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OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — McDonald's says there are no plans to take a talking Happy Meal toy out of distribution, even though some customers say it sounds like it uses curse words.
The fast-food restaurant introduced a Happy Meal on July 3 with toys inspired by the movie "Minions."
The company issued a statement saying the sounds the small yellow figures make are nonsense words, nothing offensive or profane.
But some are interpreting one of the utterances as an obscene phrase commonly abbreviated as "WTF."
McDonald's says "a very small number of customers" have been in touch with the company about the toy. McDonald's said the promotion is supposed to run through the end of July.
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009-c-16-(Jackie Quinn, AP correspondent)-"offensive or profane"-AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports McDonald's says it has been fielding some complaints about the "Minions" figurines that were packed into Happy Meals. (10 Jul 2015)
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008-w-28-(Jackie Quinn, AP correspondent, with excerpt from the movie "Minions")--McDonald's is trying to reassure customers that a talking toy included in some Happy Meals is not using swear words. AP correspondent Jackie Quinn reports. ((opens with sound)) (10 Jul 2015)
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APPHOTO ILKS502: In this July 7, 2015, photo, images of Minions adorn a McDonald's restaurant, in Chicago. McDonald's says some customers have complained that a talking toy inspired by the movie "Minions," that is included in recent Happy Meals, uses curse words. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (7 Jul 2015)
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