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Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s, was adopted when he was just 6 weeks old. His adoptive mother died when he was 5, and he was abused by his adoptive father. Hoping he could find better matches for other children in the future, he founded the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in 1992.
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Dave Thomas (the founder of Wendy’s) was a high-school dropout. He was afraid his success would convince teens to drop out of school, so at age 60, he went back and got his GED.
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I can still see it in my head so clearly…
When I was a little kid and we lived in suburban Chicago, our mom would pile us in the car and take us ice skating at a rink a few towns over and Wednesday nights.
And after the ice skating…it was time to hit Taco Bell.
Now, we didn’t eat out very often, so going to Taco Bell was a HUGE deal and an enormous treat. And I still like it!
The 1980s and 1990s were a great time for fast food restaurants and people took to Twitter to take about those glory days after posts about how Wendy’s used to have a yellow color scheme…and things took off from there.
Let’s take a look!
That was some good stuff.
Burger King Kids Club tops yellow Wendy’s pic.twitter.com/yD2Hxrde3z
— Sarah Luciano (@lucianobunny_) December 10, 2020
I wonder if they’re worth any money…
Sure there used to be yellow wendy s but Im nostalic for those Taco Bell monster eyeball straws they offered when i was a kid. pic.twitter.com/1U2M58cWyh
— Sebastrd (@SirBastard5) December 10, 2020
You know you remember it!
Yellow Wendy’s memories are awesome but the coolest Birthday
Parties were at McDonalds… pic.twitter.com/Ci9fkg5CCi
— CNNWynn (@WynnWs) December 10, 2020
Do you have any of these stored away somewhere?
Yellow Wendy’s was cool but McDonalds birthday plate from the 80s was
pic.twitter.com/a5Y4ddur1v
— Beyoncé’s Left Eyebrow (@SimplyTasha08) December 10, 2020
Am I missing out?
Man fuck Yellow Wendy’s.. if you ever had Roy Rogers pic.twitter.com/rY67fadhwR
— SEXY ASS COCKROACH (@HighAsHex) December 10, 2020
I always loved the movie tie-ins at McDonald’s.
fuck yellow wendy's, y'all remember when mcdonald's gave out these? pic.twitter.com/UH6G3yeFSq
— paige
(@abendroth_paige) December 10, 2020
A total nostalgia trip.
I remember yellow Wendy’s and I also remember 1977 Burger King Star Wars glasses! pic.twitter.com/5kjdmVnUnO
— Lightly Esteemed (@LightlyEsteemed) December 10, 2020
Gonna have to get on eBay tonight…
My only contribution to today's "Yellow Wendy's" burst of fast food nostalgia is that my parents still have all four of these. pic.twitter.com/NqDe5I8q8U
— Nat Brehmer (@NatBrehmer) December 10, 2020
They were quite tasty, as I recall.
Y'all remember Yellow Wendy's but how many of you are these-fun-little-cookies-in-Happy-Meals years old? pic.twitter.com/dGVwEUK1nQ
— Sue Me (@IAmHighOnHeels) December 10, 2020
That salad bar? Woooo!
Twitter is nostalgic for Pizza Hut tonight and now it's got me all emotional thinking about the old style locations pic.twitter.com/NS8nH1f0k3
— CryptidWorks ✟
(@CryptidWorks) June 21, 2020
Totally ’90s, y’all!
Everyone is talking about yellow Wendy's, but I miss 90's Taco Bell. pic.twitter.com/70lXEoE0pt
— All You Can Eat (@AllYouCanEat22) December 10, 2020
What’s your favorite fast food joint?
Talk to us in the comments!
We’d love to hear from you!
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As a child of the late 1980s and early 1990s, I’d be a pretty big liar if I said I didn’t spend my fair share of time in fast food restaurants growing up.
I used to hit all the classics: McDonald’s, Burger King, Long John Silver’s, and my personal favorite, White Castle.
White Castle, oh how I long for thee…oh sorry, I didn’t mean to say that out loud.
But the point is that the 1980s and ’90s were the Golden Age for fast food joints, and people really have a lot of strong memories about them.
Apparently, a lot of these tweets got rolling because folks on Twitter were talking about how Wendy’s used to be yellow and things went from there.
Let’s take a trip back in time with these fast food tweets.
Probably not good for the gut, though.
I’m this old .. pic.twitter.com/EOiGb7eQCR
— HunchoBruceWayne
(@onapowertrip) December 8, 2020
It was a magical journey.
People are talking about Yellow Wendy’s, but not mentioning early 90’s Subway, complete with yellow furniture and newspaper wallpaper…about subways. pic.twitter.com/A2E6Iux1vG
— MWF (@MWF78332042) December 10, 2020
Do you remember?
Take me back to when the Wendy’s dipping sauces were round and the napkins were yellow. pic.twitter.com/3cagBp3NZA
— Ironically Bravo (@IronicallyBravo) December 6, 2020
The jukebox was pretty solid, too!
Y’all talking about yellow Wendy’s but I’m here for that 90s Pizza Hut aesthetic pic.twitter.com/glQmYOPrZC
— shannon (@shannyy) December 10, 2020
Feels like an episode of Saved by the Bell.
