When I was a kid in the 1970s, their ads made McDonald's seem like the most fun place you could be. I would think it must have been one of the most successful advertising campaigns in history. They should bring back those ads with Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, and the Fry Guys.
They can't. A 20-year-long lawsuit proving they plagiarized puppet designs from Sid and Marty Crofft put an end to all that, plus, parents decided to go after them for targeting kids, which is why the clown is gone, too.
In 2016 Steven king came out with a movie called "it" about a creepy scary clown. Clown sightings started popping up. They were scaring people and it was giving clowns a bad name. That's when McDonald's dropped Ronald McDonald.
In 2016, McDonald's officially retired Ronald after a series of "creepy clown sightings" popped up across the United States. As they escalated from harmless sightings to reports of carrying weapons, it became an awful time to be a clown.
It was cheaper to eat out for a while here, but then the prices of fast food went up so now its just cheaper to hunt your own food. I live in the city.. so guess the neighbors are in trouble.
Not sure why they got rid of the McDonald's clown, but we have a Ronald McDonald's House in the US that financially supports families who have kids with needs. Surgeries, cancers, anything. They provide housing, food, art rooms, tv rooms, computer rooms. I volunteer with a group I help run to set up the art rooms for free in RM Houses. We provide everything and spend a day with the current residents, painting, drawing and hiding painted rocks for the kids to find throughout the property. It's a great community charity in every state.
Marketing to kids got McDonalds a big frowny-face. Kinda the same way Joe Camel (Camel cigarettes) was removed. Yeah, it's not exactly the same thing because McDonalds isn't akin to literal lung-cancer.
Can't believe you did this today. Hadn't had a Big Mac for twenty years. Daz always talks about them. So instead of a cheeseburger ordered two Macs, buy one get a second for a dollar. Delicious yes, regretting my choice definitely. 😅
Not going to lie, I have a Mickey D's one block away, and that filet o' fish calls my name more times than I answer, but I answer. I try to deny...I pass it by...but its call beckons me until I'm finally snared.
@@dannyjoe3343 I swear, the world is full of skeptical cynics these days. Why do so many people full of hate and misery try to bring others down or insult them for no reason?
@@dannyjoe3343 It sounded rather pointed with the pathological liar remark, but.... Perhaps the phrase "not going to lie" is a bit ridiculous upon reflection. I feel the same when people speak for all - "the whole US thinks they suck" or "everyone hates them", so I hear you.
Years ago I heard a German comedian telling an acquaintance that in Germany one can buy beer at a McDonald's, so he would occasionally go in and buy a beer. The other fellow, in shock, said "You go to McDonald's for a beer?", to which the comedian replied "You go to McDonald's for the food?"
"Super Size Me"--a guy named Morgan Spurlock undertook a health experiment. He ate NOTHING BUT McDonald's food for 13 months, to see what would happen to his body. The results were interesting. Fascinating documentary.
When I was broke in college McDonald's still had the dollar menu and I went there almost every night. 5 bucks for more than I could eat. That creepy clown and his restaurant kept my broke ass alive, no shame in going
Their tea is so sweet that I keep adding water to it , so I get almost 1/2 gallon of tea from just 1 cup. Yes it is watered down, but at least it doesn't taste like a cup of sugar now.
@@Andres64B That’s exactly what I thought. The previous responses to my comment referred to the beverage, “tea;” but I’m pretty sure Sophie meant the mealtime … which is what I enjoyed about her comment 😉.
In the 80s and 90s there were suddenly a lot of horror books and movies about clowns. Like IT by Stephen King and Killer Klowns From Outer Space. It kind of made clowns scary to a lot of Americans, especially children. People now associate clowns more with horror than comedy. Hence, no more Ronald McDonald.
They dropped Ronald McDonald around 2010. They wanted a more sophisticated image and kids thought he was lame. But, the joke is still funny because most people still remember him.
