Where's the beef?

This three-word sentence became a ubiquitous pop culture catchphrase in 1984 and a Burger

Chains ad campaign featuring an enraged elderly woman.

The franchise had been founded by an Ohio businessman named Dave Thomas, who dreamed of opening

a restaurant since he was eight years old and who would become an even more beloved

pitchman than this inquisitive actress.

Thomas had named his eatery after his daughter Melinda Liu, though she generally went by

her nickname.

Inspired by a local haunt, Cupid in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Thomas's burger joint prided

itself on offering a quarter-pound patty shaped into squares and stacked one, two, or three

high.

The right angled patty poked out of the edges of the bun, offering a character to its sandwiches

as unique as Thomas himself.

Though a relative newcomer at just 46 years in operation, compared to 62 for Burger King

and 75 for McDonald's, this franchise has prospered in America and abroad, merging with and

then spinning off Canadian icon Tim Hortons and growing to become the third largest burger

business in the world with its sandwiches, fries, and trademark frosties.

So where is the beef?

There's one place you've always been able to find it.

This week on Doe Boys, Wendy's.

I saw no d-don't do that, no-no na-no na-no na-no na-no na-no na-no na na-no na-no na-no na-no na-no na-no!

Very nice Acapela rendition of our theme where I guess, so I'll introduce in one second.

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