McRib 2011: McDonald's To Return Cult Sandwich To All US Locations Through Nov. 14 - Polidicks

[QUOTE=salty peanut v2;32967337]it's not even ribs it's just fucking shaped meat eugh[/QUOTE] the horror

[QUOTE=mastermaul;32967311]None the less I don't think calling that which is not a rib a rib is ethical marketing.[/QUOTE]The FSIS forces companies to call their fake chicken wings "wyngz". [url]http://askfsis.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1450/~/use-of-%E2%80%9Cwyngz%E2%80%9D-on-poultry-product-labeling[/url]

[QUOTE=mastermaul;32967311]None the less I don't think calling that which is not a rib a rib is ethical marketing.[/QUOTE] It surely isn't. Companies should be held to the same standard as humans. If I were to call you a stupid, lazy, homophobic sack of shit, that would be unethical and mean. I would be calling you things that you most certainly are not, and that would be wrong of me. The same principal applies to companies. If they label a product something say, chicken nuggets, and all it is is procesed chicken bone with some fat and gristle thrown in, that isn't really a nugget made from chicken. It is a tiny piece of fat, gristle and bone, and should be labeled as such.

Is it still rib meat?

[QUOTE=LaughingStock;32967393]Is it still rib meat?[/QUOTE] Did you see that disgusting pile of shit? Whatever it was, it ceased to be "rib meat" long ago.

Who gives a shit if it is cooked in some fancy French gourmet way. You would all eat if you were hungry don't lie to me.

What I want to know is how this whole McRib frenzy start? What sparked the original idea of "Hey, let's make a new product, sell it for only a few weeks, then discontinue it and wait a few years before releasing it for another couple of weeks at certain locations, and repeat this process again and again! We'll make millions!"?

It's processed meat, just like everything McDonald sells.

[QUOTE=Xenomoose;32967533]What I want to know is how this whole McRib frenzy start? What sparked the original idea of "Hey, let's make a new product, sell it for only a few weeks, then discontinue it and wait a few years before releasing it for another couple of weeks at certain locations, and repeat this process again and again! We'll make millions!"?[/QUOTE] they got an idea for a new sandwich, found out it sells, and brought it back

[QUOTE=Xenomoose;32967533]What I want to know is how this whole McRib frenzy start? What sparked the original idea of "Hey, let's make a new product, sell it for only a few weeks, then discontinue it and wait a few years before releasing it for another couple of weeks at certain locations, and repeat this process again and again! We'll make millions!"?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=mastermaul;32967135]Supply and demand. The McRib has a very popular image to it. By keeping this aura of desirability and only supplying it in limited time frames, there would in theory be a very large spike of profitability, generating a huge amount of revenue in a very short time, and then leaving another gap for the desirability to build up again. I think the McRib is a medium through which McDonalds tested this strategy, which evidently must have been at least somewhat successful. Once it stops being effective for this particular sandwich, I suppose there might be a time when the McRib would be added to the permanent menu and function as any other product would.[/QUOTE] Pretty much, yeah.

[QUOTE=DesumThePanda;32966857]Why not just have it on the menu 24/7 365?[/QUOTE] Marketing. Same reason Starbucks only has their Pumpkin Spice Latte in the fall. The company rakes in huge dough for the limited time it's available, versus less profits if it was out year-round.

I can't stand most fast food. Makes me feel like shit.

The German version is better. Over there they put lettuce and the works on it but in america its just a slab of meat with onions sprinkled on top

I had one the last time they were available. It wasn't terrible but It's nothing I would go crazy over. I think it's one of those things that I have to have once a year though.

[QUOTE=Biotoxsin;32966904]Presenting the McRib, as you probably haven't seen before. I know I won't be eating one anytime soon. Without the sauce: [img]http://foodfacts.info/mcrib/005-mcrib-cleantop.jpg[/img] Cut in half: [img]http://foodfacts.info/mcrib/007-mcrib-filet.jpg[/img] Enlarged for detail: [img]http://foodfacts.info/mcrib/008-mcrib-filetcu.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Reminds me of that one Season 4 Spongebob episode. Now what was it called again?

well, in canada, we had this in summer

There's not a shittier, more disgusting, tastier thing on the menu.

Why is this report-worthy?

[QUOTE=Arcana;32968674]Why is this report-worthy?[/QUOTE]What are you expecting form "Sensationalist Headlines"?

[img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_y9025jdYwQw/TL48FEm-_HI/AAAAAAAAAuU/ulxCrWwgRgo/s1600/ribwich.jpg[/img] ? That picture of the thing cut in half is disgusting, but I bet I would say delicious if I hate it... :ohdear:

[QUOTE=dogmachines;32968077]There's not a shittier, more disgusting, tastier thing on the menu.[/QUOTE] The story of Fast Food in general, summed up in one sentence.

[QUOTE=AimlessGiant;32966928]if it tastes good and doesn't kill you, eat it[/QUOTE] I have a sick mind.

[QUOTE=ultra_bright;32968851]I have a sick mind.[/QUOTE] Thinking of getting a Double Down then?

What's so disgusting about that picture?

[QUOTE=ProffesorAssHat;32968017]Reminds me of that one Season 4 Spongebob episode. Now what was it called again?[/QUOTE] The hash slinging slasher? the mash flinging gnasher?

the problem is not how gross or not gross pressed meat is, but rather how to some people the mcrib's "seasonal return" is some culinary miracle, when it's simply pressed meat slathered in sauce

[QUOTE=dogmachines;32968868]Thinking of getting a Double Down then?[/QUOTE] I had one once. I actually felt it raping my arteries. No joke.

What is a double down?

[QUOTE=Rethill34;32969507]What is a double down?[/QUOTE] A "sandwich" made with the sole purpose of killing the people who eat it. AKA two pieces of chicken with cheese, mayo, and bacon in the middle. It's all bathed in grease.

I fucking love the McRib.