On 2015-07-28, William > wrote:

> It looks like the whole world eats Kentucky Fried Chicken!

Apparently, "the whole world" is not particularly bright.

nb

On 7/28/2015 2:18 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:17 -0400, William > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> There is much better fried chicken than KFC
>>
>>
>> Please tell us where we can get better fried chicken all over the
>> world? I want to taste it!
>
> Who wants to eat fried, sick, industrial chicken? The only way to go
> lower than that is to eat out of garbage bins.
>

Well aren't you the sanctimonious little tussock!

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 8:53:10 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:46:53 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 3:20:53 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> We weren't talking about burgers. Fries are eaten with mayo, except
>>>> >> by
>>>> >> culinary nouveau riches.
>>>> >
>>>> >A little too much grease for this culinary nouveau riche. I'll stick
>>>> >with just salt, or occasionally a sprinkling of malt vinegar.
>>>> >
>>>> >Of course, if it's sweet potato fries, a dusting of powdered chipotle
>>>> >pepper is more than welcome.
>>>>
>>>> When I have fries without mayo, I always wonder what the point is. Of
>>>> eating fries, I mean.
>>>
>>> Crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside, salty potato. It's a thing
>>> of beauty.
>>>
>>> If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, I probably would eat potatoes
>>> every way I can think of today. (Of course, doing that would probably
>>> kill me anyway.)
>>
>>Can't argue with that one. I love potatoes but since I am now low carbing
>>...
>>
>>I have to say though I love my chips (French fries) with just salt and
>>malt
>>vinegar.
>
> There are alternatives in NL: saté sauce (hot or not hot), curry
> sauce, mayo/curry sauce/chopped onion, picalilly sauce, for instance.
> I've never seen malt vinegar offered, but I think Australians could do
> that too.

You could try it Gary did and he liked it so who knows. I grew up with
it you see so it is natural for me.

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On 7/28/2015 2:22 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
>>>>> tried
>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
>>>
>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
>>> towns and cities.
>>>
>>>
>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
>>>
>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>>>
>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>>>
>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
>>> what I found there)
>>>
>>> Once was enough!
>>>
>>
>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
>>
>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>
> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>

Imagine being able to do something that was so pleasurable as a child in
life's second childhood.

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >> >> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
> >> >> tried
> >> >> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
> >> > I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
> >> > density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
> >> > was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals..
> >>
> >> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
> >> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
> >> towns and cities.
> >>
> >>
> >> > The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
> >> > food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
> >> > dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
> >> > something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
> >> > someplace reliable and predictable.
> >>
> >> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
> >>
> >> > Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
> >> > all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
> >>
> >> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
> >> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
> >> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
> >> what I found there)
> >>
> >> Once was enough!
> >>
> >
> >What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
> >
> >My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>
> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>
> --
> Bruce

It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:33:47 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:14:41 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article >,
>>>>says...
>>>>> >>"Bruce" > wrote in message
>>>>> . ..
>>>>> >>> On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:54:32 -0700, sf > wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:29:38 +0100, "Ophelia"
>>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>wrote:
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> "Saint George" > wrote in message
>>>>> >>>>> ...
>>>>> >>>>> > On 27/07/2015 06:19 pm, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>> >> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>>>>> >>>>> >> ...
>>>>> >>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>> > Stealing other people's ideas and claiming them as their own,
>>>>> >>>>> > that
>>>>> >>>>> > must be
>>>>> >>>>> > the "American Dream"...
>>>>> >>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>> > and *DON'T* even start about Burgers (German) and "Fries"
>>>>> >>>>> > (Belgian)...
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> <g>
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>We're a land of immigrants, so everything was invented elsewhere.
>>>>> >>>>What else is new? Frikadellen is closer to meatloaf than it is to
>>>>> >>>>an
>>>>> >>>>American style burger and Belgians fries are not served the
>>>>> >>>>American
>>>>> >>>>way. Theirs are served with flavored mayonnaise. Oh, joy.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Belgians are right. Fries with mayonnaise is
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> THE WAY
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> But flavored mayonnaise? Did you make that up yourself?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>Not something I have ever experienced, not in Germany, Belgium nor
>>>>> >>in
>>>>> >>your
>>>>> >>place.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I had never heard of it either
>>>>>
>>>>> Well I have lived in Germany and in Belgium too (or right on the
>>>>> border)
>>>>> so
>>>>> I wasn't just passing through. You are Dutch, so ...
>>>>
>>>> whoops, cat out of bag?
>>>>
>>>> " Bruce" 's current incarnation claims to be in Australia
>>>
>>> Both are true.
>>>
>>> By the way: http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/
>>
>>?? You have always said that you are in Australia but came from
>>Netherlands
>>or am I missing something?
>
> No, that's true. I meant to say I'm both Dutch and in Australia. Or
> both Dutch and Australian. Both are true.

