• Favourite Fast Food

    From The Millionaire@21:1/183 to All on Fri Mar 4 18:13:46 2022
    What is your favourite fast food?

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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to The Millionaire on Sat Mar 5 11:17:00 2022
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    What is your favourite fast food?

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to The Millionaire on Sat Mar 5 11:20:35 2022
    Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: The Millionaire to All on Fri Mar 04 2022 06:13 pm

    What is your favourite fast food?

    There are several that I enjoy. I think Taco Bell has some enjoyable food. As far as burgers, some of my favorites are A&W's Papa Burger, Carl's Jr.'s All-Star burger, and Burger King's Whopper.

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  • From Andre@21:3/117 to The Millionaire on Sat Mar 5 16:26:38 2022
    What is your favourite fast food?

    I guess Culver's? The quality is massively higher than everywhere else.

    For those places that don't have Culver's, then Wendy's.

    Though there's still a special place in my heart for Jack in the Box...
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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Andre on Sat Mar 5 15:18:33 2022
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    I guess Culver's? The quality is massively higher than everywhere else.

    I wanted to go to Culvers when I was in Arizona several years ago, but I wasted time and money for Whataburger.


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 6 13:01:49 2022
    There are several that I enjoy. I think Taco Bell has some enjoyable food. As far as burgers, some of my favorites are A&W's Papa Burger, Carl's Jr.'s All-Star burger, and Burger King's Whopper.


    We have Taco Bill in Australia, a Tex Mex restaurant that I like, but not really take away. Carl Jr's has opened up here too, I may stop by on the way home from taking my kids to hockey, but I have had it before and found it, average.

    I do like KFC, and Red Rooster. Red Rooster is more pricy than other options, but tasty.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Sat Mar 5 16:31:41 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Sun Mar 06 2022 01:01 pm

    There are several that I enjoy. I think Taco Bell has some
    enjoyable food. As far as burgers, some of my favorites are A&W's
    Papa Burger, Carl's Jr.'s All-Star burger, and Burger King's
    Whopper.

    We have Taco Bill in Australia, a Tex Mex restaurant that I like, but not really take away. Carl Jr's has opened up here too, I may stop by on the way home from taking my kids to hockey, but I have had it before and found it, average.

    I do like KFC, and Red Rooster. Red Rooster is more pricy than other options, but tasty.

    I think it's interesting hearing about the different restaurants in different places.
    One of the places I mentioned was Burger King, and I've heard they're known as Hungry Jack's in Australia.

    There's an Australian-themed restaurant chain in the US called Outback Steakhouse (I somehow doubt it's actually authentic Australian food). One time I was talking with a friend of mine who's from Brazil, and he was telling me they have an Australian restaurant there called Outback Steakhouse, and I informed him they're actually an American restaurant chain, just with an Australian theme. ;)

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 6 22:11:31 2022
    We have Taco Bill in Australia, a Tex Mex restaurant that I like, but really take away. Carl Jr's has opened up here too, I may stop by on way home from taking my kids to hockey, but I have had it before and it, average.

    I do like KFC, and Red Rooster. Red Rooster is more pricy than other options, but tasty.

    I think it's interesting hearing about the different restaurants in different places.
    One of the places I mentioned was Burger King, and I've heard they're known as Hungry Jack's in Australia.

    There's an Australian-themed restaurant chain in the US called Outback Steakhouse (I somehow doubt it's actually authentic Australian food).
    One time I was talking with a friend of mine who's from Brazil, and he
    was telling me they have an Australian restaurant there called Outback Steakhouse, and I informed him they're actually an American restaurant chain, just with an Australian theme. ;)

    Nightfox

    Burger King couldn't be called Burger King in Australia because it was already trademarked here, so they used Hungry Jacks instead.

    The trademarks lasped, so there was in the 2000s some stores here called Burger King, which was basically the same but they aren't around anymore, its just the Hungry Jacks. Some legal issues.

    I've seen Australian themed restaurants in Europe, but never ate in one. I wouldn't say from what I saw it was all that authentic. Looking at the menu, I would say it is Australianised American food.

    Chicken Parmagiana is a common Australian though Italian in origin) dish that is my standard pub-grub.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 6 21:38:00 2022
    On 03-05-22 16:31, Nightfox wrote to boraxman <=-

    There's an Australian-themed restaurant chain in the US called Outback Steakhouse (I somehow doubt it's actually authentic Australian food).

    Yeah I went to one in Vegas, felt very much like.... An American steakhouse! :D
    Oh, and I had to drink an American beer, they didn't have any of the common Aussie beers. :D Definitely not authentic, though the service and quality of food was great, and I'd go back for those points, next time I'm over there.

    One time I was talking with a friend of mine who's from Brazil, and he
    was telling me they have an Australian restaurant there called Outback Steakhouse, and I informed him they're actually an American restaurant chain, just with an Australian theme. ;)

    The only authentic Australian thing in the whole place was me! :D


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Sun Mar 6 21:21:05 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Sun Mar 06 2022 10:11 pm

    I've seen Australian themed restaurants in Europe, but never ate in one. I wouldn't say from what I saw it was all that authentic. Looking at the menu, I would say it is Australianised American food.

    That's what I figured.

    Chicken Parmagiana is a common Australian though Italian in origin) dish that is my standard pub-grub.

    Chicken parmagiana is a common Italian food here, though I don't see it offered in pubs here very much. Here it's offered mainly at Italian restaurants and tends to be considered a fairly standard restaurant meal.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Vk3jed on Sun Mar 6 21:23:05 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Sun Mar 06 2022 09:38 pm

    There's an Australian-themed restaurant chain in the US called
    Outback Steakhouse (I somehow doubt it's actually authentic
    Australian food).

    Yeah I went to one in Vegas, felt very much like.... An American steakhouse! :D
    Oh, and I had to drink an American beer, they didn't have any of the common Aussie beers. :D Definitely not authentic, though the service and quality of food was great, and I'd go back for those points, next time I'm over there.

    Yeah, whenever I'm at Outback, it seems like another steakhouse with steak & potatoes & such, which we can also get at many other American restaurants here. Also, as far as beer, I think Americans tend to think of Foster's as Australian beer (since that's how it's advertised here), but I've heard Foster's actually isn't common in Australia?

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  • From Greenlfc@21:2/150 to The Millionaire on Mon Mar 7 06:51:53 2022
    The only right answer is Chick-Fil-A.

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  • From Mike Dippel@21:4/176 to Greenlfc on Mon Mar 7 10:27:50 2022
    On 3/7/2022 6:59 AM, Greenlfc wrote to The Millionaire:

    The only right answer is Chick-Fil-A.


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Greenlfc on Mon Mar 7 10:34:52 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Greenlfc to The Millionaire on Mon Mar 07 2022 06:51 am

    The only right answer is Chick-Fil-A.

    The first Chick-Fil-A in my area was built several years ago. They were really busy for a few months. I tried them and honestly I'm not sure what all the hype was about. They have good chicken, but I can also get good chicken from KFC and even Dairy Queen (I like Dairy Queen's chicken sandwiches and chicken strips).

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Nightfox on Mon Mar 7 13:53:48 2022
    On 07 Mar 2022, Nightfox said the following...

    The first Chick-Fil-A in my area was built several years ago. They were really busy for a few months. I tried them and honestly I'm not sure
    what all the hype was about.

    I've never had Chick-Fil-A. I didn't think we had them here in Canada but it looks like there's a few in Toronto, one in Windsor and another in Kitchener.

    In looking that up it appears even chicken restaurants can get political...


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Warpslide on Mon Mar 7 14:33:38 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Warpslide to Nightfox on Mon Mar 07 2022 01:53 pm

    I've never had Chick-Fil-A. I didn't think we had them here in Canada but it looks like there's a few in Toronto, one in Windsor and another in Kitchener.

    In looking that up it appears even chicken restaurants can get political...

    Yeah, it seems the owners of Chick-Fil-A have certain political (and social) beliefs that not everyone agrees with.. I'll just leave it at that.

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  • From deon@21:2/116 to Nightfox on Tue Mar 8 10:50:19 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Nightfox to Vk3jed on Sun Mar 06 2022 09:23 pm

    Yeah, whenever I'm at Outback, it seems like another steakhouse with steak & potatoes & such, which we can also get at many other
    American restaurants here. Also, as far as beer, I think Americans tend to think of Foster's as Australian beer (since that's how it's
    advertised here), but I've heard Foster's actually isn't common in Australia?

