AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Friday, June 10, 2005 ----- BODY: Ronald waves goodbye to the old threads. Next time we see him, his look will be the result of an "extreme makeover!" I turned on the TV the other morning for the news. Cartoon Network was still on from the night before. Well, I jumped out of bed and looked out the window to make sure the Earth didn't fall off it's axis! On the TV screen was Ronald McDonald makeup and all, leading a studio full of little kids in exercise! While the kids were stretching and bending and running in place, old Ronald was at the front of the room preaching good eating habits and telling the kids to "turn off the TV and go outside and play." He went on to say that it's OK to eat McDonald's, just as long as you don't park your ass on the couch all day while you're eating it. First we had Richard Simmons, then Tony Little, now we have Bozo's cousin telling our kids to get into shape. That's scary! I don't know when Ronald McDonald became a dietician or fitness guru, but he'd better go back and hit the books again. Sure, it would be in a child's best interest to go outside and run around after eating the crap at McDonald's, but it would be even better if the parents eliminated that food from a kid's diet, or at least make going to the "Golden Arches" a treat for a good grade or whatever. The madness doesn't stop with that infomercial however, the folks at the Oak Brook, IL based company have decided that after all these years, Ronald's duds are not becoming to him. It seems his baggy yellow jumpsuit tells kids that it's OK if you're fat...just put on some baggy clothes and nobody will notice! I haven't seen any pictures of the new Ronald, but I can only guess it will be nothing short of a red tank top and really skimpy white shorts with red stripes. There was no need to spend the big bucks on an infomercial like this to tell kids to go to McDonald's and then come home and run around like you're nuts. A good parent doesn't take their kids there 7 days a week. Good eating habits and exercise should be learned at home and school, not from a silly clown! THAT'S the way I see it! -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: Mickey D's makeover

Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!

Friday, June 10, 2005

Mickey D's makeover

Ronald waves goodbye to the old threads. Next time we see him, his look will be the result of an "extreme makeover!" I turned on the TV the other morning for the news. Cartoon Network was still on from the night before. Well, I jumped out of bed and looked out the window to make sure the Earth didn't fall off it's axis! On the TV screen was Ronald McDonald makeup and all, leading a studio full of little kids in exercise! While the kids were stretching and bending and running in place, old Ronald was at the front of the room preaching good eating habits and telling the kids to "turn off the TV and go outside and play." He went on to say that it's OK to eat McDonald's, just as long as you don't park your ass on the couch all day while you're eating it. First we had Richard Simmons, then Tony Little, now we have Bozo's cousin telling our kids to get into shape. That's scary! I don't know when Ronald McDonald became a dietician or fitness guru, but he'd better go back and hit the books again. Sure, it would be in a child's best interest to go outside and run around after eating the crap at McDonald's, but it would be even better if the parents eliminated that food from a kid's diet, or at least make going to the "Golden Arches" a treat for a good grade or whatever. The madness doesn't stop with that infomercial however, the folks at the Oak Brook, IL based company have decided that after all these years, Ronald's duds are not becoming to him. It seems his baggy yellow jumpsuit tells kids that it's OK if you're fat...just put on some baggy clothes and nobody will notice! I haven't seen any pictures of the new Ronald, but I can only guess it will be nothing short of a red tank top and really skimpy white shorts with red stripes. There was no need to spend the big bucks on an infomercial like this to tell kids to go to McDonald's and then come home and run around like you're nuts. A good parent doesn't take their kids there 7 days a week. Good eating habits and exercise should be learned at home and school, not from a silly clown! THAT'S the way I see it!

posted by Dave Sypniewski at Friday, June 10, 2005

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