McDonald's outside of the US has a bit more stricter nutritional regulations, and higher quality, then in the US itself. If I was in the UK I would definitely eat there, but here in the US, I try to bypass fast food as much as possible.
There is a guy (Don Gorske) in Wisconsin who has eaten a Big Mac every single day since 1972!.......And, believe it or not, they haven't awarded him with his very own franchise, yet...Sorry ladies..He's taken!..BTW, after he retired from his corrections officer job in 2011 he had his first doctors visit..His cholesterol level was well below the national avg.
You guys should react to some older Drake songs like Look What You've Done (A song for his grandmother who was white but took very good care of him in his life and he always thanked her for it and hated when people insulted him for being part white.)
I actually stopped eating all fast food in 2013 for my own health and certain issues i had so i actually don't eat McDonalds but i don't think i am better than others who have. eat what you want, people are supposed to learn for themselves to be healthier, it can't be forced. but he's right i am sure alot of the people he is referencing do actually eat there.
20 years ago McDonalds was at the center of a finger pointing game as to why Americans were so obese which is why alot of Americans talk poorly of McDonalds. Also Ronald McDonald the clown was taken away around the 2000s. I didn't think he was scary or anything though haha.
When McDonald's was getting a really bad rap I remember what a friend said. He said that someone told him that McDonald's just makes everything look so good. He said that he told the guy that a lot of prostitutes look good too but, he wouldn't want to put them in his mouth. I laugh every time I remember him saying that. I go to McDonald's myself from time to time though and I do like their ice tea Sophie. 😃
Now that fast food prices have jumped unreasonably like all others, it's not as "fun" to eat out anymore because you always feel like you're being ripped off.
There is a huge stigma around fast food. Mostly a bunch of people with NPD looking for an opportunity to evelate themselves over others and it's all bullshit. The people that actually avoid Mcdonald's aren't talking about how they avoid it because they are usually outside jogging or in the kitchen cooking. They would never have to announce it because it shows in their physique and habits.
Once a year for Nostalgic purposes? LOL I get a McDonalds - Big Mack- I can barely get thru 1/2 and then realize once again why I don't get it anymore but I will admit to the "Freshly Cooked Fries" anytime still. LOL
I think the stigma about McDonalds is simple. When I go to McDonalds I know that I only go once in a while for a tasty salty fast food treat but every other person I see there I assume has a problem and eats there every day. So then... holy sht, they assume the same about me! Sorta like when you're stoned or high and you run into your aunt's pastor at the store and now you just KNOW he's going to talk to the family about your "problem".
They retired Ronald in 2016 after a string of people committing crimes and pranks in clown costumes around the nation. The weird clown criminal fad disappeared quickly, but Ronald is still gone forever. RIP.
Fast food isn't a deal of any kind anymore (at least here in the U.S.). I took my dad to a doctor's appointment a few days ago and he wanted to stop and get a burger and a milkshake on the way home. I opted for a burger myself but already had a drink. It was $17 and change. That's not a meal combo, by the way, that's literally just two plain burgers and a medium shake. When the kid told us how much I thought I misheard him (I eat fast food once every few years). It turned out to be $5.50 each for the burgers and $5 for the drink. We could have gone to a diner and had a sit-down meal for under $25 so I was shocked.
fast food is only a deal now through their apps but you can still get a good deal that way. Also, the McDonald's by me has all soft drinks of any size for $1.29.
McDonald's or some is claiming that Ronald McDonald the clown was removed due to the rise of creepy clown sightings happening around America in 2016. The truth is that McDonald's was using the clown as a mascot for both the fast-food franchise and the Ronald McDonald charity. There was a law that was passed that states (more or less) that a mascot can't both represent a charity and sell a product so to prevent being sued Ronald was removed from the restaurant. That, coupled with other factors, is the reason why every McDonald's in America anyway (don't know about the rest of the world) was remodeled to this ugly gray minimalist design as an attempt to make the restaurant more streamline and geared towards adults.
