In case you haven’t heard, Taco John’s, a small fast-food chain in the mid-west has joined Taco Bell in their attempt to destroy us all from within our own bodies. A new outbreak of E. coli has affected 40 loyal taco eaters in Iowa, in addition to the 64 patrons that Taco Bell has already taken out in New York. And it seems that both green and white onions may now be contaminated at the Bell.<br />
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My friend and stand-up comedian Ted Alexandro was way ahead of this E. coli attack by the chains. A few years back Ted exclaimed "A lot of fast food out there… they have Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC all under the same roof. What do they want me to do, take a shit right there on the counter? You win, I surrender." Which he then follows up with "I think all the value meals at Taco Bell should be called number two."<br />
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I would think that if you eat fast-food tacos regularly, your body would be used to the abdominal cramps and diarrhea that go along with them. Of course, the kidney failure, blindness, paralysis and death are all unfortunate outcomes of eating fast-food tacos. But those are the chances you take when you make a run for the border.<br />
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Read more at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/11/e.coli.outbreak/index.html"><strong>CNN</strong></a>. See more of <a href="http://www.tedalexandro.com/"><strong>Ted Alexandro</strong></a>
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