McDonald's CEO Dies of Heart Attack

remixor · Mon 19/04/2004 13:55:14

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&ncid=749&e=1&u=/nm/20040419/bs_nm/leisure_mcdonalds_dc

Cruel twist of fate or cosmic justice? You decide.

Nacho · Mon 19/04/2004 14:15:05

I would recommend to put a simple explanation of what we're going to see when clicking an URL. $:-\$ It's very easy to paste a look and say "click!"

And... cosmic justice would be if Bin Laden is killed by a meteorite... not a businessman who never bothered nobody (Ronald McDonald is the one I wanna see dead! :

)

spoofer4ever · Mon 19/04/2004 14:20:33

I cant get to it, This is what i get:

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Matt Frith · Mon 19/04/2004 14:21:54

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=568&ncid=749&e=1&u=/nm/20040419/bs_nm/leisure_mcdonalds_dc

Layabout · Mon 19/04/2004 14:24:20

Ronald McDonald is not a real guy farlander. Never was. This guy didn't sound too bad, he bought in the salads menu they now have which was a smart business move.

I work for domino's pizza australia. I would be sad if the ceo of domino's australia died. I have met him. He is a nice guy, and a good businessman.

remixor · Mon 19/04/2004 14:35:50

Quote from: Farlander on Mon 19/04/2004 14:15:05
I would recommend to put a simple explanation of what we're going to see when clicking an URL. $:-\$ It's very easy to paste a look and say "click!"

I did, I said "McDonald's CEO Dies of Heart Attack" in the subject. That's pretty much all the article said, so I think it's a decent summary.

QuoteAnd... cosmic justice would be if Bin Laden is killed by a meteorite... not a businessman who never bothered nobody (Ronald McDonald is the one I wanna see dead! :)

Well, my point was that his food has probably contributed to countless heart attacks across the world, and coincidentally (or possibly not) he died of a heart attack. I wasn't trying to imply he was necessarily evil.

Haddas · Mon 19/04/2004 14:44:26

You are INSANE Remixor. EVERYONE knows hamburgers are good for you. You should eat hamburgers. Always eat hamburgers

Nacho · Mon 19/04/2004 14:52:17

I was not directly refering to you Remo, sorry for not making myself clear.

On the other hand, now I see your point about the hearth attack... but recognise that the "joke" was twisted... It's overweight which cause heart attacks, and one burger per month does not cause overweight... probably if I were a USA citizen it would had more sense for me, but here in my country people don't really like McDonald's that much to became a health problem... I had undesrstood that there in the USA there is a lot of people who eats McDonald's regularily (let's say 4 or 5 days per week) is that true?

And Pirate Jack... I know Ronald MacDonald is not a real character, if sou, I wouldn't have said I'd like to see him dead... It's like that joke in "Die Hard 2:with a vengeance"

(MCLane is driving a taxi through the Central Park)
Zeus- "Are you trying to kill all that people?"
McLane-"No... Well, the mime, maybe"

Edit: Die hard 3.

shbaz · Mon 19/04/2004 14:57:50

Where do you think I should go to apply for the job? My local McDonald's, or would a McDonald's in a larger city carry more prestige?

remixor · Mon 19/04/2004 15:09:28

Quote from: Farlander on Mon 19/04/2004 14:52:17
I was not directly refering to you Remo, sorry for not making myself clear.

On the other hand, now I see your point about the hearth attack... but recognise that the "joke" was twisted... It's overweight which cause heart attacks, and one burger per month does not cause overweight... probably if I were a USA citizen it would had more sense for me, but here in my country people don't really like McDonald's that much to became a health problem... I had undesrstood that there in the USA there is a lot of people who eats McDonald's regularily (let's say 4 or 5 days per week) is that true?

It's not so much true in California where I live, which last I heard had the most fit population in the country, but apparently it's a big problem in middle America. I very rarely eat fast food, but McDonald's wouldn't be so huge if people everywhere weren't eating a lot of it.

Barcik · Mon 19/04/2004 16:07:42

Coincidental irony.

Darth Mandarb · Mon 19/04/2004 16:37:30

His death is tragic, of course, as are most deaths.

But I do see the irony.

Whereas Remo points out the irony, there will probably be some idiots who actually try to pin the death on his association with McDonald's.

I would offer up that when I worked for a restaraunt (3 in my past) I hardly ever ate there because I was, after 1 week, already sick of the food!

shbaz · Mon 19/04/2004 17:27:11

Heh, I worked at a resturaunt for over a year and a half and never tired of the food.. but it was very good food, and I was a cook.

AGA · Mon 19/04/2004 18:01:00

Ironically enough, remixor, California was quite literally the birthplace of the American fast food obsession. Almost every American chain of restaurants you could name - McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell etc - was founded in southern California in the 50s. I'm reading Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser (spelled his name wrong) at the moment, and it's fascinating to see just how America's obsession with junk food began.

Gfunkera · Mon 19/04/2004 18:10:48

Oh, and Ronald Mcdonald does exist!! What are you guys talking about he lives about 3 houses down has a wife and 2 kids, I can give you his house, & phone number if you'd like

shbaz · Mon 19/04/2004 20:49:16

The concept was founded in the midwest along major highways like Route 66 though. People were in a hurry to drive along and I believe Texas was the state where the first in-car service sprang up. Those were mom & pop resturaunts mostly though, they never franchised and became huge.

Evil · Tue 20/04/2004 02:01:57

Talk about karma.

remixor · Tue 20/04/2004 02:49:21

aga/shbaz: I do know that Jack in the Box, which was founded in my home town of San Diego, California, was the first fast-food place with a drive-through intercom. Why do I know this? I haven't a clue...

shbaz · Tue 20/04/2004 06:06:17

History channel better pump up their research.

http://www.jackinthebox.com/pressroom/pressreleases/pr.php?UID=43&Year=2002

You're right. I got my info from an apparently erronous hour long special on American fast food on the History channel.. or maybe I just missed it.

remixor · Tue 20/04/2004 06:16:01

I think the difference was that Texas had the first drive-in, where you drive up and your food is taken to you in your car, whereas California had the first drive-through, where you order from a stationary menu and are given your food to drive off with.