Yes, that is how I knew it so ... not so many 'whoops, cat out of the bag'
eh? It must be an awful disappointment)))))


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On 7/28/2015 2:31 PM, wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:08:00 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:10:00 -0600, Sal Paradise > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Ah, the newly rich avoid being Cossacks?
>>>
>>> Ok, whatever you choose to believe...
>>
>> Are you reincarnation 375 of the Boner troll? I haven't been paying
>> attention.
>
> Likely, when I kf'd him I wondered it there is a limit in Agent to the
> amount of kfs. This is the only group where I have used it regularly,
> all on the same one with different nyms. Don't understand sf's love
> of him.

Don't understand why anyone would tolerate a hateful old witch like YOU!

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:17 -0400, William > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>>
>>>There is much better fried chicken than KFC
>>
>>
>>Please tell us where we can get better fried chicken all over the
>>world? I want to taste it!
>
> Who wants to eat fried, sick, industrial chicken? The only way to go
> lower than that is to eat out of garbage bins.

Well it tasted bad to me when I tried it. My home fried chicken is very
good, or so I am told and I can't be the only one to make my own


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On 7/28/2015 2:40 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:31:52 -0300, wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:08:00 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:10:00 -0600, Sal Paradise > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ah, the newly rich avoid being Cossacks?
>>>>
>>>> Ok, whatever you choose to believe...
>>>
>>> Are you reincarnation 375 of the Boner troll? I haven't been paying
>>> attention.
>>
>> Likely, when I kf'd him I wondered it there is a limit in Agent to the
>> amount of kfs. This is the only group where I have used it regularly,
>> all on the same one with different nyms. Don't understand sf's love
>> of him.
>
> Me neither. Maybe any attention is better than no attention.
>

Do you project much?

You're very much a virtual lothario here.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:54:25 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >>
>> >> >> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I
>> >> >> only
>> >> >> tried
>> >> >> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the
>> >> > part
>> >> > I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem,
>> >> > the
>> >> > KFC
>> >> > density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted
>> >> > a
>> >> > KFC
>> >> > was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and
>> >> > mammals.
>> >>
>> >> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only
>> >> one
>> >> who
>> >> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the
>> >> same
>> >> in
>> >> towns and cities.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor
>> >> > the
>> >> > food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a
>> >> > lot
>> >> > of
>> >> > dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek
>> >> > out
>> >> > something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements
>> >> > for
>> >> > someplace reliable and predictable.
>> >>
>> >> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>> >>
>> >> > Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before -
>> >> > after
>> >> > all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>> >>
>> >> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was
>> >> passing
>> >> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have
>> >> much
>> >> time
>> >> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the
>> >> past
>> >> what I found there)
>> >>
>> >> Once was enough!
>> >>
>> >
>> > What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's
>> > before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking
>> > to
>> > it. Hee hee.
>> >
>> > My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and
>> > teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks
>> > from
>> > the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider
>> > it
>> > to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old
>> > folks
>> > network.
>>
>> So are you saying I am one of the old folks and ought to have been going
>> to
>> meet my friends in the mornings? Hmmmm????
>
> What I'm saying is that you're simply not old enough to do this. When you
> do reach the proper age, it'll all start to make sense to you.
>
>
> Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

LOL well I am retired from work, so ...

Granny O



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On 7/28/2015 2:46 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-07-28, William > wrote:
>
>> It looks like the whole world eats Kentucky Fried Chicken!
>
> Apparently, "the whole world" is not particularly bright.
>
> nb
>
Taste is not measured in lumens.

On 7/28/2015 2:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
>>>>>> tried
>>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
>>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
>>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
>>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
>>>>
>>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
>>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
>>>> towns and cities.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
>>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
>>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
>>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
>>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
>>>>
>>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>>>>
>>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
>>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>>>>
>>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
>>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
>>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
>>>> what I found there)
>>>>
>>>> Once was enough!
>>>>
>>>
>>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
>>>
>>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>>
>> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
>> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
>> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce
>
> It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>

Oh come now, they're depressed, but they keep it within their own
arthritic chat circles mostly...

