{"id":291,"date":"2014-12-11T21:34:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T02:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/?p=291"},"modified":"2014-12-11T21:34:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T02:34:07","slug":"mcnugget-anatomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/mcnugget-anatomy\/","title":{"rendered":"McNugget Anatomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may seem obvious, but when over a million people see your creation, it is quite a rush. When you make something that goes viral, I explained to a friend recently, it’s like surfing the inside of a tornado. It’s euphoric, but it taxes your emotional equilibrium, and if you aren’t careful it becomes an addiction. How would you handle the attention of a million people?<\/p>\n

Sometime in 1999 (I think) I conjured up this piece, basing the shapes on the most common McNuggets. Nothing I have done since has elicited the same level of emotion and hysteria from readers, which I take great pride in. And despite my commitment to accuracy (for example, the crunch of the ‘eye’), I still enjoy eating the godforsaken things on occasion.<\/p>\n

Before you ask, yes, there were t-shirts and posters. Grimace ate them all.<\/p>\n

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