Man gets Big Mac attack 23,000 times
54-year-old says OCD drove him to eat a burger nearly every day since 1972
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A 54-year-old man says his obsessive-compulsive disorder drove him to eat 23,000 Big Macs in 36 years.

Fifty-four-year-old Don Gorske says he hit the milestone last month, continuing a pleasurable obsession that began May 17, 1972 when he got his first car.

Gorske has kept every burger receipt in a box. He says he was always fascinated with numbers, and watching McDonald's track its number of customers motivated him to track his own consumption.

The only day he skipped a Big Mac was the day his mother died, to respect her request.

The correctional-institution employee says he doesn't care when people call his Big Mac obsession crazy. He says he's in love with the burgers, which are the highlights of his days.

No reports on his cholesterol levels? weight? anything?

No reports on his cholesterol levels? weight? anything?

Imago said:

That's SO American to say.

Imago said:

That's SO American to say.

how many ORGers have a similar 'pleasurable obsession' ???

how many ORGers have a similar 'pleasurable obsession' ???

XxAxX said:

I definitely go thorugh streaks where I eat the same thing every day, but usually for breakfast and usually it's only on weekdays.

And I have regular orders when I go to certain restaurants too. I like to try new/different things out, sure, but I tend to have favorite dishes and if I order something other than my usual, I find I have to go back there within the next few days to get what I usually order cause I'm craving it.

CarrieMpls said:

sometimes i will whomp up a big batch of something to eat, and freeze it for the week ahead. this can be a real bummer if the recipe doesn't turn out.

"oh no. spaghetti again"

how many ORGers have a similar 'pleasurable obsession' ???

XxAxX said:

In Holland we have sausages sold at supermarker chain Hema that I am totally daft for. I ALWAYS buy one when I pass the supermarket; they often have stalls outside of the shop.

These days there's even a stall at the airport where I work... me oh my.

XxAxX said:

okay i won't call this an obsession, but i love folding clean laundry. it is pleasurable. the clothes are warm, fresh from the dryer, they smell good and so i like to roll in them, naked. i always fold them up later and no one ever knows

XxAxX said:

I hate folding laundry.

The way it makes me feel
It's so much more than a meal
I think I'm in loveee...
Gimme fries with that

Byron said:

doesn't quite rhyme you know

XxAxX said:

LoL...The thing is, I've probably had a Coke a day for 3 decades or more lol ...Or damn near close to it...

how many ORGers have a similar 'pleasurable obsession' ???

XxAxX said:

I like a good pee at least once a day

Steadwood said:

XxAxX said:

I was gonna say poo but thought it at bit common

The worst part is that he kept every greasy receipt!

Steadwood said:

i'm not so sure that these are what we would define as 'pleasurable obsessions' but, oh well

XxAxX said:

I rearrange my Trolls once a day

Steadwood said:

i think it is safe to say that we all like to touch our trolls at least one a day.