    So I've eaten a few times at the Outback - as a the token Aussie visiting the US, the locals thought I might feel at home.

    I'd never heard of that restaurant prior to the first time in the US (the local's were surprised), and yes, the menu is nothing like an Aussie meal - at home or at a "pub". I had to ask "what is a bloomin onion?", to which there was surprise that I asked that question.

    The beer, Fosters, is a very successful brand - Outside of Australia. I dont know anybody here who drinks it, and I rarely see it in the liquor stores (its probably there, I just dont notice it - and never seen anybody buy it).

    Every state has their "favourite beer" - so depending on where you are (Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, etc) will depend on what is the known/popular beer...


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to deon on Mon Mar 7 16:59:05 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: deon to Nightfox on Tue Mar 08 2022 10:50 am

    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Nightfox to Vk3jed on Sun Mar 06 2022 09:23 pm

    Yeah, whenever I'm at Outback, it seems like another steakhouse with
    steak & potatoes & such, which we can also get at many other American
    restaurants here. Also, as far as beer, I think Americans tend to
    think of Foster's as Australian beer (since that's how it's advertised
    here), but I've heard Foster's actually isn't common in Australia?

    So I've eaten a few times at the Outback - as a the token Aussie visiting

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to deon on Mon Mar 7 17:03:23 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: deon to Nightfox on Tue Mar 08 2022 10:50 am

    So I've eaten a few times at the Outback - as a the token Aussie visiting the US, the locals thought I might feel at home.

    I'd never heard of that restaurant prior to the first time in the US (the local's were surprised), and yes, the menu is nothing like an Aussie meal - at home or at a "pub". I had to ask "what is a bloomin onion?", to which there was surprise that I asked that question.

    Yeah, the food at Outback Steakhouse seems like fairly common American food that can be found at other American restaurants here. I'm actually surprised your friends were surprised about the bloomin onion. I've seen a couple other American restaurants here sell their own versions of that same thing in the past. I never thought of that as an Australian thing, and I thought it was funny that Outback Steakhouse started making one. Chili's in the US had an onion appetizer like that around 2001 which they called an "awesome blossom", and I think Applebee's (another American restaurant) had one at one point too.

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  • From deon@21:2/116 to Nightfox on Tue Mar 8 12:41:52 2022
    Re: Outback Steakhouse
    By: Nightfox to deon on Mon Mar 07 2022 05:03 pm

    Yeah, the food at Outback Steakhouse seems like fairly common American food that can be found at other American restaurants here. I'm
    actually surprised your friends were surprised about the bloomin onion. I've seen a couple other American restaurants here sell their
    own
    versions of that same thing in the past. I never thought of that as an Australian thing, and I thought it was funny that Outback
    Steakhouse started making one. Chili's in the US had an onion appetizer like that around 2001 which they called an "awesome blossom",

    This was the late '90s that I first went, and I vaguely remember somebody talking about another restaurant having something similiar. If I recall, I think they thought the whole onion thing was Australian, to which I commented that I hardly ate onion on its own. It's always "in" something (and you generally dont know), or its a part of a salad as raw onion.

    It is popular though at the local hardware shop, that has a somebody from the community setup a BBQ sausage stall outside (as a way of earning money for the community venture), where BBQ onion would be on top of the sausage (although I generally opt out).


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Nightfox on Tue Mar 8 12:00:00 2022
    On 03-06-22 21:23, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    Yeah, whenever I'm at Outback, it seems like another steakhouse with
    steak & potatoes & such, which we can also get at many other American restaurants here. Also, as far as beer, I think Americans tend to think

    Yeah, very American feel about the place. :)

    of Foster's as Australian beer (since that's how it's advertised here), but I've heard Foster's actually isn't common in Australia?

    Fosters is Australian, but no one drinks it here, and it's very rare to see it around. Seems to be mainly for export now. :D


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Nightfox on Tue Mar 8 12:21:00 2022
    On 03-06-22 21:21, Nightfox wrote to boraxman <=-

    Chicken parmagiana is a common Italian food here, though I don't see it offered in pubs here very much. Here it's offered mainly at Italian restaurants and tends to be considered a fairly standard restaurant
    meal.

    It's pretty much a staple in pubs here.


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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to Nightfox on Mon Mar 7 20:28:00 2022
    Nightfox wrote to deon <=-

    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: deon to Nightfox on Tue Mar 08 2022 10:50 am

    So I've eaten a few times at the Outback - as a the token Aussie visiting the US, the locals thought I might feel at home.

    I'd never heard of that restaurant prior to the first time in the US (the local's were surprised), and yes, the menu is nothing like an Aussie meal - at home or at a "pub". I had to ask "what is a bloomin onion?", to which there was surprise that I asked that question.

    Yeah, the food at Outback Steakhouse seems like fairly common
    American food that can be found at other American restaurants
    here. I'm actually surprised your friends were surprised about
    the bloomin onion. I've seen a couple other American restaurants
    here sell their own versions of that same thing in the past. I
    never thought of that as an Australian thing, and I thought it
    was funny that Outback Steakhouse started making one. Chili's in
    the US had an onion appetizer like that around 2001 which they
    called an "awesome blossom", and I think Applebee's (another
    American restaurant) had one at one point too.

    Yes, I think most/all of the American steakhouses have their own version
    of the "bloomin onion" these days, as it's a pretty popular appetizer. My personal favorite is the Longhorn Steakhouse franchise, at least for the "chain" type restaurants. You can certainly get a better (and more
    expensive) steak at specialty "high-brow" places, but the Longhorn is
    pretty good. I actually don't care much for the Outback.



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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to deon on Wed Mar 9 18:27:00 2022
    The beer, Fosters, is a very successful brand - Outside of Australia. I dont know anybody here who drinks it, and I rarely see it in the liquor stores (its probably there, I just dont notice it - and never seen anybody buy it).

    During the 70's and mid 80's the two labels ran alongside each other.
    Fosters is not an original CUB label where Vic Bitter is. Some time after that, I forget who owned it at the time, John Elliot maybe? It was decided to trim the labels, and Fosters was the poor relation to Vic in sales, although well known, it would become the export label for CUB.

    So we had Vic in pubs and the bottle shops here, and local supply of Fosters just disappeared. I also don't know anyone that drank it by choice, and none of my friends at the time lamented its passing, although I seem to recall
    some mild concern about it in the papers of the time.

    Also have to say not being a beer/lager/bitter drinker, all of them being equally as bad as each other, that I didn't really give two hoots about it.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Wed Mar 9 23:23:53 2022
    Chicken parmagiana is a common Italian food here, though I don't see it offered in pubs here very much. Here it's offered mainly at Italian restaurants and tends to be considered a fairly standard restaurant meal.


    Interesting, if you want a Chicken Parmagiana (or Parma) in Australia, you don't go to an Italian restaurant, you go to a pub!

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Wed Mar 9 23:25:35 2022
    Yeah, it seems the owners of Chick-Fil-A have certain political (and social) beliefs that not everyone agrees with.. I'll just leave it at that.


    That is different to the company itself having it. If the owners have beliefs, but they don't make it a point of saying "the business" has these beliefs, then it should be no ones business.

    What I can't stand is when companies have "values" and "beliefs". That is vomit inducingly cringeworthily rank.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Vk3jed on Wed Mar 9 23:26:40 2022
    Fosters is Australian, but no one drinks it here, and it's very rare to see it around. Seems to be mainly for export now. :D


    The only time I had a Fosters was in Germany. I had to keep up the stereotype! In fact, I'm not sure if I've ever seen anyone drink it in Australia.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Spectre on Wed Mar 9 06:38:00 2022
    Spectre wrote to deon <=-

    During the 70's and mid 80's the two labels ran alongside each other. Fosters is not an original CUB label where Vic Bitter is. Some time
    after that, I forget who owned it at the time, John Elliot maybe? It
    was decided to trim the labels, and Fosters was the poor relation to
    Vic in sales, although well known, it would become the export label for CUB.

    Here in California, the ESB/bitters market has dried up, to be replaced by everyone's copycat IPAs. It's a shame, Red Hook and Fullers ESB were two of
    my favorite beers.

    Now, I'm settling for Anchor Steam brewery's Liberty Ale. Think global,
    drink local...


