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Taco Bell Giving 10 Million Free Tacos, Grateful for Lawsuit
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John Del Signore
Published Feb 9, 2011
Modified Feb 9, 2011
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Taco Bell is aggressively defending itself against a lawsuit accusing the chain of false advertising because their "taco meat filling" is allegedly only about 35% beef, with binders, preservatives, additives and other agents making up the other 65%. First Taco Bell threatened to sue the plaintiffs and anybody else who talked trash about them. Then they took out full page ads in several major newspapers literally thanking the law firm that's suing them, because it's giving them the opportunity to clear the air about their beef. Now they're just giving the shitfood product away for free.
On Taco Bell's Facebook Page, you can step right up and get yourself a coupon for one FREE "crunchy" taco. All you have to do is "like" Taco Bell, which means your endorsement of the company may also be used as an advertisement on Facebook. But being a corporate shill for all your friends seems like a small price to pay for 89 cents worth of Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color), Anti-Caking Agent, Ground Corn treated with Lime, Water, Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Soybean Oil, Infant Orphan Tears, Corn Oil) With TBHQ And Citric Acid Added As Preservative, Oat Fiber, Corn, Vegetable Oil (May Contain One Or All Of The Following: Soybean Oil, Corn Oil, Duke of Oil, Or Cottonseed Oil), Oat Fiber, TBHQ (Used As A Preservative), Beef, Water, Seasoning [Isolated Oat Product, Salt, Chili Pepper, Anthony Kiedis, Onion Powder, Tomato Powder, Oats (Wheat), Soy Lecithin, Sugar, Spices, Maltodextrin, Soybean Oil (Anti-dusting Agent), Agent Smith (SAG award-winner Hugo Weaving), Garlic Powder, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Citric Acid, Where's Waldo, Caramel Color, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Silicon Dioxide, Natural Flavors, Yeast, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Smoke Flavor], Salt, Troll Bait, Sodium Phosphates, and—let us not forget—Lettuce!
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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