On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:04:50 PM UTC-4, Bryan wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 4:55:11 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
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> > On 09/04/2013 4:14 PM, pltrgyst wrote:
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> > > On 4/9/13 3:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> > >> We have Chipotle here but I've never tried them. Their menu doesn't
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> > >> me and my dad said the food was pretty flavorless.
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> > > Sounds like your Dad's taste buds are shot from age (it's natural).
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> > > Never trust an oldster who tells you food is flavorless. Seriously. And
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> > > yeah, I'm 66.
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> > Oh fercrissakes it is the Bovine's father. What else would you expect?
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> Usenet is in its last throes. It's mostly folks like Julie, and other pitiful excuses for humanity. ****ing people acting like Subway is decent food. When you and Susan, and several other folks finally leave, this NG will be populated only be folks who are nothing but pollutions of the gene pool. Even Wertz and Sheldon will get tired of the lack of any halfway intelligent conversation, and having no one reading their posts but worthless idiots.
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> --Bryan

But we can count on Kuthe! Losers like him never stop posting. This is the only place in his life that a couple of people treat him like a human and not the deformed loser he is in real life.

On 4/9/2013 4:14 PM, pltrgyst wrote:
> On 4/9/13 3:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> We have Chipotle here but I've never tried them. Their menu doesn't
>> impress
>> me and my dad said the food was pretty flavorless.
>
> Sounds like your Dad's taste buds are shot from age (it's natural).
> Never trust an oldster who tells you food is flavorless. Seriously. And
> yeah, I'm 66.
>
>> I don't care for Subway either. They use cheap meats and the sandwich
>> is mostly just bread and
>> lettuce.
>
> They're not the great Italian meats from Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, NJ,
> but they're OK.
>
> "Mostly bread and lettuce" is pure fiction.
>
> Like everyplace else, you get what you're intelligent enough to pay for
> -- at Subway, you have the option to order a 6" sandwich instead of 12",
> so half the bread (at least four different types), and you can get extra
> meat and cheese for about an extra buck. Plus I never get lettuce
> (iceberg, aka crunchy water)on my sandwich -- I hate shredded lettuce,
> period. They'll also load it up with lots of add-on condiments to order,
> for no extra charge -- including, e.g., hot peppers.
>
> -- Larry
>
With subs you can also remove some of the inside bread and still have a
nice sandwich. I guess maybe you can't do that with an Italian cold cut
if it has oil and vinegar and has already saturated the bottom half,
maybe you can't do it with a meatball sub. Ok, scratch that idea.
But I'd bet you could ask them to make it with some of the bread removed
from the inside before they put it together for you.


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On 4/9/2013 4:21 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
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> Get the 12" without lettuce, and have them cut it in half (maybe they do
> that anyway.) Throw away two pieces of the bread and rebuild it as a
> double 6". Or throw out just 1 piece of bread and restack everything
> club sandwich style -- but that might be tough to hold together.

I like this idea. Just smash it.

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On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:49:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> Wow. Your logic is phenomenal. You've convinced me. Chipotle is not a national chain. It's a regional chain mostly in California.

Read for comprehension next time.

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On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:40:46 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> We have Chipotle here but I've never tried them. Their menu doesn't impress
> me and my dad said the food was pretty flavorless. I don't care for Subway
> either. They use cheap meats and the sandwich is mostly just bread and
> lettuce.
>

There's something for everyone. I don't like Chipotle because they
make messy burritos and I don't eat burritos with a fork. Subway is
fine every now and then given the right filling, but there are usually
decades between the times I go to one.

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On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:04:50 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> wrote:

> ****ing people acting like Subway is decent food. When you and Susan, and several other folks finally leave, this NG will be populated only be folks who are nothing but pollutions of the gene pool. Even Wertz and Sheldon will get tired of the lack of any halfway intelligent conversation, and having no one reading their posts but worthless idiots.

You've been so nasty and acerbic lately, it makes me wonder if your
wife is still doing okay.

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On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:59:36 -0400, pltrgyst >
wrote:

> Plus they're in every mall, and every large entertainment venue. They
> must be expanding like crazy.

We weren't mall hopping and they aren't as plentiful as Subway.

