13 Responses to “A Valentine to Globalization”

1. #1 |  B Kieffer |  February 12th, 2003 at 7:14 pm

   The greatest thing about McDonald’s is that it is the American dream.

   Kroc was selling blenders when he came across the original McDonald brothers restaurant, he soon opened one of his own in Des Plaines, IL. Obviously a few more have opened since then.

   McD’s offers opportunity, something like 1 in 10 people start their employed life with McD’s, I’m sure it’s much higher in disadvantaged neighborhoods. They offer assistance and financing to people who want to start a franchise, help them pick location, even offer classes on how to run the business. How many companies can say they actually CREATE millionaires.

   Actually, I must admit that I’m not exactly unbiased here. My mom’s cousin worked for McDonald’s. He started in the mail room, and did pretty well with the company… his name is Mike Quinlan.

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2. #2 |  Leaper |  February 13th, 2003 at 12:21 am

   Considering how unhealthy fast food and soda generally are, Coke and McDonalds had better be doing some good stuff in the local communities to counteract the increased fat and sugar intake.

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3. #3 |  Bart |  February 13th, 2003 at 8:06 am

   I’m hoping Leaper’s comments are meant to be facetious.

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4. #4 |  Joker |  February 13th, 2003 at 8:07 am

   Hey Leaper, here’s a more complete list of things that could cause cancer, according to epidemiologists…
   courtesy of: http://www.numberwatch.co.uk

   Acetaldehyde, acrylamide, acrylonitril, abortion, agent orange, alar, alcohol, air pollution, aldrin, alfatoxin, arsenic, arsine, asbestos, asphalt fumes, atrazine, AZT, benzene, benzidine, beryllium, beta-carotene, betel nuts, birth control pills, bottled water, bracken, bread, breasts, calcium channel blockers, cadmium, captan, carbon black, carbon tetrachloride, careers for women, casual sex, car fumes, celery, charred foods, chewing gum, Chinese food, Chinese herbal supplements, chloramphenicol, chlordane, chlorinated camphene, chlorinated water, chlorodiphenyl, chloroform, cholesterol, low cholesterol, chromium, coal tar, coffee, coke ovens, crackers, creosote, cyclamates, dairy products, depleted uranium, depression, dichloryacetylene, DDT, dieldrin, diesel exhaust, diet soda, dimethyl sulphate, dinitrotouluene, dioxin, dioxane, epichlorhydrin, ethyle acrilate, ethylene, ethilene dibromide, ethnic beliefs,ethylene dichloride, Ex-Lax, fat, fluoridation, flying, formaldehyde, free radicals, fruit, gasoline, genes, gingerbread, global warming, gluteraldehyde, granite, grilled meat, Gulf war, hair dyes, hamburgers, heliobacter pylori, hepatitis B virus, hexachlorbutadiene, hexachlorethane, high bone mass, HPMA, HRT, hydrazine, hydrogen peroxide, incense, infertility, jewellery, Kepone, kissing, laxatives, lead, left handedness, Lindane, Listerine, low fibre diet, magnetic fields, malonaldehyde, mammograms, manganese, marijuana, methyl bromide, methylene chloride, menopause, milk hormones, mixed spices, mobile phones, MTBE, nickel, night lighting, night shifts, nitrates, not breast feeding, not having a twin, nuclear power plants, Nutrasweet, obesity, oestrogen, olestra, olive oil, orange juice, oxygenated gasoline, oyster sauce, ozone, ozone depletion, passive smoking, PCBs, peanuts, pesticides, pet birds, plastic IV bags, polio vaccine, potato crisps (chips), power lines, proteins, Prozac, PVC, radio masts, radon, red meat, Roundup, saccharin, salt, selenium, semiconductor plants, shellfish, sick buildings, soy sauce, stress, strontium, styrene, sulphuric acid, sun beds, sunlight, sunscreen, talc, tetrachloroethylene, testosterone, tight bras, toast, toasters, tobacco, tooth fillings, toothpaste (with fluoride or bleach), trichloroethylene, unvented stoves, uranium, vegetables, vinyl bromide, vinyl chloride, vinyl fluoride, vinyl toys, vitamins, vitreous fibres, wallpaper, weedkiller (2-4 D), welding fumes, well water, weight gain, wood dust, work, x-rays.

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5. #5 |  Anonymous |  February 13th, 2003 at 8:22 am

   Joker,

   So what you’re saying is, this “Living” thing is gonna kill me.
   Well, pass the double quarter pounder….

   …….hell yeah, I want cheese on that, and supersize the cheese dammit.

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6. #6 |  Julie |  February 13th, 2003 at 9:08 am

   Leaper, as far as increased fat and sugar intake, last time I checked, I was in control of what I put into my body. And if I decide to drink Coke and eat supersized fries, I don’t believe I have any right to blame anyone other than myself if I develop diabetes or a fat ass. The finger pointing our society loves so much is now at the laughable point. Wait, it always was.

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7. #7 |  Anonymous |  February 13th, 2003 at 10:29 am

   My funniest/most embarrassing/racist McDonald’s story. I was attending meetings for my employer and was in a dark suit with a companion in a dark suit and we drove our dark colored sedan to the drive-through. The man on the intercom didn’t speak english…at all. He just knew “can I help you” and how to read the total. I was trying to order something out of the ordinary, but couldn’t get the message across. I got frustrated and ordered a combo meal instead. When I pulled to the window, I jokingly said, “hi, I’m from the INS and I need to see your papers.” I thought he wouldn’t understand and would thank me and tell me to have a nice day. Well, I guess he understood because there was a lot of yelling and screaming and about 90% of the staff ran out the back door. There were two old ladies and a manager left to handle the entire lunch crowd. Needless to say, I was quite embarrassed by my own blatant racism and felt very badly for frightening so many people who were just trying to make a living. But it was still amusing to see the look on the managers face when his entire staff ran out and half the customers, thinking fire or bomb or something, took off as well. I ended up driving away with no food…even though I paid.

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8. #8 |  Chris |  February 13th, 2003 at 10:55 am

   That is funny! Although I am not sure it qualifies you as a “Racist”. The ACLU may think so though.

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9. #9 |  Leaper |  February 13th, 2003 at 8:22 pm

   For the record: Yes, I was kidding. While it is true, and sad, that the pop Westernization of diets in some countries have reduced historically long lifespans (such as Okinawa), suffice it to say that I found the whole “I didn’t know fast food would make me fat” lawsuit hysterically funny.

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