Survey: More Americans know Big Mac ingredients than Ten Commandments

Catholic News Service ^ | 10-03-07 | Mark Pattison

[yankeesdoodle]

The vast majority of those surveyed could easily name the primary ingredients in a Big Mac: two all-beef patties (80 percent), lettuce (76 percent), sesame-seed bun (75 percent), special sauce (66 percent), pickles (62 percent) and cheese (60 percent).

By comparison, "You shall not kill" was known to fewer than six in 10 respondents. Less than half (45 percent) could recall the commandment to "Honor your father and mother."

Even those who said they go to church at least once a week had trouble naming all of the commandments. Seventy percent recalled "You shall not kill" and 69 percent remembered "You shall not steal" but the Big Mac's all-beef patties and lettuce got more recognition from the survey group (79 and 76 percent

[yankeesdoodle]

There should be a 10 commandments jingle, like if the glove don't fit, you muss acquit, or some such

[DuncanWaring]

Do Big Macs have onions?

[dfwgator]

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

[Huck]

Yes they do. It’s two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun.

[rhombus]

Well that proves it...Ronald McDonald is Satan... or maybe it’s that shifty Hamburgler... or Mayor McCheese.

[Squidpup]

If you break the first three, you are going to break the last seven.

[CougarGA7]

Wait a minute. There are TEN commandment?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Yes, they missed the onions.

If the group cares, they could come up with a cool jingle to help us remember the 10 commandments. Then they could spend millions on non-stop advertising.

And in the end, people would get it wrong, just like they do the Big Mac recipe.

I remember I think Jay Leno doing something where more people knew the Big Mac advertisement than the plede of allegiance, or was it the star-spangled banner? I guess I don’t remember it.... :-)

[Maceman]

Well, in fairness, there are fewer Big Mac ingredients than there are commandments to remember.

[Clemenza]

Two all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese, two pickles on a sesame seed bun?

I know that, and I haven't eaten in a McDonald's in 12 years.

[trumandogz]

Only 60% of the people know that a Big Mac contains cheese?

Wow, this country is in bad shape!

[Clemenza]

God needs a better theme song for us to remember them, preferably one written by Barry Manilow.

[Lee'sGhost]

Damn, you nailed it in the primary post. I can I “beat you to it” when “get set, go!” is the answer?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Yes, but Jesus recognized that people were really lazy, and so he gave them a 2-line cliff notes version:

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.

And Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

The 10 commandments were 2 rocks, not 2 all beef patties. Also they didn’t come on a tasty sesame seed bun, and they aren’t promoted with a catchy jingle.

[Greg F]

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.

[Clemenza]

WTF was up with “Grimace.” A big blue blob with a painful name.

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

“Yes, but Jesus recognized that people were really lazy, and so he gave them a 2-line cliff notes version”

Actually that comes from a Hebrew prayer that far predates Jesus.

[Greg F]

I have a two year old. The only way she learns things well is with songs.

[NativeNewYorker]

This proves the public education system is performing exactly as intended.

[Renderofveils]

And the Big Mac gets more television time than Chuck Heston?

[Moonman62]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a TV preacher mention the Ten Commandments, but I frequently see the address for sending in donations.

[piytar]

This is ironic: They mention “You shall not kill” as a commandment. That’s wrong, the correct translation is “Thou shall not MURDER.” BIG difference!!!

[CougarGA7]

WTF was up with “Grimace.” A big blue blob with a painful name.

You obviously have never been in a McDonald's cheeseburger eating contest.

[yankeesdoodle]

I don’t blame you. Years ago after they took the fat out of everything, the food at Mickey D’s has become cardboard. Plus, a Big Mac is mostly bread anyway, so if you like tasteless bread... ha

[weegee]

"I bring you these 15 (drops one) uh, 10 TEN COMMANDMENTS!"

[Between the Lines]

Big Mac Buns:

Enriched bleached wheat flour (malted barley flour, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, iron, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, vegetable oil (partially hydrogenated soybean, corn, canola, and/or cottonseed). Contains 2% or less of salt, wheat gluten, malted barley flour, alpha amylase, mono- and diglycerides, propionic acid, phosphoric acid, calcium sulfate, ammonium chloride, monocalcium phosphate, ascorbic acid, azodicarbomide, corn flour, soy flour, potato flour, calcium peroxide, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, silicon dioxide, sodium steryol 2 lactylate, fungal enzymes, emulsifiers, sodium or calcium propionate (as a preservative), sesame seeds.

