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23 Mar 2005 10:50:08 AM |
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OT: McDonald's |
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
Wednesday March 23, 2005
The Guardian
Turn your back on the rack of leaflets, printed on acid-free recycled
paper and entitled Taste, Choice and Balanced Eating, in the McDonald's
restaurant in Yakima, Washington state, and you can take your pick from
the menu of items that cost a dollar or less. Right at the bottom,
underneath the double cheeseburger, the sundae, three cookies and two
pies, come the 99-cent Apple Dippers - around 10 cold, crisp and
slightly watery peeled apple slices, packaged in plastic with a small
carton of sickly-sweet caramel dip that contains twice as many calories
from fat as the slices themselves, as well as disodium phosphate,
potassium sorbate and caramel colour.
Gary Younge
http://snipurl.com/dlq1
http://tinyurl.com/25fkh
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/59db27ad3617e2e3
McDonald's
http://news.google.com/news?tab=gn&q=%22%22McDonald's%22%22&num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&
http://www.google.com/search?tab=nw&num=100&hl=en&lr=&q=%22%22McDonald%27s%22%22&ie=UTF-8&sa=N
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22%22McDonald%27s%22%22&btnG=Google+Search&hl=en&cat=gwd%2FTop
http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=%22%22McDonald%27s%22%22&start=0&scoring=d&num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&
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24 Mar 2005 05:01:49 AM |
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maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples
than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power
over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise
an
entire industry
Wednesday March 23, 2005
The Guardian
Turn your back on the rack of leaflets, printed on acid-free recycled
paper and entitled Taste, Choice and Balanced Eating, in the
McDonald's
restaurant in Yakima, Washington state, and you can take your pick
from
the menu of items that cost a dollar or less. Right at the bottom,
underneath the double cheeseburger, the sundae, three cookies and two
pies, come the 99-cent Apple Dippers - around 10 cold, crisp and
slightly watery peeled apple slices, packaged in plastic with a small
carton of sickly-sweet caramel dip that contains twice as many
calories
from fat as the slices themselves, as well as disodium phosphate,
potassium sorbate and caramel colour.
Interesting that you post this just after World Water Day.
In more and more countries, water is not longer provided by
the government as an essential service but is instead sold
in bottles or paid for as a service in our homes. Is it any
wonder Shrub is working to pollute the environment? It helps
corporations sell bottled water.
Just as clean water has been turned into a commodity in most
countries instead of a right, unprocessed and non-GM food
seems to be heading the same way. If corporations have their
way, nothing we buy will be raw and unpackaged.
Go to the supermarket and see how much meat (not counting the
meat wrapped in clingfilm and on PVC trays) is not packaged,
cooked or seasoned before you get it. Now it's all seasoned,
deboned, cooked, coated, ground or adulterated in some way.
Sure, I sometimes like the convenience, but sometimes I also
prefer to buy plain meat so I have the most cooking options.
How much of the food you buy and eat is actually unprocessed?
Few of us can claim at least 40%. Aside from fruit, rice, and
some vegetables, very little of our food is unpackaged today.
This is a good thing?
Bob Dog
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: McDonald's |
23 Mar 2005 07:28:24 PM |
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maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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23 Mar 2005 07:33:32 PM |
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"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:srj0e.828$FN4.183@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Oh my. Are you telling me that instead of our annual trip to Orange County,
NY in the fall to go apple-picking, we'll be treking to the local Mickey D's
and getting a lava-hot apple pie instead? Wouldn't that suck :(
--
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
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| User: "Sean C" |
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24 Mar 2005 08:04:33 AM |
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In article <3adujaF68eu5tU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:srj0e.828$FN4.183@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Oh my. Are you telling me that instead of our annual trip to Orange County,
NY in the fall to go apple-picking, we'll be treking to the local Mickey D's
and getting a lava-hot apple pie instead? Wouldn't that suck :(
That's what you get for trying to find apples in *Orange* County ;)
Sean C
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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24 Mar 2005 02:12:11 PM |
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"Sean C" <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote in message
news:240320050304331543%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com...