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to boraxman on Wed Mar 9 06:57:00 2022
    boraxman wrote to Nightfox <=-

    What I can't stand is when companies have "values" and "beliefs". That
    is vomit inducingly cringeworthily rank.

    One of the more heinous political moves of recent history in the US was the "Citizen's United" decision, that, in a perversion of justice, granted personal rights usually reserved for people to corporations. Like protecting political lobbying and influence as "freedom of speech".

    It's unfortunate that we haven't sought the death penalty for any of these corporate "persons".


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to boraxman on Wed Mar 9 07:03:00 2022
    boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    The only time I had a Fosters was in Germany. I had to keep up the stereotype! In fact, I'm not sure if I've ever seen anyone drink it in Australia.

    I was in a drinking department with an IT problem several years back. Our IT department for a global gaming company (hint: Lara Croft) used to have quarterly department all-hands meetings in one of our office locations - we had offices in Paris, Hamburg, London and San Francisco.

    When we went to Germany, most of the bars seemed to have one tap, or at
    least one "default" beer - the details are understandably fuzzy. When we'd order a round of drinks, we'd hold up 4 fingers and say (phonetic, as I
    don't want to look up high ascii) "vier grosse,bitte".

    That was all the German I learned, as *everyone* I ran into spoke English.

    Good times.


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Mar 10 22:45:38 2022
    One of the more heinous political moves of recent history in the US was the "Citizen's United" decision, that, in a perversion of justice, granted personal rights usually reserved for people to corporations.
    Like protecting political lobbying and influence as "freedom of speech".

    It's unfortunate that we haven't sought the death penalty for any of
    these corporate "persons".



    The thing is, businesses are not entities unto themselves. They are collections of people. When "Baskin & Robbins" says something, it is actually a few execs, marketing people, whoever, saying that. The company is not saying anything. These "values" aren't from employees or shareholders. Saying it is the company which represents this or that, is a fraud.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Mar 10 22:47:03 2022
    I was in a drinking department with an IT problem several years back.
    Our IT department for a global gaming company (hint: Lara Croft) used
    to have quarterly department all-hands meetings in one of our office locations - we had offices in Paris, Hamburg, London and San Francisco.

    When we went to Germany, most of the bars seemed to have one tap, or at least one "default" beer - the details are understandably fuzzy. When
    we'd order a round of drinks, we'd hold up 4 fingers and say (phonetic, as I don't want to look up high ascii) "vier grosse,bitte".

    That was all the German I learned, as *everyone* I ran into spoke
    English.

    I do know a bit of German, but my favourite phrase to use there was "zwei pfankucken bitte" (two jam donuts please).

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Thu Mar 10 10:54:50 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Mar 10 2022 10:47 pm

    I do know a bit of German, but my favourite phrase to use there was "zwei pfankucken bitte" (two jam donuts please).

    Doesn't "pfankuchen" mean pancakes?

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Fri Mar 11 21:51:33 2022
    I do know a bit of German, but my favourite phrase to use there was " pfankucken bitte" (two jam donuts please).

    Doesn't "pfankuchen" mean pancakes?


    Yes, it does. My grandmother used to make them, and they were like pikelets. But it seems that it in Berlin, a Berliner Pfannkuchen, which is sometimes just called a pfannkuchen, is also a jam donut. I didn't know about this until I was in Germany, and saw them in pastry stores named as such. Might have just been a Berlin thing, but I'm sure I saw them in Dresden as well.

    Pfannkuchen I think just means it is cooked in a pan, which makes sense for pancakes, not as much for donuts.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to boraxman on Fri Mar 11 21:22:00 2022
    On 03-09-22 23:26, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    The only time I had a Fosters was in Germany. I had to keep up the stereotype!
    In fact, I'm not sure if I've ever seen anyone drink it in Australia.

    I did, but it was like 40 years ago. :)


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to boraxman on Fri Mar 11 21:47:00 2022
    On 03-09-22 23:23, boraxman wrote to Nightfox <=-

    Interesting, if you want a Chicken Parmagiana (or Parma) in Australia,
    you don't go to an Italian restaurant, you go to a pub!


    And some pubs have "parma nights", where they offer several different parma varities, with different ingredients.


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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Vk3jed on Fri Mar 11 09:51:08 2022
    On 11 Mar 2022, Vk3jed said the following...

    And some pubs have "parma nights", where they offer several different parma varities, with different ingredients.

    All this talk about chicken parmesan got my mouth watering. We went out for dinner the other night and I saw it on the menu. The other half raised an eyebrow when I ordered: "You've never order that, just feel like something different tonight?"

    I had to go on to explain people were talking about it on those "text based message boards" I read and now I had a craving.

    Imagine my surprise when they brought this gigantic bowl full of spaghetti and a piece of chicken parm plopped on top of it. Way too much food for one person, though I did give it a good try! lol

    https://bbs.lc/bpPQF


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Fri Mar 11 09:16:57 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Fri Mar 11 2022 09:51 pm

    Doesn't "pfankuchen" mean pancakes?

    Yes, it does. My grandmother used to make them, and they were like pikelets. But it seems that it in Berlin, a Berliner Pfannkuchen, which is sometimes just called a pfannkuchen, is also a jam donut. I didn't know about this until I was in Germany, and saw them in pastry stores named as such. Might have just been a Berlin thing, but I'm sure I saw them in Dresden as well.

    I'd heard about the Berliner donut (I'd heard of it just called a "Berliner"). There's an old story (which I've since heard might just be an urban legend) that when John F. Kennedy was president of the US, he wa talking to some people in Germany and toward the end, he said "Ich bin ein Berliner", to symbolically mean he's "from Berlin", or he stood with them; the story is that when said that way, it could be interpreted that he said he's a jelly donut (and the "correct" way to say it may have been "Ich bin Berliner"). But I later heard the way he said it was okay and would be interpreted as intended.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Fri Mar 11 09:38:09 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Fri Mar 11 2022 09:51 pm

    Pfannkuchen I think just means it is cooked in a pan, which makes sense for pancakes, not as much for donuts.

    I believe "kuchen" is the German word for cake, whereas "kochen" is the German verb "to cook". Similar, but a bit different spellings. :) So "pfannkuchen" literally means pancake.

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  • From echicken@21:1/164 to Nightfox on Fri Mar 11 18:16:09 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Nightfox to boraxman on Fri Mar 11 2022 09:16:57

    I'd heard about the Berliner donut (I'd heard of it just called a

    Also called a "jam buster" in some places, or so I was told by someone from (I think) Manitoba. (IMHO both of these are more fun to say than "jelly-filled donut".)

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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Warpslide on Sat Mar 12 11:38:08 2022

    Hello Warpslide!

    11 Mar 22 09:51, you wrote to Vk3jed:

    Imagine my surprise when they brought this gigantic bowl full of
    spaghetti and a piece of chicken parm plopped on top of it. Way too
    much food for one person, though I did give it a good try! lol

    https://bbs.lc/bpPQF


    Access Denied
    You don't have permission to access "http://cdn.kelseys.ca/static_images/kelseys2x/750x564/2622505@2x.jpg" on this
    server.

    Reference #18.bc492f17.1647045470.47d67fa



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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Vorlon on Fri Mar 11 22:39:21 2022
    On 12 Mar 2022, Vorlon said the following...

    https://bbs.lc/bpPQF

    Access Denied

    Maybe limited to Canada only. Try this link:

    https://ibb.co/VQQSNHZ


    Jay

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Warpslide on Sat Mar 12 19:33:00 2022
    On 03-11-22 09:51, Warpslide wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    All this talk about chicken parmesan got my mouth watering. We went
    out for dinner the other night and I saw it on the menu. The other
    half raised an eyebrow when I ordered: "You've never order that, just feel like something different tonight?"

    Haha cool. Yeah, time for a parma he says. ;)

    I had to go on to explain people were talking about it on those "text based message boards" I read and now I had a craving.

    Imagine my surprise when they brought this gigantic bowl full of
    spaghetti and a piece of chicken parm plopped on top of it. Way too
    much food for one person, though I did give it a good try! lol

    Haha you did pretty well! :)

    https://bbs.lc/bpPQF


    Jay

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    ROFL!


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Vk3jed on Sun Mar 13 12:03:53 2022
    And some pubs have "parma nights", where they offer several different parma varities, with different ingredients.



