McDonald's Commands a Real Estate Empire in Russia

New York Times ^ | March 17, 2005 | Erin E. Arvedlund

[Gumption]

The reason they haven't been sued is that when they're seen to burn a hole in the bag or the tray on the way to and through the floor and the inevitable trip through the Earth's core on the way to China,

My experience has taught me that it's the inside of the "pie" that holds all the properties of magma. The outside is relatively benign. That's the trap.

The ONE time I fell for "the joke" I seriously considered sucking on a charged heating element for relief. The roof of my mouth had to shed 4 layers of skin before I could feel it was there again.

BTW. You can recreate this experience in your own kitchen buy microwaving a PopTart for say two and a half seconds.

[FreedomCalls]

I can understand they would call a "Big Mac" just "Beeg Mak" or something like that, but what do they call a "Quarter Pounder with Cheese" since they wouldn't know what the heck a quarter pound is -- as they've got that metric system? ...

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[Spktyr]

They lose containment fairly often, at least the ones I've seen. The "filling" comes out and burns through anything between it and the core of the earth.

By the way, the Pop Tart does not have enough "filling" to reproduce this effect adequately. The new Hot Pockets brand Apple Fruit Pastries, however, do a more than adequate job of emulating the 71,000C temperature experience of a McD's 'Apple Pie'.

[Gumption]

It's pretty good pie though.

[Jimmyclyde]

I can understand they would call a "Big Mac" just "Beeg Mak" or something like that, but what do they call a "Quarter Pounder with Cheese" since they wouldn't know what the heck a quarter pound is -- as they've got that metric system? ...

Royale with cheese...:)

[Spktyr]

Yeah, if you leave it out in deep space for long enough for the absolute-zero vacuum of space to cool it down a little. Or leave it in a vat of liquid nitrogen for three hours to get the thing below 400C.

[rebel_yell2]

I've been to McDonald's in more than 20 countries. I can always count on familiar food, a Diet Coke with ice, and a clean (and free) rest room. Other world travellers will understand . . . .

[Empireoftheatom48]

In Germany they serve Beer!