On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:28:18 -0800 (PST), Bryan
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> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:15:48 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:09:22 -0500, jmcquown >
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> > > If you watch television you'll see all the ads for "buffalo wings" and
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> > > "hot wings" at the chain restaurants. Chicken wings used to be
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> > > considered scraps. Go figure.
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> > My mother was a pioneer, because the wings were her favorite part of
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> > the bird. Why? I dunno. It was just roasted or fried, no special
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> > dips.
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> They've been a favorite of mine for years too, but mostly the tips and the middle section. Years ago, I used to go to this happy hour that had free chicken wings, and $1.25 glasses of Michelob. I'd drink about 5-7 beers, and eat lots of wings. Most other folks preferred the drummies, so there were always plenty of the middle sections. They also had cheese (I'm pretty sure Monterrey Jack) and crackers, and sometimes mini meatballs in BBQ sauce. $10-$12 with a good tip, and I'd leave full and nicely buzzed. $10 then would be like $20 now, but I often didn't eat anything from one happy hour to the next day's happy hour.
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That reminds me of when we were first married and living in Palo Alto.
There was a restaurant/bar that had the BEST happy hour. We went for
their strips of rare steak, but they had other really good stuff to
choose from. Like you, we made it dinner. That was back in the days
when going to McDonald's was a big deal because there weren't very
many around, they had signs saying how many hamburgers sold and it
hadn't reached a million yet. The first one to open in the area was
really cute. They put candles on every table as soon as it got dark
and it was cute to see the candles as we drove by. Never did eat
there after dark, but we probably should have just to say we'd done
it.

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