    There was one which had a double stacked parma, and if you could finish it, it was on the house (along with prize?).

    Lazy Moe's has a nice variation, with spiced mince and beans on it, Tex-Mex style.

    I would say 3/4 of the pub meals I've had, were parmas.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 13 12:10:42 2022
    I'd heard about the Berliner donut (I'd heard of it just called a "Berliner"). There's an old story (which I've since heard might just be
    an urban legend) that when John F. Kennedy was president of the US, he
    wa talking to some people in Germany and toward the end, he said "Ich
    bin ein Berliner", to symbolically mean he's "from Berlin", or he stood with them; the story is that when said that way, it could be interpreted that he said he's a jelly donut (and the "correct" way to say it may
    have been "Ich bin Berliner"). But I later heard the way he said it was okay and would be interpreted as intended.


    I suppose it is no different to someone in Frankfurt saying "I am a Frankfurter". Might sound amusing to us because we are used to one interpretation of the word, but they would be used to calling themselves that.

    From my rudimentary understanding of German, it seems the "I am a Jelly Donut" interpretation is something that others discovered as a possibility, and I suppose from there, to bolster the humour, it was argued that leaving out "ein" made him say that. But no, it is like me saying "I am New Yorker".

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 13 12:12:04 2022
    I believe "kuchen" is the German word for cake, whereas "kochen" is the German verb "to cook". Similar, but a bit different spellings. :) So "pfannkuchen" literally means pancake.


    You are right, I wonder why they decided to call donuts that too. I always knew it as pancakes too.

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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Warpslide on Sun Mar 13 12:07:16 2022

    Hello Warpslide!

    11 Mar 22 22:39, you wrote to me:

    Maybe limited to Canada only. Try this link:

    https://ibb.co/VQQSNHZ

    Very different to ones in my part of Australia (Victoria)... Ours look like this:
    (We can choose to have the addition of chips/vegetables, or just vegetables)

    http://vk3heg.net/IMG_4740.JPG




    Vorlon


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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Vorlon on Sat Mar 12 21:17:23 2022
    On 13 Mar 2022, Vorlon said the following...

    Very different to ones in my part of Australia (Victoria)... Ours look like this:

    http://vk3heg.net/IMG_4740.JPG

    (We can choose to have the addition of chips/vegetables, or just vegetables)

    That looks more like a human serving of food! I'd choose that one over the one they serve here any day.


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to boraxman on Sun Mar 13 20:06:00 2022
    On 03-13-22 12:03, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    There was one which had a double stacked parma, and if you could finish it, it was on the house (along with prize?).

    Lazy Moe's has a nice variation, with spiced mince and beans on it, Tex-Mex style.

    Interesting. A local pub used to have a good variety on parma night.

    I would say 3/4 of the pub meals I've had, were parmas.

    I rarely have a parma lyself, usually too many other good options. :)


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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Vorlon on Sun Mar 13 21:09:00 2022
    Very different to ones in my part of Australia (Victoria)... Ours look like this: (We can choose to have the addition of chips/vegetables,
    or just vegetables)


    http://vk3heg.net/IMG_4740.JPG

    I wonder if this is because we historically have a large italian population,
    or it really just is a local affectation.


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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Warpslide on Mon Mar 14 10:28:22 2022

    Hello Warpslide!

    12 Mar 22 21:17, you wrote to me:

    Very different to ones in my part of Australia (Victoria)... Ours
    look like this: http://vk3heg.net/IMG_4740.JPG

    (We can choose to have the addition of chips/vegetables, or just
    vegetables)

    That looks more like a human serving of food! I'd choose that one
    over the one they serve here any day.

    Yea, yours looked like they did the parma and just slopped on a heap of pasta.... #-(

    Was there any other options?


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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Spectre on Mon Mar 14 10:36:24 2022

    Hello Spectre!

    13 Mar 22 21:09, you wrote to me:

    Very different to ones in my part of Australia (Victoria)... Ours
    look like this: (We can choose to have the addition of
    chips/vegetables, or just vegetables)

    http://vk3heg.net/IMG_4740.JPG

    I wonder if this is because we historically have a large italian population, or it really just is a local affectation.

    It could be, or a combining from our UK roots.

    I don't mind pasta (I have it regularly) but Warpslide's looked weird!. %-)


    Vorlon


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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Vorlon on Sun Mar 13 20:54:34 2022
    On 14 Mar 2022, Vorlon said the following...

    Yea, yours looked like they did the parma and just slopped on a heap of pasta.... #-(

    Was there any other options?

    For chicken parm, no. There were other chicken dishes (chicken fingers/tenders, wings (boneless or traditional), etc) but that was only only option for "chicken parm".


    Jay

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  • From Andre@21:3/117 to Vorlon on Sun Mar 13 20:02:35 2022
    It could be, or a combining from our UK roots.

    Which brings up a possibility I hadn't thought of...

    Does fish and chips count? Because that's **definitely** on my favorites list. Cornish pasties count? Also on list.

    Jellied eels? One of the oldest fast foods? No. Not on the list.


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Sun Mar 13 22:01:02 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Sun Mar 13 2022 12:10 pm

    I'd heard about the Berliner donut (I'd heard of it just called a

    I suppose it is no different to someone in Frankfurt saying "I am a Frankfurter". Might sound amusing to us because we are used to one interpretation of the word, but they would be used to calling themselves that.

    Yeah, I've heard the "city" + "er" is common in in the German language to refer to things from that city (or place in general). The word "hamburger" originally referred to Hamburg steaks, which were steaks made out of ground beef, and now of course "hamburger" is typically used in English to refer to what we know as the ground beef sandwich.

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Vorlon on Mon Mar 14 19:38:00 2022
    I don't mind pasta (I have it regularly) but Warpslide's looked weird!. %-)

    You're not wrong there... inside out... and not looking to appetising. Hopefully its better than it looks.

    Spec


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  • From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to boraxman on Mon Mar 14 10:54:29 2022
    I suppose it is no different to someone in Frankfurt saying "I am a Frankfurter". Might sound amusing to us because we are used to one interpretation of the word, but they would be used to calling themselves that.



    Or Dr Frankenfurter. "I'm just a sweet transvestite from transexual Transylvania!"

    ST

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  • From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to Nightfox on Mon Mar 14 10:56:52 2022
    Doesn't "pfankuchen" mean pancakes?

    Oma used to say "pfannekuchen" sounded a bit like funny cookin'

    ST

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Spectre on Mon Mar 14 08:20:28 2022
    On 14 Mar 2022, Spectre said the following...

    You're not wrong there... inside out... and not looking to appetising. Hopefully its better than it looks.

    The chicken parm was good, the pasta was just meh. I was pretty full after eating the chicken parm, so only had a bit of the pasta. Way too much food for one person, not sure why they give you so much pasta.


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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Andre on Tue Mar 15 14:35:14 2022

    Hello Andre!

    13 Mar 22 20:02, you wrote to me:

    It could be, or a combining from our UK roots.

    Which brings up a possibility I hadn't thought of...

    Does fish and chips count? Because that's **definitely** on my

    Yes. They are generally run by either Greek's or Itilian's here with the Itilian's also doing past/pizza places, with a
    few Asian's for good measure.....



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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Spectre on Tue Mar 15 14:23:44 2022

    Hello Spectre!

    14 Mar 22 19:38, you wrote to me:

    I don't mind pasta (I have it regularly) but Warpslide's looked
    weird!. %-)

    You're not wrong there... inside out... and not looking to appetising. Hopefully its better than it looks.

    Pasta by its self is good, and so is a parma... so hummmm...


    Vorlon


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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Warpslide on Tue Mar 15 14:26:24 2022

    Hello Warpslide!

    14 Mar 22 08:20, you wrote to Spectre:

    You're not wrong there... inside out... and not looking to
    appetising. Hopefully its better than it looks.

    The chicken parm was good, the pasta was just meh. I was pretty full after eating the chicken parm, so only had a bit of the pasta. Way

    A well cooked pasta dish is normally pretty good, but if the chef's having a bad day!....

    I would have been able to eat at least 90% of that dish. People are amazed that I'm not huge and over weight with what
    I've packed in.. %-) It's only in the past couple of years that I've put on any amount of weight. (I'm normally around
    the 75-78Kg mark)...