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> wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:43:24 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:17:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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>>> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:07:04 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
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>>>> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:50:06 -0400, pltrgyst >
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>>>> wrote:
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>>>>> I'd skip all those crappy fast food burgers and find a Subway or
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>>>>> Chipotle. They're both national now, aren't they?
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>>>> Chipotle might be nationwide, but it's in name only... not very many
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>>>> outside California. Subway is nationwide and plentiful. Their $5
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>>>> foot long makes a good lunch if you hit a day with a $5 filling you
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>>>> like.
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>>>
>>
>>> Huh?!? Chipotle started in Colorado. And: "1400 locations in 43 states,
>>> Washington, D.C., 2 Canadian provinces, England, and France".
>>
>>
>>
>> Get over yourself. Chipotle is few and far between without a location
>>
>> finder map and a distinct desire to find one. I drove 9,500 miles of
>>
>> the USA less than 6 months ago and don't need to resort to the
>>
>> internet to back up my claim. Subway is all over the place and they
>>
>> can be found in god-forgotten places where literally no other business
>>
>> exists. You need a map and a compass to find Chipotle, but you'd have
>>
>> to be blind to miss Subway.
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>>
>> --
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>> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
>
> Wow. Your logic is phenomenal. You've convinced me. Chipotle is not a
> national chain. It's a regional chain mostly in California.

13 in Pennsylvania.

My nephew and sister are crazy for them. Actually seem nutritious. Subway
and Chipotle are NOT burger places.

Mcdonalds was always my travel pitstop, but normally I get and go, small
fry and coffee. Maybe small burger. I use a subway on the way to camp,
about the only thing available. Up here, I can also use getgo gas/ food
stops by giant eagle supermarket, and Sheetz. Still not burgers.

Greg

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:17:41 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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>> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:07:04 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>> > On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:50:06 -0400, pltrgyst >
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > > I'd skip all those crappy fast food burgers and find a Subway or
>> >
>> > > Chipotle. They're both national now, aren't they?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Chipotle might be nationwide, but it's in name only... not very many
>> >
>> > outside California. Subway is nationwide and plentiful. Their $5
>> >
>> > foot long makes a good lunch if you hit a day with a $5 filling you
>> >
>> > like.
>> >
>>
>> Huh?!? Chipotle started in Colorado. And: "1400 locations in 43 states,
>> Washington, D.C., 2 Canadian provinces, England, and France".
>
> Get over yourself. Chipotle is few and far between without a location
> finder map and a distinct desire to find one. I drove 9,500 miles of
> the USA less than 6 months ago and don't need to resort to the
> internet to back up my claim. Subway is all over the place and they
> can be found in god-forgotten places where literally no other business
> exists. You need a map and a compass to find Chipotle, but you'd have
> to be blind to miss Subway.

Chipotle is everywhere here!

On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:52:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> Chipotle is everywhere here!
>
They are here too, but they weren't as nearly as plentiful or in such
unusual places as Subway was when I covered 9,500 miles of the USA
last Fall.

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On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:07:51 -0500, Subway Fact Finder
> wrote:

> Dumbass.

Ah, yes. Mr. Internet Explorer pontificates again. Drive around and
find your Chipotle without hitting a shopping mall or an urban center.
Oh, yes. I forgot. You don't drive, you just surf the net - which
makes you a worthless piece of jetsam.

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> wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 3:56:45 PM UTC-4, Steve Ells wrote:
>> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:07:04 -0700, sf wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:50:06 -0400, pltrgyst >
>>
>> > wrote:
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>> >
>>
>> >> I'd skip all those crappy fast food burgers and find a Subway or
>>
>> >> Chipotle. They're both national now, aren't they?
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Chipotle might be nationwide, but it's in name only... not very many
>>
>> > outside California.
>>
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>>
>> Only 17% of the 1428 restaurants are located within California. Ohio
>>
>> is by far the most saturated market by area and per capita with 147
>>
>> stores.
>
> How can that POSSIBLY be? I mean, it's not even a national chain. Gosh, I
> don't think I could, off the top of my head, list more than 15 stores in
> my general area (small part of the city).

They're almost as common here as Subway!

"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On 4/9/13 3:07 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:50:06 -0400, pltrgyst >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd skip all those crappy fast food burgers and find a Subway or
>>> Chipotle. They're both national now, aren't they?
>>
>> Chipotle might be nationwide, but it's in name only... not very many
>> outside California. Subway is nationwide and plentiful. Their $5
>> foot long makes a good lunch if you hit a day with a $5 filling you
>> like.
>
> There are Chipotle's everywhere I go along the east coast, from New York
> to Florida. Heck, I have at least half a dozen within five miles of my
> house.
>
> Plus they're in every mall, and every large entertainment venue. They must
> be expanding like crazy.
>
> -- Larry

Those and Qdoba.

"pltrgyst" > wrote in message
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> On 4/9/13 3:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> We have Chipotle here but I've never tried them. Their menu doesn't
>> impress
>> me and my dad said the food was pretty flavorless.
>
> Sounds like your Dad's taste buds are shot from age (it's natural). Never
> trust an oldster who tells you food is flavorless. Seriously. And yeah,
> I'm 66.
>
>> I don't care for Subway either. They use cheap meats and the sandwich is
>> mostly just bread and
>> lettuce.
>
> They're not the great Italian meats from Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, NJ,
> but they're OK.
>
> "Mostly bread and lettuce" is pure fiction.
>
> Like everyplace else, you get what you're intelligent enough to pay for --
> at Subway, you have the option to order a 6" sandwich instead of 12", so
> half the bread (at least four different types), and you can get extra meat
> and cheese for about an extra buck. Plus I never get lettuce (iceberg, aka
> crunchy water)on my sandwich -- I hate shredded lettuce, period. They'll
> also load it up with lots of add-on condiments to order, for no extra
> charge -- including, e.g., hot peppers.