"In 2016, McDonald's officially retired Ronald after a series of "creepy clown sightings" popped up across the United States. As they escalated from harmless sightings to reports of carrying weapons, it became an awful time to be a clown."
Ronald McDonald was weird anyway. The Fry Guy and Hamburglar were the real heroes.... Ronald McDonald was last seen with Grimace in a studio apartment in Seal Beach near the refinery. Sad story.
Depends how much u eat for example I spend like £15 pertime where as I could go to supermarket and get atleast 2 days worth of dinners, not to mention I'm hungry 20 mins after j finish my McDonalds
I quit McDees many yrs ago. I liked the flavor going down, but I felt sick the rest of the day. We have so many options in the US that if you don't eat McDees your good. At one point here in the US they were accused of using ground up worms in their patties. I still don't believe they use real meat. I think it's a pink slurry formed into a burger. 🤮🤮🤮
I like McDonald’s and it doesn’t make me feel bad. I quit going because over the last few years everything about them has gone downhill. The wait time, the price, the service, the preparation quality. I believe their meat is real but I got tired of the patti being COVERED in a weird black goop which I’m sure is from a griddle that hasn’t been cleaned in a long time. It costs way too much to put up with all that. The last time I went there I waited for 20 minutes, my burger was covered in goop, they asked me to pull forward, there were barely enough fries to cover the bottom of the container and it cost about $9.50.
In the 2000's, if I remember correctly the timeline , the U.S. had happily been terrorized previously, by the movie It, (a scary movie of a killing clown), but, then, there were reports in several cities of nighttime sightings, some including video captured, of a black & white clown carrying a single black balloon, skipping down the sidewalk around midnight. This caused massive anxiety, not being something that is arrestable, which brought concern to McDonald's, which prompted the fictional Ronald McDonald to enter into the (just as fictional) corporate mascot protection plan, after severing any & all ties to anyone he met (which was a difficult task for Ronald), assuming another identity (also quite difficult) & relocating (McDonald's is everywhere in the world), so his only option available for anonymity, was to dress in drag in his corporate mascot protection plan. Ronald McDonald is widely believed to be currently assuming the identity of Wendy's, as square as that may sound!!!😂☺️😝👌🍔🍟🥤
Fun fact, McDonalds officially retired Ronald McDonald and stopped using him after that temporary trend of creepy clown sightings in the U.S. and the UK.
I love any type of comedian, but there’s something great about clean comedy that we get from Jim gaffigan and Brian Regan.
"The big yellow ones the Sun!"
you should check out Nate Bargatze
@@dilbertdoe601 wow you unlocked a memory for me
I was at the taping of this special in Washington DC and have seen Jim a half a dozen times at this point. Hysterical.
When I was a kid in the 1970s, their ads made McDonald's seem like the most fun place you could be. I would think it must have been one of the most successful advertising campaigns in history. They should bring back those ads with Ronald McDonald, Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, and the Fry Guys.
They can't. A 20-year-long lawsuit proving they plagiarized puppet designs from Sid and Marty Crofft put an end to all that, plus, parents decided to go after them for targeting kids, which is why the clown is gone, too.
@@classiclife7204 That must coincide when they decided to redesign them to look like Starbucks.
@@cshubs Indeed so.
He's one of the funniest guys right now.
In 2016 Steven king came out with a movie called "it" about a creepy scary clown. Clown sightings started popping up. They were scaring people and it was giving clowns a bad name. That's when McDonald's dropped Ronald McDonald.
Steven King's book "It" was released in 1986. The original "It" movie was released in 1990.
One of my favorites. He has a performance where he talks about the UK. Love to see your opinion on it.
You should react to more Jim Gaffigan. He's great.
Gotta check more of him out. He's awesome. Hot pocket
Now we're all gonna be waiting for Jim Gaffigan's "Bacon" skit
His McDonald's routine is old. His newer stuff was from the past two seasons. Jim Gaffigan is a great film and TV actor.
