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From: nax@cornell.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.trivia
Subject: Ray Kroc and 1st Ronald McD
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Date: Sat, 18-May-85 16:55:51 EDT
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From: nax (Nax-Paul)

>
>	 One thing I do remember about the original Ronald McDonald
>     is that he was gay, said so, and was replaced. Too much for Ray
>     Kroc to handle. They were worried because so many kids
>     looked up to Ronald.
>

I thought the first Ronald McDonald was *Willard* *Scott*, the
weatherperson/buffoon on the Today Show, who is the worst excuse I've
seen for a national weatherperson. As to his orientation, let's
ask Jane Pauley: Jane, you on the net???