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'''Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse''' (born '''Melinda Lou Thomas''', September 14, 1961){{fact|date=January 2010}} is the daughter and fourth child of [[Wendy's]] resturaunt chain founder [[Dave Thomas (American businessman)|Dave Thomas]]. |
'''Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse''' (born '''Melinda Lou Thomas''', September 14, 1961){{fact|date=January 2010}} is the daughter and fourth child of [[Wendy's]] resturaunt chain founder [[Dave Thomas (American businessman)|Dave Thomas]]. |
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As a young girl, Melinda Lou was known as '''"Wenda"''', rather than "Wendy". She |
As a young girl, Melinda Lou was known as '''"Wenda"''', rather than "Wendy". She owns 30 Wendy's restaurants now, and as a result got FAT, UGLY and SKANKY, like Michael. When her dad started a new hamburger chain in [[Columbus, Ohio]], her name was used as the basis for the new chain's name, "[[Wendy's]] Old Fashioned Hamburgers", and a drawing of her used as the company mascot.<ref>{{Cite episode | title = Dave Thomas: Made to Order | episodelink = | url = http://classic.cnbc.com/id/32462661/ | series = Biography on CNBC | serieslink = Biography (TV series) | credits = | network = [[CNBC]] | airdate = 1998-12-08 }} Re-run on 2010-01-31.</ref> |
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As an adult, she owned several Wendy's resturaunts near [[Dallas]] until 1999. After Dave Thomas died in 2002, Wendy and her siblings bought resturaunts in the Columbus area; Wendy herself eventually owned 30.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.capitalistchicks.com/?q=node/240 | title = Melinda Lou 'Wendy' Thomas | first = Gianna | last = Englert | work = Capitalist Chicks | publisher = | location = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 }}</ref> |
As an adult, she owned several Wendy's resturaunts near [[Dallas]] until 1999. After Dave Thomas died in 2002, Wendy and her siblings bought resturaunts in the Columbus area; Wendy herself eventually owned 30.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.capitalistchicks.com/?q=node/240 | title = Melinda Lou 'Wendy' Thomas | first = Gianna | last = Englert | work = Capitalist Chicks | publisher = | location = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 }}</ref> |
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Wendy Thomas | |
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| Born | Melinda Lou Thomas September 14, 1961 |
| Nationality | 
United States |
| Other names | Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse |
| Alma mater | University of Florida[ citation needed] |
| Known for | Namesake of Wendy's hamburger chain |
| Spouse | Gary Floto (until his death) |
| Parent | Dave Thomas (American businessman) |
Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse (born Melinda Lou Thomas, September 14, 1961)[ citation needed] is the daughter and fourth child of Wendy's resturaunt chain founder Dave Thomas.
As a young girl, Melinda Lou was known as "Wenda", rather than "Wendy". She owns 30 Wendy's restaurants now, and as a result got FAT, UGLY and SKANKY, like Michael. When her dad started a new hamburger chain in Columbus, Ohio, her name was used as the basis for the new chain's name, " Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers", and a drawing of her used as the company mascot. [1]
As an adult, she owned several Wendy's resturaunts near Dallas until 1999. After Dave Thomas died in 2002, Wendy and her siblings bought resturaunts in the Columbus area; Wendy herself eventually owned 30. [2]
References
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"Dave Thomas: Made to Order".
Biography on CNBC. 1998-12-08.
CNBC.
{{ cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=( help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) ( help) Re-run on 2010-01-31. - ^ Englert, Gianna. "Melinda Lou 'Wendy' Thomas". Capitalist Chicks. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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'''Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse''' (born '''Melinda Lou Thomas''', September 14, 1961){{fact|date=January 2010}} is the daughter and fourth child of [[Wendy's]] resturaunt chain founder [[Dave Thomas (American businessman)|Dave Thomas]]. |
'''Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse''' (born '''Melinda Lou Thomas''', September 14, 1961){{fact|date=January 2010}} is the daughter and fourth child of [[Wendy's]] resturaunt chain founder [[Dave Thomas (American businessman)|Dave Thomas]]. |
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As a young girl, Melinda Lou was known as '''"Wenda"''', rather than "Wendy". She |
As a young girl, Melinda Lou was known as '''"Wenda"''', rather than "Wendy". She owns 30 Wendy's restaurants now, and as a result got FAT, UGLY and SKANKY, like Michael. When her dad started a new hamburger chain in [[Columbus, Ohio]], her name was used as the basis for the new chain's name, "[[Wendy's]] Old Fashioned Hamburgers", and a drawing of her used as the company mascot.<ref>{{Cite episode | title = Dave Thomas: Made to Order | episodelink = | url = http://classic.cnbc.com/id/32462661/ | series = Biography on CNBC | serieslink = Biography (TV series) | credits = | network = [[CNBC]] | airdate = 1998-12-08 }} Re-run on 2010-01-31.</ref> |
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As an adult, she owned several Wendy's resturaunts near [[Dallas]] until 1999. After Dave Thomas died in 2002, Wendy and her siblings bought resturaunts in the Columbus area; Wendy herself eventually owned 30.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.capitalistchicks.com/?q=node/240 | title = Melinda Lou 'Wendy' Thomas | first = Gianna | last = Englert | work = Capitalist Chicks | publisher = | location = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 }}</ref> |
As an adult, she owned several Wendy's resturaunts near [[Dallas]] until 1999. After Dave Thomas died in 2002, Wendy and her siblings bought resturaunts in the Columbus area; Wendy herself eventually owned 30.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.capitalistchicks.com/?q=node/240 | title = Melinda Lou 'Wendy' Thomas | first = Gianna | last = Englert | work = Capitalist Chicks | publisher = | location = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:33, 27 May 2010
Wendy Thomas | |
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| Born | Melinda Lou Thomas September 14, 1961 |
| Nationality |
United States |
| Other names | Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse |
| Alma mater | University of Florida[ citation needed] |
| Known for | Namesake of Wendy's hamburger chain |
| Spouse | Gary Floto (until his death) |
| Parent | Dave Thomas (American businessman) |
Melinda Lou "Wendy" Morse (born Melinda Lou Thomas, September 14, 1961)[ citation needed] is the daughter and fourth child of Wendy's resturaunt chain founder Dave Thomas.
As a young girl, Melinda Lou was known as "Wenda", rather than "Wendy". She owns 30 Wendy's restaurants now, and as a result got FAT, UGLY and SKANKY, like Michael. When her dad started a new hamburger chain in Columbus, Ohio, her name was used as the basis for the new chain's name, " Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers", and a drawing of her used as the company mascot. [1]
As an adult, she owned several Wendy's resturaunts near Dallas until 1999. After Dave Thomas died in 2002, Wendy and her siblings bought resturaunts in the Columbus area; Wendy herself eventually owned 30. [2]
References
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^
"Dave Thomas: Made to Order".
Biography on CNBC. 1998-12-08.
CNBC.
{{ cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|episodelink=( help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) ( help) Re-run on 2010-01-31. - ^ Englert, Gianna. "Melinda Lou 'Wendy' Thomas". Capitalist Chicks. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
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| This article about an Ohioan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |