FRANCE: ABUSE OF MCDONALD'S SYMBOL A plastic figure of Ronald McDonald that was stolen from a McDonald's in northern Lille over the weekend was discovered hanged beneath a city bridge with a ball and chain attached to one foot. The police said it remained unclear who stole the larger-than-life-size figure or why it was hanged. Though the fast-food chain remains popular with the French, it has often been the butt of criticism for its supposed role in debasing French cuisine. In 1999, a McDonald's under construction in southern Millau was bulldozed by Jos� Bov�, a radical rural leader. John Tagliabue (NYT)
i mean their commercials suck, i am not lovin' it, but it is no reason to be hanging ronald.
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