favorite

not 'Varda' - no question about it.

[Simply Red]

http://tinyurl.com/22tqcwk

[Rain Man]

The more I think about it, 25,000 Big Macs is a lot. That's roughly three a day over a period of 25 years.

While I haven't had a Big Mac, I must admit that the whole third bread thing intrigues me. I like bread, so it seems like a burger with more bread would be a good thing.

[mlyonsd]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

The more I think about it, 25,000 Big Macs is a lot. That's roughly three a day over a period of 25 years.

While I haven't had a Big Mac, I must admit that the whole third bread thing intrigues me. I like bread, so it seems like a burger with more bread would be a good thing.

I wonder if we're the only two adults in the US that haven't had a Big Mac.