Big Mac® Photo Contest

       Ring ring! Ring ring! Calling all McDonald's® fans!
       The Big Mac® has won over the hearts and tastebuds of America for generations. It's hard to believe that the savory sandwich originated not in some four-star resteraunt—but in Ray Kroc's kitchen!
       Yes, it all started when Ray was experimenting with his mysterious (but delectable!) Secret Sauce®, the ingredients of which baffle chefs and Mac-munchers to this very day. The McDonald's® Visionary-in-Residence apparently had no idea what was in store for him. In fact, he nearly threw the whole idea down the drain—literally!
       But he didn't. And so we have the modern Big Macs, the result of one moment of Eureka! and many months of careful preparation. Incredibly, Ray Kroc, a folksy man with a modest smile, was responsible for one of America's most enduring symbols of our age. Even more incredibly, the fact that Big Macs® taste like shit simply never occured to the folksy man with the modest smile! And still more incredibly, it never occured to 50 billion satisfied McDonald's customers/suckers, either.
       But who cares! It was a happy day for Ray, 50 billion suckers, "McStock" owners, and scores of jobless teenagers.
       And just what are the components of this four-star culinary extravaganza? And what goes into that meat? And what do those awfully carefree and underpaid teenagers do when handling your food? Well, well, I'd love to go into more detail, but a few McLawyers might take slight offense, and McLawyers are not exactly the best group you want to face in McCourt.
       But don't let that distract you from your meaty treat. For this is truly The Burger that Launched a Thousand Appetites. And so I'm pleased to anounce The Big Mac® Photo Contest. Simply snap the Most Mouth-Watering Mac® and you'll win! The winner will receive a gift certificate redeemable for $12.98 worth of vacuum cleaner bags at any participating Montgomery Wards®. Of course, Montgomery Wards® recently filed for bankruptcy, so don't get angry if you have to shell out the $12.98 yourself.
       How do you enter your Most Mouth-Watering Mac® photo? It can be as simple as shoot, scan, and E-mail! And stay tuned, because every fourteen years a brand new champion will be chosen! So what have you got to lose? Send in that submission, and patronize your local McDonald's®! But don't get too 'consumed' in your work— you may wind up with a tummy ache! Ha ha!
       New submissions will be accepted starting June 11, 2011, and must be received no later than November 12, 2013.



       This year's Most Mouth-Watering Mac® was submitted by Mark Saleno of Texas. Congradulations, Mark! I can almost taste his prize-winning photo:



       Yum yum! I'll bet old Mark is vacuuming up a storm with those free vacuum cleaner bags from Montgomery Wards®! So let's keep that film reeling! Who knows? Maybe you'll join Mark and vacuum right along with him. It could happen sooner than you think!



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