DAILY DIRT: Raise your hand if you ever had a McPizza, Bubblegum McFlurry or a McHotDog

Daily Dirt for Friday, July 12, 2024

And I’m serious about that comment concerning the old Onion Nuggets … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,003 of The Daily Dirt.

1. Have you ever pulled up to the drive-through at McDonald’s, looked at the menu and asked yourself, “Don’t they ever change this menu?”

Well, the truth is, yes they do. Here’s a sampling of McDonald’s offerings that have left us over the years:

• — Fish McBites
• — McSalad Shakers
• — McLobster
• — Cinnabon Melts
• — Bubblegum McFlurry (Ugh. Simply ugh.)
• — McFeast (It was a short-lived sandwich, not some bizarre meal)
• — Son of Mac
• — McJordan
• — McPizza (This was quality. I once drove 65 miles, just to order one of these because the McDonald’s restaurants closest to me did not have the McPizzas on their menus.)
• — Snack Wraps
• — McSoup
• — Strawberry Cheesecake McFlurry
• — Cheddar Melts
• — Onion Nuggets (These were magnificent. Come on, guys, bring them back. Please.)
• — McGratin Croquette
• — McHotDog (Terrible. Simply terrible.)
• — Chopped Beefsteak sandwich
• — Arch Deluxe (This was a great sandwich that was put to rest well before its time)
• — Big ‘N Tasty
• — Chicken Fajitas
• — CBO Sandwich (FYI: Chicken, bacon, onion)
• — Mighty Wings
• — Eggs Benedict McMuffin
• — Chicken Selects
• — McDLT
• — Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
• — McAfrika

2. No changes in the medal stand this week when it comes to The Great Plate Debate.

GEM CITI holds on to the gold medal for a second straight week.

First, the best we saw (or received via e-mail or text):

• 4 KANST
• BKWRM 67
• GIBBYS 6
• SO PAW 20 (Baseball fans should enjoy this one)
• HOWEY 19
• JAJA 39
• DOT TOY3
• SHURLY 

The top three remain:

Gold medal: GEM CITI 4

Silver medal:U DRUNK

Bronze medal:  CO XIST

3. The week’s best of “Found on Facebook”:

• —  “We had 24-hour Walmarts and $1 McChickens. We had it all.”
• — “In only six years the 1980s will be 50 years ago.”
• — “Does it bother anyone else that three ‘A’s’ in Australia are all pronounced differently?”
• — “Alarm clocks for retirees: Go back to sleep or get up. Entirely up to you.”
• — “Where do bad rainbows go? To prism. It’s a light sentence, but it gives them time to reflect.”

Steve Thought O’ The Day — What’s more embarrassing this season, being a White Sox fan or a Cubs fan? Both have an excellent chance to finish last in their divisions. That has happened just once in the last 75 years.

Steve Eighinger writes daily for Muddy River News. And don’t call him Shurley