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Kids Can Now Play Video Games, Get Fat At McDonald's As Well As Home
from the super-size-mario dept
Nintendo has inked a deal with hotspot provider Wayport so owners of its DS game handheld will be able to use free Wi-Fi in 6,000 McDonald's restaurants nationwide to play games. The deal takes advantage of the new pricing model Wayport announced last year, where Nintendo will pay a flat fee to the provider each month instead of a variable rate dependent on the number of connections, and as Glenn Fleishman points out, is just the second company to do so. It wouldn't be surprising to see more deals like this in the future, since the Wayport plan lets companies establish a fixed fee which they can then decide how to recoup, whether it's by charging for access, or by offering free service to try and boost sales. It should be a big win for McDonald's, too, as those kids playing Mario Kart are going to need lots of Happy Meals and orange soda.
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McAnorexia?
How about if they sell flavored 0.9% salt water solution to fill your stomach, along with a multi-vitamin pill? I've fasted for 24 hours, didn't drink much water either, but still managed to gain a pound.... interesting....
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More than one reason to be happy
I see how this will continue to have a negative effect on a worthless overweight population, but think of the plus. All those fat overweight people can stay as long as they want, eat as much as they want, and have an excuse to do it too. Wi-Fi.
"Sorry, honey, I'm going to pull an all-nighter."
"What? You're still at work?"
"No... I'm at McDonalds. Good thing this one is open late!"
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Re: McAnorexia?
when you stop eating your body goes in starvation mode and stores everything as fat
as for the nintendo problem they already had gamecube systems at our local mcdonalds it didn't make that much of a difrence
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Figures
I can see it now....Headline: Parents Sue McDonald's for Child's Obesity and Killing Rampage...read more
Johnny, 14, weighs in at about 240lbs and has subsiquenty murdered all of the employs as seen in the game GTA.
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Re: McAnorexia?
That would make sense, but you'd think the law of thermodynamics would hold -- I couldn't weigh more than what I put in.
When I woke up, I took a big long piss which should have emptied whatever water I drank. I even worked out on the mat this morning too, and my bathroom scale is digital. My cat imitated me and only drank water too.
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Game Cubeish
There's a difference... This offers your own system to be played nationwide for free, not someone elses where you need to take turns. Besides, the gamecube wasn't online... the DS is so addictive because the internet is addictive.
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Re: McAnorexia?
First of all, the Law of Thermodynamics is about the transfer of HEAT not weight.... Second of all, the "1 pound" that you "gained" is probably within the normal error of "digital scale" that you are using. Over the counter scales are not accurate enough to rely on to that degree!
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Re: McAnorexia?
The first law implicitly includes the conservation of mass, since mass can be viewed as energy.
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Re: McAnorexia?
I think McAnorexia is probably a overweight obese person who eats Mcdonalds on a daily basis. The point is that Mcdonalds is unhealthy and promoting Wi-Fi will eventually promote obesity. If they don't get fat then they will have other problems like diabetes. You're a fool McAnorexia - JUST GET THE POINT- MCDONALDS IS THE WORST FOOD YOU CAN EAT!
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Re: Figures
You are all retarded. It's not like these children will be forced to go to McDonalds. This is a convenience thing for when they do. Every parent is responsible for what their children take in. - Besides, not many fat people go on killing rampages. Like they'd catch up to those that manage to run away. haha. Idiots.
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Re: McAnorexia?
I don't think they sell orange soda. That's the BK way. McDonalds has 'orange drink'. Think of it as earlier, but better 'Sunny-D'.
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No Subject Given
Well, I'm glad I neither eat at McDonalds, or eat games =P
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Re: Figures
Well, this thread turned from light hearted to... not so light hearted pretty quick... Everyone relax.
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Re: McAnorexia?
Because, of course, you can't occasionally eat there. Eating one unhealthy meal will turn you into a fat pig. Videogames will make you a fat pig. What about personal responsibility? Can't some people just have a good time without the lifestyle police screaming their fool heads off about how this or that is SO bad for you?
Let parents raise their own kids. Stay the hell out of it. If I want to take my kids to McDonalds once a month or once a week or even once a day it is not your business. I don't take them much but really, you didn't bring them into this world, you don't pay to raise them, you've probably never met them, so why don't you mind your own business?
Maybe you have poor self control, Kunzi, and need to be kept away from McDonalds and wifi connections, but some people do just fine. Don't take away from them because you have shortcomings.
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Re: McAnorexia?
Amen.
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Re: McAnorexia?
I agree 100%. Personal responsibility doesn't mean as much however in a country with social programs that constantly bail those out who aren't responsible. In most recent news this would include airlines and those fine individuals who think lawsuits are like a lottery where all you have to do is make up a winning ticket.
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Won't this just cause more violence?
Videogames cause violence. McDonald's causes violence. Shouldn't we just send these kids to Iraq instead?
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Re: McAnorexia?
Need to look more into the reforms of these social programs that are making it increasingly harder to get those programs, and for years now, have had limits on how long you can be on them, plus a lifetime cap.
