recently a random lunch outing to burger king prompted an office-wide debate about the difference between a burger king whopper and a plain old hamburger from burger king. the issue being debated: what exactly makes a whopper, a whopper?

there were plenty of guesses:

we checked around on the burger king website and couldn’t figure it out. there was only one way to settle the score… calling the customer service hot line. scott was in the office and was particularly invested in the conversation so he was easily convinced to call. the best part of this whole story? i recorded the conversation for your listening pleasure- my favorite phrase “beef component” – really? i mean, really?

the official difference:
whopper: same patty, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, pickles, onion, ketchup
hamburger: same patty, cheese, mustard

mystery solved! so seeing how it’s apparently just the toppings you put on the patty that makes it a whopper, it kind of makes the whopper freakout commercials even more ridiculous — I mean, just order a burger with lettuce and tomato.