AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 ----- BODY: Mayor McCheese got booted out of office, but nobody bothered to let him know! Posted by Hello I wasn't about to let the day go by without putting my two cents worth in about McDonald's 50th Birthday. They celebrated the day by offering hamburgers and cheeseburgers for under half a buck. Needless to say, I didn't participate in the action. McDonald's is a good place to go when you're taking a road trip and that's about it. You almost have no choice but to go there. All you ever see in a hick town next to the highway is Wal-Mart and McDonald's. Sometimes, they even team up together under one roof so you can shop for crap you didn't know you needed until you walk in the door, and then you can sit down with the local yokels and chow down on a Big Mac. You can eat like a pig, and walk across the store to get Pepto- Bismol for the gas you're going to get. What really bothers me the most is the screw job that Mickey D's gave to McDonaldland. Unfortunately, most of today's kids will never get to see Mayor McCheese or Grimace unless they see them on the Internet. You see, McDonald's pulled the Mayor out of office, bulldozed McDonaldland, and turned it into a park. In the 1970's and even the 80's all these characters shared commercials with Ronald. Maybe Ronald thought they were stealing the spotlight...I don't know. The had their own little community and did just fine. I remember when they would give out coloring books to all the kids when you ordered. They also had a Birthday Club where every month you would get a newsletter with "kids stuff" to do like puzzles and games, and then on your Birthday you would get a free meal. Imagine if you will, these things were all FREE. Of course, this was back in the day when you had to get your ass out of the car and walk inside the store! There were no drive thru's. So, why can't McDonald's do something like that now? On such a big day like today was, why couldn't they give everyone a free hamburger? They certainly can afford to do it! It's not going to put them out of business! ...which brings me back to McDonaldland. They didn't think twice about crossing that place off the map! Although, I really don't know how they could work their 2005 menu into characters. I can't really picture a head of lettuce and a McRib walking into the sunset with Ronald McDonald...if you happen to see former Mayor McCheese on the street, send him to White Castle. He'll need an "Extreme Makeover" for his big head, but they need a mascot there. He'd be a perfect fit! ...and that's the way I see it! -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: McDonald's 50th Birthday minus McDonaldland

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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

McDonald's 50th Birthday minus McDonaldland

Mayor McCheese got booted out of office, but nobody bothered to let him know! Posted by Hello I wasn't about to let the day go by without putting my two cents worth in about McDonald's 50th Birthday. They celebrated the day by offering hamburgers and cheeseburgers for under half a buck. Needless to say, I didn't participate in the action. McDonald's is a good place to go when you're taking a road trip and that's about it. You almost have no choice but to go there. All you ever see in a hick town next to the highway is Wal-Mart and McDonald's. Sometimes, they even team up together under one roof so you can shop for crap you didn't know you needed until you walk in the door, and then you can sit down with the local yokels and chow down on a Big Mac. You can eat like a pig, and walk across the store to get Pepto- Bismol for the gas you're going to get. What really bothers me the most is the screw job that Mickey D's gave to McDonaldland. Unfortunately, most of today's kids will never get to see Mayor McCheese or Grimace unless they see them on the Internet. You see, McDonald's pulled the Mayor out of office, bulldozed McDonaldland, and turned it into a park. In the 1970's and even the 80's all these characters shared commercials with Ronald. Maybe Ronald thought they were stealing the spotlight...I don't know. The had their own little community and did just fine. I remember when they would give out coloring books to all the kids when you ordered. They also had a Birthday Club where every month you would get a newsletter with "kids stuff" to do like puzzles and games, and then on your Birthday you would get a free meal. Imagine if you will, these things were all FREE. Of course, this was back in the day when you had to get your ass out of the car and walk inside the store! There were no drive thru's. So, why can't McDonald's do something like that now? On such a big day like today was, why couldn't they give everyone a free hamburger? They certainly can afford to do it! It's not going to put them out of business! ...which brings me back to McDonaldland. They didn't think twice about crossing that place off the map! Although, I really don't know how they could work their 2005 menu into characters. I can't really picture a head of lettuce and a McRib walking into the sunset with Ronald McDonald...if you happen to see former Mayor McCheese on the street, send him to White Castle. He'll need an "Extreme Makeover" for his big head, but they need a mascot there. He'd be a perfect fit! ...and that's the way I see it!

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