Glen W. Bell, Jr., Founder of Taco Bell, Passes Away at 86

Yahoo ^ | January 18, 2010

[EveningStar]

Glen W. Bell, Jr., 86, founder of the Taco Bell restaurant chain, passed away last evening in his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif...

One of the founding fathers of fast food and pioneer of the Mexican Quick Service Restaurant, Glen Bell is best known for founding Taco Bell, the world’s leading and most successful Mexican QSR chain...

[reagan_fanatic]

Martha Coakley probably thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.

RIP, Glen.

[Red Badger]

They’ve made me “run for the border” many times. That’s why I don’t eat there anymore............;^)

[newfreep]

Best. TV-dog. EVER.

[CodeToad]

There are a number of jokes here but I am at a loss. RIP.

[stayathomemom]

“Best meat in the world.” - My daughter when she was young.;-)

[al baby]

Marcia Cloakly is a taco shy of a combo plate

[Portnoy]

Ask not for whom the Taco Bell tolls, it tolls for thee.

Probably the not healthiest of fast foods, but it kept me going many a late night in school and the occaisional late night at the office.

[NormsRevenge]

USMC WWII Veteran of Guadalcanal and Guam campaigns and China post-war service.

RIP

[Incorrigible]

Taco Bell, future winner of the fast food wars.

[SamAdams76]

Never knew Taco Bell was named after an actual person. Interesting. Anyhow, the labeling of Taco Bell as a "Mexican" restaurant is mighty generous. Sort of like calling Pizza Hut "Italian" cuisine. Still, there was nothing like a six-pack of their hard-shell tacos and a quart of Gatorade to cure a hangover and get those bowels moving.

Can't remember when was the first time I ever went into one. But it was probably Southern California during the early 1980s when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton in the Marine Corps. First time I ever heard of Taco Bell was in that Supertramp song "Gone Hollywood" from the "Breakfast in America" album. Always wondered what they meant by that line until I realized they were talking about a fast-food chain.

Anyway, RIP Taco Bell guy. Your food was always good for flushing out those intestines.

[null and void]

Perhaps they will bring back the BellBeefer in his memory, even if only temporarily?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

I thought my Taco was a little funky today.

[Ingtar]

I’m still puzzling out the three seashells.

[dfwgator]

I was looking for a “Demolition Man” reference.

[EveningStar]

This thread has potential. :)

[Joann37]

I remember collecting a bunch of “Gidget” memorabilia back when she was the Taco Bell spokesdog years ago! I loved those commercials - what an adorable dog!

And I’m probably in the minority here, but I think Taco Bell food is pretty good, too! I know it’s not “authentic” Mexican, but whatever it is, I like it.

[Pan_Yan]

Mr. Bell did great things for bachelorhood. If there had not been a Taco Bell and we were limited to burgers or cooking for ourselves many of us would have gotten married much sooner.

[Political Junkie Too]

Martha Coakley probably thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.

She thinks that "Make a run for the border" is the Democrat plan for comprehensive immigration reform.

-PJ

[kaylar]

I still have all my taco bell dog memorabilia. My chihuahua, Cocoa, was a “free to good home” dog, so I like to pick him up, show him the stuffed chi’s on their shelf, and remind him that each one cost me $4.00 whereas he, the living chi, was free. I’m trying to keep him humble.