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McDonalds COO Retiring For Health Reasons

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Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/01/2009 16:12 -0500



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by Whizbang
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:18
#148320

Oh come now, you honestly don't think someone like him would've eaten that crap do you? Foie Gras and truffles for the kings, ground pig rectum for the rest of us.

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 19:00
#148615

What do you expect?

The upper class died long ago with the aristocrats.

What is left is the vulgar bourgeois.

by bugs_
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:19
#148323

Was proud of "X Billion served" then found
out Ben and Timmay were talking Obama math
where quadrillions were being served.

by Divided States ...
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:29
#148332

Too much burgers and fries?

by pivot
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:36
#148355

had 2 McDouble's today.  awesome.

by Chopshop
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:37
#148358

C'est une trouvaille magnifique! Mercy buckets, TD.

by lizzy36
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:37
#148359

Never would have happened if he had been COO of  In-N-Out. 

by VegasBD
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:11
#148430

Worked there for two years in high school. Awesome place.

by Brindle702
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 19:59
#148688

+1

by Johnny G.
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 22:05
#148830

True, he'd be dead in a private plane crash instead.

by NRGTDR
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:39
#148361

GM  CEO to resign too. Guess $1,200 gold is sending the smart money to the bunkers.

by estaog
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 23:36
#148900

Great comment bro. I'm sure they are all watching the price of gold as they make career decisions.

by Art Vandelay
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:40
#148366

Haven't two of their CEO's died on the job in the past several years?

by Asimov
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:41
#148367

MCD's had a SHITLOAD of front month puts bought the other day.

 

I made note of it... Hm... I'll have to track it down.  I'll post the info when I do.

 

by Asimov
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:13
#148433

Sorry, memory failure.  It was a real low p/c ratio that got my attention that day.

 

On 11-25, the P/C ratio was 0.029 and would have been even lower if not for 14k puts that got bought.

 

It was a very similar pattern of call buying that day as KO, so it's probably totally unrelated to this.

by bugs_
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:43
#148377

Uh Oh - maybe the hamburgler pulled something.

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 16:58
#148407

McDs is one of the largest holder of CRE... They own most of the buildings that contain a McDonalds. Is this further evidence of a CRE meltdown?

by Johnny G.
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 22:07
#148836

Unrelated.  They lease them to the franchisees, and they pay off in about 8 years.  It's a genius model.

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:08
#148425

if he ever ate one of those bone laced crapburgers his company peddles the ill health is no surprise....

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 18:04
#148534

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLtwFugudZE

-MobBarley

by dot_bust
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 18:05
#148538

Special orders do upset us. Hold the pickles. Hold the lettuce. Have it your way. Was that McDonalds or Burger King? Who cares. Same Frankenfood.

by Racer
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 18:51
#148593

"Citing health"

In other words...

His doctors have become increasingly concerned about the constant suturing of his lateral abdominal walls and fear that any further laughing at suckers who eat at his reconstituted mush disposal units will cause a sudden rupture and mean he won't be able to avail himself of all the luxurious goodies from peddling fat in a handy size, that can be squeezed out from addicted fat junkies

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 18:47
#148598

lmao....reading between the lines is an artful
skill which dispels the lies of the newsfakers....

thanks for the reading...

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 19:21
#148642

The irony of the headline is pretty striking, but you guys should know that the COO retired because of his multiple knee replacement surgeries...

I think that by taking headlines completely out of context, this can be considered to be borderline irresponsible reporting. I guess ZH is slowly evolving to become the financial equivalent of The Daily Show, which is a little worrying to me.

by Anonymous
on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 03:08
#149029

No time to sign in so I'll be an Anon reply to your idiotic comment.

Marla did not take the headline "completely out of context". She merely showed the headline, obviously because she appreciated the humor intended by the author of the headline.

by Unscarred
on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 13:34
#149384

I think that by taking headlines completely out of context, this can be considered to be borderline irresponsible reporting.

I think you really hit the nail on the head here.  WTF was Tyler thinking when he decided to display the headline EXACTLY as it appeared, without comment?  Very reckless and completely irresponsible (pfff, amateurs).  Forget The Daily Show, not even Jim Cramer would stoop THAT low.

Personally, I say why let the facts get in the way of a good story.

by Gimp
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 19:41
#148665

Only in America... "you are what you eat"... and in this case "unhealthy"

 

 

by Unscarred
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 20:32
#148718

And we wonder why health care costs so much in America...

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 21:19
#148772

It's not burgers, it's PEOPLE!

by Unscarred
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 22:03
#148827

Take some "Antioxidants"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxcaIKMAJ3Y

by Anonymous
on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 22:35
#148857

"Commenting without comment."

by Anonymous
on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 03:11
#149030

And by the way, does Tyler Durden still work for Marla?

by Anonymous
on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 09:26
#149143

U.S. Cycle of Foolishness: 1. Get large percentages of the population on welfare, food stamps, and fast food to ensure a horrendous, disease producing diet, 2. Pass a nation breaking nationalized healthcare bill so all the fast food eaters and smokers get their doctor bills paid for by other people who work, 3. Make sure the poor and disease ridden produce at a rate 3 times that of people with jobs and education, and let math drive the final nail in the country's coffin.

by Unscarred
on Wed, 12/02/2009 - 13:36
#149388

It's a good thing you posted this anonymously, otherwise Paul Krugman would be seeking retribution for your plagiarism of his manifesto.

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