johnnymk

http://www.cnsnews.com/public/conten...x?RsrcID=35432

Fond Du Lac, Wis. (AP) - Talk about a Big Mac attack! Don Gorske says he has eaten 23,000 of the burgers in 36 years.

The Fond du Lac man said he hit the 23,000 milestone last month, continuing a culinary obsession that began May 17, 1972, and is fed by his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

"I enjoy them every day," said Gorske, 54. "I need two to fill me up."

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.

Despite a diet some would call unhealthy, Gorske says he keeps himself in good shape. He says he's 6-foot-2 and weighs 185 pounds, and walks as many as 10 miles a day.

He used to order fries every day in the 1980s but began to cut back in the '90s, now eating them about once a month. He eats two Big Macs and two parfaits a day. Gorske has written a book about his experience.

"Sometimes people call me a freak but it doesn't bother me. I just say respect people as they are," he told The Associated Press. "I just want to make sure people understand I'm not going to change."

He can instantly recall the eight days in which he failed to satisfy his craving. One was in 1988, the day his mother died, to respect a request she made.

"I made a promise to her and I always keep my promises," he said. "I also promised her I wouldn't cut my hair and in 20 years I haven't."

He twice failed to attack a Big Mac because of his job. A correctional-institution employee, he said a number of work emergencies kept him on the clock past midnight so he recorded those days as missed days.

Three other times he was traveling and couldn't find a McDonald's. He also went Big Mac-less on Thanksgiving Day 2000, and during a 1982 snowstorm that prevented the local McDonald's franchise from opening.

"That's when I started a habit where I kept them in the freezer," he said. He keeps one or two burgers on hand but increases his inventory to four to five during the winter.

WhiskeyPapa

Wasn't this guy in "Supersize Me"? Either that, or there's more than one guy with this obsession.

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DarkFury

Heh.. now THAT's a guy with a "Big Mac Attack".


I love Big Macs too... but not quite THAT much.

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hotbatch

Where was he traveling that he couldn't find a McDonalds?

This guy is awesome. He's found something he likes and he's stuck with it without crossing into crazy obsession land or hurting himself or others.

Cubsfan

Umm, he keeps them in the freezer just in case he can't get there. I think he's a permanent citizen of crazy obsession land.

hotbatch

Yeah but he only keeps a couple, and he has gone a day without eating a big mac before. I dunno, I guess I just think that I know smokers and alcoholics who can't go a day without their fix, but this guy can, he just prefers not to. It doesn't seem psychologically crippling to him to suppress his desire for big macs in these instances.

BigJon

There was a guy on one of those travel channel "food shows" who has vistited a record amount of McDonald restaurants in many states. He carries around a listing of each state's store locations and visits them as a "vacation". He eats at every one of them.

I wouldn't be suprised if that guy was pretty close to this guy's record of McD food eaten.

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attgig

this pic is from '01


but it doesn't look like he's that fat. that 10 miles of walking looks like it does its thing.

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cheapie

is that john lennon eating a big mac?

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DarkFury

Dayuum... he's making me want a Big Mac right now.

johnnymk

Look at the sign behind him. It's Don Imus

nate el bueno

I can't imagine eating anything for that long and not getting sick of it. As for his health, Apparently Tyson Gay (World Champion in the 100, maybe 200; I forget in Osaka) had a video out where he said he ate McDonalds every day since he was a kid, and "sees no reason to change it now". I got a kick out of that. I recall doing a couple baconators from Wendy's. Those are pretty bad too.

cruelpupet

Doubtfull. McDonalds has black people working there.

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DarkFury

Heh...

The Wendy's Baconator and the Hardee's "Monster Burger" are WAY worse for you than a "Big Mac" from McDonald's.

Actually, one Big Mac isn't really all that bad for you, as compared to all the other "signature burgers" out there. I just remember when back in the day they had the 99 cents Big Mac and I'd eat 2 of them plus an order of fries and a drink. <BURP>

The "Big Mac Attack" was on back in those days.

uncledaddy

Funny, I was at McDonald's today and I was thinking of this thread. Couldn't remember how many this dude had. He's way up on me.

I never order the Big Mac anymore since they don't have the special. I get around it by ordering the Double Cheeseburger, no ketchup or mustard, add shredded lettuce, extra pickles and lots of Big Mac sauce.

Basically a Big Mac without the sesame seeds and the center bun. All for 99¢.

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DarkFury

You mean they will put the "special sauce" on a double cheeseburger? I didn't know that they'd do that.

uncledaddy

Yup! Have it your way, my friend. Haven't had a problem at any McDonald's yet. Maybe 20 different locals.

I have noticed that some places may charge like 10¢ for the sauce, but better than paying Big Mac price.