If you grew up in the 80’s, you’ve seen this one countless times.  Not a holiday season would go by without it playing 15 times an hour. Happy Holidays everyone!

Ever wonder if you had what it took to work in a McDonald’s in the early 70’s? Neither have I, but employee training films floating around the net are always good for a laugh, and getting a glimpse into an early 70’s McDonald’s is too cool for words to a McManiac such as myself.

Contest might not be the best word since the only prize is a sense of satisfaction and self-accomplished smugness — but that’s worth something, isn’t it?  So let’s have at it!  Who can come up with a fantastic caption for this sad clown? The image is from the fantastic flickr files of taylorkoa22.

It seems like Jim’s busy today so I’ll snatch that opportunity to make a McDonald’s Monday post I’ve been wanting to post for a few weeks now 😀 One of the burgers in the picture above is 12 years old (dating from 1996) and the other is fresh. Guess which one is the 12 year …Read More

Anybody remember the McDonald’s Hallowe’en pumpkin pails? When I was a kid these were all the rage. They debuted back in ’86 and underwent a number of changes over the years. While I’d normally take the opportunity to ramble down memory lane about and chitter chat all about my memories of the pumpkin pails, I …Read More

I’m not quite sure how I feel about this one.  Former Beatle and vegetarian-activist Paul McCartney is calling for a total boycott of McDonald’s worldwide.  He’s not doing it because he detests the glorificaiton of meat.  He’s not doing because of their impact on the environment.  He’s doing it because a McDonald’s in Liverpool had …Read More

Three things always signal the return of fall for me.  The leaves start changing color, TV gets good, and I get that damned Park Place game piece a hundred times over.  That’s right, it’s McDonald’s Monopoly time!  And every time I think of McDonald’s Monopoly, I think of the scandal that almost brought the whole …Read More

The other night I walked in the door, and low and behold my wife was taping a CNBC original documentary for me.  Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire was an interesting, if not enlightening peek behind the closed doors of the world’s largest fast food corporation.  It examined the missteps that lead the company to …Read More

[youtube]6n1zBKOzuCo[/youtube] Tomato lovers rejoice!  Last week Boo brought tragic news to tomato addicts everywhere.  A number of fast food chains including the big M had pulled tomatoes from their menu indefinitely while the FDA attempted to locate the source of a tomato-related salmonella outbreak.  Although the FDA hasn’t been lucky enough to track down exactly …Read More