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blackgang

Why is that one ruining anyones health?

On one of the last jobs I was on I was running a dredge and couldn't leave to get lunch as I worked thru lunch hour, 16 hours a day.
I would get a couple of sausage biskits/coffee on the way to work at 0600 and at noon had a deck hand on his lunch pick me up a couple of Big Macs/fries and a coke and bring back to me me and as I was sleeping in a motel in the town where were were dredging I would eat in a cafe or fast food for supper and at the end of six weeks I was in good health when I went back to my home in Mexico, plus the $18,000 I made in 6 weeks sure made my bank account a lot healthier too.

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blackgang

Heres what the OP gave me, but after 7 greens in a row for the same thread, I guess it is all in the eyes of the beholder.

McDonalds Vs faeces16-01-2008 11:23 PMThe Gentleman ScampPiss weak attack on a valid thread - chin up

Marmite the Dog

Yeah, and that's why you're such a fa... errr... skinny git!

cujo

Bastard. I'm hungry now. Though I like lots of salt and vinegar rther than tomato sauce.

The Gentleman Scamp

I'm back in Fortune Town and to nourish myself I resorted to a Tesco's baguette and a tub of Philadelphia.

Half way through the baguette I still feel empty and the Philadelphia is sickly.

I can't remember what my point is.

sabang

When I'm in the mood, this is my Macca of choice-



Quarter pounder with cheese. Much better than faeces imo.
The French call it a Royale.


McDonald has also got it's salad range now (although they still insist upon adding silly amounts of sugar to the dressing).

They listen to their market and franchisee's. In Australia, they no longer use styrofoam packaging, for environmental reasons.

People who get fat and pimply from eating too much Macca's really only have themselves and/or their parents to blame.

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Marmite the Dog

I think the French call it 'merde' actually.

Driventowin

Because I'm observant...Small hole in the wall quick service shops, not enough space for a real grill, and the burger comes out in 2 min or less if it wasn't already there waiting. It takes longer than that to cook any burger properly from raw even ones as thin as these..

That's how most of the places I've been to in Bangkok and Phuket are, though there are exceptions, they still use microwaves much of the time..Not to mention when they are cooking burgers the grill is below eye level but yet they are always reaching above their head where microwaves are most commonly located...

The bun is also very hot and spongy indicative of microwaved when usually they don't heat their buns at all and that's not just from radiant heat in the packaging either so no need to go there..

It is also common place to actually see the cooks flipping an occasional burger on the grill and here I have never seen it once yet. Although I'm pretty sure that the McD's I visited in Pattaya did have a real grill and I could taste the difference there too..

If you haven't eaten a burger from their place of origin (being the US) you have no empirical evidence with which to call upon... I can't pinpoint the exact difference it may be local beef as part of their contract to sell here but there is a definite difference in taste and texture over the "real thing"... In fact the burgers in the States were so tender that there was a long standing myth that they mixed in earthworms to give them their juicy, light texture and flavor.

The irony there is that if they did mix in earthworms it would probably be far more healthy for you considering the high protein factor of earthworms over even beef..

Bottom line as has been pointed out here a couple of times now it's like anything else, you should do it in moderation and put very simply, if you don't like it don't eat it!!

NickA

Unfortunately 3-5 year olds don't... and a previously stated this is who MacDonalds aim their marketing at. Of course, this has to be backed up by bad parenting, but they know they can addict young kids to junk food before they are old enough to understand. It's not just MacDonalds, but because they are the biggest they take most of the flak.

It's not amazingly unhealthy, but then again most recreational drugs aren't amazingly unhealthy unless you take too much.

I manage to eat unhealthily and I'm a vegetarian, i'd probably be dead by now if I wasn't.

MMMmmmm, kebabs, chips....

AntRobertson

I thought we were talking about McD's burgers here?

walrus

There is absolutely no reason to eat ones poo unless you are in the SAS behind enemy lines and you have to cover your tracks (of course you would also discreetly burn any excess big mac wrappers for the same reason).

November Rain

^ You don't read your Andy McNab properly, do you Walrus?

The SAS wrap their poo in clingfilm & take it with them when they leave. They don't bloomin' well eat it.

stroller

You obviously have difficulties interpreting what you 'observe': There's another kitchen-type room on the other side of that "hole in the wall", and McD don't wait for you to order before they get the burger out of the freezer, they're grilling continually to minimize waiting times.

chinthee

you obviously have an enquiring mind.... Ever thought about going into business?

walrus

Thats all very well and good Ms NR but what if they develop a case of the trots ...? Theres only so many gladwraps one can carry during covert operations.

Driventowin

^

Texpat

Empty MRE foil-wrap containers. Jezus, do I have to teach you guys everything? The entree, much like its successor will hold a large-sized turd with about 5 ounces of liquid. The cracker with cheese foil will contain that spurrious squirt that comes with drinking waddi pond scum.

Do you think they didn't factor these variables into the sustinence engineering?

pups

November Rain

^ I was gonna suggest ziploc bags.

walrus

^^ Good one Tex

* Must spread the love before giving to tex again *