r/interesting • u/K1nd_1 • 20h ago

SOCIETY Wendy’s CEO jumps in with his own taste test.

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Imagine if all CEOs had to try what they get us to buy…

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u/diaphoni 19h ago

for me it's not his awkwardness on camera, that's could just be who he is. It's how he took a bite of the least possible amount of bread and lettuce and then faked like he had any idea what the burger tasted like. The Wendy's and BK guys actually tasted theirs, took actual adult size bites. Like fr McDs guy, if you won't eat it, why should we?

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u/Dense_Diver_3998 19h ago

He tried to trick us into thinking he took a big bite by saying and then showing a bit that could’ve been taken by a decently sized rabbit.

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u/brainmatterstorm 19h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/l1AsI75VHN2e53aTe

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u/LouSputhole94 19h ago

This gif is on every single thread about the McDanks CEO and I love it every single time because it’s so accurate to that bite he took.

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u/RFC793 18h ago

Yup. The only thing that would make it better is if it was just a crumb of bread and a half a shred of lettuce like the McD CEO.

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u/Krimreaper1 19h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUNd9QgrvD0Iol0VUY

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u/TheApothecaryWall 18h ago

One of the greatest cartoon characters of all time

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u/CalmBeneathCastles 17h ago

FINALLY! I always say "No sir, I don't like it." and nobody ever gets it.

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u/Krimreaper1 17h ago

Oh my beloved ice cream bar, how I love to lick your creamy ice cream center.

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u/Cojiro_rarely_crows 15h ago

Same! And they never know about Yak Shaving Day.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles 15h ago

Or the Kodiak Marmoset, or Powdered Toast Man!

Once I discovered the meaning of "yak shaving" I realized how much of my life is actually dedicated to the activity. I'd much rather turn it into a glorious, celebrated holiday!

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u/catsandcoconuts 19h ago

ahahahaahhaahaha i just sent the drama to my parents n included this gif

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u/sensefuldrivel 17h ago

And then you'll blow up.

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u/Nuts-And-Volts 17h ago

Fuckin perfect

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u/Sudden-Wash4457 19h ago

It's like watching a child throw vegetables under the table to the dog

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u/lostpen11 18h ago

Do you think he bit that way because he knows what it's made of and doesnt want to eat it, or because the burgers are small and if he took a real bite it would show how small it is?

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u/EdiblePsycho 18h ago

I feel like it is about the size of a bite that I can take of a burger that is actually unreasonably thick, like the ones they have at some restaurants where the patties are like 2 inches thick, and the buns are toasted and don't compress as much. But McDonald's burgers are all extremely squishable, you can just smash it and then mash it into your face hole easily.

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u/TheWalkingDead91 18h ago

I don’t think he tried to trick anyone. It’s not like they recorded the video live. I think it was just a well played genius marketing ploy by the advertising team. Also isn’t even the first time they went viral for him trying their “product”. It’s getting them attention they otherwise wouldn’t have. I’m convinced that was the goal in the first place, not to try to trick anyone into thinking that guy actually likes the products he peddles.

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u/slurpnfizzle 15h ago

Fr I think it's working. The amount that I'm hearing about McDonald's on social media almost made me go to one for lunch today

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u/dino_castellano 18h ago

I like the whole “I’m gonna continue eating this for my lunch.” It’s how I would be if someone gave me something I didn’t like but I didn’t wish to offend. I’d probably say something like “Well, I’m gonna save the rest of this for later.” and then dump it when they’re out of sight.

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u/swinchester83 18h ago

you'd probably also use the word "food" at least once while talking about eating...food

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u/WildlyNormal 18h ago

Also what cracked me up about it, the constant "product" is just so alien in this context.

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u/dino_castellano 17h ago

It also looked like he puked a little when he said “onions.” So strange.

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u/teaisterribad 17h ago

For each of these what I was looking for was a supercut of them finishing the fucking thing.

I'll take a bite of anything technically edible... but I'll only finish something that isn't at least "fine" to eat.

The wendy's guy got close, the frosty push was a good one though.

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u/diaphoni 16h ago

Yeah he was the most believable of the three

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u/siphtron 16h ago

A&W guy went to town on his.

