Hello, I’m author, jogger and master fish cooker Paul Lang, and this is my daily blog!
Today I’m going to talk about french fries. Why not?
What is there to say about french fries? A little bit probably.
Though they are considerably edible and often quite delicious, I wish that they had never been invented. One time, I was asked what I would change about history if I had access to a time machine. I said that I would prevent the french fry from being invented.
Why?
For two reason; one universal, the other personal and petty.
Firstly, I think they are unhealthy. A cursory google search shows that one large order of McDonald’s fries contains 510 calories, and that’s just if the company is being honest. Fries come with everything, and people eat them up en-masse. Not that there is anything wrong with eating as much as one wants in any case, but the salt and fat content is pretty bad.
I think that fries have worked to secretly sabotage health for a lot of people, but that’s my personal bias, and I am biased because-
I used to work at a Chick-Fil-A and scoop countless fries.
Imagine, if you will, standing in the same place for six hour, performing the same motion ad nauseam, being covered in salts and oils and heat.
One time, I fell asleep while standing up during a lunch rush. My unconscious hands continued to scoop as I rested.
So, in conclusion, I ask you to consider un-inventing fries, people from the future (I know you’re out there). Would I miss them? Sure! But if they were never invented, I would never know they existed in the first place, and I’d be fine. Amen.
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