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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 12:24:14 2009 No more Big Macs for Bjork |
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Posted by JohnL on Tue Oct 27 13:28:49 2009, in response to McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 12:24:14 2009. Interesting. The article mentions that the franchise owner had to pay a ridiculous amount for onions from Germany, and then went on to state that he is reopening under a new name with locally-sourced ingredients. Perhaps the food chain is too long in this instance. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 13:30:46 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by JohnL on Tue Oct 27 13:28:49 2009. His problems are related to the collapse of the Icelandic currency. It's been so devalued that he can no longer afford importing the ingredients for the McDonalds menu, which in Iceland pretty much includes everything except ice. |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 19:57:59 2009, in response to McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 12:24:14 2009. Aint' lovin' it ! Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:00:27 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 19:57:59 2009. What did McDonald's call their experimental burger with pineapple? |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:08:44 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 19:57:59 2009. The economy there really sucks. :)
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:14:41 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:00:27 2009. "A really bad idea." :) |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:17:29 2009, in response to McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 12:24:14 2009. I made the mistake of having a Big Mac when I was in Bushwick today at the McDonalds at Gates Ave station on Broadway. I got a Big Mac meal and an extra $1 cheeseburger too. I determined I really don't like Big Mac. The fries sucked (because of NYC's ridiculous nanny law), the Big Mac isn't half as good as Checkers, which eat more often. It doesn't even taste as good as Whopper. Big Mac is tasteless.Wendy's burgers are also much better. While the cheeseburger I also had today was "okay", I much rather have a double bacon cheeseburger at Wendy's, also $1. McDonald's sucks. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:18:30 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:17:29 2009. ....And I am in Manhattan right now, and my stomach is killing me, and it's probably from that horrible Big Mac Meal I had earlier. |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 20:26:02 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:08:44 2009. The economy there really sucks. :)Termites eating the currency ? Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:28:56 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:00:27 2009. The Hula Burger. Initially designed to appeal to Catholics during Lent, it was later replaced by the more successful Fillet-O-Fish. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:33:50 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:28:56 2009. It's amazing how something as awful as Filet o Fish would get people to eat 'at McDonalds" on days they can't have meat. Ugh, I could think of so many other much better fast food non-meat items before I would go to McDonalds! |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:34:36 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:17:29 2009. I must admit that even though I'm a McDonalds regular, I've never had a Big Mac. Not a one. I've had everything else, even the fish sandwich. In fact my two favorite McDonalds items are no longer on the menu. One is the Arch Deluxe. The other is this classic: |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:35:15 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:33:50 2009. It's not bad, but I'm not a fish eater. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Oct 27 20:38:51 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:34:36 2009. That's just hweird. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:38:52 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 20:26:02 2009. I believe termites *are* the currency. :) |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:43:24 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Oct 27 20:38:51 2009. Hweird? Don't you mean weird? |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:43:40 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:38:52 2009. They'd have more value. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:44:52 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:35:15 2009. I wouldn't be a fish eater either if I ate things like Fiet O Fish. I like "real" fish, I hate "fried" fish you get from fast food places. Long John Silver. Yuck. It all tastes the same. The fries taste like the fist, the fist tastes like the fries. There's not too many fast food fish things that I like. The only time I have fried fish is when I get a fish platter at a local (gulp) fried chicken joint nearby where I live. It's the only fried fish I have had that actually tastes good at a fast food place. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:45:47 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:44:52 2009. Sorry, my spellchecker automatically made "fish" into "fist"....twice... |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:45:49 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:18:30 2009. That's why they call it "fast food." McVomits was verboten when I worked the teeyay for that very reason. Here's hoping you make it home in time, or Charmin's still running their cylinders in Manhattan ... |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:47:02 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:45:49 2009. Hey, let's be thankful we can't get some of these items at McDonalds in America. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:48:41 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:34:36 2009. I LOVED McDLT!! And yes, I admit, I did like the McArch too.I don't know why I always make the mistake of ordering Big Mac.....they suck. As I said, the cheesburger was "okay", and I like Quarter Pounders. And I like the fries....outside NYC. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:50:37 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:48:41 2009. You had to get the Arch Deluxe with that bacon....I've never tasted anything like it before or since. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:50:58 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:44:52 2009. Nobody did worse things to fish than Arthur Trenchmouth. :( |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:50:59 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:48:41 2009. The nail in the coffin for McDLT was when they outlawed Styrofoam. The McDLT used to be in a white two sided styro container...which kept the cold side cold, and the hot side hot, and it really worked well. When that was first outlawed, they used to do the McDLT wrapped up in paper, and it was never the same, as it defeated the purpose.Do you remember when they first got rid of the styro boxes, they at first wrapped them up in paper, with a little cardboard ring around them? They did that for a while before going to the little cardboard boxes. |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Oct 27 20:51:09 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:47:02 2009. Cheeboogie cheeboogie, cheeboogie.... no fries, chips. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:53:34 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:45:49 2009. Hahaha, I'm here for the night, so it's inevidable.....lol.At least I didn't decide to have White Castle at Myrtle and Wyckoff when I past it earlier... |