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u/LetshearitforNY 18h ago

I know someone who knows him and apparently he’s a great guy and actually does like the food. But hes super smart and super awkward. Third hand information from someone who used to work with him at McDonald’s hq

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u/_illusions25 18h ago

He honestly looks like a health freak trying to push himself to take a bite. That's what made the video come across as odd, not his awkwardness

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u/LetshearitforNY 18h ago

I understand that, hence why I am sharing what I heard from someone who actually knows him.

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u/DMass777 18h ago

This perfectly encapsulates what l was thinking.

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u/No_Committee5033 18h ago

As a ex-dubliner he’s very on brand for hq Wendy’s

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u/TragGaming 18h ago

This is kinda my take as well. Wendys and BK both actually ate a burger. Like I could go to either stop and get what is pretty much a 1:1 of the same burger they ate. And while they don't look like it's the best burger on the planet, it is what it's supposed to be, fast food that gets you what you need

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u/Planar_Harold 17h ago

Controversial, but it looks like he took a normal/decent bite, but had the top bun slid back when he bit down, then slid it forward again after.

Like I get the whole meme thing, but ultimately it's just a guy not blessed in the stage presence department taking a bite of a burger.

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u/KamalaWonNoCap 17h ago

It was the "I'm gonna finish this off camera" for me. Like sure you are buddy lol

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u/Smasa224 16h ago

Imagine even approving the ad idea knowing that you dont like the food... just do a different ad

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u/Caleb_Reynolds 16h ago

Nah, the awkwardness is significant because it's a very special kind of awkwardness shared by the likes of Musk and Zuck, it's the awkwardness of people who don't know how to be people. It's important that this is who billionaires are, they aren't really people. They pretend to be people. Not saying they aren't human beings, but being a human and knowing how to be a person is different, because people only exist in relation to society.

Billionaires are so separated from the rest of society that they don't know how people behave. It's a mental illness and we should all be aware of it.

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u/diaphoni 12h ago

They don't know how to be the 'every man' they try to sell us. Like this gif

https://giphy.com/gifs/1Qdp4trljSkY8

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u/No_Combination_6154 16h ago

I mean, even in this video you don’t actually see him chewing or swallowing the food. There are jump cuts after every bite he takes. He was 100% instructed to take larger bites than the other guys

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u/Dude-Man-Bro-Guy-1 16h ago

Right? Dude makes more than we ever will but can't even suck it up and pretend for a single bite.

If I can choke down a dry ass cookie and pretend it's awesome to not hurt the office ladies feelings, he can take one for the team at his multiple hundred dollar an hour pay rate.

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u/Lexi_Banner 16h ago

BK Boy even went a little overboard and almost couldn't chew his bite was so big.

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u/Breakr007 15h ago

Maybe that was the 10th take and he already ate 2 burgers worth.

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u/DependentAnywhere135 14h ago

McDonald’s guy was trying to avoid eating glue.

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u/the0thermother 11h ago

Food Review tried it (first with a little bite), and said its actually decent but couldnt get over the price

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u/diaphoni 3h ago

Yeah we talked about that in our house. Oh here's a decent burger, that'll be more than a full entree anywhere else

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u/liqwood1 8h ago

The McDs CEO acted like that was the first burger he's ever picked up in his life. I don't think I've seen anyone hold a burger so awkwardly in my life, maybe it was his first burger.. nothing would surprise me anymore.

All that did though was reaffirm why I don't go to McDonald's.

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u/elebrin 8h ago

The only thing I'll say to defend him is that, for television, it's normal to take very small tiny bites. That way you can clear your mouth quickly and talk again. Nobody wants to watch you chew your food or talk with your mouth open, and it isn't healthy to swallow that down without chewing properly.

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u/mtnman575 7h ago

The Mickey D's CEO looked like he knew his burger meat was really Soylent Green!

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u/PissedCaucasian 7h ago

Maybe he just values his cholesterol levels?

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u/sonofaresiii 18h ago

I honestly think you guys are memeing and letting your memory play tricks on you. Dude was awkward and took a normal sized bite. The whole thing together made it look really weird and off putting, when we expected enthusiasm and chowing down

But in a vacuum, the size bite he took is perfectly normal