Trust me... it's "all-beef". I remember a joke about it that got Johnny
Carson sued over that very issue.
Once upon a time, McDonalds signs kept a running total of how many burgers
they had served... 780 Million Served, etc. They finally just changed it to
"Billions Served" sometime in the late 70s or early 80s. Carson one night
commented on the change and then added "If they keep this up, pretty soon
they're going to need another cow". I'm guessing that McDonalds lawyers
were on the phone in less time than it took Ed McMahon to say
"heeeeeeerrreeeeeees Johnnnnnnny".
Jon Morgan
Quintessential School Systems
Woodland Office
(530) 668-4089 (Office)
(530) 668-3382 (FAX)
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Boyd [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:42 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: RE: Contingency Planning
I always thought it was "all-meat" patties. I don't recall McDonald's ever
claiming that had beef in their patties.
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Dorritie [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:14 PM
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Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: RE: Contingency Planning
To end this unfortunate mangling of a timeless corporate catch-phrase, the
composition of the Big Mac(TM) is
"two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a
sesame seed bun.":)
Regards,
Adam Dorritie
Easy Does It Technologies LLC
(702)270-6402
http://www.editcorp.com
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 11:10 AM
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> Subject: Re: Contingency Planning
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>
> I was in Berlin when the first McDonald's hit town. In the US,
> they had the contest where if you could say "Two all meat
> patties, lettuce,...etc" in IIRC 15 seconds, you got one for
> free. In Germany, they gave you more seconds, because, it was
> more syllables I think. They let us get away with saying it in
> English under the German language time constraint.
>
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