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[edit] I tried to add a photo.

Well, I did my best to add a photo to this article. But, somehow it was removed. Wikipedia must be too complicated, because I spend about 2 hours trying to get this photo uploaded, and now it's no longer in the article. I can't believe it's this hard to contribute! If someone with more patience is out there, please take it upon yourself to add the following photo of a luther burger. I received permission from the author to use it on wikipedia. http://www.flickr.com/photos/satanslaundromat/392221718/ Braden Kowitz 06:46, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] boondocks

Not sure if this is worth of an edited but I just added as a bit of trivia how the Luther Burger was featured in the Boondocks episode The Itis. I figured it'd be worth it since the place claimed to be "Home of the Luther," they give the recipe, and people mug each other to get a Luther.

If anyone thinks it's not appropiate, feel free to delete.--129.21.117.115 12:10, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] rem,oved nonsense

The following was removed as it seems like missed vandalism. "It is sometimes known as the Fat Shit burger. Its used as a torture deise in some cultures. With the burger you can either get fries or a coffin." Mikereichold 19:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

"Its creator named the sandwich after R&B legend Luther Vandross, who reportedly enjoyed the sandwich; some rumors claim that Vandross himself invented his namesake burger.[1] Ironically, Vandross died of a heart attack at the age of 54." It's not that ironic, really, is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.185.144.122 (talk • contribs)




the burger's real name is The Luther.

[edit] On merge suggestion

Any problems with this? Lenin & McCarthy 16:45, 9 April 2006 (UTC)

Nope. Fire away. Tim April 10, 3:15

[edit] Unhealthful is not a word

So please do not use it as such. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 144.132.192.127 (talk • contribs).

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Unhealthful%20. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 11:33, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] stroke/ heart attack

The "ironically" statement seems to indicate that the effects of obesity and poor eating cannot cause a stroke, as people may have suspected, had they mistakenly heard Luther Vandross died of a heart attack. This is not the case. The effects of poor eating habits lead to symptoms that can cause both heart attacks AND strokes, such as diabetes.

Perhaps it is ironic that someone would name a food item after someone whose eating habits may have killed him (though this may be a poor interpretation of the word irony); but it is NOT ironic that Luther Vandross died of a stroke, rather than a heart attack.

[edit] Wikipedia is incomplete without a photo of the Luther Burger

{{reqphoto}} Edward 23:53, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is that really a photo from Google's cafeteria?

I cruised the source website and could not locate a reference. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rockindahaus (talk • contribs) 20:57, 10 March 2007.

The source [1] tags this as "googlefood" which was my initial inclination, although I interpreted it slightly incorrectly. Zinka (talk · contribs), the pertinent photographer, made the appropriate corrections to the page. That sufficed for me. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 03:21, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] reconstitution

I removed the additional names in the lede, as there were not further mention of them in the attributed sources. I also refactored the information presented based on the actual content of the sources provided. — pd_THOR | =/\= | 20:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit]  ?

Just happened to run across this article. This article seems to be about an obscure product sold by a single vendor (with local imitators). Although it seems to have a local cult following I am not aware that the topic is widely known nor does it have any particular significance (a mention on one TV show not withstanding).

Shouldn't this be deleted?

--Mcorazao (talk) 15:39, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

I haven't gone too terribly into depth with this article as I could, I've mainly been trying to keep it clean and chaff-free. I'm familiar with half-a-dozen more reliable sources for the article and am sure I could some up with some more to bolster your notability concerns. Maybe I'll make it a weekend project? — pd_THOR | =/\= | 17:12, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
I found this article through Current.com: http://current.com/items/88926551_ten_really_unhealthy_foods - whether or not it used to be a local thing it appears to be mainstream enough for a nationally syndicated news source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.254.82.41 (talk) 02:12, 1 May 2008 (UTC)