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The Burger King Hands Out Free Burgers At McDonald's

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:16:58 +0000

About five years ago, Burger King’s ad campaign highlighted its crowned mascot as a subversive creeper, “The King.” While this unique strategy got a lot of attention, we don’t think it actually sold many hamburgers. So the franchise eventually ditched The King. However, it looks like the creeper king is back, although this time on [...]

McDonald's Flexes Its Muscle by Banning All Restaurants from Selling French Fries at the London Olympics — With One Exception

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:07:55 +0000

McDonald’s has a monopoly on french fries at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since the fast food giant is a major sponsor of the Olympic Games, the corporate head honchos exercised their power and banned other restaurants and food merchants from selling fries during the events. Spectators in the mood for some spuds will need to [...]

Respectful Parking 101

Rob Garrett — Fri, 25 May 2012 18:46:21 +0000

My friend goes to McDonalds the other day and text me this pic of a car taking up two spaces. He then later explained the guy was burning his tires in the parking lot. Ok so here we go.

Who in their right mind would think it's cool to do burnouts at McDo

The McRib Is Back!

Rob Garrett — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:14:35 +0000

Yes thank you Mr. or Mrs. McDonald’s for bringing back the delicious and most excellent McRib! I love these things and I don’t care what people say about them. To me they are a gift. I think what is so special about them is that we don’t have the opportunity to get one every day. [...]

McDonald's Billboard Hosts Giant Game of Pong [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:30:15 +0000

A giant McDonald's video billboard in Stockholm, Sweden is hosting a game of pong that just about anybody with a smart phone can join in, without having to download any new software.

Instead, potential players use their smart phone to log on to a website associated with the promotion. After the phone's geo-location device confirms you are close enough to the billboard, the phone's touch screen can be used to control the game.

Man Wearing Cow Costume Steals Milk From Walmart

Amory Gritta — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:43:54 +0000

A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly stealing 26 gallons of milk from a Walmart while wearing a cow suit and crawling on all fours. Sounds hilarious, right? Unfortunately, a spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff felt otherwise. “This is probably one of the most unique efforts of shoplifting I’ve seen. It might’ve been a [...]

Woman Refuses to Pull Over for Cops, Goes to McDonalds Instead

Amory Gritta — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:00:33 +0000

The golden arches must have been beckoning 64-year-old Roberta Spen something fierce on Monday.

Instead of pulling over after a police car turned on his lights behind her, the Coral Springs, FL, woman nonchalantly ventured through the McDonald's drive-thru to order lunch.