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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1225 on: April 06, 2023, 08:01:00 AM »



In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.
^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

Wow, your Burger King is hitting far above average. Most BKs are pretty disappointing experiences.

Heh.  Then that just drags In-N-Out down further.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1226 on: April 06, 2023, 08:02:19 AM »

I'm a teetotaler and have been around those who are drunk.  Whatever the self perception, yeah, being drunk is overrated.

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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1227 on: April 06, 2023, 08:04:53 AM »



In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.
^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

Wow, your Burger King is hitting far above average. Most BKs are pretty disappointing experiences.

Heh.  Then that just drags In-N-Out down further.

Burger King is the Reggie Jackson of fast food; lots of swagger, many swings and misses. But sometimes they nail it just absolutely right.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1228 on: April 06, 2023, 08:06:20 AM »



In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.
^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

Wow, your Burger King is hitting far above average. Most BKs are pretty disappointing experiences.

Heh.  Then that just drags In-N-Out down further.

Burger King is the Reggie Jackson of fast food; lots of swagger, many swings and misses. But sometimes they nail it just absolutely right.

I like the idea of Burger King with a 'fro jammed under a cap.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1229 on: April 06, 2023, 01:02:10 PM »

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.
^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

Wow, your Burger King is hitting far above average. Most BKs are pretty disappointing experiences.


BK is one restaurant that is trying so hard to look like the late 70s, as far as color scheme and return to their 70s logo and theme song. And their You Rule commercials are annoying.  Sounds like a college jock who majored in basket weaving is attempting a singing career.

When they switched to the circular, tilted logo with brighter interiors in the late 90s, they started looking like a decent restaurant that was keeping with the times, only to revert back.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1230 on: April 06, 2023, 01:26:03 PM »

Maybe it has to do with familiarity, but I like Burger King much more than the common alternatives around here (McDonald's, Wendy's, and Hardee's).
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« Reply #1231 on: April 06, 2023, 02:05:27 PM »

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.
^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

Wow, your Burger King is hitting far above average. Most BKs are pretty disappointing experiences.


BK is one restaurant that is trying so hard to look like the late 70s, as far as color scheme and return to their 70s logo and theme song. And their You Rule commercials are annoying.  Sounds like a college jock who majored in basket weaving is attempting a singing career.

When they switched to the circular, tilted logo with brighter interiors in the late 90s, they started looking like a decent restaurant that was keeping with the times, only to revert back.

Everything that becomes old becomes new again eventually.  Personally I prefer the older/simpler branding designs.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1232 on: April 06, 2023, 03:25:29 PM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 1980s school cafeteria either.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1233 on: April 06, 2023, 04:05:39 PM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 198060s-70s school cafeteria either.

FIFY. Steak at school would have been unheard-of.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1234 on: April 06, 2023, 04:17:03 PM »

I never liked the Burger King's "new" logo with the blue swirl.  Glad they brought the old one back.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1235 on: April 06, 2023, 05:33:14 PM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 198060s-70s school cafeteria either.

FIFY. Steak at school would have been unheard-of.

On the other hand, the "steak" might have been that missing catcher's mitt the gym teacher was trying to find.
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« Reply #1236 on: April 06, 2023, 05:39:28 PM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 198060s-70s school cafeteria either.

FIFY. Steak at school would have been unheard-of.

On the other hand, the "steak" might have been that missing catcher's mitt the gym teacher was trying to find.

So you’re saying that there”˜s very little meat in these gym mats?

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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1237 on: April 06, 2023, 05:48:59 PM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 198060s-70s school cafeteria either.

FIFY. Steak at school would have been unheard-of.

True, unless it was either a "Salisbury Steak" (basically a hamburger covered with gravy) or a "Chicken Fried Steak" (a piece of shoe leather meat hammered to within an inch of its life, then breaded and deep fried).

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« Reply #1238 on: April 06, 2023, 06:53:16 PM »

As for multi-user restrooms, call me old-fashioned, but I'd be very embarrassed to have loud gas and a foul smell accompanying a bowel movement if women were in the same room. I've been married for nearly 27 years and I'm still not comfortable with letting flatulence slip in the presence of my wife. Not long after we were married, I bent over to pick something up and accidentally ripped one, and I've been ashamed of that ever since.

