tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4445987237068666476..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): McDonald's menu in 1973Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-53329919475771263522019-05-01T14:45:33.576-05:002019-05-01T14:45:33.576-05:00I believe this would have been about the time that...I believe this would have been about the time that Steve Martin, then just starting out as a comedian, led an entire audience out of the club where he was performing--none other than Nashville's legendary Exit/In--and down the street to McDonald's where he ordered three hundred burgers then abruptly changed it to one order of fries.<br />That McDonald's is now gone and I believe what's in its place is a Krispy Kreme, so one could say the menu has really changed.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40583136268984747892019-04-29T16:09:42.079-05:002019-04-29T16:09:42.079-05:00If you go to the link I provided ("some relev...If you go to the link I provided ("some relevant discussion here"), you can find some inflation-adjusted numbers, including comparative minimum wages. In the early 1970s I was earning about $2.00/hour.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40044849157926412292019-04-29T15:06:55.914-05:002019-04-29T15:06:55.914-05:00if you don't consider 46 years not so long ago...if you don't consider 46 years not so long ago, then sure. Wow look at the price points on some of the items. It would cost me a buck fifty-one for a milk share, large fries and royale with cheese. <br /><br />of course the thing people leave out when they say "that would only cost $1.51 in X year" is what was that in today's dollars? Probably not the almost $10 you'd spend today but perhaps closer than we think.Icarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281923011888879081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-37440586916863567562019-04-29T10:53:55.685-05:002019-04-29T10:53:55.685-05:00Among items and ideas not displayed on the menu:
...Among items and ideas not displayed on the menu: <br />- no happy meals (or any kind of meal) - more flavors of shakes than soda (the orangeade was non-carbonated)<br />- every burger was grilled within 5 minutes of the customer's order<br />- no breakfast menu<br />- no drive-through service demenace07https://www.blogger.com/profile/16029284097103377500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34812444203466277992019-04-27T22:11:43.091-05:002019-04-27T22:11:43.091-05:00I miss simple menus like this. In-n-out's stil...I miss simple menus like this. In-n-out's still basically is, but everywhere else there are so many options and so many pictures, I just get overwhelmed.giadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307129728019744305noreply@blogger.com