Patrickl's whacky news

[patrickl]

The crisis is still hitting hard in Iceland. McDonald's pulls out of Iceland and since then:Thousands line up for last Big Mac in Iceland.

Lol, guess it's too late now, but at least McDonalds went out with a bang

[ChadTower]

McDonald's just did them a favor.  Eventually they will realize that.

[Ginsu Victim]

I don't touch McDonald's. Haven't had it in many years. Gave up on BK a while back, after all four of us that ate there got violently ill and missed a week of work.

[ChadTower]

I rarely eat fast food at a chain but gave up on BK the day they made their fries into lactose sticks of death.

[Ginsu Victim]

Yeah, I try to avoid it at all costs. Especially because of the cost (it takes a toll on your health and your wallet!).

[patrickl]

Never understood why McDonald's is so popular. I kinda like BK though. Indeed not the fries, but the Double Whopper with bacon and cheese is nice.

McDonald's is clever with the toys. My kid sees that on TV and wants to go there. Of course then the whole family spends money there. I don't like McDonalds so he just has to suck it up and BK has toys too, but still. It does work.

[Ginsu Victim]

I kinda like BK though. Indeed not the fries, but the Double Whopper with bacon and cheese is nice.

I used to. I loved their burgers, but then spent a week spewing from both ends and decided not to go back.

[RayB]

Never understood why McDonald's is so popular. I kinda like BK though. Indeed not the fries, but the Double Whopper with bacon and cheese is nice.

McDonald's is clever with the toys. My kid sees that on TV and wants to go there. Of course then the whole family spends money there. I don't like McDonalds so he just has to suck it up and BK has toys too, but still. It does work.

Answered your own question there. We're "converted" as kids. That combined with McD putting a location in absolutely everywhere. You can drive somewhere, come upon a small town with "nothing" in it, yet it will have a McDonald's. They are everywhere.

[Ginsu Victim]

That combined with McD putting a location in absolutely everywhere. You can drive somewhere, come upon a small town with "nothing" in it, yet it will have a McDonald's. They are everywhere.

We have a McDonalds in the parking lot of our Walmart....and a McDonalds inside Walmart.

[HarumaN]

I liked McDonald's fries before 1990... when they were still fried in beef tallow.   

We had a BK and McD's side by side...  I would get a Whopper from BK, go next door and get fries from McD's...

 

[ChadTower]

There is a McD's inside Gillette Stadium.  Everything there is $2 more than normal.  There is a McD's 500 yards from Gillette Stadium, too.

[shmokes]

One of those locations has a captive audience.     Well, their rent is probably a lot higher too, to be fair.

[ChadTower]

One of those locations has a drunk as hell audience.     Well, their rent is probably a lot higher too, to be fair.

fixt.  That's why people pay it.

[Howard_Casto]

Most fast food is terrible, not just in terms of taste preference, but in the quality of meat and other food staples involved in making the meals. 

It has been a while since I looked it up, but at last check McDonald's came in dead last in terms of the quality of beef and other meats they order and the freshness of their vegetables.  Highest on the list are restaurants like Wendy's and BK.  (Those two constantly trade places in the top spot.) While the top chains serve food that is considered quite edible by most nutritonalists standards, chains towards the bottom are barely fit for human consumption. 

So next time your kid wants to go to McD's tell them.  "Not a chance because I love you and don't want to slowly kill you.  Ronald McDonald IS Hitler."

[shmokes]

Wendy's may use higher quality ingredients than McD, but it is still pretty damned awful.  Five Guy's seems pretty good, though I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack after every time I eat there.

[BobbyG66]

Wendy's may use higher quality ingredients than McD, but it is still pretty damned awful.  Five Guy's seems pretty good, though I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack after every time I eat there.

But you will die with a greasy smile on your face! 

[Ed_McCarron]

A long time ago (hopefully the NDA has expired) I did some cabling at one of the plants that makes pattys for McD's.  Big bins of meat -- Steaks -- Come in in big tubs, get dumped into a grinder, and come out the other end of the machine flash frozen.

No fillers.  No spices.  All meat.

Seriously impressed me.

