[jagusafr]

Must be made by McDonalds: I could never figure out why the ubiquitous "McRib" was called so, since it ain't got no ribs in it.

[bert]

My mother and dad lived in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War and they would go out to take paperback books to the trooops in the nearby desert guard posts.

The bored troops were very appreciative and wanted to trade rather than take charity. Mother accepted MRE's with HAM. No ham was one of the major problems with living in Saudi Arabia.

[El Gato]

Must be made by McDonalds: I could never figure out why the ubiquitous "McRib" was called so, since it ain't got no ribs in it

The process used by Mickey D to make the McRib was developed by the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture's Roger Mandigo, who is still there, around 1972, (back in the Dark Ages when I was an AFROTC cadet there) so it is likely available for other companies as well.

[A knight without armor]

Right, it does go against the name but as Harmless said bones add weight and mass and some risk. I like the McRib albeit it is hard to come by anymore. I would not want a sandwich with bones in it. After all their Big Mac does not contain any Macs and my French fries always speak English. Mmmmm it's lunchtime.

[latina4dubya]

Must be made by McDonalds: I could never figure out why the ubiquitous "McRib" was called so, since it ain't got no ribs in it.

i remember reading, "Rib-shaped Meat" on the package of a t.v. dinner... it was in one of those vending machines at work... it must have been in their for years... no one ever bought it...