Mike Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Attn: RonJonSurfer NEW YORK (AP) - The McRib, the elusive sandwich that has inspired a cult-like following, is back. McDonald's Corp. announced Monday that the boneless barbecue pork sandwich, usually available in only a few stores at a time, will be sold at all U.S. locations through Nov. 14. Most of the time, it's up to local franchises to determine when and if they want to sell the McRib - except in Germany, the only place where it's available perennially. But McDonald's said the response was so great last November when it made the McRib available nationally for about three weeks that it decided to bring it back this year. The company, which previously hadn't sold the McRib nationally since 1994, declined to give specific sales numbers. The sandwich, which is dressed with onions, pickle slices and barbecue sauce, was introduced nationally in 1982. With 500 calories and 26 grams of fat, it's slightly trimmer than the Big Mac, which has 540 calories and 29 grams of fat. And just like the Big Mac, the McRib has become a popular McDonald's offering. There are Facebook groups like "Bring Back the McRib!!!" There are Twitter tags, where posts range from "Lucky me, the McRib is back" to "If you eat McRibs, you need to re-evaluate what it is you actually want in life." Last year, the guy who won McDonald's $1 million Monopoly grand prize was ordering - you guessed it - a McRib. Earlier this month, former Playmate Jenny McCarthy contacted the McRib Locator website for help finding a McRib in southern California: She got one in Fountain Valley. The website's creator, Alan Klein, said he suspected something was up when traffic exploded from about 150 hits a day to about 4,000 in the past week or so, as more fans reported sightings. People are sending him photos of their McRib variations: the McRib with lettuce and tomato, the McRib with bacon, three McRibs stacked on top of each other. Klein, a meteorologist in the Minneapolis area, runs the website in his spare time with help from his wife, Kimberly. He created the Locator in 2008 because he wanted to learn how to use the Google Maps program for work, and because he had fond memories of eating the pork sandwich while growing up on a hog farm. "We've been spoiled this year and last year with it being around nationwide," he said. "But I hope it stays elusive because otherwise nobody will come to our website." If the McRib is so popular, why not just offer it all the time? McDonald's likes to stoke the enthusiasm with an aura of transience. "Bringing it back every so often adds to the excitement," said Marta Fearon, McDonald's U.S. marketing director, who added that she's not sure if the McRib will reappear in stores every fall. And how can it be called a McRib if it doesn't have any bones? Said Fearon: "That gives it this quirky sense of humor." Copyright © 2011 Fisher Communications, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I thought it had already come back and gone like six months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 But McDonald's said the response was so great last November when it made the McRib available nationally for about three weeks Or a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I love the McRib! They could be even better if they actually put meat in them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Mike...thanks for posting what is possibly the best news I've heard in a long time. Yes, I know McRibs aren't particularly good for me and made of some questionable meat...but they are soooo good. I figure that since Mcdonald's only offers the McRib for a short time each year, the effect on my longevity is somewhat minimalized. Plus adding a beer to the mix must have some sort of medicinal value. So, if anybody is looking for me tonight you can probably narrow down the search to one of the many McDonald's in New Jersey. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 That's a fair warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Combing over the literary history of the basic concoction first documented by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, an 18th-century English aristocrat, you'll be hard-pressed to find a greater global cult following or celebrity status of any simular menu item. Therefore, I do believe it deserves a certain measure of respect and admiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Yeah, but...what the hell is it made of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 pressed pork......but they are not specific as to what part of the pig becomes a McRib...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 The testicles. It's the testicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Hog balls you say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 I think he means it takes balls to eat one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Mmm Mmm, THAT's some down-home country cookin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 I'll take one with a side of grits, please. :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Do you know one of the ingredients in a McRib is also used to make shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_M Posted October 29, 2011 Report Share Posted October 29, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Probably why it's categorized as sole food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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