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Heartbroken man realizes he only loved idea of fried egg on burger (theonion.com)

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After a disappointing lunch that shattered his romanticized view of the topping, heartbroken local man Vince Salazar stated Monday that he now understood he had only ever loved the idea of a fried egg on a hamburger. “I thought the sunny-side up burger upgrade was what I really wanted, but I’ve come to see that I fell for a glamorized flavor profile that was never going to make me happy,” said Salazar, who explained that he had fetishized what it would be like to have an ooey-gooey yolk poured over his beef patty and allowed to soak into his bun, never truly appreciating what made a burger great in the first place. [...]

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[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

While I appreciate an egg, I've never fully understood why people put toppings under the patty.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I always put them on top, but I think I'm converted to lettuce on bottom to prevent the bun from getting soggy. My burgers are juicy and even with a well toasted bun with mayo, it can still get soggy.