That may be but I don't do condiments!

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:14:51 -0400, pltrgyst wrote:
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> Referring to Subway:
>
>> "Mostly bread and lettuce" is pure fiction.
>
> I agree with Julie. There is practically no meat on Subway
> sandwiches. And that was before they recently reduced the meat
> content by another 25%.

When they first opened here, the would pull out the middle of the bread and
overstuff it. Those were not bad. But those days are long gone! We had
Bimplies here when I moved back here. They were good! But now they're
gone.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> On 4/9/2013 4:14 PM, pltrgyst wrote:
>> On 4/9/13 3:40 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> We have Chipotle here but I've never tried them. Their menu doesn't
>>> impress
>>> me and my dad said the food was pretty flavorless.
>>
>> Sounds like your Dad's taste buds are shot from age (it's natural).
>> Never trust an oldster who tells you food is flavorless. Seriously. And
>> yeah, I'm 66.
>>
>>> I don't care for Subway either. They use cheap meats and the sandwich
>>> is mostly just bread and
>>> lettuce.
>>
>> They're not the great Italian meats from Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, NJ,
>> but they're OK.
>>
>> "Mostly bread and lettuce" is pure fiction.
>>
>> Like everyplace else, you get what you're intelligent enough to pay for
>> -- at Subway, you have the option to order a 6" sandwich instead of 12",
>> so half the bread (at least four different types), and you can get extra
>> meat and cheese for about an extra buck. Plus I never get lettuce
>> (iceberg, aka crunchy water)on my sandwich -- I hate shredded lettuce,
>> period. They'll also load it up with lots of add-on condiments to order,
>> for no extra charge -- including, e.g., hot peppers.
>>
>> -- Larry
>>
> With subs you can also remove some of the inside bread and still have a
> nice sandwich. I guess maybe you can't do that with an Italian cold cut if
> it has oil and vinegar and has already saturated the bottom half, maybe
> you can't do it with a meatball sub. Ok, scratch that idea. But I'd
> bet you could ask them to make it with some of the bread removed from the
> inside before they put it together for you.

That's how the used to make them.

"Subway Fact Finder" > wrote in message
news
> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:43:24 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> Get over yourself. Chipotle is few and far between without a location
>> finder map and a distinct desire to find one. I drove 9,500 miles of
>> the USA less than 6 months ago and don't need to resort to the
>> internet to back up my claim.
>
> Well, then maybe you should. From the 2012 Financial Report. Numbers
> of stores per state:
>
>> Alabama........................................... ........................
>> 5
>> Arizona........................................... .........................
>> 57
>> Arkansas.......................................... .........................
>> 2
>> California........................................ ..........................
>> 234
>> Colorado.......................................... .........................
>> 71
>> Connecticut....................................... ..........................
>> 10
>> Delaware.......................................... .........................
>> 3
>> District of
>> Columbia.......................................... ................ 13
>> Florida........................................... ..........................
>> 73
>> Georgia........................................... .........................
>> 18
>> Idaho
>> .................................................. .................... 1
>> Illinois
>> .................................................. ................... 97
>> Indiana
>> .................................................. .................. 19
>> Iowa
>> .................................................. .................... 4
>> Kansas............................................ .........................
>> 19
>> Kentucky.......................................... .........................
>> 8
>> Louisiana......................................... ..........................
>> 2
>> Maine............................................. ........................
>> 2
>> Maryland.......................................... .........................
>> 55
>> Massachusetts..................................... ..........................
>> 38
>> Michigan.......................................... .........................
>> 15
>> Minnesota......................................... .........................
>> 54
>> Missouri.......................................... .........................
>> 28
>> Nebraska.......................................... .........................
>> 7
>> Nevada............................................ ........................
>> 13
>> New
>> Hampshire......................................... .................... 5
>> New
>> Jersey............................................ .....................
>> 28
>> New
>> Mexico............................................ .................... 3
>> New
>> York.............................................. .................... 72
>> North
>> Carolina.......................................... .................... 20
>> Ohio.............................................. ........................
>> 143
>> Oklahoma.......................................... ........................
>> 7
>> Oregon............................................ ........................
>> 15
>> Pennsylvania...................................... ..........................
>> 33
>> Rhode
>> Island............................................ .................... 4
>> South Carolina
>> .................................................. ............ 7
>> Tennessee......................................... .........................
>> 7
>> Texas............................................. .........................
>> 111
>> Utah.............................................. .........................
>> 4
>> Virginia.......................................... ..........................
>> 61
>> Vermont........................................... ........................
>> 1
>> Washington........................................ .........................
>> 16
>> Wisconsin......................................... .........................
>> 13
>> Wyoming........................................... .......................
>> 1
>> Canada
>> .................................................. .................. 5
>> France............................................ .........................
>> 1
>> United
>> Kingdom........................................... .................. 5
>> Total............................................. .....................
>> 1,410
>
> As someone down-thread already mentioned, Ohio appears to have the
> highest number of stores per capita, about twice that of California
> and a density 4 times greater than California. And most of the other
> states are very well stocked with Chipotle restaurants.
>
> But lets not resort to using facts to back up our hare-brained
> opinions. Dumbass.
>
> -sw

