# McDonaldland mocks Christianity **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 16, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706 "2006-11-16T17:29:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/41 "2006-11-17T00:11:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Ronald McDonald: The figurehead > > He is the mouthpiece of the machine. In order for Mcdonalds to have access to our inner space we must be assured and calmed to a point where we ingest their products with abandon. In their infinite wisdom, the Illuminati have chosen the seemingly benign clown to be the muse that delivers their\* That’s where I stopped reading. ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/42 "2006-11-17T00:27:26Z")
White Caslte…The Templars? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/43 "2006-11-17T01:06:38Z")
[QUOTE=Der Trihs] I am irresistibly reminded of a creepy sig picture someone on another board has or had; it shows the Burger King staring down disturbingly at a man, and is captioned “WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW ?!” Does he know something we don’t ? Also . . . where does Cthulhuism fit in all this ? Sushi ? [/QUOTE] No-Taco Bell. Am I the only one who thought of: “Sometimes a french fry is just a french fry.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/44 "2006-11-17T01:12:22Z")
[QUOTE=Der Trihs] Also . . . where does Cthulhuism fit in all this ? Sushi ? [/QUOTE] Red Lobster. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Hound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@Mama\_Hound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Hound)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/45 "2006-11-17T03:17:28Z")
This is very silly. If you are going to debate the use of food in religous life then you need to focus on The Last Supper. The painting, I mean, not the event. I have long thought Da Vinci was influenced by forces other than those that inspire a “normal” human. My previous training lead me to believe they were alien (e.t.) in nature, but now I am wondinger if there is not some type of food/sacred connection that is being overlooked. Thank you for this post and for the new ideas! I only wish you/your friend had went back to the beginning instead of spending your time with modern icons. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/46 "2006-11-17T08:07:57Z")
Is it time to sob in a corner now? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/47 "2006-11-17T09:10:08Z")
Speaking of Cthulhuism, I think this puts a whole new spin on the question of who will be [eaten first.](http://www.o-ox-ox1.org/cthulhuchick/) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/48 "2006-11-17T12:37:57Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] I’d say she represents Mary. Is there no help for the McNugget’s son? [/QUOTE] Only if he can show me a sign. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/49 "2006-11-17T12:42:47Z")
After much reflection (and a helping of fries) I conclude that McDonaldLand’s foray into religiosity was a necessary response to the [intrusion of Satan](http://swiftreport.blogs.com/news/2005/02/christian_group.html) into the marketplace. How soon we forget. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/50 "2006-11-17T12:49:50Z")
I would never worship at any church where the sacrament tastes that bad… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/51 "2006-11-17T18:08:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mama\_Hound] This is very silly. If you are going to debate the use of food in religous life then you need to focus on The Last Supper. The painting, I mean, not the event. I have long thought Da Vinci was influenced by forces other than those that inspire a “normal” human. My previous training lead me to believe they were alien (e.t.) in nature, but now I am wondinger if there is not some type of food/sacred connection that is being overlooked. Thank you for this post and for the new ideas! I only wish you/your friend had went back to the beginning instead of spending your time with modern icons. [/QUOTE] Wait a minute. A connection… between food and the divine… in the Last Supper? My God! How did no one pick up on this before now?! ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/52 "2006-11-17T19:19:42Z")
[QUOTE=tomndebb] To make this work, one might want to find examples of the characters in McDonaldland actually reenacting a creation, a nativity, a crucifiction, a resurrection, or a Pentecost-type event. [/QUOTE] Something in the notion of a “Pentecost-type event” taking place in McDonaldland strikes me as delightfully incongruous, and gives me giggle-fits every time I think about it. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/53 "2006-11-17T19:31:16Z")
[QUOTE=Mama\_Hound] My previous training lead me to believe they were alien (e.t.) in nature [/quote] You took How to Spot Aliens 101 too? I flunked that. Kept incorrectly labeling David Gest. > [@](#): > > but now I am wondinger if there is not some type of food/sacred connection that is being overlooked. Thank you for this post and for the new ideas! I only wish you/your friend had went back to the beginning instead of spending your time with modern icons. I’m sorry to burst your bubble, but Leonardo DaVinci’s painting was actually an early example of product placement, and secret texts hidden in the Vatican crypts reveal that he was sponsored by Chianti “Sang Real” Wines, Giuseppe’s Bakery (“So fresh it’s holy!”), and Robes-R-Us. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/54 "2006-11-17T19:45:42Z")
You all laugh now, but when Ronald rises from the dead and ascends to the right hand of the Father…well, you’re gonna have to come up with a pretty good story of why you’ve been going to Wendy’s! On the plus side, you’ll burn for all eternity in soybean oil – very non fattening, I hear. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/55 "2006-11-17T20:19:37Z")
I would like to nominate this thread for a name change to: **The Hazards of eating stale McDonald’s french fries while watching H.R. Puff’n’Stuff and tripping on Peyote**. Anyone second it? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/56 "2006-11-17T21:21:53Z")
[QUOTE=Merijeek] I would like to nominate this thread for a name change to: **The Hazards of eating stale McDonald’s french fries while watching H.R. Puff’n’Stuff and tripping on Peyote**. Anyone second it? -Joe [/QUOTE] Too long. How about simply: **Santos McD: Please pass the Puffin’ Stuff** ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/57 "2006-11-17T23:09:28Z")
Yes, of course, it all makes sense now. And if that’s so, then obviously, when the McDonald’s kid who takes your order asks if you want fries with that, he or she is really asking if you’d like to buy an indulgence. “Supersized” is a code word for “big indulgence.” No lineup purgatory for you. Welcome to McDonaldland! It _does_ make sense! ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706/58 "2006-11-17T23:16:46Z")
Does this mean I have to eat their crappy food if I want to mock Christianity? Why doesn’t anyone with _good_ food ever mock Christianity, that’s what I want to know… Why, if Chick-fil-a were to mock Christ I’d buy their weird pickle-chicken sandwich _and_ the $5 shake at least once a week (on Sunday!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonaldland-mocks-christianity/380706.md?page=2)