In article <3adujaF68eu5tU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:srj0e.828$FN4.183@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples
than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power
over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise
an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Oh my. Are you telling me that instead of our annual trip to Orange
County,
NY in the fall to go apple-picking, we'll be treking to the local Mickey
D's
and getting a lava-hot apple pie instead? Wouldn't that suck :(
That's what you get for trying to find apples in *Orange* County ;)
*Rimshot!* Thank you, folks. He'll be here all week :)
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "stoney" |
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25 Mar 2005 04:39:43 AM |
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:04:33 -0500, Sean C
<redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
In article <3adujaF68eu5tU1@individual.net>, Robibnikoff
<witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote:
"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:srj0e.828$FN4.183@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Oh my. Are you telling me that instead of our annual trip to Orange County,
NY in the fall to go apple-picking, we'll be treking to the local Mickey D's
and getting a lava-hot apple pie instead? Wouldn't that suck :(
That's what you get for trying to find apples in *Orange* County ;)
Yeah, but you can find choppers. :)
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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| Title: Re: McDonald's |
23 Mar 2005 10:15:28 PM |
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Robibnikoff wrote:
"Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:srj0e.828$FN4.183@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples
than any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous
power over growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer
small producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could
revolutionise an entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Oh my. Are you telling me that instead of our annual trip to Orange
County, NY in the fall to go apple-picking, we'll be treking to the
local Mickey D's and getting a lava-hot apple pie instead? Wouldn't
that suck :(
They will probably have fall colors on the menus so it won't be to bad.
The RCC is the only entity in the USA that owns more property.
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| User: "duke" |
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23 Mar 2005 11:10:35 PM |
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:28:24 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to do what God
asks of us.
duke
*****
Acts 2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit".
*****
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| User: "Clockmeister" |
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24 Mar 2005 12:26:17 AM |
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"duke" <duckgumbo32@cox.net> wrote in message
news:1pt341lfurcokmk6hakrqlm7fvvap35hrm@4ax.com...
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:28:24 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to do
what God
asks of us.
Your reward for a lifetime of devotion to christ is the same as for every
other living creature.
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| User: "duke" |
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24 Mar 2005 11:37:34 AM |
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 08:26:17 +0800, "Clockmeister" <no-one@nowhere.com> wrote:
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to do
what God
asks of us.
Your reward for a lifetime of devotion to christ is the same as for every
other living creature.
Yep. Sad it is for those that lack the devotion.
duke
*****
Acts 2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit".
*****
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| User: "towelie" |
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24 Mar 2005 01:59:22 AM |
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TV's duke wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:28:24 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to do
what God
asks of us.
I'm sure it's awesome to be nothing more than a puppet of a non-existent
being.
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Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning.
A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing
- Maynard James Keenan
aa #2133
ap #19
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| User: "duke" |
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24 Mar 2005 11:38:31 AM |
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:59:22 -0600, "towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
I'm sure it's awesome to be nothing more than a puppet of a non-existent
being.
I'm a puppet of God. You're a puppet of satan. I win.
duke
*****
Acts 2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit".
*****
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| User: "towelie" |
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24 Mar 2005 11:53:13 AM |
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TV's duke wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:59:22 -0600, "towelie" <bugoNOSPAM@hotmail.com>
wrote:
I'm sure it's awesome to be nothing more than a puppet of a non-existent
being.
I'm a puppet of God. You're a puppet of satan. I win.
I might be a lot of things, but a puppet is something that I am definitely
anything but.
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Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning.
A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing
- Maynard James Keenan
aa #2133
ap #19
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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24 Mar 2005 03:23:37 AM |
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duke wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:28:24 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples
than any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous
power over growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer
small producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could
revolutionise an entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to
do what God asks of us.
Earl, as usual, misses the point. He probably thinks he still eats codfish.
