I'm Lovin' It! 23,000 Big Macs in 25 Years

AP: Man says he's eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972

A 54-year-old man says his obsessive-compulsive disorder drove him to eat 23,000 Big Macs in 36 years. Fifty-four-year-old Don Gorske says he hit the milestone last month, continuing a pleasurable obsession that began May 17, 1972 when he got his first car.

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.

The only day he skipped a Big Mac was the day his mother died, to respect her request.

The correctional-institution employee says he doesn't care when people call his Big Mac obsession crazy. He says he's in love with the burgers, which are the highlights of his days.

Hmm. Let's do a little math.

23,000 Big Macs divided by X number of years = ?

(Subtract 1972, when streak began from 2008 = 26 years. However, from 26, first subtract the 5 months prior to the beginning of the Big Mac streak [Jan-May 1972] and subtract the 4 months which haven't passed yet [September-December 2008] = 25 years and 3 months.

365 days a year * 25 years = 9,125 days; 3 months = 90 days.

9,125 days + 90 days = 9,215 days.)

23,000 Big Macs / 9,215 days = 2.495

The man ate two and a half Big Macs A DAY? Yes, it's POSSIBLE, but does that sound right to you?

~ Sisyphus, cross-posted at The Sisyphus Files