"bulka" > wrote
> I am thankful that it has been a long while, but I can remember being
> in situations, like a road trip with a long stretch of turnpike, where
> you'd have to eat what was available. I'd try to hold out for a pope
> yes and get the rice and beans, with a pepper or two. I like that
> they can get white folks in the malls to eat pickled jalepenos.

*cackle*

That
> price for a few cents worth of rice and beans is ridiculous, but when
> you consider the alternatives . . . And you do get that high quality
> styrofoam and a spork.
>

Heaven was when I was rushed, running between sites over a few days' time,
and pulled up at a SC Bojangles to find they served catfish.
Nuggets, you bet. But not enough of the strong, icky part to notice, and you
got a nice-sized portion for maybe $4! Catfish and cole slaw
vs. Big Macs or KFC?