There's Fast Food and Half-Fast Food
As if we needed further proof that Prince Charles, while he may be a nice fellow, is a doofus, a story in yesterday's news confirms it. On a trip to Saudi Arabia, the prince declared that McDonald's should be put out of business because its food is deleterious to health. First of all, how come it took him this long to notice? Second, last I heard nobody is shackled, dragged into a McDonald's outlet, and forced at gunpoint to down a Big Mac and fries. Now I'm no fan of McDonald's. I'm no fan of the whole fast food concept. I also believe that if it can be shown that any franchise, or any restaurant for that matter, is willfully lacing their food with arsenic unbeknownst to its clientele, then it's probably a pretty good idea to put them out of business. But when you eat at a McDonald's, even if you're 200 pounds overweight and suffering from type 2 diabetes, you know what you're in for. Charlie, there's lots of things in the world that need your attention, but a fast food chain isn't one of them. And while we're on the subject, there's other things you could discuss with the Saudi Arabians, I'm sure, that might have more to do with the health and welfare of the human race.And by the way, unhealthy food isn't new. When I was in prep school half a century ago there was a restaurant in the area, Smith Farms, that served something called a "pig dinner." It was like a super banana split, 12 scoops of ice cream, two bananas, assorted crushed fruit and sauces, nuts, all topped with 3 maraschino cherries, served in a wooden trough. One of our great treats was a detour there, and if you managed to eat the entire thing you got a pin declaring "I was a pig at Smith Farms."
posted by John M Crowther @ 8:41 AM
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I won one of those pig troughs at Smith Farms and I'm proud of it! Their sundaes made out of "real" ice cream put all these fast food chains to shame.
Did Stephen Sondheim or Blythe Ganner try them? lol roger
hahahaha... love this story! Yes I fear the Royals "reality" may be somewhat different to most... there was a great scene in "The Queen" where Tony Blair is speaking urgently with the Queen on the phone re the burgeoning crisis in London, as people campaigned in the streets and demanded that the royals return from Balmoral after Diana's death (heavens... they were looking for some show of sadness and remorse) and all the while... Phillip stands back at the tea table urging HMajesty to end the conversation immediately... as her tea and pikelets are getting cold... *sigh*
Hey... someone should let Charlie know that McDonalds have never been healthier. They filter their oils of trans fats... (how this works I don't know... it's still a toxic vat of chemicals) and they actually offer lean versions of just about everything including salads. I am told that everything still tastes like plastic tho... but I believe they are now working on that too!
Great cartoon btw... funny! :-)
I assume they probably did, Roger. But Sondheim was at the George School before me. Blythe [Danner] was a freshman when I was a senior.
Thanks, Jean. Yeah, it tastes like plastic. Good plastic, though. (This is a reference to an old joke. But since ours is a family oriented blog, I shan't repeat it here. [grin])
I must plead guilty of going through the drive-in lane at MacDonalds when they were selling Disney water glasses. However, have to say that the most I ever order was a small coke in order to obtain the glasses. To my sorrow and surprise, I learned that you could only buy one glass at a time. So I wound up with four small cokes by going through the lane four times, but victorious as I obtained a set of four drinking glasses for my daughter who is crazy about Disney products. Thus my one and only adventure with fast food. Never did understand the voice coming out of the speaker.
Speaking of that, why is anyone surprised at what Prince Charles says?
So many people eat out now instead of cooking at home. The result is bad health and over weight people. Cooking at home is so simple now and doesn't take as much time. We have great produce markets and grocery stores and I can put together a healthy meal in 30 minutes.
My father used to say "The name of the best place to eat is HOME."
About McDonalds: My mother used to love their french fries, and talked about them so much I kidded her about buying stock in the company. Then my dentist told me that their secret to such good golden fries was that the potatoes were first bathed in sugar water to help the browning. More work for the dentist!
I remember an old S.J. Perelman line in his short story "Waiting for Santy" " It ain't bad for wax fruit. lol roger
Love the wax fruit remark, Roger.
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