Pretty sure there are more than 16 here! Unless perhaps the ones in this
state are only in this area.

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:07:51 -0500, Subway Fact Finder
> > wrote:
>
>> Dumbass.
>
> Ah, yes. Mr. Internet Explorer pontificates again. Drive around and
> find your Chipotle without hitting a shopping mall or an urban center.
> Oh, yes. I forgot. You don't drive, you just surf the net - which
> makes you a worthless piece of jetsam.

They're all around me here. Not at the mall.

On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:14:53 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:07:51 -0500, Subway Fact Finder
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Dumbass.
> >
> > Ah, yes. Mr. Internet Explorer pontificates again. Drive around and
> > find your Chipotle without hitting a shopping mall or an urban center.
> > Oh, yes. I forgot. You don't drive, you just surf the net - which
> > makes you a worthless piece of jetsam.
>
> They're all around me here. Not at the mall.
>
I have no idea where you live, but it's no the country.

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On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:13:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Pretty sure there are more than 16 here! Unless perhaps the ones in this
> state are only in this area.
>

Mr. Internet Explorer doesn't experience anything in real life. His
is virtual reality.

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:04:50 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> > wrote:
>
>> ****ing people acting like Subway is decent food. When you and Susan,
>> and several other folks finally leave, this NG will be populated only be
>> folks who are nothing but pollutions of the gene pool. Even Wertz and
>> Sheldon will get tired of the lack of any halfway intelligent
>> conversation, and having no one reading their posts but worthless idiots.
>
> You've been so nasty and acerbic lately, it makes me wonder if your
> wife is still doing okay.

He's obviously not going okay.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:14:53 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:07:51 -0500, Subway Fact Finder
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dumbass.
>>>
>>> Ah, yes. Mr. Internet Explorer pontificates again. Drive around and
>>> find your Chipotle without hitting a shopping mall or an urban center.
>>> Oh, yes. I forgot. You don't drive, you just surf the net - which
>>> makes you a worthless piece of jetsam.
>
> <yawn> The 'ol "Poopie-head Defense". If you can't substantiate your
> argument, then try and belittle your opponent.
>
>> They're all around me here. Not at the mall.
>
> I have never seen a chipotle in a mall. Of the four I can think of
> off hand, three of them are stand-alone buildings and the other is a
> large shopping complex full of small-midsize buildings housing 1 to 6
> tenants each. The last one they built is so institutional looking and
> drab that I hardly ever see cars outside.

Some are at very small strip malls. But I wouldn't call those being at the
"mall". The one in Lynnwood is attached to some other similar looking
restaurant that is probably related. Can't remember what it serves but I'm
thinking that it's Asian.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:14:53 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:07:51 -0500, Subway Fact Finder
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dumbass.
>> >
>> > Ah, yes. Mr. Internet Explorer pontificates again. Drive around and
>> > find your Chipotle without hitting a shopping mall or an urban center.
>> > Oh, yes. I forgot. You don't drive, you just surf the net - which
>> > makes you a worthless piece of jetsam.
>>
>> They're all around me here. Not at the mall.
>>
> I have no idea where you live, but it's no the country.

I'm in Bothell. That's a suburb of Seattle. Used to be farm country.
There still are some farms here but it's getting more and more cookie
cutter. They are slapping up houses like mad.

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:04:32 -0500, Sam > wrote:

> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:33:13 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:13:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Pretty sure there are more than 16 here! Unless perhaps the ones in this
> >> state are only in this area.
> >>
> >
> > Mr. Internet Explorer doesn't experience anything in real life. His
> > is virtual reality.
>
> Sore loser. Can't stop gushing about me with these childish attacks.
> Grow up. I wasn't he only one who pointed out that Chipotle is
> everywhere. You got your ass handed to you by almost a dozen people
> this round.
>
Dear Mr. Internet Explorer,

Try reading for comprehension once in a while and respond with
intelligence.

