Thickburgers and the like

Yo Peeps. So my dad said I should blog about one of his favoritest things on this whole planet: Thickburgers. These big bad burgers from Hardees are one of my father's Soul Foods.

"What is this Soul Food?" I'm glad you asked. This term was created and introduced to me by a good friend of mine named Matthew Motley. I will try to do his terminology justice as I explain the concept. Soul Food is the food that if you had to choose only a few select foods to eat for the rest of your life, these would be the chosen ones. It's more than just a favorite or a comfort food. It's the food that not only satisfies your stomach and tingles your taste buds, but it speaks to the soul! Oh yea!

So, my dad really likes Hardees. In fact, he likes it so much that he calls it Pardees. I call it "Ummm...can we go somewhere else to eat?" I just can't seem to find much of anything that I like at that restaurant. Except the curly fries. That's pretty much it. My dad however has found many things he likes there: The Original Thickburger, The Bacon Cheeseburger Thickburger, and the Six Dollar Thickburger, which is a misnomer considering it doesn't even cost six dollars! Talk about false advertising! Anyways, if the sandwich has "Thickburger" in the title, my dad has probably tried it and likes it.

What else can I say about my father's great love for Thickburgers. Ah yes, not only has he given a special name to the restaurant, but he's also given a nickname to the burger itself: the Phickburger. This "ph" in Phickburger is similar to the "ph" in Phat. It pretty much means the burger is really awesome. In our family, if something has been given a nickname, it has been deemed pretty awesome. Take my sister-in-law, Krista for example. She knew she had been welcomed into the Johnson clan when she received the nickname of "Krispa" from my father.

I digress. I am probably not the best person to be discussing Pardees and their beloved Phickburgers, considering I do not belove them very much. But I get a kick out of my father's excitement when we are on a road trip and we stumble upon a Hardees at lunch time. I suffer through the agony of Hardees just to hear my father exclaim, "Pardees?!?!?" No WAY!"