McDonalds II
Tuesday, 06.12.07 @ 12:10AM 
Yeah, this is my second post on McDonalds. I had collected a file of material I’d labeled “fast food” but only one item had something to do with a restaurant named something other than McDonalds. They are the ultimate symbol of all that is fast food: convenience, calories, and conformity. And they are everywhere. I live in a tiny town, and we have three McDonalds! They are categorized by the age of the target consumer. One has a big Playland you can climb on, for little kids. One has a videogame area, for older kids. And one has no play area at all, but offers phones and USB ports at every booth (it’s near a truck stop). That doesn’t make the food any better, or the employees any smarter.
The Bionic Burger (via Clueless in Carolina)
Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality. (via the Presurfer)
In Australia, you can get Chicken Tandoori at McDonalds. The McKebab is on the menu in Israel. Your McDonlds chicken sandwich can be served with salsa -in Japan! Will Work for Food has a roundup of different items McDonalds offers in countries around the world. (via Cynical-C)
Photos of McDonald’s Worldwide.
Just what is a Chicken McNugget made of? If you guessed “chicken”, you’d be mostly wrong.
Remember a couple of years ago when McDonalds had those “I’d Hit It” ads? That was fun while it lasted! The parody ads were almost as funny as the original.
Speed Painting with French Fries and Ketchup
Things People Said in Restaurants has a large and entertaining collection of anecdotes, as well as ambiguously worded menus and signs that don’t quite make sense. Here’s an example. (via Cynical-C)
I had a craving for french fries one day, so I pulled up to the drive-thru of McDonald's.
* Me: "I'd like a large french fries please."
* Clerk: "Would you like fries with that?"
I got sort of confused at this one and told him no. He told me to pull ahead, so I did, and then he asked me why I was sitting there.
* Clerk: "I thought you didn't want fries."
* Me: "No, I ordered a large french fries."
* Clerk: "Ok. Do you want fries with that?"
Since saying no the last time had gotten me nothing, I figured I'd better say yes this time.
He gave me two large fries.
JOB APPLICANT
John Q. Nerd gets his Master's Degree from the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science here in Technology Square and spends two months looking for a job. Unfortunately, DEC is laying people off and Wang went bankrupt. He's running low on rent money so he decides to work in the Central Square McDonald's on weekends and look for a job during the week.
After John hands in an employment application, the manager tells that he isn't qualified.
"Not qualified!?! I've got a Master's degree in computer science from MIT!" says John.
The McDonald's manager replies, "I'm sorry, but all of our computer scientists have PhDs."
Signs You're at a Bad McDonald's
10. Your "Quarter Pounder" has a long, thin tail.
9. The kid serving you has grill marks on his forehead.
8. Sign out front reads, "No shirt, no shoes, no reason you can't get a job here." *
7. Their Mayor McCheese was caught in a hotel room smoking crack.
6. Blocking drive-thru is the bloated body of Wendy's founder Dave Thomas.
5. Manager takes a bite out of every burger to make sure it's okay..
4. In his photo, employee of the month is holding a mug shot number.
3. You spill vanilla shake and it burns a hole right through your pants.
2. A guy dressed as Ronald McDonald keeps asking to touch your food.
1. Their slogan: "Did somebody say 'E Coli'?"
How to eat free at McDonalds. Not that I’m advocating this or anything.
Previously at Miss Cellania: McDonalds and Eating out
Thought for today: Founder Ray Kroc got the McDonalds concept from the brothers Mac and Dick McDonald. Too bad he chose only one to name a large hamburger after.
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