Now Thats One Happy Meal
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An 8 year-old girl in Illinois got a considerably happier meal than she expected at a McDonalds restaurant, after she was served with a Happy Meal complete with marijuana, a pot pipe, and lighter. What more could an 8 year-old girl ask for?
As Metro accounts, the girl’s mother, Andrea Irelan, explained, “She just said, Mom, I have a lighter in my Happy Meal,â€? and I said, “you have a lighter in your Happy Meal,â€? and she said, “yes, I have a lighter in my Happy Meal,â€? so I told her, “go show your dad.â€?
According to Ottawa, Illinois police, the drugs belonged to a 17 year-old male, identified as Brandon Scott, an employee at the McDonalds. After he mistakenly brought his drugs into work with him, Scott had to think quickly, and regrettably chose a poor place to conceal his stash — a Happy Meal box that he then forgot about, allowing another employee to pick it up and use it.
To complete his bad day, not only did he lose his pot, but he was fired from his job and charged with possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. I wonder what Donald Trump would say.
The parents are now considering suing McDonalds.
This isn’t the first time that McDonalds has been in the headlines recently for added bonuses in their Happy Meals. Just late April, a McDonald’s restaurant in New Zealand managed to give away a condom with one of its kid’s meals.
For the 7 year-old girl who was on the receiving end of the condom, however, the meal was not so happy.
The condom was discovered by Maia Whitaker and her grandparents, Suzanne and Rowan Hatch, in a McDonalds in Wellington. The condom (unused inside its packet) came inside a small sports bag that came free with the meal. Now that’s taking sports to the max.
“I was pretty horrified really, the fact my granddaughter was going to look in the bag and find this thing. It would be difficult to explain, she’s only 7.” said Mr. Hatch.
A spokesperson for McDonalds gave explanation that the sports bags were a late substitute for a Happy Meal toy which had sold out. Yes, just what every child wishes for as a toy substitute — perhaps they would make great water bombs.
The one that Maia received had been unsealed for display purposes, said the spokesperson. ‘Somehow’ the condom ended up in the bag, and the bag ended up with the customer.
The staff let Maia swap the condom for a pencil case. That was mighty generous.
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OHHH HELL YES! That is one super duper happy meal. Poor Brandon. He was fired and he lost his stash. Even Don would give him another shot I think.
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Hi Deborah, I had heard about this in the news and thought how stupid can you be. Hey, I want to thank you for dropping by my blog and faving me on Technorati, I have done the same for you. You also asked if I would be interested in you doing an article on my art on your blog. Not only would I be interested, but very greatful. Thanks for asking.
Mike
Mike, I think he’s painfully aware of his stupidity now, especially after making world news headlines. His life wouldn’t be a lot of fun right now. It would be difficult to even find another job in the same town. And if the parents are successful in suing McDonalds, his troubles are about to get a lot worse.
Thanks for stopping by, and for faving me.
It will be my pleasure to do a post on you … your artwork is very unique
Simply unbelievable, isn’t it? What is the world coming to?
Lisa, people never cease to amaze me.
hi Deborah
this doesn’t surprise me!!! I used to work at Kentucky Fried Chicken when I was at art school and and the whole experience turned me right off takeaway chicken!!!!
hope you have a good weekend…..
Kim, do tell! You’ve got me very curious to know.
Last night I found a couple of large lumps of *something* in my sour cream. I did NOT want to know what it was, since I’d already been eating before finding it.
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Yikes. I’m just glad I don’t go to McDonalds anymore, unless I’m forced, and then I just eat fries.
I suppose what you don’t know won’t hurt you as the saying goes…..I don’t eat cream as it cause havoc with my system…I had my gallbladder removed because of it….as for the chicken …I worked with a bunch of uni students who did the cooking and they used to have chicken drumstick fights and throw them all around the kitchen….boys of course!!!!!
Cynthia, I’m with you on that one! I never have been a McDonald’s fan.
Kim, that had to be pretty serious to force you to opt for surgery.
Nothing surprises me with what kids will do. Utterly disgusting to think that some unaware customer would end up with those drumsticks in their meal after they’d been used for ‘food fights’.
hmmmm Deborah
I don’t know which would be worse…eating the drumsticks…. or those testicles….that you featured on that FABULOUS post of yours a while back….
cheers from down under….
Kim, you are NUTS. Bwahaha!
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