I thought this had to be a joke but it isn't.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/18/news...ex.htm?cnn=yes
McDonald's making fast-food faster?
No. 1 burger chain tests self-serve kiosks in effort to improve service, lift revenue per customer.
Outside Chicago in St. Charles, Illinois, longtime McDonald's Corp. (MCD: up $0.20 to $26.92, Research, Estimates) franchisee John
Lardas has reconfigured his restaurant, replacing three ordering stations manned by employees at the front counter with one traditional station and four stand-alone computers, or kiosks.
Lardas.... ahahahahaahahaha!