You're going to think I'm making this up. If I read this, I'd think I was making it up too. I promise, this story is completely true.
     When I was visiting with my parents a couple of weeks ago, I found a pristine McDonald's tray liner from 1979 in an antique shop. That's a pretty hard thing to come by, and the pop culture freak in me went nuts. I was going to leave it there, but my mom wanted to buy it for me (and she did.) When I got home, I decided it would be cool to display it in an actual McDonald's tray to give it some context. Lo and behold, I found one for a great price on eBay. The seller promised to throw in a freebie with purchase, which sweetened the deal for me.
     Today I got home from the grocery store and I saw my package waiting for me. With excitement I tore it open and this is exactly what I found:




Accompanied by this note:



Yes, just to eliminate any doubt about what was in the wrapper:


That's right. I got sent a genuine Californian McChicken. The sandwich seemed to be in pretty good shape,  a fact which I'm sure Morgan Spurlock would have a field day with. (That's not mold on the sandwich, if you're wondering. In fact, now that I look at the picture, I have to say that the sandwich looked a whole lot better in person.) At worst, it was just a little flat and the mayonnaise had caused the bread to stick to the chicken. Of course, it has been rather chilly. If I'd bought that tray in July, this story may have had a different ending. Actually, I doubt the package would have made its way here.
     I was trying to keep this month's blog pretty much all about the countdown and hold all other thoughts until next month, but I wanted to share this one right away. Of course, since I built this up to be the weirdest story of the century, it probably lost a bit of its punch. Still, I think it was worth it.