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Boulevardiers in Paris will soon be able to sample the art of fast-food cuisine after enjoying the art of Leonardo and Picasso, as McDonalds is about to open a restaurant a few meters from the entrance to the Louvre. The restaurant will no doubt feature McArt, employee-crafted paint-by-the-numbers "works" adorning its walls. Those who like eyeing such oeuvres while masticating leur grands Macs et pommes frites avec beaucoup du sel may also enjoy the following:
McTV--The Biggest Loser and other reality shows (Did you just add, under your breath, and Dancing with the Stars? Shame on you!)
McBeer--Coors, Bud, or Miller Lite
McWine--Generic reds and whites that come in a box with a spigot
McVegetables--Tomatoes flown in from another hemisphere and remarkable for their utter lack of flavor; and anything frozen or canned
McBasketball--Playing passive defense, making one pass maximum per possession, going one-on-one and shooting the ball if you are lucky enough to get that one pass (aka, an NBA All-Star Game)
McDiction--An off-the-shelf stock of words readily available to the linguistically undemanding user of such terms as "empower," "take ownership," "chilling effect," "community," "hard-wired," "iconic"
McExercise--Using light weights and low reps; walking or jogging without raising your pulse 30 beats per minute
McTennis--Endlessly lobbing from baseline to baseline
McGolf--Taking Mulligans, improving your lie, conceding three-foot putts (I love McGolf!)
McMusic--Easy Listening stuff like "The Romantic Guitar of Francis Goya"
McLiterature--The Da Vinci Code and most other works of fiction on the New York Times best-selling list
McCoffee--Surprisingly, not what they serve at McDonalds but what they serve at Denny's, Shari's, and IHOP.
McJokes--Anecdotes featuring blonds, morons, rednecks, or persons of Polish or Scandinavian descent
McMovies--Films with vampires and zombies, and non-war films with multiple explosions and car chases
McDancing--Couples propping each other up and moving no more than three square feet during an entire slow number
McBaseball--A game played in the National League, where American League castoffs become journeymen and sometimes even stars
McTransportation--Smart Cars
McJazz--The smooth sounds of Tom Braxton, George Winston, et al
McComedy--The Bernie Mac Show, The King of Queens, et al
McDrams--Cats, et al
McWar--Fighting with drone predators
McConservation--Putting used newspapers in the recyle bin before taking a 12-minute shower
McPsychology--Dianetics, Dr. Phil, Dr. Joyce, Dr. Laura
McReligion--New Ageism, Scientology
McScience--Creationism
McDiscipline--Suggesting a timeout to an unruly child
McSwimming--Bobbing with floaties and noodles
McToning--Wearing the mirdle (man's girdle) to firm up the middle
McCommunities--Ersatz non-organized lumpings together of people who never meet as a group; e.g., the left-handed community
McEducation--Online courses and degrees
McTipping--Tossing a quarter into the tip jar only if the barista or clerk is looking
McCraft--Coaster and tea cozies made of yarn tied into knots
McApples--McIntoshes and other apples with a soft flesh and an insipid flavor
McCasseroles--Mac'n'cheese and tuna tetrazinni
McPromises--McArthur's "I shall return" and O.J.'s vow to search for the real killers
McPatriots--McArthy and other witch hunters
McRoyalty--Macbeth and other throne usurpers
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