The Late Great Hamburger Stand?

By Ron Kantowski

Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 7:35 p.m.

NOW

The Fatburger I used to frequent when the Sun was on on the other side of town had an awesome collection of classic rhythm and blues on an old jukebox and a photograph of Big George Foreman on the wall. He must have been training for a big fight because he was posing in front of a whole plate of Kingburgers. Wearing a Nevada-Reno sweatshirt, no less.

Now that Fatburger has filed for bankruptcy, I think Big George should come to its rescue. He should give $1 for every Lean Mean Grilling Machine he has sold to Fatburger, so it won't become The Late Great Hamburger Stand instead of The Last Great Hamburger Stand, as it says on the sign out front.

Anyway, the Las Vegas-area Fatburgers say they're staying open.

That's great, because nothing beats a Big Fat Deal with Junior Walker's saxophone blaring in the background.

THEN

When I was a kid, the Washington Redskins had a linebacker named Chris Hanburger. But I swore the announcers were saying "Hamburger."

One time, at McDonald's, I ordered a Chris Hamburger with an order of Hayden Frys. The pimply-faced kid behind the counter didn't get it.