UPDATE: This story has been updated here. A Burger King Corporation spokesperson has told the Flyer that the signage in question was limited to “five stores.” Flyer readers have reported at least 10 stores that at one point had the signage. Whatever the number, the language was put up by a local franchiser, and does not reflect BK’s corporate outlook.
I must admit that the nightmares I have about Burger King’s regally creepy mascot already leave a bad taste in my mouth. But if the fast food industry’s most famous underdogs are really taking a stand against global warming science, I’m breaking up with the oh-so-delicious Whopper for good. And I mean it this time.
Businesses usually don’t court political controversy, but signs at (at least) two Memphis Burger King locations read: “Global Warming is Baloney.” According to one employee at the Burger King on Union Avenue and Pauline, that’s no mistake.
Care to eavesdrop on my incredibly strange conversation with a female BK employee who didn’t identify herself? Read on.
