On Jun 4, 4:51 pm, "Glasswalker" > wrote:
> "Van" > wrote in message
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> > "Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> >> What are you talking about? McDonalds has a burger with a tomato. In
> >> fact, I know I had the "Hamburger Royale" back in the 90's (In Europe,
> >> admittedly) with tomato slices. I forget what the current name is but
> >> I've had it on occasion.
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> > IIRC, it was a "big-N-Healthy" burger or some similar name.
>
> > Van
>
> Okay, I'm not really sure how much of this will be valid, but here goes.
> Currently, McDonald's has a Fresh-n-Tasty burger. Basically, a wannabe
> Whopper.

Here (St. Louis, MO), it is called the Big & Tasty, and it's on their
dollar menu almost everywhere in town.
>
> Back in the day... there was a McDLT, where 'the hot stays hot and the cool
> stays cool.' Basically the meat and bottom bun on one side of the package,
> while the top bun, lettuce, and tomato (don't remember what condiments were
> used) were on the other side of the package. I want to say that this was in
> the late 80's though, and not the 90's.

I remember the jingle: "keep the hot, hot, and the cool, cool. It was
the 80s.
>
> The reason I mention that this may not be valid, is that there's a huge
> local rumor that has persisted for a long time in this area (upper East
> Tennessee) is a test market for McDs. There were items introduced here that
> didn't make it anywhere else. I don't know how much faith I put into this
> story. So, if it sounds like I'm farting instead of talking, I'm really not
> trying to talk out my ass.
>
> -Glasswalker-

--Bryan