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The passion exhibited in this thread over McDonalds is riveting, to say the least.

That being said, I have my own personal story to share with you about McDonalds, fellas!

As a child I despised hamburger, as I always tended to chew my food quite thoroughly. Chewing hamburger thoroughly seemed to always produce bits of bone and gristle which I found disgusting.

It wasn't until many years later, while in basic training as a young 17 year old I had to learn how to eat hamburger meat, as this was a common meal served to us at least once a week.

Being allotted a small amount of time to eat with drill sergeants barking at us to scarf our food down as quickly as possible all the while being reminded not to talk to any surrounding soldiers in the chow hall inadvertently taught me the proper method to eating hamburger meat.

Essentially the most important thing to do when eating hamburger meat is to not chew it thoroughly, only break the meat up enough so as to swallow small chunks down, similar to how a shark takes chunks out of a floundering seal, gulping chunks of the flesh in pieces.

For this revelation, I owe the U.S. Army.

You may wonder what this has to do with McDonalds, and here it is.

Leaving Fort Jackson with my parents, before heading to AIT, my parents asked me where I wanted to go to lunch, and my first thought was McDonalds.

You see, all my life I had never eaten a Big Mac, I had only heard of them, never once had I ever tried a Big Mac!

My total disgust for hamburger all of my juvenile life held me hostage from the exquisite experience of eating a Big Mac....

Anyway, much to the surprise of my parents, I requested that we go to McDonalds, and I had my first Big Mac at the age of 18, as I had a birthday while in basic training.

For many years I continued eating Big Macs and all other assorted hamburgers from other restaurants, until about five years ago, when I then stopped eating beef and other processed meats.

Anyway, I just felt like sharing with you my good McDonalds story!