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:31:52 -0300, wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:08:00 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:10:00 -0600, Sal Paradise > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Ah, the newly rich avoid being Cossacks?
>>>>
>>>>Ok, whatever you choose to believe...
>>>
>>>Are you reincarnation 375 of the Boner troll? I haven't been paying
>>>attention.
>>
>>Likely, when I kf'd him I wondered it there is a limit in Agent to the
>>amount of kfs. This is the only group where I have used it regularly,
>>all on the same one with different nyms. Don't understand sf's love
>>of him.
>
> Me neither. Maybe any attention is better than no attention.

I don't 'hang out' with anybody except my husband and family.


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On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:51:30 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:47:13 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
> >> >> ...
> >> >>
> >> >> >> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
> >> >> >> tried
> >> >> >> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
> >> >> > I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
> >> >> > density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
> >> >> > was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
> >> >>
> >> >> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
> >> >> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
> >> >> towns and cities.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
> >> >> > food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
> >> >> > dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
> >> >> > something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
> >> >> > someplace reliable and predictable.
> >> >>
> >> >> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> > Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
> >> >> > all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
> >> >>
> >> >> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
> >> >> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
> >> >> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
> >> >> what I found there)
> >> >>
> >> >> Once was enough!
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
> >> >
> >> >My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
> >>
> >> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
> >> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
> >> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce
> >
> >It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>
> Speak for yourself!!
>
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I see a lot of old folks. The main motif is constant pain and discomfort. They like to tell me "don't get old!" Well alright - advice duly noted!

On 7/28/2015 2:56 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:51:30 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:47:13 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
>>>>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
>>>>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
>>>>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
>>>>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
>>>>>> towns and cities.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
>>>>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
>>>>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
>>>>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
>>>>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
>>>>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
>>>>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
>>>>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
>>>>>> what I found there)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once was enough!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>>>>
>>>> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
>>>> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
>>>> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce
>>>
>>> It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>>
>> Speak for yourself!!
>>
>> ---
>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus
>
> I see a lot of old folks. The main motif is constant pain and discomfort. They like to tell me "don't get old!" Well alright - advice duly noted!
>
You should carry a bottle of Aleve around with you, brighten their day!

On 2015-07-28, Sal Paradise > wrote:

> It's bright, colorful, very clean, and energetic!

So is a pre-school/child-care facility.

> Would you have seniors gather in some basement bar?

Preferably. No kids.

nb

On 7/28/2015 3:00 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-07-28, Sal Paradise > wrote:
>
>> It's bright, colorful, very clean, and energetic!
>
> So is a pre-school/child-care facility.

2nd childhood in life, so yes, makes sense.

>> Would you have seniors gather in some basement bar?
>
> Preferably. No kids.
>
> nb

Ya well...

The other great thing is, just as in childhood, they can afford the tab!

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:54:06 AM UTC-10, Sal Paradise wrote:
> On 7/28/2015 2:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>
> >>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
> >>>>>> tried
> >>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
> >>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
> >>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
> >>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
> >>>>
> >>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
> >>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
> >>>> towns and cities.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
> >>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
> >>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
> >>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
> >>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
> >>>>
> >>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
> >>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
> >>>>
> >>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
> >>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
> >>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
> >>>> what I found there)
> >>>>
> >>>> Once was enough!
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
> >>>
> >>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
> >>
> >> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
> >> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
> >> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce
> >
> > It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
> >
>
> Oh come now, they're depressed, but they keep it within their own
> arthritic chat circles mostly...

I never said old folks were depressed. Mostly I find it depressing to see all the pain they're in and Bruce finds the idea of old folks in McDonalds to be a bummer. A lot of the oldsters seem cheerful beyond all reason.

