Anyone who’s eaten at a restaurant with me can tell you: I like my bacon cheeseburgers. In the arena of fast food, Wendy’s has always had the best one — the Big Bacon Classic. Sadly, the Classic has been replaced by the utterly inedible (and stupidly named) “Baconator.” I can’t understand the reasoning behind this. Add a new burger? Sure, why not. But why replace a great hamburger with plenty of lovely toppings (lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, and mayonnaise) with a two-patty, 8-bacon strip heart attack waiting to happen?

Seriously, how did this meeting go? “Sir, the Big Bacon Classic isn’t selling as well as any of the other sandwiches on our menu. The only difference between it and the Single, really, is that it has bacon. Therefore, we’ve decided the best way to improve sales is to remove all the good stuff and add more bacon! Oh, and we’ll make it a Double, too.” (I’m assuming the Big Bacon Classic wasn’t selling well, or they wouldn’t have removed it from the menu. It wasn’t a limited time thing like the McRib; it was the Classic!)

This is the worst thing to happen to Fast Food since Long John Silver’s got rid of their wraps.