What's the first thought that comes to you with this photo?

[Gothic Sponge]

[Book Lover]

1. That I'm not letting

my son near the stuff until he's at least 18.

[rbnyc]

11. I'm with you.

I think Ronald McDonald and characters are right up there with Joe Camel. It's sick to be marketing this crap to our kids.

[Book Lover]

16. Exactly

McDonalds sponsors public tv also, so my child is exposed to their "enhanced underwriting whateverthehell," i.e., commercials, even when Clifford or Sagwa are on. There is no refuge except education (I mean me, not the schools) about how these are barely foods. That and my and my husband's killer cooking.

[m-jean03]

2. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

That was my first thought, doctor. What does it mean??? :scared:

[sniffa]

3. pedophiLe

[meegbear]

14. Me too ...

unfortunately

[reprehensor]

4. How contrived!

Like, as if the toy is ever that happy. How phoney.

[eyesroll]

5. I'm not a vegetarian, but I think I'll honor the "never eat anything with

a face" mantra this time.

That shake's creepy.

[Commendatori]

6. That I'd rather starve than take the job of being Ronald (n/t)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

7. brainwashing

or "branding" as they call it

[Skittles]

8. what a weirdo Gothic_Sponge is

:7

[Gothic Sponge]

12. You'll get no argument from me.

:)

[cprise]

9. Meat Clown

http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/atom_445

[Maine-i-acs]

10. Fatty crappy food and a cheap Chinese toy

All wrapped up in a smiley wrapper.

As President I will require all happy Meal toys to be American-made (alternate - impose a 50-cent per unit tax on Happy meal toys from China). That alone would probably stop one container ship a day from adding to the trade deficit.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. "Eat Shit" (seen on a Ronald McDonald button parody)

there are also buttons that say "McShit" and "McVomit"

:puke:

[DeadHead67]

15. Mc Sex Toys ?

[MisterP]

17. Michael Jackson

in 2009

[CrownPrinceBandar]

18. Cult.

[TN al]

19. Going my way?...

...Ronald once gave me a ride when I was hitch hiking. No joke!

[sus]

20. Satan and his minions.

[TrogL]

21. Clown will eat me

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Idiot