Big Mac Sauce:

Soybean oil, pickles, distilled vinegar, water, sugar, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, mustard flour, salt, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate as a preservative, natural flavor (vegetable source), spice and spice extractives, garlic*, hydrolyzed soy, corn and wheat protein, extractive of onion and paprika, calcium disodium EDTA to protect flavor. *dehydrated

American Cheese (slice):

Cultured milk, water, cream, sodium citrate, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), sodium phosphate, cheese culture, artificial color, acetic acid, enzymes, lecithin.

Pickle Slices:

Cucumbers, water, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, sodium benzoate or potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavor (vegetable source), alum, polysorbate 80, turmeric.

Onions:

Onions.

Lettuce:

Lettuce

All Beef Patties:

100% Beef

[trumandogz]

Google Search:

“10 Commandments” has 1,650,000 Hits

“Big Mac” has 2,090,000 Hits

[weegee]

If you study in school, you’ll do well in life and go far. If not, you’ll get stuck at McDonald’s making Big Macs forgetting that part of the song that says CHEESE goes on the sandwich.

[dfwgator]

I think Steve Martin was right when he said that everything at McDonalds was all the same substance that squirted of a vat:

plonk - hamburger
plonk - malt
plonk - paper box
plonk - here’s your change.

[ErnBatavia]

All Beef Patties: 100% Beef

I'm sure what beef there is, is "100%", but I'd bet there's also some filler involved...

[Between the Lines]

“10 Commandments” has 1,650,000 Hits

If you do "ten commandments" you get another 2,490,000 hits.

[Glenn]

Priceless!

[weegee]

I went to Google.cn (China)

2,190,000 matches for “Ten Commandments”
1,680,000 matches for “10 Commandments”
901,000 matches for “Big Mac”
and
510 matches for “Tiananmen Massacre”

[CougarGA7]

Great movie.

So for Mikey D’s would it be the 10 Condiments?

[rhombus]

I’d forgotten Grimace. Apparently he was in league with the evil one and was at first the Evil Grimace. But then he saw the light and started hanging with the good guys.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimace

[Between the Lines]

I'm sure what beef there is, is "100%", but I'd bet there's also some filler involved...

As long as the filler is beef it is 100% beef. It may be snouts, tails, intestines, etc. but it is still 100% beef.

[RC2]

A cowboys change to the 10 Commandments:

(1) Just one God.

(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.

(3) No telling tales or gossipin’.

(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.

(5) Put nothin’ before God.

(6) No foolin’ around with another fellow’s gal.

(7) No killin’.

(8) Watch yer mouth.

(9) Don’t take what ain’t yers.

(10) Don’t be hankerin’ for yer buddy’s stuff.

That’s kinda plain ‘n simple don’t ya think?

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

“Deuteronomy 6:5”

[trumandogz]

And if you google “Ten Commandments” -”Bible” you are back in the ballpark with a Big Mac.

[yankeesdoodle]

went to Google.cn (China) 2,190,000 matches for “Ten Commandments” 1,680,000 matches for “10 Commandments” 901,000 matches for “Big Mac” and 510 matches for “Tiananmen Massacre”

I'll do you one better-- type in 'Wichita Massacre"-- I bet there are less than Tianamen-- ha ha

[Between the Lines]

And if you google “Ten Commandments” -”Bible” you are back in the ballpark with a Big Mac.

And if you google "Big Mac" - "McDonald's" you only get 453,000 hits.

[FFranco]

The Big Mac’s ingredients are pretty well standardized, but there are 3 or 4 different versions of the Ten Commandments: Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, and I think there’s an Orthodox version too.

President Bush should get all religious leaders together to standardize the Ten Commandments, just as Constantine did. /s

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Well, some call it cheese. Some others call it cheezin’.

[Greg F]

LOL. If Bush standardizes the Ten Commandments build a bomb shelter. The tribulation is coming.

[rattrap]

You need to work it into a song like the Big Mac ingredients then the commandments will be on their way back to the top.

[DuncanWaring]

That was generally my recollection of the jingle; I was somewhat surprised the original article didn’t list them in that order.

[yankeesdoodle]

"If Bush standardizes the Ten Commandments build a bomb shelter. The tribulation is coming."

Oh, I don't think there is much of a chance of that happening--

(standardizing the 10 commandments-- not the tribulation-- that should happen any day now-- haha)

no... really.

[KarlInOhio]

And the Big Mac gets more television time than Chuck Heston?

Is "Thou shalt take thy stinking paws off of me, thou d*** dirty ape" one of the extra commandments by Heston?

[weegee]

The Baptists won't be happy if it has a beat and you can dance to it...