I saw a video on The Onion’s website today about how Taco Bell is “going green.”

I know, it sounds like a joke.

And it is

Nevertheless, when I saw the video I was inspired to check up on my Pet McDonald’s Hamburger.

I know this sounds weird to some that a nice veggie girl like me has a Pet McDonald’s Hamburger. Here’s the story:

Back in 2004 a nutritionist friend of mine told me that as an experiment she had purchased a plain McDonald’s hamburger and purposely did not eat it. She let it sit out for two weeks to see what would happen. And to her amazement, nothing happened. She took a photo of the hamburger and then threw it away. I thought that was pretty amazing and I wanted to try it myself. So on Friday August 13, 2004 I purchased a McDonald’s hamburger at a McDonald’s in McLean, VA. And guess what…I still have it!

I’ve never put it in the freezer or the fridge.
I didn’t spray it with any kind of preservative.
I didn’t store it in any special way.
For nearly six years I have just left it in the bag it came in, along with the receipt.

It’s hard to see but it does still faintly say Aug 13 04. Seems the receipt is fading before the hamburger does LOL!

In the time I’ve had it, the hamburger never ever smelled bad.
It never grew any mold.
It never attracted any bugs!
After the initial McDonald’s hamburger smell wore off, my dogs were never interested in it.

All it did was shrink a little bit (dehydrated, I guess) and got a little crusty. Now when I pick it up a little dust shakes off it.

My six year old hamburger looks almost exactly as it did when I bought it! ( Kind of like Susan Lucci )

What do you think of that?

BTW, here’s the Taco Bell video that caught my eye today:

Taco Bell’s New Green Menu Takes No Ingredients From Nature

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