McDonalds: Edible or Not

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One of my favorite yelper scumbag complaints is whenever a coffeehouse doesn't have readily accessible outlets so people can plug in their laptops.

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 28 August 2014 13:42 (ten years ago) link

i'd never yelp about that or formally complain in any way, but it can be frustrating when you bring you go to a cafe to get work done, buy coffee and a muffin, and sit down and realize you can't plug in your laptop.

lars von (Treeship), Thursday, 28 August 2014 13:46 (ten years ago) link

I read a book called teh Macdonaldisation of Society when I was at University at the turn of teh millenium.
That goes into the process of subconsciously making the customer leave as fast as possible. I remember when mcDonalds was first appearing in London in the mid 70s the benches were angled so you didn't become too comfortable and therefore left faster. I noticed that the Macdonalds in the centre of Galway seems to have far more comfortable chairs these days.

The book also went into the standardisation process whereby if you went int a Macdonalds anywhere the menu was going to be the same so you'd know what to expect and what it would taste like. Looks like that has changed a bit as the franchise has expanded into other cultures but it probably remains the same within each of those.
Also the layout of the shop would be pretty much standardised. So you'd have some level of subconscious familiarity in any branch you went into.

I haven't eaten in Mcdonalds in years, probably had breakfast in there last time i did. I did eat in Burger King a couple of times a couple of months ago.

Stevolende, Thursday, 28 August 2014 13:47 (ten years ago) link

i ate a value meal -- quarter pounder, fries, and coke -- while drunk one recent night. it was amazing.

lars von (Treeship), Thursday, 28 August 2014 13:49 (ten years ago) link

Also the layout of the shop would be pretty much standardised. So you'd have some level of subconscious familiarity in any branch you went into.

There's a comic book store in my American neighborhood that used to be a McDonalds.

http://i.imgur.com/eABaMGm.png

There was something about it that seemed just a little off to me, and finally, after a year living around here, I realized it was because the drive-thru window was on the "wrong side" of the building.

I asked around and the people who lived in the long-ago tell me that the parking and eating area was on the left side of that photo and the kitchen was on the right. In the 70s, they added the drive-thru and the only place they could put it was on that side. Apparently, the line of cars would go around the front of the building.

Just weird that there was this one time in history when McDonalds restaurants really were just these hamburger stands and weren't standardized at all.

pplains, Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:02 (ten years ago) link

is McDonald's serving healthier food and using healthier oils or whatever than when we were kids?

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:03 (ten years ago) link

sure sure

famous instagram God (waterface), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:03 (ten years ago) link

That goes into the process of subconsciously making the customer leave as fast as possible.

That's a thing at chain restaurants like Applebee's, Chili's, T.G.I. McScratchy's Goodtime Foodrinkery, etc: they have the a/c cranked and the music loud so you'll eat it and get out.

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:03 (ten years ago) link

healthier, sure yes

famous instagram God (waterface), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:03 (ten years ago) link

They stick a bag of apples into each Happy Meal, so I guess that's "healthier".

pplains, Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:04 (ten years ago) link

i'd never yelp about that or formally complain in any way, but it can be frustrating when you bring you go to a cafe to get work done, buy coffee and a muffin, and sit down and realize you can't plug in your laptop.

― lars von (Treeship), Thursday, August 28, 2014 6:46 AM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

That's on the customer not the establishment, gotta research that shit first.

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:06 (ten years ago) link

tarfumes do you have a link on that? I'd like to read more on chain uncomfortable-ization, like not just on fast food places

Euler, Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:08 (ten years ago) link

Unfortunately, no...I think I read about it in Fast Food Nation, but I don't have a copy handy.

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:10 (ten years ago) link

train seats are like this, but i think that's to stop people sleeping on the train. it doesn't work though.

radioplay vs coldhead (dog latin), Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:16 (ten years ago) link

http://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/mcdonalds.jpg

pplains, Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:21 (ten years ago) link

was just gonna take issue with pp about the side of the building the drive-thru window goes and then remembered we drive on the other side of the road, looks like senility's kicking in

Daphnis Celesta, Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:25 (ten years ago) link

anyway McDonald's are wankers and old dudes loitering is a good thing obv

Daphnis Celesta, Thursday, 28 August 2014 14:32 (ten years ago) link

did anti-loitering laws even exist before McD's?

they certainly did in the USA, where they date back to the late 19th century

Aimless, Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:04 (ten years ago) link

They stick a bag of apples into each Happy Meal, so I guess that's "healthier".

How delicious.

example (crüt), Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:25 (ten years ago) link

i would shit very quickly if i ate this garbage today

son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:28 (ten years ago) link

Just makes your mouth water, don't it?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/files/2011/09/appleslices.jpg

pplains, Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:29 (ten years ago) link

I'd like to think those old people were kicked out of McDonald's for standing in front of the menu going "ummmmm....." for five minutes.

Anyway, McDonald's shakes are good. I get them once or twice a year.

