Thirsty Thursday is a series exploring drinks available at fast food locales. On the night our apartment was robbed, the only place my friend and I could find consolation was the Burger King with booths shaped like classic cars. I went the traditional “eat my feelings” route and ordered both Value Meal AND dessert. My friend ordered solely a large drink. I should’ve seen the warning signs. Most fast foods joints have the foresight to keep their fountain soda safely behind the counter, equipped with buttons that distribute the perfect serving for sizes ranging from “small” to “medium” to “top-heavy monstrosity that will fuck up your car’s upholstery.” This serves two purposes: 1) maximizing syrup-usage for the chain and 2) preventing curious minds that don’t know any better from bringing to life a … Read entire article »