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To: Tomato who wrote (623)	2/23/1999 2:07:00 PM
From: currahee	Respond to of 1172

Pacrat would probably call it a " royale with cheese"

To: Tomato who wrote (623)	2/23/1999 2:08:00 PM
From: wayne cath	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1172

thanks for the chuckle Tomato........

To: Tomato who wrote (623)	2/23/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: Andrew	Respond to of 1172

I think I'm having a Big Mac Attack!! Thanks a lot Tomato. That stuffs bad for you and its your fault if I get one.; ) Andy

To: Tomato who wrote (623)	2/23/1999 3:14:00 PM
From: Tomato	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1172

If certain posters and newsletter writers were restaurant critics, Part II: McDonald's: Surprised to find 46 individual fries in my order of regular fries on three separate visits to my local McDonald's, I decided to call McDonald's CEO, Burger Turner, to track to the bottom of things . Were the 46 fries a fluke, or could diners reasonably expect to encounter 40 or more fries in each regular fries order? Unfortunaley, Turner was not forthcoming, claiming they must keep certain information secret from their competitors. A bigger question arose in my mind- were the fries salted? The question could not be answered authoritatively, but it seemed with all customers able to view the frying process (although most were distracted by the apple fritters, milkshakes, and burgers cooking on the grill) that salting (other than the usual sprinkle we all accept as the industry standard) was unlikely. In preparing this review, I found a review by a German reviewer that stated in part, "It is our experience that getting lucky with over 40 fries in 3 separate orders of fries and having this be an inflated number is, we believe, highly unlikely." This is complete nonsense! When the workers put the fries in the packets with the metal spatula there should be a random distribution. To get over 40 fries in 3 separate visits to McDonald's raises serious quesitons in this reviewer's mind. Imagine looking at the fries from the back of the restaurant. If instead of fries there were Skittles and M&Ms placed in the fries packet, would we be able to see? The eruption of grease, now vegetable oil, that created what is known as fries, could have created a different grade of potatoes, depending on the age of the oil and whether there were skittles in the pan. If this sounds confusing to you, you're not the only one! Perhaps a better analogy would not be Skittles or M&Ms but the candy bar thrown in the pool in Caddy Shack. Although I'm (pretty) sure that there's no salting, this review may have the effect, like the Baby Ruth in Caddy Shack, of clearing my readers out the swimming pool, or in this case, McDonald's. But, I think a better strategy is not to avoid McDonald's, but rather to order 1/3 less fries there on your next visits. I remain optimistic on continuing good dining at McDonald's and with new menu items on the table this season, I would hold fast to dining there. I would caution, however, that some of their milkshakes may have speculative bubbles in them, so one should not get too excited, and should wait for Big Macs to again be offered at 99 cents before jumping in.