Aug. 14, 2025, 10:19 p.m.

mcdonalds has an ego problem 🥊 PLD 45

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imagine a healthy mcdonalds hamburger

healthy mcdonalds burger

1. whole wheat bun
2. no ketchup
3. fresh onions
4. probiotic pickles
5. plain mustard
6. lean beef

the whole wheat bun avoids blood sugar spikes and keeps you full longer

no ketchup means less sugar and a white smile with all of your teeth

fresh onions make you look younger (antioxidants) and poop better (fiber)

probiotic pickles keep you healthy (good gut bacteria)

plain mustard makes your food taste better with almost zero calories

lean beaf makes your muscles grow (high protein) and keeps your six-pack visible (little fat)

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and now imagine you could buy this hamburger

and everything would be fine

no gain weight
no suffer from heart attacks
no destroy your teeth
no food addiction

just a healthy, nutritious meal

and if thats the case

then the commercial return of mcdonald land after 55 years

could be a day to celebrate

or could it?

watch how ronald mcdonald acted in 1970

McDonalds - McDonaldland - USA Ad 1970 - YouTube

taking children by the hand

jumping with them into a jolly-happy forest

and showing them around like a friendly guide

and now look how he is acting in 2025

Take a Trip Through McDonaldland McDonalds - YouTube

he enters the stage from above like a god

plays the guitar like a "look mum" rockstar

and wants all eyes on him

me me me me me

maybe its a halfway-appropriate snapshot of the zeitgeist

but what i see is a deranged attempt to evoke nostalgia

and they failed

oh, one last thing before you go...

had a clown for breakfast
he wasnt funny
and staring at me
i opened my mouth
he opened his mouth
and had me for breakfast

a Ronald McDonald version that looks as scary as the IT clown

¡Ándale, arriba!

naii "understands that clowns live a tragic-dramatic double life between joy and misery" io

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