{"id":532252,"date":"2010-04-17T14:11:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-17T18:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"tag:consumerist.com,2010:\/\/1.10004665"},"modified":"2010-04-17T14:14:57","modified_gmt":"2010-04-17T18:14:57","slug":"colbert-kfc-double-down-is-warped-creation-of-a-syphilitic-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/532252","title":{"rendered":"Colbert: KFC Double Down Is &#8220;Warped Creation Of A Syphilitic Brain&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/consumerist.com\/assets_c\/2010\/04\/stephencolbertKFC-thumb-350x224-39406.jpg\">         <\/p>\n<p>As the country is overtaken by an insatiable desire to eat &#8212; or at least talk about &#8212; KFC&#8217;s latest heart-stopping creation, the breadless sandwich wonder known as the Double Down, Stephen Colbert is jumping on the deep fried train, dubbing it &#8220;the warped creation of a syphilitic brain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen took a bite of this &#8220;breaded insanity&#8221; &#8211;two pieces of fried chicken surrounding bacon and chees &#8212; during a recent episode of <em>The Colbert Report<\/em>, joining the ranks of testers both <a href=\"http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2010\/04\/consumerists-hands-on-taste-test-with-the-kfc-double-down.html\">unofficial<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/consumerist.com\/2010\/04\/video-consumer-reports-brings-science-to-kfc-double-down-test.html\">scientific <\/a>in the quest to understand this bold new foray into fast food. 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