Nobody would ever confuse McD's with gourmet dining but sometimes it just hits right….

LarryLayman said:

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Rex Racer said:

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I learned in 1990 that it was pork shoulder. This isn't news.

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But did you know it was scalded stomach?

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I'm not convinced of that one, but it might be. Who knows?

I know that the McRib is only available seasonally because McDonald's sells enough of them that they drive the price of pork shoulder up, and once it reaches a certain price, they discontinue it. At least that's what one of my Ag Econ professors told us.

aggrad02 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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And this right here is why people generally have a piss poor opinion of the legal profession. Because this is just dumb.

I never, not once, in all of my existence since I was about maybe 6 or 7 years old thought the McRib was actually a rack of ribs. It's nothing more than chopped processed pork leftovers in the shape of a rib slathered in crappy bbq sauce. I've also, not once in all of my existence, understood the fascination with them because they are absolute crap. Much like the Jack in the Box tacos.

This lawsuit is along the lines of the one a few years back where Lowes or Home Depot or Mccoys or whomever was sued by some idiot because they complained that a 2x4 is not actually 2"x4" and somehow thought they were harmed by that fact.

Sht like this needs to be tossed immediately and the plaintiff lawyer needs to be hammered by the courts for wasting court time and money.

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It is crap but those are two of my favorite fast food crap indulgences, the McRib and Jack & Box's tacos. Neither is ribs or a taco but they are good to me on occasion for some reason.

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How is a Jack in the Box taco not a taco?

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This should be interesting. Now every now and then, I go to McD to get a cheap meal and to remind me of my lolpoor days at College Station eating at the McD on University Drive, which still exists.

I never went to McD hoping for gourmet cuisine. But when you call it "McRib", it does make one think it is rib meat. I never liked the McRib but many do. I am curious to see what the judge says.



McDonald's popular McRib sandwich contains no rib meat, class-action lawsuit alleges
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mcdonalds-popular-mcrib-sandwich-contains-no-rib-meat-class-action-lawsuit-alleges/3871191/

According to the McDonald's website, the McRib consists of "seasoned boneless pork dipped in a tangy BBQ sauce, topped with slivered onions and tangy pickles, all served on a toasted homestyle bun."

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A federal class-action lawsuit accused McDonald's of misleading consumers by marketing its popular McRib sandwich as if it consists of actual pork rib meat - when the plaintiffs alleged it doesn't contain any.

The lawsuit, which was filed Dec. 23 in the Northern District of Illinois, was brought by four individuals who claimed the Chicago-based fast food giant deceives reasonable consumers who would "reasonably believe that a product named the 'McRib' will include at least some meaningful quantity of actual pork rib meat."

However, the plaintiffs alleged the sandwich is actually constructed using ground-up portions of lower-grade pork products such as pork shoulder, heart and scalded stomach.
According to the McDonald's website, the McRib consists of "seasoned boneless pork dipped in a tangy BBQ sauce, topped with slivered onions and tangy pickles, all served on a toasted homestyle bun."
A total of 16 court claims were listed in the suit including fraudulent omission or concealment, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, breach of contract and the violation of state consumer protection laws in California, Illinois, New York and Washington, D.C.

McDonald's issued the following statement to NBC Chicago on Sunday night:

"This lawsuit distorts the facts and many of the claims are inaccurate. Food quality and safety are at the heart of everything we do that's why we're committed to using real, quality ingredients across our entire menu. Our fan-favorite McRib sandwich is made with 100% pork sourced from farmers and suppliers across the U.S. We've always been transparent about our ingredients so guests can make the right choice for them."

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Are people going to sue other restaurants because a hamburger does not have ham in it? These people and lawyers that sue over this stupid **** are just a drain on society.

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Pretty funny and fun if you ask me.

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Nah, man. That's genius. Create your own arbitrage.

Rib meat or no, Doug Heffernan loves the McRib:

Who else wants to go in on a class action against beanie weenies?

schmellba99 said:

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This lawsuit is along the lines of the one a few years back where Lowes or Home Depot or Mccoys or whomever was sued by some idiot because they complained that a 2x4 is not actually 2"x4" and somehow thought they were harmed by that fact.

Sht like this needs to be tossed immediately and the plaintiff lawyer needs to be hammered by the courts for wasting court time and money.

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So you admit it! [/Twin Peaks]

aggrad02 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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And this right here is why people generally have a piss poor opinion of the legal profession. Because this is just dumb.

