At her concert at Ravinia a few Sundays ago, Audra McDonald shared a story with the audience. It was a total non-sequitor, and she admitted she didn't know why she was sharing it with us. All she knew was that it had been bouncing around in her head for a while and, following the logic that the best way to get something out of one's own head is to put it into as many other heads as possible, told us the following:
A friend of hers was at a McDonald's in New York. "I'd like McGriddles, please," he said to the girl behind the counter. Wordlessly, she shook her head. Maybe she hadn't heard him? "I'd like McGriddles, please," he said again and again, she just shook her head. "Excuse me," he said, starting to get angry, "I'd like to order a McGriddles!"
The counter girl sighed and looked at the clock "You wan' McGriddles, I wan' McGriddles, all these peoples wan' McGriddles," she told him. "But not after 10:00!"
Apparently this happened a lot - that it could be two minutes after 10, and not a single McGriddle or Egg McMuffin could be sold. McDonald's is now thinking about serving McBreakfasts all day. This story was in the Sun Times today www.suntimes.com (go and read some news, it's good for you) and it made me think of Audra's story.
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