As a young lad, I learned life's truly great lessons, big and small, near and far, up and down, from Sesame Street's lovable furry old Grover. He taught me to share, and now I share these thoughts with you.
Lately, every time I visit McDonalds, I wonder if they could get Grover to appear at their annual company meeting and give a lecture on Big and Small. It seems apparent to me that over the years, the meaning of these words has been lost. Certainly, no one could disagree that the "Big" in BigMac is an outright lie. Have you looked inside one lately? There are 2 potato chip thin slivers of… well whatever passes for meat these days. Their "Big Breakfast" consists of the contents of a Sausage & Egg biscuit and a Hash Brown. Oh my… Can I eat all that? And yet, their "medium" beverage is a 32 ounce cup and their large is the size of a bucket.
Clearly, whoever sets their prices knows up from down; but this confusion over big and small is keeping me far rather than near.
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