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return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago

Russia struck this McDonald’s at least nine times. It’s still open.

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Russia struck this McDonald’s at least nine times. It’s still open.

www.nbcnews.com

return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days ago
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The walls are pockmarked from shrapnel and the golden arches are melted at Ukraine’s first McDonald’s. But the restaurant, a symbol of the country’s Western aspirations, still serves as a refuge in Kyiv.
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    But the restaurant, a symbol of the country’s Western aspirations,

    I promise I’m no tankie but this line in reference to McDonalds is cursed

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      This whole thing smells addy.

      Slava Ukraini, slava Heroyam btw.

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      If you don’t support Western freedom like having a McDonalds then you’re a tankie, that’s the rule. You’ll be receiving your monthly Stalin painting soon, the cadre expects a daily kiss on it before you mail it back at the start of the month, so I recommend you invest in “Commie red” lipstick now to be sure it’s obvious!

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        Can someone please stop these Stalin paintings being sent to my house! All I said was universal healthcare is cheaper than private healthcare!!

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      McDonald’s eastward expansion is cultural genocide of Ukrainian fast food.

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    But is ice cream machine broke? y/n

    • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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      Fuck these stupid reddit jokes stfu about the ice cream machines already

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        The "Shut up about the Sun!" meme from The Office

        • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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          Exactly mcdonalds ice cream is as important as the Sun to you

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      “As long as the ice cream machine still stands, this fight is not lost” ~ George Washington

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        Washington Crossing the McDelaware

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        RIP

        The United States of America

        July 4 1776 - July 5 1776

        • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
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          Lol having one of those function for more than 2 hours would be mythical on its own, a whole day?

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      I think that’s an America only thing. Sure I’m not the most loyal McCostumer (like I’m only go there if I’m out of other options) but I’ve never seen one out of service here in Europe. On the other hand I’ve heard that McDonald’s coke is better in the USA, while this side of the pond is the most watered down, flat, ass-tasting liquid one can buy legally.

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        Wait till you taste a Mexican coke from a glass bottle.

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        The legend behind the Coke being better at McDonald’s is supposedly the ratio of syrup to carbonated water is just a hair off, it’s stored cooler than mandated and the straws are (or at least used to be) wider than average straws to allow for bigger gulps.

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          They just recently added boba to the US menu for that last reason.

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      Only in America where there’s an exclusive service contract that forces franchisees to use a very expensive third party to fix the machines. The machines throw error codes that can only be cleared by a service visit for something that should be as simple as a clean and reset. It incentivizes machines that fail often and disincentivizes the franchisee from actually keeping the machine running.

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      This is an American thing… Corporate fraud by another name. Worth the google.

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      F

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      🤣

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        I hate that people downvote this.

        I will leave a solidarity 🤣

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    1000014498

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      An ad? In my lemmy?

      It’s more likely than you think.

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    Did they get Putin’s order wrong back in 2009 or something?

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      they kept the pickles, when he ordered a burger without

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        Then he proceeded to call the drive through attendant a secret Nazi.

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          deleted by creator

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      No he just likes to target civilians.

      Insurgent McDonalds lol

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      plot twist it was Zelenskyy false flaggin

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        Slava Ukraini. Slava Heroyam.

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    Big “the house burned down but the bible survived” vibes lmao

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      Yeah what exactly is being celebrated?

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        The resilience of predatory capitalism.

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          It would seem so. I really don’t like the mythical struggle that’s being projected on to this whole shitshow. People are so gross.

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      Hahahahahah!

      And that’s all I have to say about that!

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    And the ice cream machine?

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      Outside of America ice cream machines work. The rest of the world doesn’t do monopolies very well, so mcdolands can actually fix their machine when it’s broke, instead of waiting forever for an authorised fixer from one company. Also, people get a living wage working there, so they care a bit more.

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      Never worked.

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        There’s an urban legend it worked for 30 minutes the first day it opened. Some say it’s a lie to give children hope.

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    One of the most annoying things citizens can do in the enemy’s eyes, is continue to live their lives like the war isn’t happening. Of course, they don’t have much choice, because they still need food on the table, and the bills don’t fucking stop.

    Keep calm, and carry on.

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    McDonald’s is so In. Indestructible, Indigestible food, Inhumane working place, …

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    Not completely surprising. Their food doesn’t decay either https://www.good.is/iceland-live-streams-a-mc-donalds-cheeseburger-from-2009-and-it-still-looks-the-same/

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      Prehistoric Big Mac Found In Permafrost

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    Mcdonalds are like cocroaches now?

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