The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #19944   Message #2792129
Posted By: Sandy Mc Lean
19-Dec-09 - 01:47 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Lizzy Lindsay (Child 226)
Subject: RE: Origins: Lizzy Lindsay (Child 226)
Well Ronald MacDonald would have been a Gaelic speaking Highlander but the song has him speaking in the first person using Lowland dialect or accent. That just never fit with me.
Not only did McDonalds fast fooders make a clown out of Ronald but they tried to trademark his last name for their exclusive use.