My time overseas has dampened my enthusiasm for American cuisine, and I was somewhat disappointed when I was offered conclusive proof that McGriddles are real. Insulated from American advertising, I had almost convinced myself that it was something fabricated by my expatriate French friends to make America look bad.

I mean, who would have believed that millions of Americans could be convinced to eat 560 calories of greasy sausage, egg, and a synthetic cheese-like substance sandwiched between two dense pancake-inspired buns impregnated with artificial maple-flavoring. Yum!

In unrelated news, a nationwide obesity study by researches at the University of Wisconsin showed that one in six adult American women weighs over 200 pounds.

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