People seem to think the life on welfare is luxirious and glamorous. From what I've seen, it's not. Well, maybe for the airlines it is...
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Re: McAnorexia?
I think Pauldy probably didn't mean "social programs" but more like acceptable trends in society. His examples point to corporations, not individuals.
btw, Techdirt causes violence. And cancer cures smoking.
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Re: More than one reason to be happy
uytrd
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Re: Re: McAnorexia?
So...if you bring a kid into the world, you can do whatever you want with the kid? Does this include hitting and rapeing the kid? Its not good for the kid, but you brought the kid into the world, thus you can do what you want?
And I'm only commenting on...
"Let parents raise their own kids. Stay the hell out of it. you didn't bring them into this world, you don't pay to raise them, you've probably never met them, so why don't you mind your own business?"
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I WANT TO PLAY THEM NOW
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Re: Re: McAnorexia?
Well, where I come from, lardasses who overburden the health care system and fill up already full hospitals and clinics due to weight related illness and diseases ARE MY BUSINESS!!
Airlines are considering making seats in planes bigger to accomodate fat people, and we are all going to have to absorb that cost when we buy a ticket.
Personally, as long as it doesn't affect me or my loved ones, I don't care. If people want to kill themselves and their own loved ones with food and laziness... be my guest.
I have been obese and have worked hard and lost the weight and have kept it off for 6+ years, so I have seen both sides.
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Skinny people are good
Why would people even eat fast food all it the food there is just sugar,fat,and salt and people that eat there must be retarded because SKINNY PEOPLE AND MODELS LIKE ME ROCK!!!
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LOVERRRRRRLY !
i think this idea is amazing ! i love geting fat at mcdonalds ! im soooo excited ! i realy cant wait ! im going to eat a burger now x bi bi x luvoooooooo x
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Re: Re: McAnorexia?
or how about muscle weighs more than fat so your body storing fat doesn't make much sense fucktardos
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i hate mcdonalds
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im in a coma now
micdonals SUCKS I JUST GOT OUT OF A COMA AND NOW MY MOM IS SUEING THEM CAUSE MY MOUTH HAS EMPLODED AND I EAT THROUGH A STRAW
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good food
go suck a dick micdonalds wendes is better dome ass
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Re: im in a coma now
i feel you micdonalds sucs dick they lick it to
i know a gay guy that works ther and he ask people
if he can suck or lick ther dick for free food
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NO!!!!
I THINK THAT THIS McDonalds outrage is very ridiculous!!!! This mcdonalds companies atre just doing this to lure in more people so they can get fat and DIE!!!
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thr
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IM FAT
I WEIGH 490 POUNDS AND IM ONLY 12 I LOVE EATING BAD FOOD!! MY MOM IS SKINNY AND SO IS MY DAD BUT THEY LOVE SEEING ME HAPPY EATING ABOUT 5 MEALS THERE FOR ONE MEAL I EAT BAD FOOD ALL DAY! I ONCE SAT IN A SCHOOL CHAIR AND I BROKE ITS LEG SO THEY HAVE TO GE ME A BIG CHAIR AND MY CLOTHES IS IN THE BIG PEOPLE CLOTHS I AM JUST ABOUT OUT OF THOSE CLOTHES! MY MOM LOVES TO SEE MY EATING FOOD BC IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY I LOVE BEING FAT I LIKE WHEN MY BF TUSHES MY FAT SOMTIMES HE JUST PLAYS WITH MY FAT HE IS SKINNY BY THE WAY BUT HE WANTS ME TO STAY FAT BC HE LOVES MY FAT! AND SOMTIMES PEOPLE LOOK AT ME BUT I DONT CARE I LOVE TO EAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS MY LIFE I JUST LOVE TO EAT I EAT MORE THEN MY MOM AND DAD WOULD IN A WEEK AND THEY LOVE ME WHEN I HAVE TO EAT THEY ARE SO HAPPY AND THEY DONT CARE THAT THE TEACHERS SAY ITS UNHEALTHY I DONT CARE SOMTIMES I DONT SLEEP ALL NIGHT I JUST EAT ALL DAY AND I HAVE ABOUT 5 LUCNEHS AT SCHOOL THEN SNACKS AND MORE FOOD I STAY ON THE COUATCH ALL DAY WHEN MY MOM AND DAD WORK!
THEY LOVE ME BEING FAT AND SO DO I! I GOT TO EAT NOW!
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OMG!
What? 490 omg! I think you have a prop. I think you feel like you have to eat I think a teacher sould really tell somone to help you, did you ever go get a check up??
Im just trying to help
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I love mcdonalds
I love mcdonalds it is the place eat ever.from amber appleford. Age 11
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I love deing fat
I wish the word was fat and the oly thing we can eat is fat foodand mc dolad is a graet food
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fat is call
I weigh thouhgd klosh and it is fun. my friend is fun and i can push him offer wish a little hit.
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fat people needs to lose lots of wait
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