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McDonald's and Sony Offer Music Downloads

J ROC writes "CNet reports that McDonalds and Sony are teaming up to offer free music downloads to customers who buy a Big Mac Extra Value Meal. The offer, which begins on June 8, offers customers an access code to download one free song at Sony's Connect online music store. Hmmm, let's see, about 600 calories in a Big Mac, an average of 12 songs on a CD, so that's about 7200 calories you will need to consume in order to get an album's worth of music (and I'm not including the calories from the fries and softdrink). Does this offer also include a free gym membership?"

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  1. The gym membership by LeBlanc_Joey · · Score: 5, Funny

    The free gym membership comes with the triple bypass.

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    1. Re:The gym membership by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

      Also known as the Bypass McTriple, for a limited time only $49,875.00

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  2. special sauce by ctour · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd rather pay the 99 cents and get it off iTunes, besides... I don't touch anything with "special sauce".

  3. Oh, the mainstreaming of /.... by clontzman · · Score: 5, Funny

    In what dimension do Slashdotters care about counting calories? I'd have thought that the discussion would be about how to circumvent the Sony DRM. or building a beowulf cluster of McDonalds pedometers -- something more befitting of this community.

    Be proud of the ketchup stains on your t-shirt, goddammit!

  4. A Rant by ahoehn · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wish everyone would quit their bitching about how unhealthy McDonalds is. I don't mean to be a defender of bad food, in fact, I'm a vegetarian and eat at McDonalds once or twice a year, but it's not like McDonalds ever pretended that their food was healthy. If the American public is too retarded to tell that eating a jucy burger, deep FAT fried french fries, and a calorie-sugar-caffene laden soda isn't good for them, the maybe they deserve to have their arteries clogged.
    Sure, it's a bit sad that they market their product so strongly to children - but adults have no reason to complain. If you don't want horribly unhealthy food, don't eat there - or at least get one of their moderately healthy parfaits or salads or the new veggie burger.
    The only thing that really pisses me off about McDonalds is that when they finally started making a Veggie Burger, they made it taste like shit. There's lots of veggie burgers out there that taste great, but McDonalds had to make one that could never compete in taste with their real meat patties.
    This is Andrew Q Ranter, signing off.

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    1. Re:A Rant by Hatta · · Score: 5, Funny

      in fact, I'm a vegetarian and eat at McDonalds once or twice a year

      Isn't that kind of like claiming your a virgin because you've only slept with 4 or 5 people?

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  5. Re:What happened by DroopyStonx · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is actually a mass murder/genocide plot by the RIAA. Kill/poison "the problem" and it goes away, right?

    In this case, destroy all the evil music downloaders (or as the RIAA calls them, "freeloaders") with greasy fast food. How dare they ruin their overpriced music dreams!

    This whole "online musical revolution" thing has been a thorn in their side for too long and they are ready to DO something!

    Think ABOUT IT, man!

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