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Baroque Bloke |
Certainly not the best fast food burger, but I can enjoy ‘em. “McDonald's has unveiled a new type of currency to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Big Mac. The MacCoin, which was unveiled on Sunday by the fast food giant, will be available to customers in 14,000 participating stores in the US and can be cashed in for one free Big Mac. All you have to do to get your hands on one is buy a Big Mac - and McDonald's staff will give you a MacCoin for free. Diners can redeem the new currency for a free Big Mac starting Friday and running throughout the rest of 2018. The Thursday launch date was selected for the brass-colored coins because it would've been the 100th birthday of Jim Delligatti, a McDonald's franchisee in western Pennsylvania who invented the Big Mac…” https://dailym.ai/2uVJnMj Serious about crackers | ||
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I missed my chance w/ bit coin. Maybe I should jump on this.  | |||
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Actually, I remember when this happened. My family went to Mickey Deeds to try out the new sammich. | |||
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Unhyphenated American |
Didn't the Big Boy come first?  __________________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always remember that others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. Richard M Nixon It's nice to be important, it's more important to be nice. Billy Joe Shaver NRA Life Member | |||
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Honky Lips |
for anyone interested the coins are available starting thus Thursday 8/2 that original article isn't very clear. | |||
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And I haven't had (or missed) a Big Mac in probably 15 years. When I was working at McDonald's circa 1977, I remember them being $0.89. "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
I remember them being made of: Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onions on a sesame seed bun | |||
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And in a styrofoam box. | |||
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I bet more of those coins are hoarded / kept for souvenirs than are cashed in. Collecting dust. | |||
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Get Off My Lawn |
Yep, it sure did. I used to eat birthday and special occasion meals at Bob's when I was a kid, and I always got the Big Boy burger. Like Para, I also remember when the Big Mac first came out, it was cheaper than the Big Boy. Still to this day, I do not mind eating a Big Mac, I maybe eat 2-3 of them per year. "I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965 | |||
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There is some speculation that the Big Mac was actually a copy of the "Gino Giant" which was the triple-decker burger that burger chain Gino's had BEFORE the Big Mac with virtually the same ingredients and assembly. McDonald's copied it and made it famous. | |||
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This Space for Rent |
I’d love to see a comparison of a Big Mac 50 years ago to today’s version to see how much it has been downsized through the years. Fresh off the fryer Big Macs can still be tasty tho I don’t eat as many as I used to. We will never know world peace, until three people can simultaneously look each other straight in the eye Liberals are like pussycats and Twitter is Trump's laser pointer to keep them busy while he takes care of business - Rey HRH. | |||
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Delusions of Adequacy |
The original Big Boy was much larger than the Mac.We spent several nights a week hanging out at the Big Boy in college. Put away many BB combos. Last time i had one it seemed to have shrunk in size quite a bit. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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Here's someone that's eaten over 30,000 Big Macs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTSd2UASNzs "Lion Heart is all heart, Smarty Jones is all out!!!" | |||
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Equal Opportunity Mocker |
Seems much smaller today than in 1984 when I was getting one on the regular as a teen.... ________________________________________________ "You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving." -Dr. Adrian Rogers | |||
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Void Where Prohibited |
I'm probably the only adult in the country that has never eaten one in my 63 years. I've never had the desire. "If Gun Control worked, Chicago would look like Mayberry, not Thunderdome" - Cam Edwards | |||
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| Non-Miscreant |
So thin you can't taste the burger. Like so many things, everything has been reduced but sold as the real thing. Frisch's has had the Big Boy since the early 1950s. I could get a Big Boy, Fries, a coke and change for a $. Not much change, but still a deal. And I long for the original taste. They now offer a giant BB as well as a mini one. I really want to taste the biggie, but I don't have the ability or stomach one. I'm toying with the idea of ordering one and leaving what's left. I have friends who eat at Micky D's regularly. When I'm with them and the driver pulls in, I kind of groan but realize I can get a big mac, fries and a coke and probably survive until the next toilet. Sometimes its better than just going hungry. And its not cheap. Yesterday I took some of the grand kids to Frisch's. The waiter was nice and gave us a hot fudge cake to share. I got out for $30 after tip. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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There's a guy in Fond du Lac, WI who has eaten over 30,000 Big Macs! He averages 2 per day for the last 46 years! | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Well ANYTHING is possible if you're prescribed enough Benicar and Lipitor.  "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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