10-27-2005, 08:10 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Huntsville, Alabama - ahem - Kwaj East!
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Originally posted by OTW
LOL Kiki, I don't think I've ever had any McDs sandwiches with pineapples. I know a lot of other burger places do, but I'm thinkin McDs burgers wouldn't really taste too good with a slice of pineapple.
Our trash cans do say 'MAHALO' instead of 'THANKS', though. 
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Beilieve it or not, the late Ray Kroc did try pushing a 'Hula Burger' as part of the SuckDonald's menu. And now, the rest of the story:
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Back in the 1950s, the fast food giant, McDonald's had a problem. Catholics who did not eat meat on Fridays would not buy burgers on Fridays. Friday sales were therefore poor in Catholic areas.
The solution? The "Hula Burger." Ray Kroc, Chairman of the Board, devised it. It was a toasted bun, covered with a piece of melted American cheese, mustard, ketchup, a pickle, and a slice of grilled pineapple. Note: no meat. And also, no buyers, or not enough. The solution was no solution at all. The Hula Burger died after a few months.
In 1962, the "Filet-O-Fish" finally solved the problem.
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source: http://www.silvertorch.com/potpourri2.htm
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