Eat at Mcdon(read this blog)ald's, Shop at Wal-(read this blog)Mart

This article refers to an episode of "Iron Chef" where the McDonald's logo flashed for an instant with the irritating slogan "I'm lovin' it."

Supposedly, it was a mistake. Sure, it probably was. I'm willing to believe that. But my favorite part of the article is the defense presented by the McDonald's spokesperson:

"'We don't do subliminal advertising,' said Bill Whitman, a McDonald's spokesman."

McDonald's doesn't do subliminal advertising? What about the fries cooked in beef fat? That's not subliminal advertising? What about the toys in Happy Meals, conditioning children to associate McDonald's food with fun and play, as opposed to heart disease and fries that don't mold?

This was as laughable as a story I saw on the news last night about Wal-Mart deciding to pay thousands of employees backpay for overtime they worked. The reporter said Wal-Mart realized the error and chose to take action on their own.

Bullshit.

Wal-Mart even tried to soften the story by adding that they discovered thousands of hours for which they paid people in error that they aren't going to go back and collect. And the reporter ended his story with that! As though Wal-Mart paid some people too much, some too little, it all evens out and isn't life great?