I actually caught one of those ads for the new McDonalds meals...

[conuly]

Two women are gossiping. One of them is talking about her brother's fiancee, but before she says what's so horrible about this woman she breaks off her conversation to walk up the stairs while her friend takes the elevator. They then meet up just in time for us to find out that *gasp* the fiancee is FOUR WHOLE INCHES TALLER THAN HE IS! I mean, can you imagine?

I'm not sure which part of this commercial is worse, the idea that you have to by an overpriced, unhealthy salad at a fast food chain with a toy to walk, or the fact that these four inches are apparently something people should care about. Either way, I feel as though I've been firmly insulted. I mean, god, are people honestly that shallow/stupid?

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[sailoreagle.livejournal.com]

I mean, god, are people honestly that shallow/stupid?

Yes. :|

I regularly eat at a McDonald's a few days each week (it's icky, but it's the ONLY place to eat at that's 1. close enough to university that it'll not take me a half hour just to get to it 2. cheap enough that I can afford to eat at it... even though sometimes I've been seriously tempted to just find a supermarket and buy some bread and ham and make myself a sandwich for lunch... at times I ended up skipping lunch rather than eating at McDonald's... but I digress), and you wouldn't believe the amount of stupid people it seems to attract. My favourite kind is people who order two big drippy cheeseburgers and double fries, or something equally greasy, and then go, "oh, and a diet coke, I'm trying to cut down on my calory intake". Which I thought had to be an urban legend, until I actually saw it happening. Several times. *boggle*

So it doesn't surprise me that they tailor their commercial to the stupid...

[conuly]

Honestly? Just buy yourself some sandwich stuff and fruit when you buy your groceries. It's cheaper, and a lot better for you.

[sailoreagle.livejournal.com]

I've done it sometimes - the main problem is that I can't really bring lunch from home, because it either arrives very squished or won't fit in my bag / backpack at all (I tend to carry too much stuff with me). And the city where I study is 45 mins by train away from the one I live in, so I can't go home for lunch (wish I could). And sometimes supermarkets are closed when I get out of class.
There's also the fact that the morons at university won't let us stay inside the university if we're eating something, and there's no nearby benches or parks or anything, so I have nowhere to sit to eat if I bring lunch from home. :|

Ah well... I'm graduating soon -> no more having to eat cheap and in a hurry -> no more McDonald's -> yay!