Gaffigan talking about lobsters is a good reaction.
In 2016, McDonald's officially retired Ronald after a series of "creepy clown sightings" popped up across the United States. As they escalated from harmless sightings to reports of carrying weapons, it became an awful time to be a clown.
No, the parents are in charge. If they don’t want to eat what was made, they just go to bed hungry. I wasn’t allowed to refuse to eat dinner.
In 2016 during the creepy clown sightings going viral, they retired their clown
A Mc'chicken and iced coffee for me please!
It was cheaper to eat out for a while here, but then the prices of fast food went up so now its just cheaper to hunt your own food. I live in the city.. so guess the neighbors are in trouble.
Jim is also an actor, I have seen him in comedic and serious roles.
Yup. I was first introduced to Jim in Supertroopers.
American Dreamer - he was very good
@@marqetteliz I saw him in an episode of law n order
Hey. If you want fresh fries every time. Just order them without salt. This forces them to make fresh fries just for you. Your welcome! 😎
...and then you can just ask for some salt packets on the side so that you can salt the fresh fries yourself. 😊
I don't give a crap what people I don't know think. But Jim Gaffigan is a fantastic standup that is unique and has a unique style.
love gaffigan, he can really stretch a clean topic and make it hilarious, either mcdonalds or hot pockets
Not sure why they got rid of the McDonald's clown, but we have a Ronald McDonald's House in the US that financially supports families who have kids with needs. Surgeries, cancers, anything. They provide housing, food, art rooms, tv rooms, computer rooms. I volunteer with a group I help run to set up the art rooms for free in RM Houses. We provide everything and spend a day with the current residents, painting, drawing and hiding painted rocks for the kids to find throughout the property. It's a great community charity in every state.
They got rid of Ronald in 2016 because of all the scary clowns around the country, some even carrying guns.
Marketing to kids got McDonalds a big frowny-face. Kinda the same way Joe Camel (Camel cigarettes) was removed. Yeah, it's not exactly the same thing because McDonalds isn't akin to literal lung-cancer.
Can't believe you did this today. Hadn't had a Big Mac for twenty years. Daz always talks about them. So instead of a cheeseburger ordered two Macs, buy one get a second for a dollar. Delicious yes, regretting my choice definitely. 😅
Not going to lie, I have a Mickey D's one block away, and that filet o' fish calls my name more times than I answer, but I answer. I try to deny...I pass it by...but its call beckons me until I'm finally snared.
I swear the world is full of pathological liars these days. Why do so many people start off a remark or statement with " Not gonna lie..."
@@dannyjoe3343 I swear, the world is full of skeptical cynics these days. Why do so many people full of hate and misery try to bring others down or insult them for no reason?
@@gdhaney136 It's a theoretical question. Why has it become a trend to confirm your honesty?
@@dannyjoe3343 It sounded rather pointed with the pathological liar remark, but.... Perhaps the phrase "not going to lie" is a bit ridiculous upon reflection. I feel the same when people speak for all - "the whole US thinks they suck" or "everyone hates them", so I hear you.
A quick tip how to always get fresh fries: just ask for fries without salt. They have to make a new batch (it is McDonald's policy).
Jim has a similar "rant" on the subject of BACON. It's worth watching.
Years ago I heard a German comedian telling an acquaintance that in Germany one can buy beer at a McDonald's, so he would occasionally go in and buy a beer. The other fellow, in shock, said "You go to McDonald's for a beer?", to which the comedian replied "You go to McDonald's for the food?"
You guys gotta do the holiday traditions that was Jim’s first big routine that’s how I found him lol
Did you guys react to Bill Burr ranting about McDonalds yet? Hilarious!
I think the Office blokes react did it
@@TaMara_x Yes they did. I do not think Gaynor, Sophie and Aiden reacted to it yet otherwise they would have said something about it.
@@Ameslan1 I agree 😊
I like his horse jokes bit, it’s funny.
