Watching TV When Hungry

Today was a weird day of television watching for me.  Not that they don't happen often, but usually TV isn't that big of a priority.  I think because in college I was usually doing things, so I never really got the chance to sit down and watch too much (besides, if I wanted to watch something, I'd go online).  

It all started when I woke up this morning.  I had breakfast, sat down on the couch, and then somehow turned on the Travel Channel.  The Travel Channel is one of those bizarre channels where one day you can be transfixed for hours, watching weird shows where someone goes all over the world/country to look for things or visit hidden landmarks.  The show that was on was The World's Most Unique McDonald's or something on those  lines.  I never knew that there was anything remotely interesting about that fast food restaurant, but some of these franchises just blew me away.  One I particularly liked was one in Lafayette, (or is it Lafayetteville?) IN.  Now this place just takes McDonald's to a WHOLE new level.  Here, you get waited on, there's an actually menu that you order from (like in a diner), AND you can order things like steak (which actually looked decent).  You aren't allowed to leave a tip and you order through this telephone that is at every table.  

If this is ever on, you have to watch it.  There are ten that they go through, and each one is as unique as they come.

It would be a fascinating story if I just so happened to watch just that one show, but of course, being the television junkie that I was today, I just so happened to glance at what came next.  It was Top Ten Places to Pig Out, which sounded amazing to me.   This show focused on places all throughout the country that have contests to see who could eat the most of one of their famous dishes.  The foods ranged from omelettes and pancakes to high piled cheesburgers and incredibly large sundaes (which I have, not wholeheartedly, tried before).  If you are hungry, beware because you will develop immense cravings for food (like pancakes or pizza).  

 

This is the McDonald's mentioned above.  There is a diner inside!!

Over there-----> One of the challenges that were spotlighted in the Places to Pig Out television special ( I don't know why it decided to go over there)