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Great moments in disability awareness

Submitted by Rick Eyre on July 4 2007, 11:19 am

A woman born with a condition that resulted in underdeveloped hands and arms claims employees at a McDonald's in the Illinois town of Rockford refused to serve her when she wanted to use her foot to collect the bags of food at a takeout window.

Associated Press takes up the story.

Would you like rodent with that?

Submitted by Rick Eyre on October 27 2006, 5:37 pm

" A Dallas Cowboys coach, his wife and the family's nanny have sued a McDonald's [NYSE:MCD] owner, alleging they found a dead rat in a salad purchased at a Southlake restaurant."
- Dallas Morning News, 27.10.06

Papa John's Pizza [NASDAQ:PZZA] are the fast-food sponsors of the Dallas Cowboys, who are 3-3 so far this season and play the Carolina Panthers this Sunday night.

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April 15

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April 15, 1955, and the first McDonald’s “restaurant” opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, named by milk shaker-salesman Ray Kroc after the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac, whose hamburger stand in San Bernadino, California became his inspiration. The rest… yeah well you know.

McDonald's is 50

Submitted by Rick Eyre on April 16 2005, 1:48 am

April 15, 1955, and the first McDonald's "restaurant" opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, named by milk shaker-salesman Ray Kroc after the McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac, whose hamburger stand in San Bernadino, California became his inspiration. The rest... yeah well you know.

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