Back in 82 McDonalds fried their fries in beef tallow. There is no comparison to the taste of that.
"Super Size Me"--a guy named Morgan Spurlock undertook a health experiment. He ate NOTHING BUT McDonald's food for 13 months, to see what would happen to his body. The results were interesting. Fascinating documentary.
I think it was only 30 days. Obviously eating that much McDs is bad, but most of his results were probably due to his alcoholism.
@@shortykms You are right, my bad. Spurlock ate only Mickey D's from February 1 to March 2, 2003.
When I was broke in college McDonald's still had the dollar menu and I went there almost every night. 5 bucks for more than I could eat. That creepy clown and his restaurant kept my broke ass alive, no shame in going
more jim please hes the best
McDonald’s for tea?!? That’s one of the most British things I’ve ever heard, and it made me smile 😊 🇬🇧 🍔 ☕️ . Good stuff, Sophie!
Their tea is so sweet that I keep adding water to it , so I get almost 1/2 gallon of tea from just 1 cup. Yes it is watered down, but at least it doesn't taste like a cup of sugar now.
I thought she was talking about the more traditional British tea. I don't know.
@@Andres64B That’s exactly what I thought. The previous responses to my comment referred to the beverage, “tea;” but I’m pretty sure Sophie meant the mealtime … which is what I enjoyed about her comment 😉.
In the 80s and 90s there were suddenly a lot of horror books and movies about clowns. Like IT by Stephen King and Killer Klowns From Outer Space. It kind of made clowns scary to a lot of Americans, especially children. People now associate clowns more with horror than comedy. Hence, no more Ronald McDonald.
Trick to get fresh fries that usually works for me, ask for them unsalted.
Five Guy’s small fry feels like 2 McDonald’s large fries lol. Tasty, but expensive.
They dropped Ronald McDonald around 2010. They wanted a more sophisticated image and kids thought he was lame. But, the joke is still funny because most people still remember him.
I worked with Gaffigan's sister for a bit at JPMC in Ohio.
They got rid of Ronald McDonald when they started trying to look more adult and sell fancy coffees and salads the last like 10 years or so.
Jim Gaffigan and Holiday Traditions or Hot Pockets are both hilarious! Check it out!
Sophie is camouflaged to the background.
I always heard Britain’s McD’s have restrictions against using preservatives and using filler in the milk shakes. I think ours has petroleum products.
You should watch Jim Gaffigan. Brittish people!
More Jim please
Sophie: yes.
Shiiiiiii im finna get some McDonald's tonight 🤣🤣
love sophie!
Is your “tea” our “lunch”?
You “lunch” our “dinner”
Breakfast then Lunch then afternoon tea then dinner then supper 😂
@@limeygaynor yes, please!
They retired Ronald in 2016 after all the creepy clown sightings were happening according to an article I just looked up.
More Jim gaffigan please !
Gives you loads at five guys lmfao 🤣
His seafood bit kills me.
Ask for fries without salt and they’ll be fresh
McDonald's outside of the US has a bit more stricter nutritional regulations, and higher quality, then in the US itself. If I was in the UK I would definitely eat there, but here in the US, I try to bypass fast food as much as possible.
30 quid holy crap! mcdonalds here is you get big macs for like 7$ if you have the app.
There is a guy (Don Gorske) in Wisconsin who has eaten a Big Mac every single day since 1972!.......And, believe it or not, they haven't awarded him with his very own franchise, yet...Sorry ladies..He's taken!..BTW, after he retired from his corrections officer job in 2011 he had his first doctors visit..His cholesterol level was well below the national avg.
At least in America if you ask for your fries to be made fresh they will make a fresh batch for you.
McDonald's has great coffee ☕️.
You guys should react to some older Drake songs like Look What You've Done (A song for his grandmother who was white but took very good care of him in his life and he always thanked her for it and hated when people insulted him for being part white.)
