Wherein fish becomes beef

[prb]

I'm posting this for a friend. She's working at McDonalds.

Friend: Friend
SC: Customer
Mgr: ONLY reason I'd ever work at McDonalds

SC: Can I get a filet-o-fish with no meat on it?
Friend: Uh, it has fish, not meat
SC: Oh, then a hamburger
Friend: Okay, just the hamburger?
SC: No, give me the filet
Friend: Okay, so just a filet-o-fish then?
SC: Yes, please
Friend: Okay, that'll be $_
SC: [Pays]
Friend: Here's your sandwich, thank you for visiting McDonalds
SC: Why did I get a filet-o-fish?
Friend: Uh, thats what you ordered
SC: Just give me a hamburger
Friend: Okay, that'll be $_
SC: No, I wanted a hamburger not a filet
Friend: Oh, let me get the manager
Manager: Whats the problem?
SC: I want a hamburger, but got a filet
Manager: What did you order?
SC: A filet
Manager: And what did you get?
SC: A filet
Manager: I don't see any problem, if you want a hamburger it'll be $_



Yes, I told my friend about this site, but I doubt she'll join.

[PepperElf]

Personally i hate using the word "meat" to mean just beef but.... dang... you should at least know what animal you want to eat when ordering a sammich O_o

*boggle*

[prb]

Personally i hate using the word "meat" to mean just beef but.... dang... you should at least know what animal you want to eat when ordering a sammich O_o

*boggle*

Yeah, but most people consider "meat" to be animal/bird meat, and fish to be fish meat, even though they could both be considered "meat".

[Jack Doe]

Yeah, but most people consider "meat" to be animal/bird meat, and fish to be fish meat, even though they could both be considered "meat".

But not bacon. Bacon is not meat, it's a condiment. Mmmm...bacon.

[AriRashkae]

Bacon is a food group in this house.

[ShinyGreenApple]

If I'm deciding on what to cook for dinner and I already have my vegetables, bread, and dessert picked out and there's a slab of salmon in the freezer, guess what? That's our meat. We don't need to have steak or chicken along with it. The SC sounds either very stupid or confused. Or both.

Besides, I don't consider that flappy brown thing found in McDonald's standard hamburgers to be meat anyways

[sprocket79]

I know it's not exactly the same, but it reminded me of one time when I went to Chili's.

Me: I'll have a chicken fajita pita
Waiter: Chicken or Beef?
Me: ....? Uhm... chicken...

I know it was a brain fart, but I almost said beef just to see what would happen. It cracked me up though!

[bainsidhe]

Whoa there, I agree that customer was way confusing. I consider fish a type of meat, fish-meat if you will. If the customer asked for the fish filet without meat I would've responded "You just want a bun?"

[Pagan]

SC: I want a hamburger, but got a filet
Manager: What did you order?
SC: A filet
Manager: And what did you get?
SC: A filet
Manager: I don't see any problem, if you want a hamburger it'll be $_

Maybe, for some bizarre reason, she thought she was getting filet mignon?

Yes, yes, I know it's Mickey Ds, but that's all I can come up with for that exchange!

[PepperElf]

maybe she thought it was fillet of chicken? O_o

[Hyndis]

Meat is the flesh of an animal, usually muscle tissue.

Chickens, cows, pigs, and fish are all animals. Thus, their flesh is meat.

[prb]

The suckyness ic coming back to complain about getting what she ordered. Not her knowledge that fish = meat.

[Darkwish]

OT, but this reminded me of a comedian I heard a few years ago:

"Did you hear that McDonalds switched from styrofoam to cardboard? You figure they'll eventually use meat!"

Back on topic - wtf? They ordered a fish fillet and expected a hamburger??? My head hurts from that...

[jedimaster91]

Yeah, but most people consider "meat" to be animal/bird meat, and fish to be fish meat, even though they could both be considered "meat".

I have a friend who doesn't eat meat except for seafood. His reason is, "fish don't have souls, so it's ok to eat them."

[Primer]

I used to have a friend that would go to the local burger joint and ask for a cheeseburger but without the meat. He really did want only the bread, cheese and veggies. This was before vegetarianism was common, and cheese/veggie sandwiches were not readily available. (So I'm old...)