Posted on 08/26/2015 11:24:31 AM PDT by rickmichaels
NEW YORK -- This probably isn't what the United Nations had in mind when it established the International Day of Peace: Burger King is asking McDonald's to join forces to create a "McWhopper."
In full-page newspaper ads Wednesday, Burger King says it's calling for a truce with McDonald's so that they can create a mashup of their most famous burgers -- the Big Mac and the Whopper. Burger King says it wants to serve the concoction for a single day at a popup location in Atlanta, a midway point between the headquarters of the two chains.
Burger King is tying the publicity stunt to a non-profit called Peace One Day, which says it promotes Peace Day. The United Nations created the International Day of Peace in 1981 to coincide with its annual opening session in September. It then designated Sept. 21 as the annual "day of non-violence and cease-fire" in 2001.
In a comment posted on its Facebook page, McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook said the proposal was inspiration for a good cause, then took a dig at the ploy by Burger King.
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What about Le Big Mac?
I’ll have a whopper over a big mac every time.
“In the end, Taco Bell will win the franchise war.”
Demolition Man?
Now that the winners of the burger wars are clearly everybody BUT McD and Burger King they seek a truce.
Or a Royale With Cheese. Do you know why they don't have the Quarter Pounder in Paris?
Muslims have burned down KFCs during riots in Lebanon, Libya, and Egypt.
I guess it isn’t true that EVERYONE loves fried chicken.
Not true. It’s just that they had differing opinions on what Extra Crispy meant.
A flame broiled non-beef patty with no flavor.
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