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On 4/9/2013 10:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> McDonald's hamburgers! The plain original ones. Say, "yuK' all you want to
> but with all the billions or trillions they've sold, they must be doing
> something right. If I was going on a 100 mile road trip, I'd buy a giant
> bag of them and munch on one every 10 miles or so. And I would be so
> happy. heheh
>
> G.
>

Gosh, you really like those burgers! My parents used to get those
burgers when a McDonald's opened up in our hick town in 1968. Nobody had
seen anything like it before. The buns were bright yellow and the patty
was undersized beyond reason. As I recall, a meal at McDonald's was a
burger, fries, and a shake. That was my first introduction to the foods
of white folks. That was fine with me but these days, your average kid
would find such simple and sparse fare as lacking.

The burgers of my childhood was served outside of a local drugstore that
was owned by a Chinese family. They had the thinnest burgers that I've
ever had but at least they fit the bun. They were pretty tasteless and
had a mixture of mayo and mustard on the top and a ketchup/pickle relish
on the bottom. The hamburger tasted like a mayo, mustard, ketchup, and
pickle relish sandwich and that's the way we liked it.

I few years ago, I was at Byron's Drive Inn near the Honolulu Airport
and found out that the burger served there was a pretty good analog of
those burgers that I had in the 60s. That was great! The patties were a
little thicker - probably because there were no supplier able to
manufacture such paper thin circles of ground beef. It was like the good
old days plus they served weird stuff like deep fried Twinkies, peanut
butter and banana sandwiches, and pickles - deep fried pickles.

The joint closed down a couple of months ago so there goes my ticket to
my trip down memory lane for the food that I used to eat most every
weekend when I was a kid - it's all pau now. That's the breaks.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:58:56 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:04:50 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
>
> > > wrote:
>
> >
>
> >> ****ing people acting like Subway is decent food. When you and Susan,
>
> >> and several other folks finally leave, this NG will be populated only be
>
> >> folks who are nothing but pollutions of the gene pool. Even Wertz and
>
> >> Sheldon will get tired of the lack of any halfway intelligent
>
> >> conversation, and having no one reading their posts but worthless idiots.
>
> >
>
> > You've been so nasty and acerbic lately, it makes me wonder if your
>
> > wife is still doing okay.
>
I hardly post here anymore, and I guess I almost never do if things are going well, because I'd writing something else. My wife is fine. It was our 27th yesterday, something she realized after I'd already left for work. She called me and asked if I'd think she was silly if she drove out to my work just to give me a kiss. It ended up being about 15 minutes of kiss, so things couldn't be much better wife-wise, or if you meant her health, that's fine too.

Working 12 days straight, some of them 11 hour ones probably doesn't improve my mood, mostly because it's interfering with the book.
>
> He's obviously not going okay.

You're a pig, Julie. The only use you could possibly be is to treat an unwanted erection, or as a poster girl for a eugenics program. Live with the knowledge that you've allowed your daughter to become possibly even a bigger stinking mess than yourself.

--Bryan

"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 4/9/2013 10:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>> McDonald's hamburgers! The plain original ones. Say, "yuK' all you want
>> to
>> but with all the billions or trillions they've sold, they must be doing
>> something right. If I was going on a 100 mile road trip, I'd buy a giant
>> bag of them and munch on one every 10 miles or so. And I would be so
>> happy. heheh
>>
>> G.
>>
>
> Gosh, you really like those burgers! My parents used to get those burgers
> when a McDonald's opened up in our hick town in 1968. Nobody had seen
> anything like it before. The buns were bright yellow and the patty was
> undersized beyond reason. As I recall, a meal at McDonald's was a burger,
> fries, and a shake. That was my first introduction to the foods of white
> folks. That was fine with me but these days, your average kid would find
> such simple and sparse fare as lacking.
>
> The burgers of my childhood was served outside of a local drugstore that
> was owned by a Chinese family. They had the thinnest burgers that I've
> ever had but at least they fit the bun. They were pretty tasteless and had
> a mixture of mayo and mustard on the top and a ketchup/pickle relish on
> the bottom. The hamburger tasted like a mayo, mustard, ketchup, and pickle
> relish sandwich and that's the way we liked it.
>
> I few years ago, I was at Byron's Drive Inn near the Honolulu Airport and
> found out that the burger served there was a pretty good analog of those
> burgers that I had in the 60s. That was great! The patties were a little
> thicker - probably because there were no supplier able to manufacture such
> paper thin circles of ground beef. It was like the good old days plus they
> served weird stuff like deep fried Twinkies, peanut butter and banana
> sandwiches, and pickles - deep fried pickles.
>
> The joint closed down a couple of months ago so there goes my ticket to my
> trip down memory lane for the food that I used to eat most every weekend
> when I was a kid - it's all pau now. That's the breaks.

