Egg McMuffin inventor Herb Peterson dies

[Mugu]

AP via MSNBC

LOS ANGELES - Herb Peterson, who invented the ubiquitous Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald's restaurants, has died, a Southern California McDonald's official said Wednesday. He was 89.

Peterson died peacefully Tuesday at his Santa Barbara home, said Monte Fraker, vice president of operations for McDonald's restaurants in that city.

He began his career with McDonald's Corp. as vice president of the company's advertising firm, D'Arcy Advertising, in Chicago. He wrote McDonald's first national advertising slogan, "Where Quality Starts Fresh Every Day."
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Peterson eventually became a franchisee and was currently co-owner and operator of six McDonald's restaurants in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Fraker said.


Complete article at:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23819808/

[Maat]

1. May he rest in peace.

My hubby salutes him!

:patriot:

[DBoon]

2. He is a pillar of American culture!

a national treasure!

[TahitiNut]

3. I wonder if he died before 10:30am.

:shrug:

[CT08]

4. That's harsh but funny

[TahitiNut]

7. (grin)

I'm glad there are minds agile enough to get it. :rofl:

[JBoy]

9. ROFL!

[Bonobo]

12. LOL!!!!!

You're the funniest, man!

[TahitiNut]

14. (grin)

I'm VERY fond of "time release" humor ... where it takes a moment to make the association and requires some knowledge (often trivia). It's a kind of "reward" for thinking. George Carlin and A. Whitney Brown come to mind ... and their fans like this approach.

I know. Sick mind. A "nut" in other words. :silly:

[soothsayer]

5. God speed!

[Ferretherder]

6. ...and in honor of Mr. Peterson, I shall...

...dine on one of his culinary creations this very morning - on the way to work.

Thank you sir.

Ferret.

[unapatriciated]

8. Get your daily dose of cholesterol before 9 a.m.

[LeftHander]

10. Hmmm 89....he must not of eaten many of those gut bombs...nt

[Fireweed247]

11. well done sir!

Everyone knows how important it is to start the day with a good breakfast (not the sponge pancakes or sugary crap)
:applause:
you will be remembered and appreciated

[GoneOffShore]

13. Sorry he's gone, but sorry he "invented" that abomination

Allowing McCrapalds to increase its market share and corporatize the American diet.

Perhaps there's a special sort of hell for people like him where they are forced to eat a steady diet of McCrap burgers.




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