McDonald's McRib return: fans track the timing themselves

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMcDonald's has not announced a McRib return for twenty twenty-six, and a Yahoo report says internet sleuths are piecing together the timing.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSleuths. For a sandwich.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA company that sells food at restaurants everywhere can't tell you the date, so strangers are doing it for free.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number two. A fan-run site called the McRib Locator projects November first.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt also says some stores may opt out, and reports say much of New England is sitting this one out.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the volunteers have a date, the company has a shrug, and New England has an alibi.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTalking point number three. McDonald's doesn't set a national price.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEach restaurant picks its own, so you'll find out what a rib-shaped patty costs when you're already standing at the counter.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA McRib reel turned up on a Guatemala account, which is the only ransom note this case has got.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFolks, somewhere tonight a man in a basement is dusting a pork patty for fingerprints, and McDonald's still has no comment.