I actually stopped eating all fast food in 2013 for my own health and certain issues i had so i actually don't eat McDonalds
but i don't think i am better than others who have.
eat what you want,
people are supposed to learn for themselves to be healthier,
it can't be forced.
but he's right i am sure alot of the people he is referencing do actually eat there.
Check out his Hot Pocket skit.
20 years ago McDonalds was at the center of a finger pointing game as to why Americans were so obese which is why alot of Americans talk poorly of McDonalds.
Also Ronald McDonald the clown was taken away around the 2000s. I didn't think he was scary or anything though haha.
Spurlock's girlfriend was so pi/sed off at him that she threatened to leave. One of his doctors doubted that his body would ever return to normal.
Check out Jim's take on the UK or never winning an argument again with his wife.
When McDonald's was getting a really bad rap I remember what a friend said. He said that someone told him that McDonald's just makes everything look so good. He said that he told the guy that a lot of prostitutes look good too but, he wouldn't want to put them in his mouth. I laugh every time I remember him saying that. I go to McDonald's myself from time to time though and I do like their ice tea Sophie. 😃
Now that fast food prices have jumped unreasonably like all others, it's not as "fun" to eat out anymore because you always feel like you're being ripped off.
McDonald's is considered like upper middle class luxury almost from where I'm at. So this is kinda refreshing 😅
Believe it or not Ronald McDonald is still active. lol
Should give a look at Allen Jackson video Good Time the world's longest line dance fun video
There is a huge stigma around fast food. Mostly a bunch of people with NPD looking for an opportunity to evelate themselves over others and it's all bullshit. The people that actually avoid Mcdonald's aren't talking about how they avoid it because they are usually outside jogging or in the kitchen cooking. They would never have to announce it because it shows in their physique and habits.
G, order fries with no salt. They will make them fresh, then just salt them yourself after you get them lol. 🤷🏻♀️
And you don’t even have American style biscuits or McGriddles with UK McDonald’s breakfast. Tragic.
We don't have american style guts and triple chins either!
JK!🤣🤣
@@pistonburner6448 Touché 😂😂😂
@@pistonburner6448 everything in moderation:)
@@pistonburner6448 Yes you do lol... and bad teeth to boot JK 😂
@@pistonburner6448 Or the ability to defend yourselves.
react to comedy from americans about brits!! jim does a funny bit about that topic too
the clown was just outdated, I grew up and remember the McDonald's mascots until around maybe the early 2000s
If you haven't seen it yet, do yourself a favor and do a image search for "First Ronald McDonald".
Once a year for Nostalgic purposes? LOL I get a McDonalds - Big Mack- I can barely get thru 1/2 and then realize once again why I don't get it anymore but I will admit to the "Freshly Cooked Fries" anytime still. LOL
The M&M Store
Hi Sophie 👋 et al.
I think the stigma about McDonalds is simple. When I go to McDonalds I know that I only go once in a while for a tasty salty fast food treat but every other person I see there I assume has a problem and eats there every day. So then... holy sht, they assume the same about me! Sorta like when you're stoned or high and you run into your aunt's pastor at the store and now you just KNOW he's going to talk to the family about your "problem".
There is a guy, however, who has eaten a Big Mac every day for years and years. I don't know if he eats the bun, for what that's worth.
Yeah there is a bit of a stigma around McDonald's - maybe not as much in the UK.
Jim has many children, I think 8?? so he knows a happy meal deal.. I do not think the clown is gone, just been put on back burner like the McRib.
They retired Ronald in 2016 after a string of people committing crimes and pranks in clown costumes around the nation. The weird clown criminal fad disappeared quickly, but Ronald is still gone forever. RIP.