    Vorlon


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Vorlon on Tue Mar 15 08:46:07 2022
    Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Vorlon to Spectre on Tue Mar 15 2022 02:23 pm

    Pasta by its self is good, and so is a parma... so hummmm...

    IMO pasta by itself is a bit too plain, similar to eating a piece of bread with nothing on it or similar..

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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to Nightfox on Wed Mar 16 10:26:16 2022

    Hello Nightfox!

    15 Mar 22 08:46, you wrote to me:

    Pasta by its self is good, and so is a parma... so hummmm...

    IMO pasta by itself is a bit too plain, similar to eating a piece of
    bread with nothing on it or similar..

    I wasn't meaning pasta with nothing on it. It does have herbs etc to give it more taste.

    Just last weekend I had creamy carbonara with chopped bacon, garlic, spring onion, green leaf salad.



    Vorlon


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  • From The Millionaire@21:1/183 to Vorlon on Tue Mar 15 19:56:30 2022


    Hello Nightfox!

    15 Mar 22 08:46, you wrote to me:

    I wasn't meaning pasta with nothing on it. It does have herbs etc to give it more taste.

    Just last weekend I had creamy carbonara with chopped bacon, garlic, spring onion, green leaf salad.

    Vorlon

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    I love pasta.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Thu Mar 17 00:52:12 2022
    IMO pasta by itself is a bit too plain, similar to eating a piece of
    bread with nothing on it or similar..

    Nightfox

    Worse. Good bread can be enjoyable on its own, but I've never had pasta on its own that good enough to eat without something else. Even filled pasts like ravioli or tortellini needs some sauce.

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  • From The Millionaire@21:1/183 to All on Wed Mar 16 15:46:38 2022
    Favourite Chinese Fast Food:

    Gon Chow Ngau Ho
    Gai See Chow Mein

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to The Millionaire on Wed Mar 16 19:16:26 2022
    Favourite Chinese Fast Food:

    Gon Chow Ngau Ho
    Gai See Chow Mein

    $ The Millionaire $

    Is it racist to say 'chicken fly lice' if that's what you actually find in
    the box? Asking for a friend. (o_-)

    I like all kinds of chow meins, fried rice, and pretty much anything with
    sweet and sour sauce on it...

    Well, shoot. Now ya done it. I gots the munchies...Thanks. (Q_Q)

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to The Millionaire on Wed Mar 16 16:40:25 2022
    Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: The Millionaire to All on Wed Mar 16 2022 03:46 pm

    Favourite Chinese Fast Food:

    Gon Chow Ngau Ho
    Gai See Chow Mein

    I don't know of many Chinese restaurants that are considered fast food (Panda Express is the only one that comes to mind), but from Panda Express I like their orange chicken, fried rice, and chow mein.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Vorlon on Wed Mar 16 06:33:00 2022
    Vorlon wrote to Nightfox <=-


    Just last weekend I had creamy carbonara with chopped bacon, garlic, spring onion, green leaf salad.

    I'm one of those purists, now. Carbonara shouldn't have cream, and pancetta
    if you could find it is a marked improvement over bacon.

    I stopped adding cream and rely on a good parmagiano reggiano cheese and the egg yolks for the creaminess.

    It's one of the simplest, yet satisfying dishes.




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  • From Vorlon@21:1/195.1 to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Mar 18 10:56:22 2022

    Hello poindexter!

    16 Mar 22 06:33, you wrote to me:

    Just last weekend I had creamy carbonara with chopped bacon,
    garlic, spring onion, green leaf salad.

    I'm one of those purists, now. Carbonara shouldn't have cream, and pancetta if you could find it is a marked improvement over bacon.

    It wasn't cream as in cream from whipping milk. It was a creamy source! %-)



    Vorlon


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  • From Brian Klauss@21:3/163 to Nightfox on Tue Mar 8 17:21:00 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Nightfox to Greenlfc on Mon Mar 07 2022 10:34 am

    The first Chick-Fil-A in my area was built several years ago. They were really busy for a few months. I tried them and honestly I'm not sure what all the hype was about. They have good chicken, but I can also get good chicken from KFC and even Dairy Queen (I like Dairy Queen's chicken sandwiches and chicken strips).

    I nicknamed Chick-Fil-A "Christian Chicken" due to their politics. I'm not a fan of their food. Taste is meh, seasoning is meh, and if they season their waffle fries, less than meh. The only really good thing about them is their damn sweet tea. I've found Cane's to be much better. If there isn't a Cane's, I will happily take Wendy's nuggets.

    Okay, now I'm hungry.
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  • From Brian Klauss@21:3/163 to Vk3jed on Tue Mar 8 17:22:56 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Tue Mar 08 2022 12:00 pm

    Fosters is Australian, but no one drinks it here, and it's very rare to see it around. Seems to be mainly for export now. :D

    I've seen that true with some other beers in Mexico and Germany. What they call "Mexican" and "German" beer is simply not consumed as America is led to believe.

    Plus, I'd rather have a good 90 Schilling.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Brian Klauss on Mon Mar 21 18:02:13 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Brian Klauss to Nightfox on Tue Mar 08 2022 05:21 pm

    is their damn sweet tea. I've found Cane's to be much better. If there isn't a Cane's, I will happily take Wendy's nuggets.

    I haven't been to a Raising Cane's, as there isn't one in my area. Recently I happened to see they plan to build one not too far from me though.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Brian Klauss on Tue Mar 22 22:24:57 2022
    The first Chick-Fil-A in my area was built several years ago. They wer really busy for a few months. I tried them and honestly I'm not sure w all the hype was about. They have good chicken, but I can also get goo chicken from KFC and even Dairy Queen (I like Dairy Queen's chicken sandwiches and chicken strips).

    I nicknamed Chick-Fil-A "Christian Chicken" due to their politics. I'm not a fan of their food. Taste is meh, seasoning is meh, and if they season their waffle fries, less than meh. The only really good thing about them is their damn sweet tea. I've found Cane's to be much
    better. If there isn't a Cane's, I will happily take Wendy's nuggets.

    Okay, now I'm hungry.
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    Please explain to someone who lives Down-Under what the fuss is. Does Chick-Fil-A (well, the management/owners) make Christian statements on behalf of the company, or are they just Christians in their own private lives and Chick-Fil-A is run without religious overtones.

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to boraxman on Tue Mar 22 04:47:04 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Brian Klauss on Tue Mar 22 2022 10:24 pm

    Please explain to someone who lives Down-Under what the fuss is. Does Chick-Fil-A (well, the management/owners) make Christian statements on behal of the company, or are they just Christians in their own private lives and Chick-Fil-A is run without religious overtones.

    My understanding is that they mostly keep their ideas to themselves, but I checked the website just in case.

    Other than a mention for closing all the restaurants on Sunday, they donГ±'t seem to be pushing any political agenda. Well, with the exception of a quote in the About page: "[Our corporate purpose is] To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."

    They are known to funnel a percentage of the benefits to different non-profic causes behind the curtains.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Brian Klauss on Wed Mar 23 14:30:00 2022
    On 03-08-22 17:22, Brian Klauss wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Vk3jed to Nightfox on Tue Mar 08 2022 12:00 pm

    Fosters is Australian, but no one drinks it here, and it's very rare to see it around. Seems to be mainly for export now. :D

    I've seen that true with some other beers in Mexico and Germany. What they call "Mexican" and "German" beer is simply not consumed as America
    is led to believe.

    Plus, I'd rather have a good 90 Schilling.

    These days, my beer is a zero alcohol variety, which are slowly catching on here. :)


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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Vk3jed on Wed Mar 23 19:30:00 2022
    These days, my beer is a zero alcohol variety, which are slowly catching on here. :)

    Shrug, not sure how accurate that is, beer sales in general have been prolapsing for some time... but the drinkers thereof in my limited experience still reach for the heavies over lights or zeros..

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Arelor on Wed Mar 23 23:23:08 2022
    Please explain to someone who lives Down-Under what the fuss is. Does Chick-Fil-A (well, the management/owners) make Christian statements on of the company, or are they just Christians in their own private lives Chick-Fil-A is run without religious overtones.

    My understanding is that they mostly keep their ideas to themselves, but
    I checked the website just in case.

    Other than a mention for closing all the restaurants on Sunday, they donГ±'t seem to be pushing any political agenda. Well, with the
    exception of a quote in the About page: "[Our corporate purpose is] To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us
    and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."

