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I have a favorable experience to relate concerning McDonalds. On May 26, 1979, I skipped school (I was a junior in high school) and took the subway to downtown Boston. I wandered around Downtown Crossing and met Ben Orr from the rock band "The Cars." Turns out the band was taking publicity pictures for their new album "Candy-O". I was not the autograph kind of person so I did not degrade myself in that manner, but I did tell Ben Orr that his music was quite good and he seemed appreciate the compliment. He slapped me on the back and told me I really should be in school.

He was quickly joined by Ric Ocasek and the rest of the entourage and I was kind of pushed off to the side. But I was by the McDonalds and I ended up going in there, completely high from the experience. I looked up at the menu and saw that they had Egg McMuffins which was something I had not had before. I ordered two of them and proceeded to sit down and eat them with a large Coke. It was probably the most delicious food from McDonalds I ever tasted. Even better then their fries and Shamrock shakes. I've been sort of a Egg McMuffin addict ever since.

Though I make them at home now, my own way. I take Thomases English Muffins, swiss cheese, bacon, olive oil (instead of butter) and lot of fried eggs and slap them all together. They are greasy and messy as hell but I do like eating them.

At age 64, I have a hard time buying into the Morgan Spurlock line of thinking.

look at the list of ingredients in a McD bun. Why do you want to put that stuff into your body?

Regular Bun:
Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup and/or Sugar, Yeast, Soybean Oil and/or Canola Oil, Contains 2% or Less: Salt, Wheat Gluten, Calcium Sulfate, Calcium Carbonate, Ammonium Sulfate, Ammonium Chloride, Dough Conditioners (May Contain One or More of: Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, DATEM, Ascorbic Acid, Azodicarbonamide, Mono and Diglycerides, Ethoxylated Monoglycerides, Monocalcium Phosphate, Enzymes, Guar Gum, Calcium Peroxide), Sorbic Acid, Calcium Propionate and/or Sodium Propionate (Preservatives), Soy Lecithin.