…with free Halloween Whoppers.

Scary clowns are HUGE right now, thanks to the movie “It” (and a weirdly high number of nutcases running around like clowns).  And you know who’s “loving it”? Burger King…because they feel like it’s hurting Ronald McDonald and the McDonald’s brand.

And they’re SO happy about the scary clown thing that–as another direct shot at McDonald’s–they’ve just announced that they’ll give you a free WHOPPER on HALLOWEEN–if you come into some of their stores dressed as a clown.

Of course, they’re only doing it at five stores nationwide–in Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Burbank, California–but maybe, just maybe, if you show up dressed as a psycho clown at one of their other locations, they’ll give you a free burger just to get you to go away.

Oh…and the offer’s not valid at the drive-thru, so leave your clown car at home.

[Editor’s note: And don’t worry about McDonald’s…the value of their stock has increased 40 percent in the past year.  Just like the pants size of their customers.]

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