    They are known to funnel a percentage of the benefits to different non-profic causes behind the curtains.


    Boycotting or going against a business, because of the PRIVATE beliefs of those who work within it, is kind of childish.

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Vk3jed on Wed Mar 23 10:36:43 2022
    These days, my beer is a zero alcohol variety, which are slowly catching on here. :)

    What's the friggin' point of drinking non-alcoholic beer? All the empty calories with none of the fun! (o_-)

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Spectre on Wed Mar 23 10:40:00 2022
    Shrug, not sure how accurate that is, beer sales in general have been prolapsing for some time... but the drinkers thereof in my limited experience still reach for the heavies over lights or zeros..

    Spectre, I really don't think "prolapsing" is the right word here...I don't think it means what you think it does...(^_^)

    Having said that, I would agree. The stronger the better, when it comes to beer.

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  • From echicken@21:1/164 to McDoob on Wed Mar 23 14:44:38 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: McDoob to Spectre on Wed Mar 23 2022 10:40:00

    Shrug, not sure how accurate that is, beer sales in general have
    been prolapsing for some time... but the drinkers thereof in my

    Spectre, I really don't think "prolapsing" is the right word here...I don't think it means what you think it does...(^_^)

    No, no, beer sales have been expanding into new markets, swelling up and squishing out into new places where beer was perhaps never meant to be.

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to echicken on Wed Mar 23 12:07:09 2022
    Shrug, not sure how accurate that is, beer sales in general have
    been prolapsing for some time... but the drinkers thereof in my

    Spectre, I really don't think "prolapsing" is the right word here...I don't think it means what you think it does...(^_^)

    No, no, beer sales have been expanding into new markets, swelling up and squishing out into new places where beer was perhaps never meant to be.

    Welp...there goes *my* appetite...(o_O)

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to McDoob on Thu Mar 24 13:30:00 2022
    Spectre, I really don't think "prolapsing" is the right word here...I don't think it means what you think it does...(^_^)

    I thought it quite apt really... weak beer sales, sales falling off, fell out to other drinks...a prolapse it is...

    Having said that, I would agree. The stronger the better, when it comes to

    MY own feeling is that all beer is bad... much prefer the real whiskey
    myself.

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  • From Dr. What@21:1/194 to McDoob on Thu Mar 24 08:28:00 2022
    McDoob wrote to echicken <=-

    No, no, beer sales have been expanding into new markets, swelling up and squishing out into new places where beer was perhaps never meant to be.

    Welp...there goes *my* appetite...(o_O)

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  • From Elf@21:1/194 to BORAXMAN on Thu Mar 24 13:44:00 2022
    Quoting Boraxman to Brian Klauss <=-

    Please explain to someone who lives Down-Under what the fuss is. Does Chick-Fil-A (well, the management/owners) make Christian statements on behalf of the company, or are they just Christians in their own
    private lives and Chick-Fil-A is run without religious overtones.

    Chick-Fil-A is Christian owned. Other than they are not open on Sundays,
    and that they won't open a store in Las Vegas, you would otherwise not
    know they are Christian owned just by visiting the restaurant.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Thu Mar 24 14:03:55 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Brian Klauss on Tue Mar 22 2022 10:24 pm

    Please explain to someone who lives Down-Under what the fuss is. Does Chick-Fil-A (well, the management/owners) make Christian statements on behalf of the company, or are they just Christians in their own private lives and Chick-Fil-A is run without religious overtones.

    As Elf said, Chick-Fil-A is owned by Christians, and they're not open on Sundays and won't open a location in Las Vegas. But also, several years ago, there was some debate about Chick-Fil-A because they don't support the LGBTQ community, and that they donate to charities with anti-LGBTQ views. I had heard some people wanted to boycott Chick-Fil-A due to their anti-LGBTQ stance.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Fri Mar 25 22:17:04 2022
    Please explain to someone who lives Down-Under what the fuss is. Does Chick-Fil-A (well, the management/owners) make Christian statements o behalf of the company, or are they just Christians in their own priva lives and Chick-Fil-A is run without religious overtones.

    As Elf said, Chick-Fil-A is owned by Christians, and they're not open on Sundays and won't open a location in Las Vegas. But also, several years ago, there was some debate about Chick-Fil-A because they don't support the LGBTQ community, and that they donate to charities with anti-LGBTQ views. I had heard some people wanted to boycott Chick-Fil-A due to
    their anti-LGBTQ stance.


    That I heard of, but if the company itself didn't do anything, a boycott is silly. It hurts innocent employees and this kind of activity is tyranny.

    We are supposed to accept that people will have different values and morals, and that you can't punish someone for thier legal views and opinions.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Spectre on Fri Mar 25 20:15:00 2022
    On 03-23-22 19:30, Spectre wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    These days, my beer is a zero alcohol variety, which are slowly catching on here. :)

    Shrug, not sure how accurate that is, beer sales in general have been prolapsing for some time... but the drinkers thereof in my limited experience still reach for the heavies over lights or zeros..

    Well, it's certainly not like drinking normal or even light beer, so there's very little, if any alcohol. And i did say "slowly";)


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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to McDoob on Fri Mar 25 20:16:00 2022
    On 03-23-22 10:36, McDoob wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    These days, my beer is a zero alcohol variety, which are slowly catching on here. :)

    What's the friggin' point of drinking non-alcoholic beer? All the empty calories with none of the fun! (o_-)

    Depends on your definition of fun. :P


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Fri Mar 25 13:53:55 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Fri Mar 25 2022 10:17 pm

    As Elf said, Chick-Fil-A is owned by Christians, and they're not
    open on Sundays and won't open a location in Las Vegas. But also,
    several years ago, there was some debate about Chick-Fil-A because
    they don't support the LGBTQ community, and that they donate to
    charities with anti-LGBTQ views. I had heard some people wanted to
    boycott Chick-Fil-A due to their anti-LGBTQ stance.

    That I heard of, but if the company itself didn't do anything, a boycott is silly. It hurts innocent employees and this kind of activity is tyranny.

    We are supposed to accept that people will have different values and morals, and that you can't punish someone for thier legal views and opinions.

    I thought it was the company's owners and upper management that had been using company funds to donate to those anti-LGBTQ organizations.

    I support the idea of accepting that different people have different values. But I also understand how some people wouldn't want to support others' activities that contribue to anything that might be discriminatory, etc.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Vk3jed on Fri Mar 25 13:59:43 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Vk3jed to McDoob on Fri Mar 25 2022 08:16 pm

    What's the friggin' point of drinking non-alcoholic beer? All the
    empty calories with none of the fun! (o_-)

    Depends on your definition of fun. :P

    I don't really like the taste of beer.. I don't really see the point of a non-alcholic beer. But even regular beer makes me feel kinda sick afterward. I'm not sure what it is, but I tend to feel better drinking wine or mixed drinks.

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Nightfox on Fri Mar 25 20:14:38 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Nightfox to boraxman on Fri Mar 25 2022 01:53 pm

    I thought it was the company's owners and upper management that had been usi company funds to donate to those anti-LGBTQ organizations.

    I support the idea of accepting that different people have different values. But I also understand how some people wouldn't want to support others' activities that contribue to anything that might be discriminatory, etc.

    Nightfox

    When a company pours funds on a non-profit in exchange of no service related to the company I always suspect there are tax reasons at play. It is artificial and it sucks.

    If the managing board wants to donate money to the Homophobe Gays non-profit or whatever, they should extract the money from the company via the regular channels and place them in their own accounts, then donate the money on their own behalf.

    But then you could end up like Mr. Javascript guy, who did just that and got beaten for it.

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Nightfox on Fri Mar 25 20:21:07 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Nightfox to Vk3jed on Fri Mar 25 2022 01:59 pm

    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Vk3jed to McDoob on Fri Mar 25 2022 08:16 pm

    What's the friggin' point of drinking non-alcoholic beer? All the
    empty calories with none of the fun! (o_-)

    Depends on your definition of fun. :P

    I don't really like the taste of beer.. I don't really see the point of a non-alcholic beer. But even regular beer makes me feel kinda sick afterward I'm not sure what it is, but I tend to feel better drinking wine or mixed drinks.

    Nightfox

    I get more drunk from beer than from bourbon or brandy.

