On Feb 27, 1:02*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Feb 27, 11:50*am, gregz > wrote:
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> > John Kuthe > wrote:
> > > On Feb 26, 2:59 pm, David Harmon > wrote:
> > >> On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:30:50 -0800 (PST) in rec.food.cooking, John Kuthe
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> > >>> On Feb 25, 9:36 pm, gregz > wrote:
> > >>>> The second thing I window ordered was a hamburger. I drove off, and sure
> > >>>> enough a bun and a piece of meat. NOTHING ELSE. Never went back.
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> > >>> You got exactly what you ordered. A "hamburger" with nothing on it.
> > >>> Why dissatisfied?
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> > >> He never ordered a "hamburger with nothing on it".
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> > >> A hamburger ordinarily comes with an assortment of default condiments
> > >> that the vendor thinks are a good combination for that burger. *Nothing
> > >> but a patty and a bun, unless he actually said "nothing on it" when
> > >> ordering, means that the vendor will do the minimum he thinks he can get
> > >> away with.
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> > > Not at Steak-n-Shake. A "hamburger" when ordered without specifying
> > > anything on it comes plain. Meat and bun, and that's all. He got what
> > > he ordered.
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> > > It was a misunderstanding. Of course the order taker surely asked him
> > > if he wanted anything on it, which I'm almost certain they did. They
> > > should have at least. All the people who have ordered "a steakburger"
> > > have always been asked in my experience. I know enough to always
> > > specify exactly what I want on my Steakburger. He's just neglecting
> > > that part of the story to emphasize his denigrating effect. (Or they
> > > really didn't ask him, in which case the onus is on that specific
> > > order taker!)
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> > > John Kuthe...
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> > If they would have asked me what I want on it, why in he'll would I say
> > nothing.
> > I actually prefer Roy Rodgers where they have a full do it yourself bar, or
> > does ss have a bar inside ??
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> > I also prefer to load my own hot dogs.
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> > Greg
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> Yeah, Bryan used to love it when Burger Chef (or King) had their
> "Works Bar". He's stuff more crap on a pigslop burger than was even
> reasonable and then stuff it all back into the little plastic bag
> thing they serves them in to eat it from.
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> He's been a glutton for a long time and it finally caught up with him.
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> John Kuthe...

Cool story, Bro.