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January 31st, 2010
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| | Fish Helper
| Shame on you, McDonalds
I just saw a McDonalds commercial on TV and was so irritated by what I saw that I had to come to you guys. In the ad, the girl talks about the value of a dollar, blah blah blah, but the point is, it showed her buying a fancy goldfish and keeping it in a TINY bowl!  Thanks McDonalds, for perpetuating these horrible fish myths... And making people fat.  | 
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January 31st, 2010
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| | Fish Mentor
| Maybe that's why so many people do this, because they see it on TV and think "Well if they can keep a goldfish like that then I can, too!" | |
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January 31st, 2010
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| | Fish Mentor
| It is sad. It makes me not want to buy from McDonalds - oh wait, I don't . . . | |
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January 31st, 2010
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| | Fish Keeper
| I get a salad from there very so often. Oh, and that ice mocha ain't bad. | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Master
| I saw that commercial, too. And then Petco sends out a coupon flyer with a photo of an adult woman holding a bowl that has about 2 cups of water in it.....and, of course, she has a healthy betta in there!!! Makes me want to burn the store down.  | 
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Addict
| id rather burgerking meself ! | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Master
| I worked at Burger King when I was in high school, about 3 lifetimes ago now. Once you've worked at these places, you no longer frequent them as a customer.  | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Addict
|  Doublewopper xl meal always hits the spot but i know what u mean ! | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Keeper
| worked @ BK in the 70's..oh my...I feel so old now ..lol  | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Mentor
| I haven't seen the comercial yet.......  | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Helper
| Yeah ...I saw that commercial! The goldfish in the bowl irritated me too but it went mostly through my subconcious. I had forgotton all about that commercial until you mentioned it again. Just shows how dangerously insidious McDonalds can be ...  | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Keeper
| Omg I saw that commercail and I was going to make a thread about it but I got distracted but that commercial made me mad! Why a goldfish? Why not something nonliving? | |
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February 1st, 2010
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| | Fish Keeper
| They certainly have a lot to answer for, that's fore sure! | |
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February 2nd, 2010
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| IM just upset cause they changed their shakes, now they come in a smaller mccafe medium cup with whipped cream and a cherry, Its fast food, If I wanted a sundae shake id go to DQ.
Its bad enough you have to modify the normal burger to get it fresh then the king over there with his "flame-broiled burgers" and you even gotta ask those knucklehead for it OFF THE BROILER to get it like that.
/rant for mcdonalds and fast food
I got a thing for seeking out fishtanks on tv, youd be suprised how many shows keep things in more then too small of habitats, I think hampsters got it best.
Last edited by Butterfly; February 2nd, 2010 at 02:58 PM.
Reason: language Forum rule #2 | |
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February 2nd, 2010
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| | Moderator
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Goldwing_Don  worked @ BK in the 70's..oh my...I feel so old now ..lol |  The fries were a lot better then. | |
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February 2nd, 2010
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by whitedevil IM just upset cause they changed their shakes, now they come in a smaller mccafe medium cup with whipped cream and a cherry, Its fast food, If I wanted a sundae shake id go to DQ.
Its bad enough you have to modify the normal burger to get it fresh then the king over there with his "flame-broiled burgers" and you even gotta ask those knucklehead for it OFF THE BROILER to get it like that.
/rant for mcdonalds and fast food
I got a thing for seeking out fishtanks on tv, youd be suprised how many shows keep things in more then too small of habitats, I think hampsters got it best. | You'd probably like the food they're selling here in Oz then. As of yet both Maccas and BK still sell the good old basics, no real changes to speak of yet. Guess it's probably only a matter of time though... | |
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February 3rd, 2010
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| | Fish Helper
| Its funny, I watched poltergeist the other day. Early on, the little girls bird dies and she asks for a goldfish. Later that night it shows TWO large sized goldfish in a bowl you couldnt even pour a gallon into. On top of that, she is pouring an entire container of food into the bowl saying "come and get it!"
Most people would probably think, aw what a cute girl overfeeding her fish.
My only thought was poor fish! | |
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February 3rd, 2010
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| | Fish Keeper
| they wouldn't show that advert over here in england, they would get too many complaints. Makes you wonder what the fillet of fish is made of. | |
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February 3rd, 2010
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| | Fish Addict
| Elmo keeps his fish Dorthy in a bowl... | |
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February 3rd, 2010
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| | Fish Helper
| mcdonalds doesnt make people fat. people ordering fat foods makes them fat. supply and demand.... | |
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February 11th, 2010
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| | Fish Mentor
| Just as Jenn said, Elmo (if you remember him from Sesame Street) has a pet goldfish in a tiny bowl. A real, live goldfish, too. Actually, it was his second goldfish. The first one died fairly early. I WONDER WHY...
Stupid Sesame Street making young children think about putting goldfish in bowls. | |
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