    Beer was useful in the good old days because it was the affordable way of potabilizing water. In the middle ages even kids had it.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 27 00:09:10 2022

    I thought it was the company's owners and upper management that had been using company funds to donate to those anti-LGBTQ organizations.

    I support the idea of accepting that different people have different values. But I also understand how some people wouldn't want to support others' activities that contribue to anything that might be discriminatory, etc.



    Oh,if it is company funds, then yeah, that changes the moral equation quite a bit. I'm very much a "keep politics and religion" out of business person.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Nightfox on Sat Mar 26 22:04:00 2022
    On 03-25-22 13:59, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    I don't really like the taste of beer.. I don't really see the point
    of a non-alcholic beer. But even regular beer makes me feel kinda sick afterward. I'm not sure what it is, but I tend to feel better drinking wine or mixed drinks.

    I find the taste refreshing. And I don't want the alcohol. Well, the health check I had today showed I'm moving in the right direction. :) Gone from already very good to excellent, you could say. :)


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Vk3jed on Sun Mar 27 00:18:02 2022
    I don't really like the taste of beer.. I don't really see the point of a non-alcholic beer. But even regular beer makes me feel kinda si afterward. I'm not sure what it is, but I tend to feel better drinkin wine or mixed drinks.

    I find the taste refreshing. And I don't want the alcohol. Well, the health check I had today showed I'm moving in the right direction. :) Gone from already very good to excellent, you could say. :)



    I didn't originally like the taste of beer, but I don't mind some beers now and I can enjoy it for its own sake on a hot summers day.

    But then, I've almost never drunk beer on my own, only in social situations. So I can't like it that much.

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 27 09:35:14 2022

    I don't really like the taste of beer.. I don't really see the point
    of a non-alcholic beer. But even regular beer makes me feel kinda sick afterward. I'm not sure what it is, but I tend to feel better drinking wine or mixed drinks.

    Something in beer, and bourbon, makes me ill also. I don't mean ill if I
    get drunk, I mean ill before I even really feel like I have had any
    alcohol. In the case of beer, it usually happens before I even finish one.

    Although I do like the taste, and smell, of bourbon, I do not like either
    the taste or smell when it comes to beer. I also see zero point of a non-alcoholic beer, but I guess some people like that taste and smell.

    I personally think it smells like urine. :O

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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Nightfox on Sun Mar 27 10:22:38 2022
    BY: Nightfox(21:1/137)


    As Elf said, Chick-Fil-A is owned by Christians, and they're not open on Sundays and won't open a location in Las Vegas. But also, several years ago, there was some debate about Chick-Fil-A because they don't support
    the LGBTQ community, and that they donate to charities with anti-LGBTQ views. I had heard some people wanted to boycott Chick-Fil-A due to
    their anti-LGBTQ stance.
    Im a gay dude and I have no qualms visiting Chick-Fil-A, the only problem I have is they are way too freaking busy for me to patronize. I don't want to wait 20 minutes in the drive thru.


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Utopian Galt on Mon Mar 28 22:40:16 2022
    Utopian Galt wrote to Nightfox <=-

    BY: Nightfox(21:1/137)


    As Elf said, Chick-Fil-A is owned by Christians, and they're not open on Sundays and won't open a location in Las Vegas. But also, several years ago, there was some debate about Chick-Fil-A because they don't support
    the LGBTQ community, and that they donate to charities with anti-LGBTQ views. I had heard some people wanted to boycott Chick-Fil-A due to
    their anti-LGBTQ stance.
    Im a gay dude and I have no qualms visiting Chick-Fil-A, the only
    problem I have is they are way too freaking busy for me to patronize. I don't want to wait 20 minutes in the drive thru.

    Some of the Chick-Fil-A burgers I've seen don't look that appetising. We have Carl's Jr here now in Melbourne, and although cheap, the quality is, meh. Maybe we have different tastes here in Melbourne.

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to boraxman on Mon Mar 28 21:30:00 2022
    Some of the Chick-Fil-A burgers I've seen don't look that appetising. We

    Until I got the reading glasses out after a moment. I was sure you wrote the Chick-Fil-A buyers don't look to appetising.. :P

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Mon Mar 28 11:32:41 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Utopian Galt on Mon Mar 28 2022 10:40 pm

    Some of the Chick-Fil-A burgers I've seen don't look that appetising. We

    Chick-Fil-A here doesn't make hamburgers; they only have chicken sandwiches and other chicken items (such as chicken strips, nuggets), salads, etc.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Spectre on Wed Mar 30 22:37:41 2022
    Spectre wrote to boraxman <=-

    Some of the Chick-Fil-A burgers I've seen don't look that appetising. We

    Until I got the reading glasses out after a moment. I was sure you
    wrote the Chick-Fil-A buyers don't look to appetising.. :P

    Haha! I'm going to go out on a limb and say that many of the buyers don't look that appetising either.

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Wed Mar 30 22:37:41 2022
    Nightfox wrote to boraxman <=-

    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Utopian Galt on Mon Mar 28 2022 10:40 pm

    Some of the Chick-Fil-A burgers I've seen don't look that appetising. We

    Chick-Fil-A here doesn't make hamburgers; they only have chicken sandwiches and other chicken items (such as chicken strips, nuggets), salads, etc.

    In Australia, they would be called "Chicken burgers", not sandwiches.

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Wed Mar 30 09:13:28 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to Nightfox on Wed Mar 30 2022 10:37 pm

    Some of the Chick-Fil-A burgers I've seen don't look that
    appetising. We

    Chick-Fil-A here doesn't make hamburgers; they only have chicken
    sandwiches and other chicken items (such as chicken strips,
    nuggets),
    salads, etc.

    In Australia, they would be called "Chicken burgers", not sandwiches.

    Ah. I hadn't heard the term "chicken burger" before.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to boraxman on Wed Mar 30 06:43:00 2022
    boraxman wrote to Nightfox <=-

    In Australia, they would be called "Chicken burgers", not sandwiches.

    I had a friend in his '80s who would order a "hamburger sandwich with a side order of French-fried potatoes". Proper.


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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Mar 31 10:28:02 2022
    On 30 Mar 2022, poindexter FORTRAN said the following...

    I had a friend in his '80s who would order a "hamburger sandwich with a side order of French-fried potatoes". Proper.

    I'm picturing this person dressed to the nines, with a large moustache and a monocle, perhaps a pipe in hand also.


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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to Warpslide on Thu Mar 31 09:46:00 2022
    Warpslide wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    I had a friend in his '80s who would order a "hamburger sandwich with a side order of French-fried potatoes". Proper.

    I'm picturing this person dressed to the nines, with a large
    moustache and a monocle, perhaps a pipe in hand also.

    And a brown tweed British flat-hat.



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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Warpslide on Thu Mar 31 11:36:43 2022
    I had a friend in his '80s who would order a "hamburger sandwich with side order of French-fried potatoes". Proper.

    I'm picturing this person dressed to the nines, with a large moustache
    and a monocle, perhaps a pipe in hand also.

    Don't forget the top hat! (o_-)

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to McDoob on Thu Mar 31 10:23:30 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: McDoob to Warpslide on Thu Mar 31 2022 11:36 am

    I had a friend in his '80s who would order a "hamburger sandwich
    with side order of French-fried potatoes". Proper.

    I'm picturing this person dressed to the nines, with a large
    moustache and a monocle, perhaps a pipe in hand also.

    Don't forget the top hat! (o_-)

    If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where fashion sits...

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 14:01:09 2022
    Don't forget the top hat! (o_-)

    If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where fashion sits...

    I'm not sure if it's the topic, or the fattie I'm trying to smoke, but I was certain you'd just said 'where the fascist shits'...(o_-)

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to McDoob on Thu Mar 31 11:47:59 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: McDoob to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 2022 02:01 pm

    If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go
    where fashion sits...

    I'm not sure if it's the topic, or the fattie I'm trying to smoke, but I was certain you'd just said 'where the fascist shits'...(o_-)

    I'll add that to my list of good misheard lyrics.. :P

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 14:56:59 2022
    On 31 Mar 2022, Nightfox said the following...

    If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go where fashion sits...

    https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/702078-vladimir-putin


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Warpslide on Thu Mar 31 12:20:06 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: Warpslide to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 2022 02:56 pm

    If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go
    where fashion sits...

    https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/702078-vladimir-putin

    Yup.. ;)

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Nightfox on Thu Mar 31 15:46:52 2022
    If you're blue and you don't know where to go to, why don't you go
    where fashion sits...