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 16:29 (ten years ago) link

Someone told me once that Grimace was supposed to be a (cupless) shake. So I went to the wikipedia for confirmation, and instead found this backstory:

Grimace – A large, purple monster-like character who was first introduced in November 1971 as the "Evil Grimace". In Grimace's first three appearances, he was depicted with two pairs of arms with which to steal milkshakes. "Evil" was soon dropped from Grimace's name, and Grimace was reintroduced in 1972 as one of the good guys. In 1974, Grimace was redesigned, going from two pairs of arms to the single pair he had later. Grimace's role continued to grow, and by the mid-1970s, he was a major character in McDonaldland. Commercials and merchandise generally portrayed Grimace as a well-meaning simpleton whose clumsy antics provided a comic foil to Ronald McDonald. His appearance changed to reflect this characteristic in 1985, from a giant purple slob with a pink mouth and small pupils to a gentle giant with movable eyebrows and eyelids, and a kid-friendlier smile with a black mouth and a pink tongue. The character was retained after the streamlining of the characters in the 1980s, and soon details of Grimace's background and family life began to emerge. The character's Uncle O'Grimacey first appeared in 1978 (see below) and would visit only one month per year, around St. Patrick's Day, bringing Shamrock Shakes. Additional family were revealed in a McDonaldland VHS tape The Legend of Grimace Island: Grimace had an unnamed mom, an unnamed dad, a grandma named "Winky", a great-great grandma named Jenny Grimace, and might have had a brother named "King John Bailey", who was the king of all Grimaces. In "Grimace's Odyssey", Grimace was portrayed as a ham radio enthusiast who used a homemade transmitter made from a colander. Grimace was played by Patti Saunders (1971–1984) and voiced by Frank Welker in the commercials, Larry Moran in some commercials, and by Kevin Michael Richardson in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald.

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:08 (ten years ago) link

Grimace's Odyssey by Robert Fagles

famous instagram God (waterface), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:17 (ten years ago) link

GRIMACE by john gardner

difficult listening hour, Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:21 (ten years ago) link

and might have had a brother named "King John Bailey", who was the king of all Grimaces.

post...aftermath (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:22 (ten years ago) link

how is this uncertain?

post...aftermath (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:22 (ten years ago) link

it was written, but it may not be grimace canon?

post...aftermath (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link

did someone whisper it on his deathbed?

post...aftermath (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:25 (ten years ago) link

Seriously the Epic of Grimace y'all let's do this

famous instagram God (waterface), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:25 (ten years ago) link

wiki.epicofgrimace.org

famous instagram God (waterface), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link

Grimace Apocrypha imo

shower cretin (brownie), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link

re: King John Bailey

shower cretin (brownie), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:28 (ten years ago) link

Four-armed Grimace -- images I wasn't expecting to see today.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v120/zatara2000/grimaceevil.jpg

pplains, Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:28 (ten years ago) link

Grimace of Thrones

post...aftermath (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 28 August 2014 18:29 (ten years ago) link

No way this is canon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYpKMuSaaWo

pplains, Thursday, 28 August 2014 19:02 (ten years ago) link

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/4261495296/hE5FB5584/

soref, Thursday, 28 August 2014 19:30 (ten years ago) link

Same McDonalds, different topic. I've noticed fast food chains coming to grips with the fact that people are drinking less soda now, and offering combos that don't include drinks. Saw a McD's commercial last night for the first time for a new thing -- 2 Big Macs, 20-pc nuggets and 4 small fries for $11.

Malibu Stasi (WilliamC), Thursday, 28 August 2014 19:52 (ten years ago) link

Whereas, in the 1990s, you'd add a bucket of Coke and that would be the Super Size meal for one person.

Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 28 August 2014 19:54 (ten years ago) link

What's amazing is that McDonald's has made lots of effort to add healthy options or otherwise improve its food, and it's still pretty shitty and bad for you.

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 28 August 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link

in the tradition of foods labeled "all natural"

son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 28 August 2014 20:41 (ten years ago) link

I ate hot and spicy mcchicken sandwiches yesterday. they were glorious.

the late great, Thursday, 28 August 2014 20:47 (ten years ago) link

The art in that Grimace video looks like the Wild Thornberries cartoon.

Stevolende, Friday, 29 August 2014 10:56 (ten years ago) link

2 Big Macs, 20-pc nuggets and 4 small fries for $11.

for one person

guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 29 August 2014 11:01 (ten years ago) link

I like their Premium Chicken McWraps.

Mr. Snrub, Friday, 29 August 2014 11:21 (ten years ago) link

i fuck with:

-egg mcmuffin
-soft serve/mcflurry
-and once in a while i will get mcnuggets even though i know better

Rihannamator (get bent), Saturday, 30 August 2014 04:32 (ten years ago) link

the bacon habanero ranch burger is pretty good

k3vin k., Saturday, 30 August 2014 04:36 (ten years ago) link

can't remember the last time i mcd'd, but one big mac + one qpw/ch was my usual

mookieproof, Saturday, 30 August 2014 04:39 (ten years ago) link

The tradition of whiling one's time away at a restaurant or cafe is one that is sadly missing in America

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/nyregion/fighting-a-mcdonalds-for-the-right-to-sit-and-sit-and-sit.html?_r=0

― 龜, Thursday, 28 August 2014 12:14 (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

911
They called 911
How the hell do you not get arrested for calling 911 about some dudes sitting in McDs

kinder, Saturday, 30 August 2014 10:13 (ten years ago) link


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