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Order a Whopper by Name or GTFO: Burger King Gets Hilariously Bossy With 'Whopper Mandate'

BBH London's one-day U.K. stunt is fantastically brutal

A woman orders at a Burger King. A sign on the wall behind her says, WHOPPER. — If you order anything other than a Whopper today in the U.K., things aren't going to go well.Burger King U.K.

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Want a cheeseburger? Piss off. Chicken sandwich? Get bent.

It’s Whopper Mandate day at Burger King locations in the U.K., and there’s only one thing on the menu. The chain claims to be serving only Whoppers today, and, to get one, you have to order it by name.

The ads promoting BBH London’s Whopper Mandate stunt feature classic, bone-dry British humor and don’t go soft on the customers who break today’s overarching rule: