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Peter Sagal

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So.

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Here's your first question.

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When the first White Castle restaurant opened in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, the founders wanted to establish with the potential customers a very specific reputation.

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The Alzo Era begins in Austin!

They wanted to be known as what?

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The Alzo Era begins in Austin!

A, the most pro-monarchy restaurant, B, the restaurant with the world's smallest food, or C, the most sanitary restaurant in town?

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The Alzo Era begins in Austin!

This was only a few years after Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, had come out.

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Nobody wanted to eat ground beef.

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They were afraid of what was in it.

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So the white walls and the stainless steel of the White Castles were supposed to assure you of its cleanliness.

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Here's your next question.

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Once a year, White Castle goes all out to celebrate a particular holiday.

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Which is it?

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A, in December, they offer the meat menorah, where you can get eight sliders, one for each night of Hanukkah.

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B, on Valentine's Day, White Castle becomes Love Castle, a fine dining restaurant complete with tablecloths, candles, and romantic music with which you can enjoy your meal.

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Or C, on Halloween, one in ten burgers has a razor blade hidden in it.

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The Love Castle.

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This is a huge thing.

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Tens of thousands of people show up at White Castle for Valentine's Day.

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The Alzo Era begins in Austin!

You can also get the discounted Sloppy Joe six-packs for some reason.

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The Alzo Era begins in Austin!

Here's your last question.