    I'm not sure if it's the topic, or the fattie I'm trying to smoke, bu was certain you'd just said 'where the fascist shits'...(o_-)

    I'll add that to my list of good misheard lyrics.. :P

    Just like "I wanna fuck you like an animal"...Or is that the actual lyric? (o_O)

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Warpslide on Fri Apr 1 09:46:00 2022
    I'm picturing this person dressed to the nines, with a large moustache and a monocle, perhaps a pipe in hand also.

    Perhaps a walking stick/cane...


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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Gamgee on Fri Apr 1 09:48:00 2022
    And a brown tweed British flat-hat.

    or perhaps the Pork Pie hat...


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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to McDoob on Fri Apr 1 09:56:00 2022
    Don't forget the top hat! (o_-)

    Does that go on top of the flat cap? :P I s'pose you could go at this one of two ways... either a dud in a dinner suit who might have a top hat... or the tweed suit setup who'd more likely be in the pork pie hat or if they're more the pleb the flat cap..

    Spec


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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Spectre on Thu Mar 31 23:01:30 2022
    Don't forget the top hat! (o_-)

    Does that go on top of the flat cap? :P I s'pose you could go at this
    one of two ways... either a dud in a dinner suit who might have a top hat... or the tweed suit setup who'd more likely be in the pork pie hat
    or if they're more the pleb the flat cap..

    I wouldn't know. I've never been a lady-in-waiting, and I cannot even pretend to understand how she thinks.

    However, I can say (from experience) that a stand-out (or unique) 'hat' has a positive effect on the fairer sex. Thank you, Fedora! X-D

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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to Spectre on Thu Mar 31 22:13:00 2022
    Spectre wrote to Gamgee <=-

    And a brown tweed British flat-hat.

    or perhaps the Pork Pie hat...

    Haha! I had to look that one up, but do recognize it, just didn't
    know the name. I think that hat only looks decent on certain people,
    and kinda silly on many...



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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to McDoob on Fri Apr 1 14:56:00 2022
    However, I can say (from experience) that a stand-out (or unique) 'hat' has a positive effect on the fairer sex. Thank you, Fedora! X-D

    Only on the weak minded lesser models :P


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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Spectre on Fri Apr 1 01:25:03 2022
    However, I can say (from experience) that a stand-out (or unique) 'ha has a positive effect on the fairer sex. Thank you, Fedora! X-D

    Only on the weak minded lesser models :P

    Hey, any model that's willing to share my bed is not 'lesser', sir! (>_<)

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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Apr 1 20:18:39 2022
    In Australia, they would be called "Chicken burgers", not sandwiches.

    I had a friend in his '80s who would order a "hamburger sandwich with a side order of French-fried potatoes". Proper.



    That is probably correct. I believe the "hamburger" derives from the "Hamburg Steak" which essentially was the hamburger patty we have today, also knows as a Frikadelle. It was then put into a sandwich form, so it could have originally been called at times as "Hamburger sandwich".

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to McDoob on Fri Apr 1 19:40:00 2022
    Only on the weak minded lesser models :P

    Hey, any model that's willing to share my bed is not 'lesser', sir! (>_<)

    So you say, others may beg to differ ;)


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  • From StormTrooper@21:2/108 to Spectre on Fri Apr 1 10:34:38 2022
    Hey, any model that's willing to share my bed is not 'lesser', sir! (

    So you say, others may beg to differ ;)

    The other question would be, are you sure?

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to boraxman on Fri Apr 1 19:45:00 2022
    That is probably correct. I believe the "hamburger" derives from the "Hamburg Steak" which essentially was the hamburger patty we have today, also knows as a Frikadelle. It was then put into a sandwich form, so it could have originally been called at times as "Hamburger sandwich".

    You'd have to wonder when it actually started. Late WWII or postwar shortage years maybe? Or did someone do the dim sim job and make it out of leftovers?

    Spec


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Spectre on Sat Apr 2 00:19:05 2022
    You'd have to wonder when it actually started. Late WWII or postwar shortage years maybe? Or did someone do the dim sim job and make it out
    of leftovers?


    It started with people in Hamburg seeing the dish, and it being served in the USA as a "sandwich", with a burger between bread as easy to make and carry carnival or festival food.

    The actual Frikadelle is an old recipe, putting into bread to make a sandwich was a convenience.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to boraxman on Fri Apr 1 20:07:00 2022
    On 03-27-22 00:18, boraxman wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    I didn't originally like the taste of beer, but I don't mind some beers now and I can enjoy it for its own sake on a hot summers day.

    Yeah, it's quite a refreshing taste on a hot day.

    But then, I've almost never drunk beer on my own, only in social situations. So I can't like it that much.

    Yeah, sometimes I like something different. I might have one or two of my remaining non alcoholic beers when I get home next week to celebrate the end of track season and the transition to winter sport. :)

    I'm at the Australian Masters Athletic Championships in Brisbane this weekend. :)


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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to boraxman on Fri Apr 1 09:35:00 2022
    Re: Re: Favourite Fast Food
    By: boraxman to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Apr 01 2022 08:18 pm

    That is probably correct. I believe the "hamburger" derives from the "Hamburg Steak" which essentially was the hamburger patty we have today, also knows as a Frikadelle. It was then put into a sandwich form, so it could have originally been called at times as "Hamburger sandwich".

    Makes sense. It's similar to how meatloaf is usually eaten by itself, but sometimes people also make a meatloaf sandwich.

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  • From Gamgee@21:2/138 to Nightfox on Fri Apr 1 14:11:00 2022
    Nightfox wrote to boraxman <=-

    That is probably correct. I believe the "hamburger" derives from the "Hamburg Steak" which essentially was the hamburger patty we have today, also knows as a Frikadelle. It was then put into a sandwich form, so it could have originally been called at times as "Hamburger sandwich".

    Makes sense. It's similar to how meatloaf is usually eaten by
    itself, but sometimes people also make a meatloaf sandwich.

    Absolutely standard procedure with left-over meatloaf. Nice thick slice (cold) on bread, with some ketchup added. I prefer 'potato bread' for
    such a delicacy.



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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Vk3jed on Sat Apr 2 12:54:35 2022
    Yeah, sometimes I like something different. I might have one or two of
    my remaining non alcoholic beers when I get home next week to celebrate the end of track season and the transition to winter sport. :)

    I'm at the Australian Masters Athletic Championships in Brisbane this weekend. :)


    I'm a "lolly water" kind of guy. I prefer Lemon Lime Bitters over beer, which leads to accusations of me being soft or not fully a man. You'd think people would grow up about this, but they don't.

    At one work Christmas party I asked for either a Canadian Club or one of those fancy milkshakes I had, and one of the managers, right next to me turned to another and said "this generation..." and shook his head. I'm only a few years younger than he is!

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to boraxman on Sat Apr 2 12:34:00 2022
    I'm a "lolly water" kind of guy. I prefer Lemon Lime Bitters over beer,

    With you there.... it was once suggested to me that if you're at the pub, its easier to accept a beer, and not drink it... I've never actually done it, mostly because I'm good at being contrary.. I don't drink anything much these days.. middle of winter is good for the odd port or mead... summer more
    likely a cider...

    Spec


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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Andre on Sun Apr 17 11:24:41 2022
    On 13 Mar 2022 at 08:02p, Andre pondered and said...

    Which brings up a possibility I hadn't thought of...

    Does fish and chips count? Because that's **definitely** on my favorites list. Cornish pasties count? Also on list.

    Fish and Chips is certainly one of our favourite fast foods here in New Zealand :)

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  • From Andre@21:3/117 to Avon on Sat Apr 16 19:08:38 2022
    Fish and Chips is certainly one of our favourite fast foods here in New Zealand :)

    Which fish do you guys use over there?


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  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Avon on Sun Apr 17 13:11:16 2022
    Fish and Chips is certainly one of our favourite fast foods here in New Zealand :)


    And in Australia. I grew up living next door to a Fish and Chip shop. People wondered whether you ever got sick of the smell, the answer was no!

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Avon on Sun Apr 17 19:12:00 2022
    Fish and Chips is certainly one of our favourite fast foods here in New Zealand :)

    I heard its fush n chups... :P

    Spec


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