Idon't frequent fast food places as much anymore. This isn't bragging. I'm not pretending to be some high and mighty food snob who wouldn't dare darken the doorstep of a chain burger joint. After all, I mainline lunchmeat directly from the pack in the middle of the night. Who am I to look down my nose at others' food choices?

That said, at least once or twice a summer I slide into a drive-thru to grab a bite when I'm short on time. And what happened to value meals? Way back in the late 1900s when I was still a college student, you could scrounge up enough change to grab a sack of burgers and fries that would get you through a late-night study session. It feels like that same meal nowadays comes in around the same price as a non-matinee ticket at your local cineplex. (Speaking of overprice

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