Nope, they’re not horsing around. Burger King officials in the U.K. finally copped to using horse meat in their fast-food products.
Yucks, yuks, and unsavory puns proliferated on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/samknight1/status/297175008457928704
https://twitter.com/BitterGrlProbs/status/297173375799922691
https://twitter.com/jtotoole/status/297134653402411008
Neigh it ain't so: Burger King finds horse meat at European supplier http://t.co/F8FYSX9Y I don't personally eat meat, fast food is gross.
— Multilingual Books (@Languagenews) February 1, 2013
The restaurant chain will now DNA test its burgers.
https://twitter.com/stefpinkney/status/297174117759721474
A horse is a horse of course of course unless it's in my hamburger in which case TEST THAT DAMN MEAT, BK http://t.co/AvXZ8srF via @BW
— Jim Aley (@jimaley) February 1, 2013
Consumers have suggestions for #NewBurgerKingSlogans:
Would you like to stallion-size your meal? #NewBurgerKingSlogans
— Stephany Folsom (@StephanyFolsom) February 1, 2013
https://twitter.com/SarahWatson42/status/297145772695236609
A little horse meat is better than pink slime right guys?!! #NewBurgerKingSlogans
— Christofurrr (@kuusela34) February 1, 2013
When "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is too true to be hyperbole. #NewBurgerKingSlogans
— Elyse Granger (@ThatRVAGirl) February 1, 2013
https://twitter.com/fredianslips/status/297155025040441345
https://twitter.com/DamonLindelof/status/297144225038999552