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mcdonolds: "we use 100% beef in every burger"

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Chiropteran

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Originally posted by: FoBoT
i think they are referring to the patty

the meat part

Yes. So the meat part is 100% beef. The meat part being beef. you are saying, the beef is 100% beef. That doesn't imply they don't use fillers, because the filler isn't meat. The meat could easily be 100% beef and there could still be fillers.

I just don't like the wording. They could have said our patties are made of 100% beef, that would have been less debatable.
 

nakedfrog

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They served burgers that were 35% soy in the chow hall when I was in the military, and they were decent. I wouldn't mind that as a menu option (35% soy, that is, not 100%)
 

SearchMaster

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I've heard from reliable sources that McDonald's has raised the standards of the beef industry single-handedly. I have not done the independent research, though, because I don't care enough.
 

slayer202

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Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: FoBoT
i think they are referring to the patty

the meat part

Yes. So the meat part is 100% beef. The meat part being beef. you are saying, the beef is 100% beef. That doesn't imply they don't use fillers, because the filler isn't meat. The meat could easily be 100% beef and there could still be fillers.

I just don't like the wording. They could have said our patties are made of 100% beef, that would have been less debatable.

not sure if it has changed, but I heard they used to be supplied by a company named "100% beef" so that they could make the claim. Not 100% sure about that though, could be a myth?
 

abracadabra1

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Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Obviously, when you buy a hamburger from mcdonalds it isn't realy 100% beef- it includes a bun, mustard, ketchup, a slice of pickle, etc. So I guess what they mean is they use *some* 100% beef in every burger. Which is kind of a useless thing to say.

Just my observation for the morning.

you can't be that dumb, can you?

Apparently he can.

100% moran.

Let's try this again.

100% morOn

P.S. Your right to call others a moron has been revoked.
 

Dacalo

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Mar 31, 2000
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Originally posted by: abracadabra1
Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Obviously, when you buy a hamburger from mcdonalds it isn't realy 100% beef- it includes a bun, mustard, ketchup, a slice of pickle, etc. So I guess what they mean is they use *some* 100% beef in every burger. Which is kind of a useless thing to say.

Just my observation for the morning.

you can't be that dumb, can you?

Apparently he can.

100% moran.

Let's try this again.

100% morOn

P.S. Your right to call others a moron has been revoked.

I think you missed the funny.
 

coldmeat

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Jul 10, 2007
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I thought I heard one time that "100% pure beef" was the name of the company that made the beef.
 

Vic

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Jun 12, 2001
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It means Burger King uses fillers in their meat patties.
 

SSSnail

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Nov 29, 2006
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Originally posted by: abracadabra1
Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Obviously, when you buy a hamburger from mcdonalds it isn't realy 100% beef- it includes a bun, mustard, ketchup, a slice of pickle, etc. So I guess what they mean is they use *some* 100% beef in every burger. Which is kind of a useless thing to say.

Just my observation for the morning.

you can't be that dumb, can you?

Apparently he can.

100% moran.

Let's try this again.

100% morOn

P.S. Your right to call others a moron has been revoked.

You = full of fail.

Try sarcasm, it works wonder.
 

EGGO

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Jul 29, 2004
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Originally posted by: abracadabra1
Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Obviously, when you buy a hamburger from mcdonalds it isn't realy 100% beef- it includes a bun, mustard, ketchup, a slice of pickle, etc. So I guess what they mean is they use *some* 100% beef in every burger. Which is kind of a useless thing to say.

Just my observation for the morning.

you can't be that dumb, can you?

Apparently he can.

100% moran.

Let's try this again.

100% morOn

P.S. Your right to call others a moron has been revoked.

Pssst, he's referencing this. Get the humor now?
 

Canai

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Oct 4, 2006
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Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: Slick5150
There isn't any filler in the meat patty itself.

You can say that again. I ate 2 hamburgers and I'm still not full.

That's because of the chemicals they add to their food to make you hungry.
 

Vic

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Jun 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: Canai
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: Slick5150
There isn't any filler in the meat patty itself.

You can say that again. I ate 2 hamburgers and I'm still not full.

That's because of the chemicals they add to their food to make you hungry.

Like salt and sugar/HFCS? :confused:
 

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

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Aug 6, 2001
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Originally posted by: slayer202
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Originally posted by: FoBoT
i think they are referring to the patty

the meat part

Yes. So the meat part is 100% beef. The meat part being beef. you are saying, the beef is 100% beef. That doesn't imply they don't use fillers, because the filler isn't meat. The meat could easily be 100% beef and there could still be fillers.

I just don't like the wording. They could have said our patties are made of 100% beef, that would have been less debatable.

not sure if it has changed, but I heard they used to be supplied by a company named "100% beef" so that they could make the claim. Not 100% sure about that though, could be a myth?

It's mentioned here
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/coweyes.asp
 

waggy

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Dec 14, 2000
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Originally posted by: abracadabra1
Originally posted by: Epic Fail
Originally posted by: jjones
Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: Chiropteran
Obviously, when you buy a hamburger from mcdonalds it isn't realy 100% beef- it includes a bun, mustard, ketchup, a slice of pickle, etc. So I guess what they mean is they use *some* 100% beef in every burger. Which is kind of a useless thing to say.

Just my observation for the morning.

you can't be that dumb, can you?

Apparently he can.

100% moran.

Let's try this again.

100% morOn

P.S. Your right to call others a moron has been revoked.

LOL



Originally posted by: pontifex


you can't be that dumb, can you?
actually...he can't spell it correctly, so maybe he is?

yes i think he is.
 

dakels

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Nov 20, 2002
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Originally posted by: skace
Originally posted by: dakels
Sat like a brick in my stomach as expected.

Hate that feeling, makes me want to vomit and shit all at the same time.

This is generally why I don't eat fast food. People think I'm trying to be a snob when I say I don't eat fast food. It makes me feel sick and why would I want that. When you get used to it (like I was as a teenager) you can deal with it better imo. When I eat McD's now, I feel tired and queasy. That movie... supersize me, when the guy eats his first big McMeal and hurls, is how I feel too. The way he describes it is exactly how I would word it as well (a high, tastes good, salty, then later, sick, heavy, tired).

It's easy to group junk/fast food together because more often then not, it is high in salt, sugars, fats, chemical preservatives (sometimes), and generally uses sub standard not-so-fresh ingredients. This is almost always the case with weak ingredients; doctor it up with fat and salt to make it taste better. Great ingredients require little doctoring, but costs too much I guess.

I still like the taste and convenience of a lot of fast food, who doesn't? It's engineered to taste good to the average person. I just hate what it does to my body. Luckily where I live, it's pretty easy to go to a latin cafe and get a plate of buffet food, or a great slice of NYC pizza, salad and sandwich bars, for fast food. Many other areas of the country, I can't blame people for hitting the drive thru. It's terribly convenient in our non stop lives.