Saturday, November 26, 2005

"Diversity"

 


When I was a kid and went to McDonald's, they offered:

1) Coke

2) Root beer

3) Orange

4) Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate Milk Shakes

The coke and rootbeer were housed in big Bavarian kegs; the orange swished around in a big glass bowl, and the shakes were put on a spindle, after squirting the flavour and filling it with ice cream.

Now Dr. Pepper offers Diet Vanilla Cherry Dr. Pepper.

As the old ad for Va. Slims used to say: "You've come a long way, baby."

P.S. Who'd a thunk it?
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:55 AM

    That's true. And a burger, fries, and a small Coke cost 57 cents.

    Run 24... cheese the doubles!
    Back 'em up with 48 more!

    Mgr: "Slippery, lot and lobby"!

    Slippery: "Yes sir"!

    Mgr: "And Slippery, you need to get
    your hair cut."

    Slippery: "Yes sir, I will. My Dad
    says the same thing,
    ya know? I will when I
    get paid". (After I
    buy my Black Sabbath
    tickets).


    Hourly wage: $1.45 per hr.
    Black Sabbath concert ticket:
    $3.50 / $4.50 - Dress Circle

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  2. "Sea Dad," was one of my mgrs. when I worked at the "Happy Place," long before the advent of Ronald McDonald.

    "But 'Sea Dad,' why do I have to clean the shitters?"

    "We all take turns cleaning the shitters, v.c."

    I swear I had a manager named Harry Cox. He was a rough and tough hombre. You took your life in your own hands if you questioned the origin of his name.
    Allah, " a boy named Sue."

    My beginning pay: $1.00 per hour.

    Fries: 10 cents
    Hamburgers: 12 cents
    Fab 4 Album: $2.97

    Cleaning the shitters: Priceless!

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  3. Anonymous7:40 AM

    Yep, another brick in the stall, as you say. My first mgr, was a hard-ass too. He was into the job, big-time. Even when he was off, he would park up on a hill next to the Happy Place, with his binoculars, and watch us (night-shift) as we labored away. Here's a coupla names u might remember from Rowdy High, that were 2 of my "swing managers" when I worked there... Bobby McClendon, might have been in your graduating class?, and Walter Banks, played cornet in band, but was 1 year younger than I, so u might not remember him. This was the Micky D's on Stewart Ave, near Shakee's Pizza, 72 Lanes bowling alley, Funtown, etc. I'm guessing you worked across from the fed pen.?
    I did too, later on.

    Slippery

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