I'm a cypher, wrapped in an enigma, smothered in secret sauce. Also, my name is Kev and I own this here website.
Call me crazy, but I just don’t get the hoopla surrounding McDonald’s McRib sandwich. It’s an okay-tasting, unheathy sandwich. But why is it any different than any other okay-tasting, unhealthy sandwich?
Is it because it’s smothered in barbeque sauce? No, that can’t be it. Burger King puts barbeque sauce on one of its hamburgers, but it isn’t overwhelmingly popular. Heck, I can’t even remember the name of it. That’s how unpopular it is. Barbeque Whopper? Smokehouse Burger? The name will come to be eventually.
Is it the name? Does “McRib” remind women of the rib Eve swindled from Adam when God created her? (Not that I’m bitter about missing a rib or anything. Sensitive? What do you mean I’m being sensitive?)
Personally, I think it’s because McDonald’s keeps taking it away from the public. The McRib won’t be offered for a few years, and then they’ll bring it back. Each time, the public goes crazy.
“I must eat as many McRibs as possible before McDonald’s takes it away from us again!”
People are sheep.
;-) 12.29.09 at 7:54 pm:
This is how I feel about Shamrock Shakes. They aren’t that good, and they actually promote diarrhea. It doesn’t matter, though. March = college basketball & Shamrock Shakes.
;-) 12.29.09 at 8:07 pm:
I don’t get the hoopla, because ribs are gross.
;-) 12.30.09 at 10:17 am:
That thing looks gross. I’ve never had one. In fact, I didn’t realize McD’s still had this product. I thought it had been reduced to legend. Isn’t there an episode of The Simpon’s where Homer travels around the country eating all the leftover McRibs?
;-) 12.30.09 at 6:13 pm:
Seriously, Kev… Swindled?
;-) 12.31.09 at 12:45 pm:
I am a McRib sheep. And you’re absolutely right about their methods. By taking it away for 9 months of the year or so, everyone is desperate to have one when they come back. Then they are oh so delicious. By the way, I don’t know what you’re talking about with Burger King having something similar. The McRib isn’t a hamburger at all–it’s pork. Unless that’s what Burger King had … now I want a Whopper Jr. Mm.
Ooh, and wow with the changes to your site. I was startled when I got here. I think I gasped. Now I’m off to investigate further.