On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:57:59 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:56:22 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:51:30 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> >> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:47:13 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> >> >> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> >> >> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
> >> >> >> ...
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
> >> >> >> >> tried
> >> >> >> >> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
> >> >> >> > I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
> >> >> >> > density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
> >> >> >> > was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
> >> >> >> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
> >> >> >> towns and cities.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
> >> >> >> > food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
> >> >> >> > dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
> >> >> >> > something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
> >> >> >> > someplace reliable and predictable.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
> >> >> >> > all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
> >> >> >> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
> >> >> >> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
> >> >> >> what I found there)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Once was enough!
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
> >> >>
> >> >> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
> >> >> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
> >> >> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Bruce
> >> >
> >> >It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
> >>
> >> Speak for yourself!!
> >>
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> >
> >I see a lot of old folks. The main motif is constant pain and discomfort.. They like to tell me "don't get old!" Well alright - advice duly noted!
>
> I have this feeling you are no youngster yourself.
>
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That's no understatement. OTOH, the old folks say I'm a mere lad. Obviously, there's a rift in the time-space continuum. Hee hee.

On 7/28/2015 3:04 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:54:06 AM UTC-10, Sal Paradise wrote:
>> On 7/28/2015 2:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I only
>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in the part
>>>>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may seem, the KFC
>>>>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I spotted a KFC
>>>>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and mammals.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the only one who
>>>>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just the same in
>>>>>> towns and cities.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to savor the
>>>>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend a lot of
>>>>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to seek out
>>>>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate requirements for
>>>>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's before - after
>>>>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was passing
>>>>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't have much time
>>>>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in the past
>>>>>> what I found there)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once was enough!
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
>>>>>
>>>>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>>>>
>>>> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
>>>> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
>>>> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce
>>>
>>> It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>>>
>>
>> Oh come now, they're depressed, but they keep it within their own
>> arthritic chat circles mostly...
>
> I never said old folks were depressed. Mostly I find it depressing to see all the pain they're in and Bruce finds the idea of old folks in McDonalds to be a bummer. A lot of the oldsters seem cheerful beyond all reason.
>

There are both sides of that divide, but statistically most are depressed:

http://www.medicinenet.com/depressio...ly/article.htm

Clinical depression in the elderly is common. Although, that doesn't
mean it's normal. Late-life depression affects about 6 million Americans
age 65 and older. But only 10% receive treatment for depression. The
likely reason is that the elderly often display symptoms of depression
differently. Depression in the elderly is also frequently confused with
the effects of multiple illnesses and the medicines used to treat them.

On 7/28/2015 3:04 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:46:25 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Bruce" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:40 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 8:53:10 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:46:53 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 3:20:53 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We weren't talking about burgers. Fries are eaten with mayo, except
>>>>>>>> by
>>>>>>>> culinary nouveau riches.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A little too much grease for this culinary nouveau riche. I'll stick
>>>>>>> with just salt, or occasionally a sprinkling of malt vinegar.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course, if it's sweet potato fries, a dusting of powdered chipotle
>>>>>>> pepper is more than welcome.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I have fries without mayo, I always wonder what the point is. Of
>>>>>> eating fries, I mean.
>>>>>
>>>>> Crispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside, salty potato. It's a thing
>>>>> of beauty.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, I probably would eat potatoes
>>>>> every way I can think of today. (Of course, doing that would probably
>>>>> kill me anyway.)
>>>>
>>>> Can't argue with that one. I love potatoes but since I am now low carbing
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> I have to say though I love my chips (French fries) with just salt and
>>>> malt
>>>> vinegar.
>>>
>>> There are alternatives in NL: saté sauce (hot or not hot), curry
>>> sauce, mayo/curry sauce/chopped onion, picalilly sauce, for instance.
>>> I've never seen malt vinegar offered, but I think Australians could do
>>> that too.
>>
>> You could try it Gary did and he liked it so who knows. I grew up with
>> it you see so it is natural for me.
>
> I think I'd like it, but the thing is that I use fries as an excuse to
> consume a lot of mayo once every couple of months.
>
Eeeeyuck!

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:31:52 -0300, wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 06:08:00 +1000, Bruce > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:10:00 -0600, Sal Paradise > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Ah, the newly rich avoid being Cossacks?
>>>
>>>Ok, whatever you choose to believe...
>>
>>Are you reincarnation 375 of the Boner troll? I haven't been paying
>>attention.
>
>Likely,

Likely?? It's rather obvious, isn't it?

>when I kf'd him I wondered it there is a limit in Agent to the
>amount of kfs. This is the only group where I have used it regularly,
>all on the same one with different nyms. Don't understand sf's love
>of him.