Everyone is talking about yellow Wendy's, but I miss 90's Taco Bell. pic.twitter.com/70lXEoE0pt
— All You Can Eat (@AllYouCanEat22) December 10, 2020
A lot of stuff went down in those Playlands.
yellow wendy’s? i remember when my local mcdonalds looked like this
pic.twitter.com/kM3BdFhz3r
— mewtype ☆ (@dadaraen) December 10, 2020
They weren’t too concerned about the environment back then…
Yellow Wendy’s is trending but I grew up on 80s McDonald’s
pic.twitter.com/Tebp3nf6dK
— #TodayInSports (@TodayInSports3) December 10, 2020
I missed this one somehow.
I see your yellow Wendy's and raise you the McDLT with double the styrofoam packaging to keep the cool side cool and the hot side hot
— Suzma Gooz (@suzma_gooz) December 10, 2020
It was always nice and greasy!
Yellow Wendy’s is cute but I’m Little Caesars pizza pizza in a paper wrapper on Friday nights old pic.twitter.com/4zZBD2LZbn
—
Sky Blue Designs
(@SkyBlueBirdie) December 10, 2020
And those old Taco Bell wrappers!
Oh yellow Wendy’s huh? Yea well I remember…oh god I’m old pic.twitter.com/nyP6PUKW75
— i had a concussion (@TweetingCrap) December 10, 2020
You never forget your first time.
Yellow Wendy's hell, I'm this old… pic.twitter.com/fy8ILQMt2U
— Tony LoyalⓋ (@TonyLoyal1) December 10, 2020
That was a lot of fun!
Nah fuck yellow Wendy’s. Y’all remember when McDonald’s had N64s? pic.twitter.com/XGUVnsOVCC
— GoneManny (@GXNEManny) December 10, 2020
Okay, time to spill the beans…
What’s your favorite fast food restaurant?
Talk to us in the comments! Let’s get greasy!
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Dave Thomas, the founder of the successful fast food chain, Wendy’s, worked at KFC prior to Wendy’s and was responsible for the red and white striped chicken bucket design. During his time with Colonel Sanders, Dave worked tirelessly to help create brand recognition, understanding that the more the customer believed in your brand, the more […]
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We all know fast food isn’t great for us, but that doesn’t mean you (and I) still don’t love it! Just in moderation, right? Or something like that…
Anyway, we all have our favorite fast food joints, but do you know where their names come from?
Let’s take a look and find out!
#TBT to the 9th Whataburger location in Corpus Christi, TX which must have been spectacular at night with its neon sign.
Posted by Whataburger on Thursday, March 7, 2019
What a taste, what a place! The regional burger chain started at a time when there were no patties bigger than 4 inches. What to do? Founder Harmon Dobson wanted a 5-inch burger that would make people exclaim “What a burger!” And the name stuck…
Posted by Wendy's on Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy’s restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969, and he named his burger joint after his daughter Melinda, who was nicknamed Wendy.
Posted by Subway on Thursday, October 4, 2018
In 1965, Pete’s Super Submarines was opened in Bridgeport, Connecticut, by Frank DeLuca and Peter Buck. They renamed it “Pete’s Subway” a few years later. In 1974, DeLuca and Buck wanted to franchise their shop, so they simply renamed it Subway.
Where it all started. #coffeepassion
Posted by Starbucks on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Starbucks co-founder Gordon Bowker heard from a friend who worked at an ad agency that words that started with “st” were considered powerful. While brainstorming, they came across a map with a town on it called “Starbo.” Bowker was reminded of the character Starbuck from Moby Dick and a coffee giant was born. They also considered calling the place “Pequod,” after the ship in Moby Dick.
Side note: Pequod’s is the name of my favorite deep-dish pizza place in Chicago. Booyah!
Eenie, meenie, miny, moe…LOL, JK. We'll take a slice of each!
Posted by Domino's Pizza on Tuesday, March 27, 2018
The pizza favorite owes its name to a deadline. Brothers Jim and Tom Monaghan bought a pizza place called DomiNick’s in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1960. When the original owner decided he wanted to retain his rights to the name, the brothers had to make a decision so they could put their name in the phone book before a deadline.
Domino’s was reportedly dreamed up by a delivery driver named Jim Kennedy. Good choice.
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Wendy’s is known for their fresh-never-frozen beef patties, but they’re apparently great at bringing the heat to more than just burgers!
Wendy’s has one of the greatest Twitter accounts out there, and they’re always happy to roast you with some killer zingers. They’re so good that some people are even requesting to be roasted online.
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Zing!
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Wendy’s has long been known for selling fresh, never-frozen burgers, but that’s not the only thing they’re serving up hot anymore.
You see, whoever’s running their social media account is apparently a grillmaster certified in the art of roasting people online! They’re so good at it that people and companies on Twitter actually request to be burned.
Just know, if you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
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Think you can handle the truth?
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In 2005, a woman falsely claimed she found a finger in her food at Wendy’s. The fast food chain suffered an estimated US$21 million in lost business.
Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s, realized his success as a high school dropout might convince teenagers to quit school – so in 1993 he went back to school and got his GED.