[shmokes]

Ed . . . I'm not sure exactly that that is supposed to mean.  But the quality of McDonald's meat is terrible.  I don't even have to worry about NDAs to tell you how I know this -- I didn't have to sign one before putting a McDonald's burger in my mouth.

[patrickl]

Ed . . . I'm not sure exactly that that is supposed to mean.  But the quality of McDonald's meat is terrible.  I don't even have to worry about NDAs to tell you how I know this -- I didn't have to sign one before putting a McDonald's burger in my mouth.

Why is the quality of the meat terrible? Healt hazzard "terrible" or simply tasteless or something?

Their point is that the meat is plain meat and the way they prepare their patties, it's obviously meant to be an "ingredient" rather that the main item. They make cheap burgers and yeah, the meat is not supposed to stand out on it's own.

[RayB]

What about all those rumours about them mixing in corn meal?

[patrickl]

Just came across a clip of a guy who gets attacked by a swarm of butterflies:

Butterfly Swarm Attacks Man

[patrickl]

On the topic of meat quality in fast food:

AN East Lancashire takeaway has become the first in the country to sell zebra pizzas

I guess it's just what you think is weird though. In Australia they have Kangaroo burgers

[polaris]

Women try to take body on plane at Liverpool airport
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8604663.stm

pretty funny

[RayB]

Weekend at Bernie's!!!

[saint]

Their mistake was trying to sneak him on so they could avoid the overhead storage fee (http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/04/07/cash-carry-spirit-airlines-charge-luggage-overhead-bins/?test=latestnews)

[polaris]

Their mistake was trying to sneak him on so they could avoid the overhead storage fee (http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/04/07/cash-carry-spirit-airlines-charge-luggage-overhead-bins/?test=latestnews)

easyjet have been talking about charging £1 to use the toilet

[patrickl]

Finally evidence that cats share a common ancestor with humans:

Standing cat

[patrickl]

The new 3D TV's reveal the truth behind the paintings of the masters:

Mona Lisa & Leonardo Da Vinci: The 3D Truth in old Masters

[RayB]

Got one for ya, Patrick:

http://www.newser.com/story/86746/white-bank-robber-fools-cops-with-black-guy-mask.html

[patrickl]

Lol, clever.

Guess wacky robberies are a new thing. I came across this one

Bank Robbery With Scooter Fail

Also another Heineken commercial which ties into the annoying talent show craze on TV:

Heineken - Men With Talent

[patrickl]

Man arrested for growing pot in TV

Guy was arrested for growing marijuana in a hollowed out big screen TV. Guess people noticed that the TV image was changing really slowly.


Russian Policeman Kills Himself Scratching Nose with His Gun

An armed 23 year old policeman in Moscow fell victim of his own carelessness. He decided to scratch an itchy spot on his nose with a gun and accidentally killed himself, the Moskovsky Komsomolets reports.

WTF?

[shmokes]

An armed 23 year old policeman in Moscow fell victim of his own carelessness. He decided to scratch an itchy spot on his nose with a gun and accidentally killed himself, the Moskovsky Komsomolets reports.

WTF?

The reasoning that leads them to conclude that he was scratching his nose is bombastically stupid.  It goes like this:

1. Guy shoots himself in the head.
2. No suicide note
3. Therefore, he must have been scratching an itch on his nose with his gun and then accidentally pulled the trigger.

Nobody saw anything.  They just went in and found a guy who killed himself but didn't leave a suicide note.

[patrickl]

Yeah, not sure whether the police "investigation" or the headline is the wackiest 

[Ed_McCarron]

Maybe it -really- itched?

[patrickl]

Hail storm in Oklahoma City.

Hail Storm Oklahoma City

[Ginsu Victim]

^This hail-storm was not fun. I was out driving when it hit (and hit....and hit.....and hit....)

[Kevin Mullins]

That was an interesting day to say the least that's for sure.

[saint]

【Mario】paper stop motion / 【マリオ】付箋でストップモーション

[Ginsu Victim]

Beat ya to it, saint.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=103258.msg1093799#msg1093799

[saint]

Yeah yeah...