the manager of a mds i used to frequent was run by ronald, he took some guff
for that, but like he said, the money made it worth it, LOLLOL, love this
story, Lee
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>>>>>> On Jun 17, 9:31 am, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
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>>>>>> > (NPR.org) - Ten years ago, Anthony Bourdain was standing next to a
>>>>>> > deep fryer 14 to 16 hours a day, and that was the world he thought
>>>>>> > he'd be in for the rest of his life. Then, his book "Kitchen
>>>>>> > Confidential" came out, and his life changed almost overnight...
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>>>>>> > The past 10 years of eating and drinking and traveling have
>>>>>> > provided plenty of fodder for Bourdain's new book, "Medium Raw - A
>>>>>> > Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook"
>>>>>> > (Amazon:http://xrl.us/MediumRaw). In it, he details a very
>>>>>> > different food world from the one he saw from the deep fryer in
>>>>>> > which celebrity chefs inspire cultlike followings, and nothing
>>>>>> > not even the classic American hamburger is sacred...
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>>>>>> > Continued:http://xrl.us/MediumRaw2
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>>>>>> We can thank, or villify, Bourdain for taking the 'back of the house'
>>>>>> out of the closet and bringing it into the light of day.
>>>>>> People had no idea what really went on in restaurant kitchens till
>>>>>> his
>>>>>> book came out.
>>>>>> Whether the revelations were a good or a bad thing depends on which
>>>>>> side of the kitchen doors you are on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do like the man though. He's grown on me over the years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm with you on this. He does grow on you. And, the biggest thing
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> impresses is the fact he admits he has warts and skeletons in his
>>>>>> closet and
>>>>>> makes no denials or excuses, he is what he is.
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>>>>>> I just read a blog posting on one of his latest rants. He's trying to
>>>>>> convince his young child the 'evils' of fast food. Hilarious.
>>>>>> -ginny
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>>>>> Ginny, could you post a link? Thanks.
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>>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandsty...-war-fast-food
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>>>> In relation to who the company is that you posted in this URL,
>>>> Ginny..(McDonalds) here is something interesting to McDonalds customers
>>>> ....It was on a 'Current Affair' program last night gere in Sydney,
>>>> Oz....
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>>>> http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/cooking/10...or-smaller-mac
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>>>> Bigbazza (Barry) Oz
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>>>> "Happiness is never an accident. It is the prize we get when we choose
>>>> wisely from life's great stores"
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>>> Ya scared me there for a minute....you typed my name then
>>> McDonalds.....I'm like 'how'd he know that'........I haven't seen my
>>> name written Ginny McDonald in 27 years (snort).......I only wish I was
>>> getting the 'family dividend' from those people.
>>> -ginny
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>> Lord!!!..., Ginny...Sounds like a good story...Tell us...Please :-)
>> --
>> Bigbazza (Barry) Oz
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>> "Happiness is never an accident. It is the prize we get when we choose
>> wisely from life's great stores"
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> No real story. Just that McDonald was my maiden name, so until 6/11/1983
> I was Ginny McDonald. (smile). Although I did prove that the McDonald's
> in Quakertown, PA was, up until recently, run by flaming morons.
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> I was cleaning out my old papers, id cards, and junk from my dresser and
> found my old college ID. As a lark, I popped it in my purse to show a few
> friends. On the way back home, my kids wanted to stop at McDonald's, so
> we did. On a dare from FBS, I asked for the 'family' discount. The
> attendant looked at me funny and I said, 'yeah, I'm a McDonald, Ronald's
> my cousin (and yes, I actually DO have a cousin named Ronald - predates
> the clown)' and I whipped out the old ID. She looked at it, called over
> the manager, who looked at it, said nothing, went and got on the phone
> with his regional manager. He came back and said, and I quote, "we
> normally don't have this happen, but we're authorized to give you a 10%
> discount today". I almost laughed and it was hard to keep a straight
> face..we took our food (minus the 10% discount) out to the car where I
> nearly wet myself laughing......The sad part is, McDonald's has been owned
> by Ray Kroc's family since 1957...not a McDonald in the bunch!
> -ginny
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