Have fries with that Earl?
If so you are eating meat. No, not the potato, stupid, but what is is cooked
in the first time around.
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| User: "duke" |
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24 Mar 2005 11:41:25 AM |
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On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:23:37 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to
do what God asks of us.
Earl, as usual, misses the point. He probably thinks he still eats codfish.
It's not meat.
Have fries with that Earl?
Yep.
If so you are eating meat. No, not the potato, stupid, but what is is cooked
in the first time around.
Doesn't matter. It's the desire to do it God's way that counts.
Now I find it funny that one is over your head, mikey.
duke
*****
Acts 2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit".
*****
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| User: "Mike Painter" |
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24 Mar 2005 07:09:07 PM |
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duke wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:23:37 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to
do what God asks of us.
Earl, as usual, misses the point. He probably thinks he still eats
codfish.
It's not meat.
Have fries with that Earl?
Yep.
If so you are eating meat. No, not the potato, stupid, but what is
is cooked in the first time around.
Doesn't matter. It's the desire to do it God's way that counts.
Now I find it funny that one is over your head, mikey.
Well if it's your gods way, you now know that there is animal product in the
fries and if you are sincere in your beliefs you will no longer eat them.
Have a salad and you can watch the little kids longer.
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| User: "Sam" |
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24 Mar 2005 07:44:43 PM |
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Mike Painter wrote:
duke wrote:
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 03:23:37 GMT, "Mike Painter"
<mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to
do what God asks of us.
Earl, as usual, misses the point. He probably thinks he still eats
codfish.
It's not meat.
Have fries with that Earl?
Yep.
If so you are eating meat. No, not the potato, stupid, but what is
is cooked in the first time around.
Doesn't matter. It's the desire to do it God's way that counts.
Now I find it funny that one is over your head, mikey.
Well if it's your gods way, you now know that there is animal product in the
fries and if you are sincere in your beliefs you will no longer eat them.
Have a salad and you can watch the little kids longer.
ceasar salad dressing has anchovies in it and none of the McD dressings
are low in fat or calories, most rival the meat. and yea, the damn
fries are sprayed with beef fat at the factory. i aint eaten at McD's
in years, how sad...
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Sam
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| User: "Olrik" |
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24 Mar 2005 04:39:05 AM |
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duke wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:28:24 GMT, "Mike Painter" <mddotpainter@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
maff wrote:
McDonald's grabs a piece of the apple pie
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1443639,00.html
In an effort to escape its junk-food image, McDonald's, the company
that built its success on fries and burgers, now buys more apples than
any restaurant chain in the US. This also gives it enormous power over
growers - which could lead to fewer varieties and fewer small
producers. Gary Younge on how the golden arches could revolutionise an
entire industry
When they started their fish sanwich it was Cod fish they used.
Seen much in the way of codfish lately?
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to do what God
asks of us.
What was that? Fish on Fridays? The RCC scrapped that requirement
decades ago.
duke
*****
Acts 2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit".
*****
--
Olrik
aa #1981
Qualified SMASH member
EAC Chief Food Inspector, Bacon Division
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| User: "MsAnthrope" |
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25 Mar 2005 02:31:17 AM |
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:39:05 -0500, Olrik <olrik666@yahoo_BACON!_.com>
wrote:
What was that? Fish on Fridays? The RCC scrapped that requirement
decades ago.
It's still a requirement for Fridays of Lent.
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MsAnthrope
http://web.newsguy.com/rubyred
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| User: "duke" |
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24 Mar 2005 11:43:13 AM |
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 23:39:05 -0500, Olrik <olrik666@yahoo_BACON!_.com> wrote:
Yep, a regular meal at MacDonalds during Lent.
But then again, I'm a Christian. It's really nice and rewarding to do what God
asks of us.
What was that? Fish on Fridays? The RCC scrapped that requirement
decades ago.
Not during Lent or Ash Wednesday.
duke
*****
Acts 2
38Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the
forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit".
*****
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