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ronald mcdonald story found
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From: Monica Waldman <monica@mips.com>
Message-Id: <9106192343.AA27058@ralph.mips.com>
Subject: ronald mcdonald story found
To: rex black <rex@orchard.locus.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 91 16:43:03 PDT
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The following is by Michael Worsham, Texas A & M University.
On June 17, 1991, an article in the Houston Chronicle appeared, taken from an
article from the Arizona Republic.
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Big Mac attacked
Vege-terrorist nabs Ronald McDonald
By Gail Tabor
Arizona Republic
A sneak attack on a McDonald's in Mesa, Ariz., is just the
beginning, a "vegetarian terrorist" threatens.
Calling himself Butch Cassidy, the man said he stole a statue
of Ronald McDonald from a Mesa restaurant early Sunday morning. He
vowed to continue abductions until the restaurant chain gives in to his
demands: a non-meat sandwiches on the menu.
"McDonalds is not serving the vegetarians of the Valley," said
Cassidy, who phoned The Arizona Republic to describe his exploit.
"We want them to serve soy burgers. Vegetarians aren't all
rabbits. We want something we can sink our teeth into."
Cassidy, who refused to give his real name or age, said he
chose (sic) McDonald's as a target because the hamburger chain "is a
leader in the industry...
"If they change, others will follow," he said.
Mesa police are investigting the theft of the life-size figure,
whose value they estimate at $8,000.
Karen Spangler, supervisor of the restaurant, said the statue
had been in the playground for only a week.
"I'm very angry he took that statue," she said. "It's for
children. If he thinks someone is going to be sympathetic, I don't
think that's going to happen."
In addition to salads, Spangler said, all McDonald's restaurants
carry grilled cheese sandwiches and upon request, will make meatless
Big Macs with buns, sauce and toppings, but no burger patties. Any
change in a franchise's menu, she added, must be approved by the
national corporate office.
No one answered the phone on Sunday at the McDonald's corporate
headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Cassidy, who said he had been a vegetarian for nine years, said
the lack of stick-to-your-ribs meatless sandwiches on fast-food
restaurants' menus had bothered him and others like him for a long
time. He had some help from militant-vegetarian friends in the kidnap-
ping, he added.
Ronald is in very good shape, Cassidy said. He has been buffed
and the group touched up some scratches in his paint.
"Our only regret is we're taking away from kids," Cassidy
said. "But it's up to McDonald's to get him back. If they really care
about the Earth, they'll change."
Cassidy said he and his friends would wait a couple of weeks to
hear from McDonald's, and if they don't, another Ronald will be
snatched.
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Comment:
This article was reprinted without permission, including the incorrect
spelling of McDonalds (there is no ' between the d and the s).
McDonalds should not be surprised that it has come to this. I can
understand the McSupervisor beleiving the statue is for the kids, but
not the activist. A future full of rainforests, un-overgrazed public
lands, etc. etc. is a much more useful present to kids than a symbol
of corporate madness and greed.
Cassidy is well advised to hit a McD in another town, although that
should not be hard with a McD's on practically every block of every
town.
"Cattle Free In '93" ............................Earth First!
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I believe our friend Michael Worsham has been taking himself and his
vegetarianism too seriously. He obviously failed to consider that
this is either an ASU frat-boy prank or a spontaneous act of "Bob"!
Either way, this Butch Cassidy character, whoever he may be, should
be immediately inducted into the Church as a Saint, or at least
a friggin' Alterboy.
Rex
P.S. Send me 53 Big Macs and a Hamburglar statue yesterday or I'll
rip "Bob"s heart out with a coathanger!
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