# The "Things I remember about McDonalds" Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 22, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730 "2003-02-22T05:51:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/101 "2003-02-25T05:01:53Z")
McD’s Memories: ~I _had_ to eat at McD’s in Frankfort, Germany to be able to have a beer and a Big Mac. Quite the novelty. ~When we were on vacation, my (then very young) son was _thrilled_ to discover there were McDonalds in other towns! ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/102 "2003-02-25T06:41:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Winnowill \* > \*\*Just because it doesn’t say “Quarter Pounder” on the menu doesn’t mean you can’t get one. Ditto double cheeseburgers - just ask. Believe me, they’ve got a little button for it on their registers. \*\* 🙂 Yes, I know you can still get one. but as I said, they aren’t on the menu anymore. They used to be two seperate items on the menu. Geez, I’d hope you’d be able to ask them to take cheese off a burger. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/103 "2003-02-25T06:47:56Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Enright3_ > Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don’t upset us… hey wait a second, I’m hijacking my own thread! > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > > \*\*IIRC, that was Burger King’s slogan, because BK would make your burger to order. McD’s wouldn’t. > > > > Robin \*\* Yep… that’s pretty much why I was joking about hijacking my own thread!😃 ---
**Author:** ![drafty\_de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@drafty\_de](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drafty_de)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2003, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/104 "2003-02-25T07:16:14Z")
as a new employee, I worked at a company in Oak Brook IL. A co worker was retiring and the boss said “lets take old Joe to McDonalds for his retirement lunch”. I was mortified, what kind of company had i been hired into? Well as it turned out it was McDonalds University, (a.k.a. Hamburger University) where they ship McManagers from all over the world to train into the cultish religion of McWorship. The dining area for the “University” was ultra posh and not a burger to be had anywhere. Indoor waterfalls fire places, paintings and sculptures everwhere. Also beer and wine available. Oddly enough though, it was serve your self cafeteria style. ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/105 "2003-02-26T06:46:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rodd Hill \* > \*\*“You can take the girl out of Surrey…” HEY!! Born at the Royal Columbian, raised on the New Westminster/Burnaby border. Surrey girl, indeed! :mad: Hold on a minute while I get this black leather jacket off…Hey! Come back here!!! 😃 > [@](#): > > I remember when Ray Kroc came to visit our store in Maple Ridge, B.C. He was surrounded by a phalanx of suits, all hearty, power-smiling, crushing-handshake-giving players. Ray was in a Hawaiian shirt, and was actually pretty cool. I asked him about his time in WWI driving an ambulance, and I think he liked that. I’ve spent a fair amount of time at that McD’s too. We lived in MR for nearly three years. Does anyone else refer to it as “Rotten Ronnie’s” ? A few years ago a whole bunch of people from my church used to hit the Kingsway and Edmonds McD’s every Sunday. We referred to it as “Second Service”. They’ve all bailed for Wendy’s now, though. Cheaper, and we finally ran out of free fries coupons! ---
**Author:** ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/106 "2003-02-26T17:44:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enright3 \* > \*\*🙂 > Yes, I know you can still get one. but as I said, they aren’t on the menu anymore. They used to be two seperate items on the menu. Geez, I’d hope you’d be able to ask them to take cheese off a burger. \*\* Well, see, the point is that they are actually two separate buttons on the register computers (at least when I worked there years ago, they were). Because a QP WITH cheese is more expensive than one without. And you shouldn’t be charged for the cheese if you’re not getting it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/107 "2003-02-26T18:00:23Z")
In Canada, where they still use beef tallow, the small fries come in a greasy paper bag. _McDonald’s is your kind of place Can’t find a parking space. Hamburgers up your nose…_ Used to love the free birthday cake, all white icing, they’d chip in. Had a lot of birthday parties there, with sickly sweet orange drink. I like McDonald’s. Few places in Canada offer free drink refills (de rigeur in the US). They almost always have newspapers too. I eat there twice a week, but less often since Fast Food Nation (an analysis which has its own problems). ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730/108 "2003-02-27T05:35:32Z")
Bumping to quickly report: The McD’s at 57th Street and 6th Ave. in Manhattan, a no-frills kind of place, has chicken fajitas, 3 kinds of salads, and Quarter Pounders under that name. Also, Big D’s are off the dollar menu and on the regular at regular meal prices. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-things-i-remember-about-mcdonalds-thread/156730.md?page=5)