Where's the beef?

I went to the mall at lunchtime today in order to treat myself - hell, the entire lunch hour was going to serve as a salve for my soul. I was going to (and did) buy some perfume and some shoes. I even managed to get 2 pair of shoes for about $42.00. Then I was going to top it all off with a trip through the McDonald's drive-thru since I had been craving a quarter-pounder with cheese. As I sat idling in the drive-thru line, my mouth watering at the prospect of devouring a #4 value meal, I remembered... foot-and-mouth, mad-cow disease. And it's Lent! And it's Friday! Damn! I didn't let that stop me, though, nosiree I got myself a heart-attack in a bag anyway: Bacon Ranch Crispy Chicken sandwich. I am salved.