My dad used to get me McDonald's burgers once in a while when they had
pizza. I would not eat pizza as a child. Wasn't until I was much older
that I realized that it wasn't all pizza that I didn't like. My parents
only ever got sausage and black olive in those days. Then somewhere along
the line they changed to Canadian Bacon or ham and pineapple. And I like
neither of those kinds. Once in a while I'll like a veggie one but mostly I
just like cheese.

Anyway... I didn't like the McD's burgers either. Perhaps mainly because I
generally don't like pickles on things. I do like them chopped up and put
in certain things and I do like a peanut butter and dill pickle sandwich. I
even went through a phase of eating a sandwich with one thin slice of
Pastrami and a whole layer of sweet pickles. So I guess if there are
pickles throughout, I might like it. But to be eating a burger and then be
surprised by two or three little pickle slices in there just kind of bothers
me. I also don't like mustard in general. Again, in smaller amounts in
some foods, it's fine. And the same for ketchup. I wouldn't even eat
ketchup on fries as a child.

So my dad told me that the reason I didn't like the burger was because it
wasn't a double burger! So he began not only ordering me double burgers but
plain ones. And that was somewhat better. I would have preferred onion on
the burger but it just seems that at Mud's it's far easier to get a plain
burger than it is to get one with only specific things on it.

I'm still not convinced that the double patty made it any better. Perhaps a
bit more filling. Those burgers really aren't very big. But the plain ones
were pretty bland and easy to eat because of their soft texture. So while
this wasn't a meal that I particularly liked, it didn't really bother me to
eat it.

Now a BK burger just bothers me to eat it. Something just tastes wrong to
me with their meat. It has a harsh, almost chemical quality to it.

Bryan wrote:
> You're a pig, Julie. The only use you could possibly be is to treat
> an unwanted erection, or as a poster girl for a eugenics program.
> Live with the knowledge that you've allowed your daughter to become
> possibly even a bigger stinking mess than yourself.
>
> --Bryan

You're a very, very nasty and bitter person. People who are okay with
themselves do not speak to other people like that. Sadly, something is very
wrong with you. I'm not gonna psychoanylize you. As I said before, I only
took psych 101.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:59:19 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:52:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> >
>
> > "sf" > wrote in message
>
> > ...
>
> >
>
> > Chipotle is everywhere here!
>
> >
>
> They are here too, but they weren't as nearly as plentiful or in such
>
> unusual places as Subway was when I covered 9,500 miles of the USA
>
> last Fall.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

So your definition of national chain is as many or more stores than Subway? YOU read for comprehension for a change, half-wit.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:23:38 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:49:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>
>
> > Wow. Your logic is phenomenal. You've convinced me. Chipotle is not a national chain. It's a regional chain mostly in California.
>
>
>
> Read for comprehension next time.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Explain exactly what I mis-read.

On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:06:12 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> Gosh, you really like those burgers! My parents used to get those
> burgers when a McDonald's opened up in our hick town in 1968. Nobody had
> seen anything like it before. The buns were bright yellow and the patty
> was undersized beyond reason. As I recall, a meal at McDonald's was a
> burger, fries, and a shake. That was my first introduction to the foods
> of white folks. That was fine with me but these days, your average kid
> would find such simple and sparse fare as lacking.

I didn't come across McDonald's until I was a teenager and moved to
the big city. We had Dairy Queen, which was road trip food only. In
any case, I don't remember a problem with McDonald's of old. Burger
Kind was the one with huge buns and hardly any meat; which Wendy's
used to great advantage with their "Where's the Beef" commercials.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:30:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:23:38 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:49:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Wow. Your logic is phenomenal. You've convinced me. Chipotle is not a national chain. It's a regional chain mostly in California.
> >
> >
> >
> > Read for comprehension next time.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
>
> Explain exactly what I mis-read.

Here, try it again - this time for comprehension.

Subway is all over the place and they
can be found in god-forgotten places where literally no other business
exists. You need a map and a compass to find Chipotle, but you'd have
to be blind to miss Subway.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:28:27 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

> So your definition of national chain is as many or more stores than Subway? YOU read for comprehension for a change, half-wit.

Get over yourself, dumbass.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 4/9/2013 5:57 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 09/04/2013 4:19 PM, Gary wrote:
>
>> If anyone has been reading my posts, you will be able to guess what I'll
>> vote for:
>>
>> McDonald's hamburgers! The plain original ones. Say, "yuK' all you
>> want to
>> but with all the billions or trillions they've sold, they must be doing
>> something right. If I was going on a 100 mile road trip, I'd buy a giant
>> bag of them and munch on one every 10 miles or so. And I would be so
>> happy. heheh
>
> There is lots of crap food that has sold billions. Personally, U cab
> understand someone trying them out of need or curiosity, but I don't
> understand how any self respecting human being could lower their
> standards enough to make a habit of eating there.
>
Gary can eat all the McD's he wants. So can anyone, of course. I've
eaten at McDonald's, don't know anyone who hasn't at one time or
another. But it's not something I'd look for on a road trip. It's much
more fun to seek out local diners. There are often hidden treasures to
be found (not necessarily at yard sales).