The first time I watch The exorcist and she pukes all over the priest I said damn somebody ate some McDonald's
Fast food isn't a deal of any kind anymore (at least here in the U.S.). I took my dad to a doctor's appointment a few days ago and he wanted to stop and get a burger and a milkshake on the way home. I opted for a burger myself but already had a drink. It was $17 and change. That's not a meal combo, by the way, that's literally just two plain burgers and a medium shake. When the kid told us how much I thought I misheard him (I eat fast food once every few years). It turned out to be $5.50 each for the burgers and $5 for the drink. We could have gone to a diner and had a sit-down meal for under $25 so I was shocked.
fast food is only a deal now through their apps but you can still get a good deal that way. Also, the McDonald's by me has all soft drinks of any size for $1.29.
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McDonald's or some is claiming that Ronald McDonald the clown was removed due to the rise of creepy clown sightings happening around America in 2016. The truth is that McDonald's was using the clown as a mascot for both the fast-food franchise and the Ronald McDonald charity. There was a law that was passed that states (more or less) that a mascot can't both represent a charity and sell a product so to prevent being sued Ronald was removed from the restaurant. That, coupled with other factors, is the reason why every McDonald's in America anyway (don't know about the rest of the world) was remodeled to this ugly gray minimalist design as an attempt to make the restaurant more streamline and geared towards adults.
Still can't beat a triple cheeseburger at McD's.
HOT POCKET
"In 2016, McDonald's officially retired Ronald after a series of "creepy clown sightings" popped up across the United States. As they escalated from harmless sightings to reports of carrying weapons, it became an awful time to be a clown."
Ronald McDonald was weird anyway. The Fry Guy and Hamburglar were the real heroes.... Ronald McDonald was last seen with Grimace in a studio apartment in Seal Beach near the refinery. Sad story.
"They give you loads at Five Guys" 🤨
You need to give that girl a raise. Cant afford McDonalds? Its cheaper than grocery shopping
Depends how much u eat for example I spend like £15 pertime where as I could go to supermarket and get atleast 2 days worth of dinners, not to mention I'm hungry 20 mins after j finish my McDonalds
I quit McDees many yrs ago. I liked the flavor going down, but I felt sick the rest of the day.
We have so many options in the US that if you don't eat McDees your good. At one point here in the US they were accused of using ground up worms in their patties. I still don't believe they use real meat. I think it's a pink slurry formed into a burger. 🤮🤮🤮
I like McDonald’s and it doesn’t make me feel bad. I quit going because over the last few years everything about them has gone downhill. The wait time, the price, the service, the preparation quality. I believe their meat is real but I got tired of the patti being COVERED in a weird black goop which I’m sure is from a griddle that hasn’t been cleaned in a long time. It costs way too much to put up with all that. The last time I went there I waited for 20 minutes, my burger was covered in goop, they asked me to pull forward, there were barely enough fries to cover the bottom of the container and it cost about $9.50.
@@billbrasky1288 and you like it.
@@johnzubil2875 I love the food when it’s prepared well but it never is.
In the 2000's, if I remember correctly the timeline , the U.S. had happily been terrorized previously, by the movie It, (a scary movie of a killing clown), but, then, there were reports in several cities of nighttime sightings, some including video captured, of a black & white clown carrying a single black balloon, skipping down the sidewalk around midnight. This caused massive anxiety, not being something that is arrestable, which brought concern to McDonald's, which prompted the fictional Ronald McDonald to enter into the (just as fictional) corporate mascot protection plan, after severing any & all ties to anyone he met (which was a difficult task for Ronald), assuming another identity (also quite difficult) & relocating (McDonald's is everywhere in the world), so his only option available for anonymity, was to dress in drag in his corporate mascot protection plan. Ronald McDonald is widely believed to be currently assuming the identity of Wendy's, as square as that may sound!!!😂☺️😝👌🍔🍟🥤
Ronald McDonald is still around.
In 2016, McDonald's stopped using the clown because people dressed as clowns were scaring children on purpose all over the UK and the US
Five Guys has good burgers, but their fries are greasy.
Fun fact, McDonalds officially retired Ronald McDonald and stopped using him after that temporary trend of creepy clown sightings in the U.S. and the UK.