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Would you want to go to on down to Hardee's for "something sloppy and hastily prepared"? Who wrote the copy for this?

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We've all been here... you get home from a long day at the Men's Office For Men Where Men Work, and your wife has prepared a delicious meal: two beers on a plate, and some black soot stuck to the bottom of a pan. Mmm, carcinogens!

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The More You Know

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  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.