Jill

On Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:07:30 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:30:04 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:23:38 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
>
> > > On Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:49:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > > Wow. Your logic is phenomenal. You've convinced me. Chipotle is not a national chain. It's a regional chain mostly in California.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > Read for comprehension next time.
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > >
>
> > > --
>
> > >
>
> > > Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
>
> >
>
> > Explain exactly what I mis-read.
>
>
>
> Here, try it again - this time for comprehension.
>
>
>
> Subway is all over the place and they
>
> can be found in god-forgotten places where literally no other business
>
> exists. You need a map and a compass to find Chipotle, but you'd have
>
> to be blind to miss Subway.
>
>
>
> --
>
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Okay, now YOU try again. This is what you posted:

"Chipotle might be nationwide, but it's in name only... not very many
outside California. Subway is nationwide and plentiful. Their $5
foot long makes a good lunch if you hit a day with a $5 filling you
like. "

I did not dispute anything you said about Subway. I don't give a shit about Subway. That leaves us with your statement about Chipotle. That it's nationwide in name only and that there are not very many outside California. Both stupid beyond belief. Now, you drooling retard, explain what I misunderstood?

On Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:18:13 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> wrote:

> On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 11:58:56 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> >
> > ...
> > >
> >
> > > You've been so nasty and acerbic lately, it makes me wonder if your
> > > wife is still doing okay.
> >
> I hardly post here anymore, and I guess I almost never do if things are going well, because I'd writing something else. My wife is fine. It was our 27th yesterday, something she realized after I'd already left for work. She called me and asked if I'd think she was silly if she drove out to my work just to give me a kiss. It ended up being about 15 minutes of kiss, so things couldn't be much better wife-wise, or if you meant her health, that's fine too.
>
> Working 12 days straight, some of them 11 hour ones probably doesn't improve my mood, mostly because it's interfering with the book.
> >

I'm glad to hear your wife is still doing fine! I did see your
anniversary announcement here and posted a reply to it. Sorry about
the long work week and longer days that are making you so grouchy.
Hopefully you're getting lots of overtime for that as compensation.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

sf wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:50:06 -0400, pltrgyst >
> wrote:
>
>> I'd skip all those crappy fast food burgers and find a Subway or
>> Chipotle. They're both national now, aren't they?
>
> Chipotle might be nationwide, but it's in name only... not very many
> outside California. Subway is nationwide and plentiful. Their $5
> foot long makes a good lunch if you hit a day with a $5 filling you
> like.

I live just outside of NYC and we have Chipotle here and I've also seen
them in PA. My kids both think they're great, and I don't think their
food is bad, either. I'd certainly pick them over McD or similar.

I just looked on their web site - because they're all over NYC, there
are literally dozens of them within 20 miles of where we live. 6 of
them are within 10 miles.

When we're pressed to find something quick to eat, we've often chosen a
sandwich from Starbucks - I don't think they're bad, but since they're
not a burger I guess that's outside of the parameters of the original
question. The other choice for us is simply to find a grocery store -
many grocery stores now sell store-made sandwiches, many also have a
salad bar which, if I include things like cheese, can provide quite a
nice dinner for me or my wife. A salad with cottage cheese and bacon
bits - yum...

-S-

On 10/04/2013 5:18 AM, Bryan wrote:

> I hardly post here anymore, and I guess I almost never do if things
> are going well, because I'd writing something else. My wife is fine.
> It was our 27th yesterday, something she realized after I'd already
> left for work. She called me and asked if I'd think she was silly if
> she drove out to my work just to give me a kiss. It ended up being
> about 15 minutes of kiss, so things couldn't be much better
> wife-wise, or if you meant her health, that's fine too.
>
> Working 12 days straight, some of them 11 hour ones probably doesn't
> improve my mood, mostly because it's interfering with the book.
>>
>> He's obviously not going okay.
>
> You're a pig, Julie. The only use you could possibly be is to treat
> an unwanted erection, or as a poster girl for a eugenics program.
> Live with the knowledge that you've allowed your daughter to become
> possibly even a bigger stinking mess than yourself.


Ouch. Wow. If you had posted that to anyone else the poor person would
be mortified, and others would be offended that they might jump on you.
The funny (or sad ?) thing is that she will bounce right back for
more, and no one in their right mind will be offended.