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:17 -0400, William > wrote:

>On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>There is much better fried chicken than KFC
>
>
>Please tell us where we can get better fried chicken all over the
>world? I want to taste it!

LOL.

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there.

People with children are supposed to stay home.

> Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.

I thought that's what indoor shopping malls are for.

--

sf

On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 2:41:43 PM UTC-5, Saint George wrote:
> On 27/07/2015 06:19 pm, Ophelia wrote:
> >
> >
> > "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Even if KFC has been in the UK for a long time, that doesn't mean the
> >> Royals ever ate it.
> >> I can see it now: A new reality show, "Brits Eating Grits."
> >
> > <lol> not something I have ever tasted))
> >
> >
>
> Southern Fried Chicken ---> Scotch Fried Chicken
>
> Grits (Cornmeal) ---> Porridge (Oatmeal)
>
> Confederate Flag ---> Saint Andrews Saltire
>
>
> The Scotch were eating that shit before Christopher Columbus was even born!
>
> Stealing other people's ideas and claiming them as their own, that must
> be the "American Dream"...
>
> and *DON'T* even start about Burgers (German) and "Fries" (Belgian)...

Scotch is a type of whiskey. Folks from Scotland are called Scottish.

--Bryan

On 28/07/2015 1:43 PM, dsi1 wrote:

> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>
I mentioned in another thread that I encourage my grandchildren to argue
and think for themselves. Well, when they were little they liked going
to McDonald's.
When they were about 5 & 7 they turned down my usual offer. They had
discussed it between themselves and had come to the conclusion that the
way McDo marketed to kids, especially with those cheap toys, was wrong
so they asked to be taken to a different restaurant. That was ~6years
ago and they haven't been since.
Graham

--
"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy wine,
which is kind of the same thing".

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:18:31 -0700, The Other Guy
> wrote:

>On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:54:04 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:17 -0400, William > wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:51:19 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>There is much better fried chicken than KFC
>>>
>>>
>>>Please tell us where we can get better fried chicken all over the
>>>world? I want to taste it!
>>
>>LOL.
>
>
>Well, people COULD be taught to make it themselves.

Yep, no reason why not.

>And KFC is OK, but GOOD home-made fried chicken IS better.

I wonder how much variation there is, world-wide?

The few times I've tried KFC in Australia over recent years - it is
bony chicken pieces with a horrible, cheap and nasty coating, deep
fried. Gag... I remember back around circa 1972, our family would buy
a bucket of KFC every week or so (for $6 no less . It was *very*
different from what we have now.

I have another reason for being somewhat biased on the issue:
I took on a job after school and weekends in a chicken abattoir, this
was in the tropics and there was no air conditionign either... the
smell was horrendous. The hygiene standards weren't great either.
Anyway, you would invariably have broken pieces of chicken fall on the
ground, it stayed there until late afternoon. Then someone would
collect them all up in crates, and into the cool room... destined for
guess where? I didn't last very long in that job, I quit after about a
month, but it took me quite some time to want to eat chicken again...
and KFC? NO THANKS!


>And very few home users will want to buy a pressure fryer,
>OR cook their chicken in used bacon grease.

True.

On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:18:31 -0700, The Other Guy
> wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Jul 2015 07:54:04 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:17:17 -0400, William > wrote:
> >
>
> Well, people COULD be taught to make it themselves.
>
> And KFC is OK, but GOOD home-made fried chicken IS better.
>
> And very few home users will want to buy a pressure fryer,
> OR cook their chicken in used bacon grease.
>
>
There-in lies the problem. I like a nicely fried chicken on rare
occasion, but I don't like to fry - so it's a restaurant item that
(quite frankly) is often not made very well there either.

--

sf

On 2015-07-28, Jeßus > wrote:

> but it took me quite some time to want to eat chicken again...

I won't eat chicken at gunpoint, unless I'm sure it's fully orgainic.
I think I paid jes under $20USD for my last whole orgo chicken.

nb

On 7/28/2015 5:36 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-07-28, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> but it took me quite some time to want to eat chicken again...
>
> I won't eat chicken at gunpoint, unless I'm sure it's fully orgainic.
> I think I paid jes under $20USD for my last whole orgo chicken.
>
> nb
>

Dang!

Spendy...

