On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 3:23 PM, ravi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 10, 2008, at 4:03 PM, Jim Devine wrote: > >> ravi wrote: >> >>> Venezuela shuts all branches of restaurant chain McDonald's for 48 hours, >>>> citing tax irregularities, officials say. >>>> >>> >> you've go to admit, however, that their fries are good. >> >> (That said, I'm glad to say that I haven't eaten there for 8 or 10 years.) >> > > > Are they? I am not sure I have ever eaten them. Being vegetarian, I don't > visit McDonald's -- except once, seeking warmth on a cold night in Paris on > the Champs Elysee. They served tea in a pot and in an actual porcelain cup. > Damn the French! They get you with their fries and me with their adult > utensils!!
lol yes, the fries are, in fact, good. but there was a big stink several years ago, iirc, about it coming out that mcdonald's used beef to season the fries, which was a big deal for mcdonald's in india. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE6D9163DF933A15756C0A9679C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DQA/is_2001_June_7/ai_75657675 again iirc, they agreed to stop this. j
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