On Apr 10, 12:18*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 4/9/2013 10:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>
> >> McDonald's hamburgers! *The plain original ones. Say, "yuK' all you want
> >> to
> >> but with all the billions or trillions they've sold, they must be doing
> >> something right. *If I was going on a 100 mile road trip, I'd buy a giant
> >> bag of them and munch on one every 10 miles or so. *And I would be so
> >> happy. *heheh *
>
> >> G.
>
> > Gosh, you really like those burgers! My parents used to get those burgers
> > when a McDonald's opened up in our hick town in 1968. Nobody had seen
> > anything like it before. The buns were bright yellow and the patty was
> > undersized beyond reason. As I recall, a meal at McDonald's was a burger,
> > fries, and a shake. That was my first introduction to the foods of white
> > folks. That was fine with me but these days, your average kid would find
> > such simple and sparse fare as lacking.
>
> > The burgers of my childhood was served outside of a local drugstore that
> > was owned by a Chinese family. They had the thinnest burgers that I've
> > ever had but at least they fit the bun. They were pretty tasteless and had
> > a mixture of mayo and mustard on the top and a ketchup/pickle relish on
> > the bottom. The hamburger tasted like a mayo, mustard, ketchup, and pickle
> > relish sandwich and that's the way we liked it.
>
> > I few years ago, I was at Byron's Drive Inn near the Honolulu Airport and
> > found out that the burger served there was a pretty good analog of those
> > burgers that I had in the 60s. That was great! The patties were a little
> > thicker - probably because there were no supplier able to manufacture such
> > paper thin circles of ground beef. It was like the good old days plus they
> > served weird stuff like deep fried Twinkies, peanut butter and banana
> > sandwiches, and pickles - deep fried pickles.
>
> > The joint closed down a couple of months ago so there goes my ticket to my
> > trip down memory lane for the food that I used to eat most every weekend
> > when I was a kid - it's all pau now. That's the breaks.
>
> My dad used to get me McDonald's burgers once in a while when they had
> pizza. *I would not eat pizza as a child. *Wasn't until I was much older
> that I realized that it wasn't all pizza that I didn't like. *My parents
> only ever got sausage and black olive in those days. *Then somewhere along
> the line they changed to Canadian Bacon or ham and pineapple. *And I like
> neither of those kinds. *Once in a while I'll like a veggie one but mostly I
> just like cheese.
>
> Anyway... *I didn't like the McD's burgers either. *Perhaps mainly because I
> generally don't like pickles on things. *I do like them chopped up and put
> in certain things and I do like a peanut butter and dill pickle sandwich. *I
> even went through a phase of eating a sandwich with one thin slice of
> Pastrami and a whole layer of sweet pickles. *So I guess if there are
> pickles throughout, I might like it. *But to be eating a burger and then be
> surprised by two or three little pickle slices in there just kind of bothers
> me. *I also don't like mustard in general. *Again, in smaller amounts in
> some foods, it's fine. *And the same for ketchup. *I wouldn't even eat
> ketchup on fries as a child.
>
> So my dad told me that the reason I didn't like the burger was because it
> wasn't a double burger! *So he began not only ordering me double burgers but
> plain ones. *And that was somewhat better. *I would have preferred onion on
> the burger but it just seems that at Mud's it's far easier to get a plain
> burger than it is to get one with only specific things on it.
>
> I'm still not convinced that the double patty made it any better. *Perhaps a
> bit more filling. *Those burgers really aren't very big. *But the plain ones
> were pretty bland and easy to eat because of their soft texture. *So while
> this wasn't a meal that I particularly liked, it didn't really bother me to
> eat it.
>
> Now a BK burger just bothers me to eat it. *Something just tastes wrong to
> me with their meat. *It has a harsh, almost chemical quality to it.

My wife doesn't care much for pickles in her sandwich too. I don't
care for pickles but I'm too lazy to dig them out of the sandwich.

BK sandwiches usually leave me feeling a little sick for a while.
There's something about them.

On Apr 10, 4:05*am, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:06:12 -1000, dsi1
>
> > wrote:
> > Gosh, you really like those burgers! My parents used to get those
> > burgers when a McDonald's opened up in our hick town in 1968. Nobody had
> > seen anything like it before. The buns were bright yellow and the patty
> > was undersized beyond reason. As I recall, a meal at McDonald's was a
> > burger, fries, and a shake. That was my first introduction to the foods
> > of white folks. That was fine with me but these days, your average kid
> > would find such simple and sparse fare as lacking.
>
> I didn't come across McDonald's until I was a teenager and moved to
> the big city. *We had Dairy Queen, which was road trip food only. *In
> any case, I don't remember a problem with McDonald's of old. *Burger
> Kind was the one with huge buns and hardly any meat; which Wendy's
> used to great advantage with their "Where's the Beef" commercials.
>
> --
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

You missed the period of the yellow buns. Too bad. I like the grilled
onion sandwich at McDonald's. It's only a dollar and it's small. It
tastes OK but mainly it's only a dollar and it's small. These days, a
big sandwich is not very appealing.