I never, not once, in all of my existence since I was about maybe 6 or 7 years old thought the McRib was actually a rack of ribs. It's nothing more than chopped processed pork leftovers in the shape of a rib slathered in crappy bbq sauce. I've also, not once in all of my existence, understood the fascination with them because they are absolute crap. Much like the Jack in the Box tacos.

This lawsuit is along the lines of the one a few years back where Lowes or Home Depot or Mccoys or whomever was sued by some idiot because they complained that a 2x4 is not actually 2"x4" and somehow thought they were harmed by that fact.

Sht like this needs to be tossed immediately and the plaintiff lawyer needs to be hammered by the courts for wasting court time and money.

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It is crap but those are two of my favorite fast food crap indulgences, the McRib and Jack & Box's tacos. Neither is ribs or a taco but they are good to me on occasion for some reason.

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Maybe not in it's purest form, but it's still a taco.

Rex Racer said:

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LarryLayman said:

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Rex Racer said:

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I learned in 1990 that it was pork shoulder. This isn't news.

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But did you know it was scalded stomach?

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I'm not convinced of that one, but it might be. Who knows?

I know that the McRib is only available seasonally because McDonald's sells enough of them that they drive the price of pork shoulder up, and once it reaches a certain price, they discontinue it. At least that's what one of my Ag Econ professors told us.

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I heard the same-ish story, probably from the same professor. I always thought the story went that they brought back the McRib when the price of pork hit a certain low level, and they'd stop when the price rose to a certain price.

Dinosaur nuggets dont have any dino meat either.

FobTies said:

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Dinosaur nuggets dont have any dino meat either.

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No!

And lawsuits against marketing slogans are meritless too. You can't sue a burger place for saying "best burgers in the world." Legal lying.

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I know that the McRib is only available seasonally because McDonald's sells enough of them that they drive the price of pork shoulder up, and once it reaches a certain price, they discontinue it. At least that's what one of my Ag Econ professors told us.

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I used to hear the same thing about Applebee's AYCE Riblet promotion. I worked for them for (sadly) a decade and heard the same thing every year that corporate basically bought the yearly market for the back portions or wherever the hell the riblets came from and that's why they couldn't do it year round.

Part of me wants to believe that because during the annual rib promo I was cooking ~180lbs of those things on weekdays and ~250lbs on weekends and College Station was a low volume store. I hate to think what the high volume stores were doing.

My brother used to work for WingStop corporate and he told me that the future year's chicken harvest was usually purchased in advance by them, Chik-Fil-A, and a few others to make make sure they got the right size of what they wanted at the price they wanted. That's why so many grocery stores only stock those giant chicken boobs because they are all on CFA sandwiches.

EclipseAg said:

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Rib meat or no, Doug Heffernan loves the McRib:

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Jerry Stiller was a legend. Absolute genius all the way to the end. Probably the funniest character on Seinfeld.

Oohhh, somebody's too high and mighty to eat scalded stomach.

FobTies said:

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Dinosaur nuggets dont have any dino meat either.

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That's a lie!

I order a sausage biscuit and hash brown occasionally at McDonald's. Could have been me ordering the McRib. Really makes you think.

HTownAg98 said:

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Rex Racer said:

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LarryLayman said:

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Rex Racer said:

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I learned in 1990 that it was pork shoulder. This isn't news.

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But did you know it was scalded stomach?

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I'm not convinced of that one, but it might be. Who knows?

I know that the McRib is only available seasonally because McDonald's sells enough of them that they drive the price of pork shoulder up, and once it reaches a certain price, they discontinue it. At least that's what one of my Ag Econ professors told us.

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I heard the same-ish story, probably from the same professor. I always thought the story went that they brought back the McRib when the price of pork hit a certain low level, and they'd stop when the price rose to a certain price.

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Here is like a 15 year old article about it: https://medium.com/the-awl/a-conspiracy-of-hogs-the-mcrib-as-arbitrage-8da0d480e8f8

A power trader friend of mine looked at the trading volume of futures contracts on pork bellies and lean hogs leading up to the McRib announcement, and there were some obvious new buyers in the market just prior to the announcement. Maybe it was someone with a source in McD's HQ that was trading off of insider information (which would be illegal), or someone that deduced the McRib was coming back from public sources (which would be using the Mosaic Theory, which is legal), but Occam's Razor says that it was most likely McD locking in lower prices before they announced the re-release (almost every major restaurant hedges food prices when they can).

