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Herb Peterson, inventor of the now iconic Egg McMuffin, has died. He was 89.

Despite working in McDonald’s advertising agency, Peterson must have been some kind of freaky genius of tastiness. I defy anyone to find anything better for a hangover than an Egg McMuffin, short of more alcohol.

Thank you, Mr. Peterson. You done good.

In related news, the inventor of the McGriddle is still being sought by Interpol. Turns out, making something that tasty that bad for you violates several articles of the Geneva Convention.

March 27th, 2008 by graeme |

6 Responses to “Inventor of the Egg McMuffin dies, 89”

Herb was a great guy. Millions have him to thank for being able to get more than a cup of coffee on the way to work.

[It's "Peterson," BTW.]

Russ on 3-27-2008 at 11:24 am

I don’t use the word “hero” very often, but he is the greatest hero in American history.

senior on 3-27-2008 at 12:14 pm

Edits made. Thanks Russ.

graeme on 3-27-2008 at 12:38 pm

when i was a kid we lived in zambia, which at the time was not rife with mcdonalds (i have no idea of the mcdonald situation there these days).

but, as a bunch of enterprising north americans, there were occasionally weekend breakfasts at people’s houses with things that vaguely resembled the egg mcmuffin. although, now that i think about it, i’m not sure how easy it was to get english muffins there, nor do i actually remember any processed cheese, so, yeah, it would have been a pretty bastardized version. but, you know, adversity leads to creativity.

mainja on 3-27-2008 at 9:49 pm

The egg mcmuffin is the saving grace of a touring musician. Just tasty enough to enjoy, greasy enough to cure the hangover from that last beer you didn’t really ned to have after you packed up, and containing enough protein via the egg to convince yourself you’re eating “healthy”. Somewhat.