On 28 Jul 2015 23:36:55 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2015-07-28, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> but it took me quite some time to want to eat chicken again...
>
>I won't eat chicken at gunpoint, unless I'm sure it's fully orgainic.
>I think I paid jes under $20USD for my last whole orgo chicken.

A fair enough price, too, if it's the real deal.

I buy most of my chicken meat, when I first moved here I had silly
ideas about raising my own chickens for meat... until I realised just
how many chickens that would be if I wanted to eat one per week
I'm happy with just eggs these days. I buy organic 'free range' - but
not really free range by realistic standards, sadly.

Conversely, I can source really good quality organic and free range
duck, for much the same price as chicken which suits me just fine.
I also raise and eat my own ducks too, but tend to keep them more for
eggs than anything else.

On 2015-07-28, Jeßus > wrote:

> Conversely, I can source really good quality organic and free range
> duck, for much the same price as chicken which suits me just fine.

Wow! I'd kill for a good orgo duck. We don't even see duck unless
it's the Xmas holidays. Definitely not organic.

nb

On 29 Jul 2015 00:02:37 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2015-07-28, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> Conversely, I can source really good quality organic and free range
>> duck, for much the same price as chicken which suits me just fine.
>
>Wow! I'd kill for a good orgo duck. We don't even see duck unless
>it's the Xmas holidays. Definitely not organic.

Plus wild duck too notbob <G>
I'm lucky in that regard, since I love duck so much

On 2015-07-29, Jeßus > wrote:

> Plus wild duck too notbob <G>

We see a few common mergansers and mallards in the Winter, but little
else. Not sure what the hunting regs are. Not typical duck hunting
territory. Heck, I don't even own a shotgun, anymore. Well, I don't
count my Ithaca Featherweight sawed-off I keep loaded fer bear. 8|

nb

On 29 Jul 2015 00:20:23 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2015-07-29, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>> Plus wild duck too notbob <G>
>
>We see a few common mergansers and mallards in the Winter, but little
>else. Not sure what the hunting regs are. Not typical duck hunting
>territory. Heck, I don't even own a shotgun, anymore. Well, I don't
>count my Ithaca Featherweight sawed-off I keep loaded fer bear. 8|

I wonder what a bear steak would taste like?

On 7/28/2015 11:16 AM, Sal Paradise wrote:
> On 7/28/2015 3:04 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:54:06 AM UTC-10, Sal Paradise wrote:
>>> On 7/28/2015 2:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I
>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in
>>>>>>>> the part
>>>>>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may
>>>>>>>> seem, the KFC
>>>>>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I
>>>>>>>> spotted a KFC
>>>>>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and
>>>>>>>> mammals.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the
>>>>>>> only one who
>>>>>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just
>>>>>>> the same in
>>>>>>> towns and cities.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to
>>>>>>>> savor the
>>>>>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend
>>>>>>>> a lot of
>>>>>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to
>>>>>>>> seek out
>>>>>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate
>>>>>>>> requirements for
>>>>>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's
>>>>>>>> before - after
>>>>>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was
>>>>>>> passing
>>>>>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't
>>>>>>> have much time
>>>>>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in
>>>>>>> the past
>>>>>>> what I found there)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Once was enough!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to
>>>>>> McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story
>>>>>> and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids
>>>>>> and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty
>>>>>> looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly
>>>>>> people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the
>>>>>> morning. It's how the old folks network.
>>>>>
>>>>> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
>>>>> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
>>>>> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bruce
>>>>
>>>> It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying
>>>> themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh come now, they're depressed, but they keep it within their own
>>> arthritic chat circles mostly...
>>
>> I never said old folks were depressed. Mostly I find it depressing to
>> see all the pain they're in and Bruce finds the idea of old folks in
>> McDonalds to be a bummer. A lot of the oldsters seem cheerful beyond
>> all reason.
>>
>
> There are both sides of that divide, but statistically most are depressed:
>
> http://www.medicinenet.com/depressio...ly/article.htm
>
> Clinical depression in the elderly is common. Although, that doesn't
> mean it's normal. Late-life depression affects about 6 million Americans
> age 65 and older. But only 10% receive treatment for depression. The
> likely reason is that the elderly often display symptoms of depression
> differently. Depression in the elderly is also frequently confused with
> the effects of multiple illnesses and the medicines used to treat them.

You're probably right about this. I don't get to see most of the
depressed elderly because most of them have disconnected from life and
spend their days at home watching the idiot box and posting to rfc.

