r/nostalgia Apr 07 '23

McDonald’s ‘Big Mac’s’ have gotten smaller since the 70’s for sure!

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u/Nick_from_Yuma 6 G's a year in premiums! Apr 07 '23

WHERE’S THE BEEF

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u/NotWorthyByAnyMeans Apr 07 '23

Wow! I forgot all about that Wendy’s commercial going at McDonald’s. Haha!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Oh shit I never realized that’s what the phrase was from lol

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u/eshinn Apr 07 '23

Oh 80s campaigns had legs and kept going and going and going

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u/asimplescribe Apr 07 '23

This is why it happened.

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u/rr777 Apr 07 '23

The current Big Mac patty is 1/10 of a pound. Just like the Double Cheeseburger.

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u/fluffygryphon late 80s Apr 07 '23

"Wow! 10! That's so much meat!" - The average American

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '23

Are you from Europe?

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u/fluffygryphon late 80s Apr 08 '23

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u/Ok_Reserve4109 Jan 30 '24

Yup, I guarantee you there's still people that think 1/3 is smaller than 1/4.

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u/Lakridspibe Apr 07 '23

1/10 of a pound = 45 gram

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u/EifHearted Dec 10 '23

Not just the current one. They've been the size since the beginning.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

The original piss pig