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This week’s question: A German couple who wanted the "ultimate" American wedding tied the knot at a Michigan McDonald’s, flying in 23 guests from Munich for the event. In seven words or fewer, come up with an advertising slogan that McDonald’s could use to persuade more foreign couples to get hitched under the golden arches.
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THE WINNER: Do you want a prenup with that?
Chas Kikel, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
SECOND PLACE: With this onion ring, I thee wed
Mike Reiss, New York City
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THIRD PLACE: Home of the Happy (Ever After) Meal
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Indiana
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Eat, drink, and be McMarried
Anne Matava, Belfast, Maine
Marriages that work — unlike our soft-serve machine
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina
Over one marriage performed
Ivan Kershner, Salem, South Carolina
Is your fiancée hotter than our coffee?
John Parry, Eldersburg, Maryland
You deserve a cake today
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Hand in hand, and hamburger
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
You deserve a mate today
Bruce Carlson, Alexandria, Virginia
Merge your lives with burgers and fries
Bruce Jackson, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Free McRib with wedding
Michael Levenson, Manalapan, New Jersey
Happy Meal, happy marriage combo
Karla Fox Johnson, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
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