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Old 05-20-2008, 12:47 PM
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would you pay $175 for a burger?

NYC restaurant offers a $175 hamburger - Salon.com
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NEVER in a million years!
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Topped with gold flakes?

(Yes, I realize it's a favored topping for the filthy rich and decadent. It's still wrong.)
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I would prefer mine drizzled with some light sweet crude oil. Mmmm, delish.
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Old 05-21-2008, 06:28 PM
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Not that insane - given all the fancy ingredients, the price isn't surprising - it just seems insane because of the mundane "burger" form it takes. If it were some sort of fancy-sounding dish with a French name it wouldn't seem so crazy.
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