McD's is just interesting because the McRib is the only pork they buy outside of breakfast, and they are so large that they move the market. Futures contracts are very highly leveraged, so a fairly modest investment can make a big difference. And, if the market moves against them and pork prices continue to go down, they just make their money back by buying cheaper pork for their sandwiches.

Rocky Rider said:

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McD hamburger patties were similar as I was told by someone that had a contract to provide them 25 years ago. Heart, tongue, and other beef products. Yum.

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So we basically have the McBarbacoa?

Can we sue because there also is no "Mc" in the McRib?

I miss rebelionel

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aggrad02 said:

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schmellba99 said:

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And this right here is why people generally have a piss poor opinion of the legal profession. Because this is just dumb.

I never, not once, in all of my existence since I was about maybe 6 or 7 years old thought the McRib was actually a rack of ribs. It's nothing more than chopped processed pork leftovers in the shape of a rib slathered in crappy bbq sauce. I've also, not once in all of my existence, understood the fascination with them because they are absolute crap. Much like the Jack in the Box tacos.

This lawsuit is along the lines of the one a few years back where Lowes or Home Depot or Mccoys or whomever was sued by some idiot because they complained that a 2x4 is not actually 2"x4" and somehow thought they were harmed by that fact.

Sht like this needs to be tossed immediately and the plaintiff lawyer needs to be hammered by the courts for wasting court time and money.

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It is crap but those are two of my favorite fast food crap indulgences, the McRib and Jack & Box's tacos. Neither is ribs or a taco but they are good to me on occasion for some reason.

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Maybe not in it's purest form, but it's still a taco.

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Isn't a taco technically a sandwich?

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I've also, not once in all of my existence, understood the fascination with them because they are absolute crap. Much like the Jack in the Box tacos.

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Now you've crossed a line that is never to be crossed.

Most blatant case of false advertising since I sued the makers of The Never Ending Story! - Lionel Hutz

Now do Taco Bell "Taco meat".

How much for one wib?

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laws in California, Illinois, New York and Washington, D.C.

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Why does the mention of those states not surprise me? I'm shocked that Minnesota isn't on there given the last year or so.

This just proves that there are people out there doing nothing other than looking to file a lawsuit over something stupid just to make a buck or be able to say they "did something"

You wanna file a lawsuit over something? How about the car dealers trying to sell "nitrogen filled tires"

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Planning for retirement?

Over two decades ago I heard a radio message that "Boneless Wings" = You don't know where that part of the chicken (?) that came from.
May even be the tail end of the intestinal tract!

BusterAg said:

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Things next on the list:

Hot dogs contain no dog meat.
Grape Nuts contain no grapes, and no nuts.
Bac'n bits usually have no bacon.
French Fries don't come from France
Sweetbreads have no bread.
Egg cream contains no egg or cream
Truffle oils contain no truffles
I have no idea how bologna doesn't have a "Y" somewhere in the name, and don't even get me started on spotted dick.

If I was a defense lawyer for McD, I would use each of these terms as often as possible until the judge slapped me down.

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Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island.

Moon Shadow said:

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Over two decades ago I heard a radio message that "Boneless Wings" = You don't know where that part of the chicken (?) that came from.
May even be the tail end of the intestinal tract!

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Menudo pollo

Phatbob said:

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Can we sue because there also is no "Mc" in the McRib?

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they took it out because Irishmen taste too gamey and the alcohol content exposed them to dram shop liability.

schmellba99 said:

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And this right here is why people generally have a piss poor opinion of the legal profession. Because this is just dumb.

I never, not once, in all of my existence since I was about maybe 6 or 7 years old thought the McRib was actually a rack of ribs.

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I mean….its pretty obvious that they start with authentic letter-graded meat and then process the hell out of it. Can't see this case going anywhere.

ThunderCougarFalconBird said:

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BusterAg said:

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Things next on the list:

Hot dogs contain no dog meat.
Grape Nuts contain no grapes, and no nuts.
Bac'n bits usually have no bacon.
French Fries don't come from France
Sweetbreads have no bread.
Egg cream contains no egg or cream
Truffle oils contain no truffles
I have no idea how bologna doesn't have a "Y" somewhere in the name, and don't even get me started on spotted dick.

If I was a defense lawyer for McD, I would use each of these terms as often as possible until the judge slapped me down.

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Rhode Island is neither a road nor an island.

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I contend that they DELIBERATELY spelled road incorrectly as "Rhode" in order to consciously avoid litigation while still promoting it as such!