The MSU Underground » small http://www.msu-underground.com The Unofficial Student Publication of Missouri State University Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:13:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2009 smdaegan@gmail.com (The MSU Underground) smdaegan@gmail.com (The MSU Underground) posts 1440 http://www.msu-underground.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg The MSU Underground » small http://www.msu-underground.com 144 144 Created by The Underground, The Unofficial Student Publication of Missouri State University The MSU Underground The MSU Underground smdaegan@gmail.com no no A large by any other name is still a large http://www.msu-underground.com/archives/540 http://www.msu-underground.com/archives/540#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 02:19:28 +0000 Zach http://www.msu-underground.com/?p=540 Zach Becker

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If a small is a medium, a medium a large, and a large a biggie, where in the world did the small go?

That’s the question I’ve been pondering after eating at several fast food joints.

Apparently, the soft drink formerly known as a small is being phased out. I’ve noticed this trend at Wendy’s and Arby’s after I ordered combo meals, did not have them “large sized,” yet still received a large drink.

Only in America.

Now you can feel like you stuck to your diet by ordering a small drink, but still get what used t0 be a large size (a “Biggie” is now a large). And for the same price as before. A win win scenario, right? All it takes is a few subtle word changes and no one has to feel fat.

And what happened to the (original) small? Gone. Just like dodo birds and trim waist lines.

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