GA Russell Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 McDonald s has invented a tool to use in making a sandwich. It is seeking a patent in the US and Europe to prevent anyone from using a similar tool. The tool has a cavity. You put the garnishes in first, then the meat, then the bread, then turn it upside down. That s what I make of it. Here s the link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1952246,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 As I read the story, I instantly had the Raymond Scott/ Bugs Bunny construction music going on in my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 So long as Lou Donaldson can still patent the sammich it's all okay by me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 ... and then we'll have ta let Tiger patent the sandwedge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 ... and then we'll have ta let Tiger patent the sandwedge. Incredible shot! You couldn't see on the vid - was he in a bunker? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Anyway, McD's are arseholes. Everyone knows that a sandwich isn't heated in anyway. If you toast the bread, it automatically becomes a toastie. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with the Golden Arm Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 ... and then we'll have ta let Tiger patent the sandwedge. Incredible shot! You couldn't see on the vid - was he in a bunker? MG no, he was in the short rough (you know that wifey of his) and probably hit an eight iron, but I couldn''t resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 They'll try to patent shit next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Pomea Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 Actually, there is a movement afoot in the U.S. to find some kind of intellectual property protection -- patent, copyright, something -- not only for recipes but also for food on the plate that you are served in a restaurant. See http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/new-er...-recipe-burglar My take on this is that food on the plate doesn't endure enough to be the subject of copyright. It is by definition consumable, not enduring. Would it be logical to give a term of ownership of 50 years, or maybe 70 years after the death of the chef/creator, to a dish destined for waste in a short time if everything comes out all right? People in other fields are emboldened to lobby for surprising things when they see the model of U.S. copyright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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