I wouldn't want unisex bathrooms because of a similar reason. I would hate it to be in the bathroom and to hear somebody take a loud and smelly shit, and when they come out of the stall it is a hot woman. I don't want to see, hear or smell that.
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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1239 on: April 06, 2023, 08:01:20 PM »

Eric Clapton

I find the vast majority of blues rock guitarists, especially from the 1960s and 1970s, to be boring and vapid. It's generic and has been done over and over so many times that it is just superfluous. If I'm going to listen to a bluesy rock guitarist, it's going to be somebody like Josh Homme (Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age), who mixes the two genres in a unique and original way. But guys like Clapton just make me want to listen to something else.
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« Reply #1240 on: April 06, 2023, 11:14:28 PM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 198060s-70s school cafeteria either.

FIFY. Steak at school would have been unheard-of.

On the other hand, the "steak" might have been that missing catcher's mitt the gym teacher was trying to find.

So you’re saying that there”˜s very little meat in these gym mats?


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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1241 on: April 07, 2023, 05:24:50 AM »

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

[...]

On the other hand, I don't recall having a good steak at a 198060s-70s school cafeteria either.

FIFY. Steak at school would have been unheard-of.

On the other hand, the "steak" might have been that missing catcher's mitt the gym teacher was trying to find.

So you’re saying that there”˜s very little meat in these gym mats?


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Re: __________ is/are overrated.
« Reply #1242 on: April 07, 2023, 10:12:30 AM »

BK is one restaurant that is trying so hard to look like the late 70s, as far as color scheme and return to their 70s logo and theme song. And their You Rule commercials are annoying.  Sounds like a college jock who majored in basket weaving is attempting a singing career.

When they switched to the circular, tilted logo with brighter interiors in the late 90s, they started looking like a decent restaurant that was keeping with the times, only to revert back.

I firmly disagree. I think the You Rule commercials are very effective, and not just because they went down well in the online meme community.

The general rule about Burger King is this: Good BKs are hard to find, but when you find a good one, it's pretty good.
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« Reply #1243 on: April 08, 2023, 08:19:32 PM »

The Canadian quarter is slightly smaller and slightly lighter than its American counterpart and the machines can apparently tell the difference.

From 1920-1967, Canadian silver coins were 80%. From 1967-1968, they were 50%. Some silver 1967 coins were 80%, some were 50%.
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« Reply #1244 on: April 08, 2023, 09:29:22 PM »

I never liked the Burger King's "new" logo with the blue swirl.  Glad they brought the old one back.

 I am the opposite. I prefer the blue circle logo.

Also, Burger King is one of the best fast foods and is significantly better than Mc Donald's. Especially the French fries are much better at Burger King.

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« Reply #1245 on: April 08, 2023, 09:38:09 PM »

It really depends on the location. The one remaining Burger King in Norman is far worse than the one that I worked at, which closed a few years ago.

I liked their old fries a lot better than the ones they have now, although I ate so many of them when I worked there that I stopped being able to taste them at all.
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« Reply #1246 on: April 08, 2023, 09:47:05 PM »

I never liked the Burger King's "new" logo with the blue swirl.  Glad they brought the old one back.
I dunno, either logo is fine. And honestly, I couldn't care less when the Whopper with cheese is one of the best fast food burgers I ever ate.
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« Reply #1247 on: April 09, 2023, 05:28:37 PM »

Sorry, I should clarify.  Wearing clothes is overrated.
Honestly, we'd be fine half the year without them.

No, sir. I don't want to see that. Most humans are gross, and have ugly bodies. I'd rather not.
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« Reply #1248 on: April 09, 2023, 06:45:21 PM »

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« Reply #1249 on: April 09, 2023, 06:48:13 PM »

While I did grow up in a religious family

That explains a lot...

I, to, grew up in a religious family. But I didn't turn out to be a prudish buzzkill.
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