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Posted by Grand Concourse on Tue Oct 27 20:54:28 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 19:57:59 2009. lmao! what kind of food are you supposed to get from that? |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:55:47 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 20:50:58 2009. Hahahaha, yeah, thats another one.... Ugh. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:55:54 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:50:59 2009. Yup, around 1990 IIRC. Blame these douches. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:56:16 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:33:50 2009. I don't mind the Filet o Fish.Just pour a little extra tartar sauce on it. Add large fries and a large soda. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:57:03 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Oct 27 20:51:09 2009. The thing that floors me is the McSpaghetti. Apparently McDonalds is synonymous with American food, so foreign outlets sell anything that's American. I believe some still sell pizza as well. |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 20:58:35 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:00:27 2009. What did McDonald's call their experimental burger with pineapple?McShits! Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:59:12 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:45:47 2009. Just as well.When they don't cook the fish right, I'd rather call it Filet o Fist instead of Filet o F***. Heh! |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:59:56 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:55:54 2009. I remember that. Burger king went to paper soon after too. |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 21:00:22 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Oct 27 20:58:35 2009. I like pineapple. Just not smothered in cheese, onions, ketchup and served on a sesame seed bun. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 21:01:14 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:57:03 2009. McDonald's tested fried chicken in some select markets too, even in the US. I guess it never caught on, as it wasn't expanded. The McDonalds at Myrtle and Wyckoff had the fried chicken for a while. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 21:03:52 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 20:56:16 2009. That's unfortunately the only way you can eat the horrible fried fish products at fast food places....by smothering it with tarter sauce to give it some taste.... That's "not' the way to eat fish.... |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 21:04:33 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 21:00:22 2009. Now I am really going to puke. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 21:04:58 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:17:29 2009. To me the Big Mac is not that bad.If anything the special sauce makes the taste. The whopper has a larger burger patty. But just as thin. Maybe thinner. Wendy's burger is likely the best of the bunch. But I'd prefer the double or triple. More meat and more stuff on it. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 21:10:00 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:43:40 2009. Heh. Just call them "mcnuggets" and you're good to go. :) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 21:11:02 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:53:34 2009. Those are unapproved for PASSENGERS. :) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 21:12:39 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:47:02 2009. Somebody did a show a few months ago which included some of the TRULY disgusting things the clown sells elsewhere ... the stuff you linked to it pretty tame by comparison. |
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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 21:12:56 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 21:04:58 2009. To me the Big Mac is not that bad.It's not "bad", it's just mediocre. It's tasteless, and is not as good as other fast food burger choices out there. If anything the special sauce makes the taste. It's "special" sauce is Thousand Island/Russian salad dressing. The whopper has a larger burger patty. But just as thin. Maybe thinner. Meatwise, it has about the same amount of meat as Big Mac's two skinny patties. Whopper also has more taste. But Checkers is better than either of them. Whopper also has way more calories, you can almost feel the calories.... I would rather have a Whopper than a Big Mac though. Wendy's burger is likely the best of the bunch. But I'd prefer the double or triple. More meat and more stuff on it. Agreed. And while it may not be "healthier", for some reason it "feels" healthier than either Burger King or McDonalds.... |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue Oct 27 21:15:04 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Grand Concourse on Tue Oct 27 20:54:28 2009. Feesh. :) |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 21:46:55 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:47:02 2009. >What is Beetroot or Emmental Cheeze?>I'd try a burger with soy sauce on it. >I had McLobster the last time I was in Montreal. Not bad but it shouldn't have been served cold. >BBQ sauce sounds like something I'd try. ONCE! >Teriyaki Pork. Unless they make it differently that the local oriental restaurant, NO. >Lamb sounds interesting. Just (very) easy on the curry! >Vegetible burger with potato and peas and the vegetible-tomato mayo, I'd rather have the lamb with the curry on it. Also a large soda! >Shrimp Ebi Filet or the McKebab, YES! >Prosperity Burger. Looks like the McRib sandwich. >McArabia flatbread. If nothing else was on the menu. >McLaks (Salmon). Like the McLobster only if it's served warm. >McSpaghetti. I thought that would only be available in Italy. Otherwise I could see it being served as a kid's meal here. >McRice. At first I thought it was a local side dish. But I'd try that if I was visiting the Philippines. >The Bulgogi Burger and the Samurai Pork Burger, If there was nothing else on the local menu that looked interesting to me. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Oct 27 21:48:14 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 20:50:59 2009. They still use styrofoam for the breakfast platters. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Tue Oct 27 21:50:05 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Tue Oct 27 21:12:56 2009. I've always felt that Wendy's is greasier, therefore less healthy. |
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Posted by daDouce Man on Tue Oct 27 21:50:25 2009, in response to Re: McDonalds to close all Iceland outlets by 10/31, posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Tue Oct 27 20:57:03 2009. In Montreal besides the McLobster they were also selling McPizza.I never tried it but it didn't look like what you find in a pizzeria. |
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