fascinating history of McDonald's french fry!


	fascinating history of McDonald's french fry!

mugofcoffee

6-7-2007 7:44 AM

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french fry, history, mcdonald, newyorker, food.

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6-7-2007 1:27 PM

allenmarkowski

But damn they taste sooooo good so they've got to be good, right? eheheheh......

6-7-2007 3:14 PM

dfiskey

i think the french fry is my favorite food. I know it's so bad for you- but they are soooooooooo good! I saw a documentary recently on McDonalds- pretty amazing.

6-7-2007 3:37 PM

bignosemousie

dfiskey, I have a real french fry problem, myself. They are so tasty and go with everything. Mmmm.

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