On 7/28/2015 12:35 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks from the other people eating there.
>
> People with children are supposed to stay home.
>
>> Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>
> I thought that's what indoor shopping malls are for.
>

Those old farts are so addle-brained they probably couldn't find the
mall if it was next door to them - unless there was a McDonald's there!
Hee hee.

On 7/28/2015 12:51 PM, graham wrote:
> On 28/07/2015 1:43 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and
>> teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks
>> from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly people
>> consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the morning. It's
>> how the old folks network.
>>
> I mentioned in another thread that I encourage my grandchildren to argue
> and think for themselves. Well, when they were little they liked going
> to McDonald's.
> When they were about 5 & 7 they turned down my usual offer. They had
> discussed it between themselves and had come to the conclusion that the
> way McDo marketed to kids, especially with those cheap toys, was wrong
> so they asked to be taken to a different restaurant. That was ~6years
> ago and they haven't been since.
> Graham
>

There's something seriously wrong with those kids!

On 7/28/2015 6:59 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 7/28/2015 11:16 AM, Sal Paradise wrote:
>> On 7/28/2015 3:04 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:54:06 AM UTC-10, Sal Paradise wrote:
>>>> On 7/28/2015 2:47 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 10:22:39 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 9:29:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I only tried it once but didn't like the chicken. Odd that. I
>>>>>>>>>> only
>>>>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>>>>> Macdonalds once as well and I didn't like that either.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Somebody's eating that chicken on your island. Well, at least in
>>>>>>>>> the part
>>>>>>>>> I was in - I never got to go to Scotland. Shocking as it may
>>>>>>>>> seem, the KFC
>>>>>>>>> density was greater in London that in Honolulu. The times I
>>>>>>>>> spotted a KFC
>>>>>>>>> was incomprehensible. I thought you guys only ate fishes and
>>>>>>>>> mammals.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They are popular everywhere here, but I can't believe I am the
>>>>>>>> only one who
>>>>>>>> doesn't like it. If you come up to Scotland you will see just
>>>>>>>> the same in
>>>>>>>> towns and cities.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The thing about McDonald's is that one does not go there to
>>>>>>>>> savor the
>>>>>>>>> food. We go there because we're damn hungry, don't want to spend
>>>>>>>>> a lot of
>>>>>>>>> dough, and we need food fast. We lack the time and energy to
>>>>>>>>> seek out
>>>>>>>>> something even a little better. It fits our immediate
>>>>>>>>> requirements for
>>>>>>>>> someplace reliable and predictable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey you don't need to give your excuses to me ... ;-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Actually, I'm surprised you've never eaten at a McDonald's
>>>>>>>>> before - after
>>>>>>>>> all, you live in Scotland. Hee hee.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I 'have' eaten at a McDonalds (once) and I said so! A friend was
>>>>>>>> passing
>>>>>>>> through and I said I would make dinner, but he said he didn't
>>>>>>>> have much time
>>>>>>>> so why didn't we go to McDonalds! We did and I have recounted in
>>>>>>>> the past
>>>>>>>> what I found there)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Once was enough!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What I meant was that I was surprised that you never went to
>>>>>>> McDonald's before that one time you did go. Well, that's my story
>>>>>>> and I'm sticking to it. Hee hee.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids
>>>>>>> and teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty
>>>>>>> looks from the other people eating there. Interestingly, elderly
>>>>>>> people consider it to be a place to meet their friends in the
>>>>>>> morning. It's how the old folks network.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The idea that elderly people go to McDonald's to meet their friends
>>>>>> sounds very sad to me. Imagine having lived 75 years and not having
>>>>>> gotten any further than hanging out at McDonald's.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bruce
>>>>>
>>>>> It is quite depressing but the old guys seem to be enjoying
>>>>> themselves. Come to think of it, old folks are quite depressing.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh come now, they're depressed, but they keep it within their own
>>>> arthritic chat circles mostly...
>>>
>>> I never said old folks were depressed. Mostly I find it depressing to
>>> see all the pain they're in and Bruce finds the idea of old folks in
>>> McDonalds to be a bummer. A lot of the oldsters seem cheerful beyond
>>> all reason.
>>>
>>
>> There are both sides of that divide, but statistically most are
>> depressed:
>>
>> http://www.medicinenet.com/depressio...ly/article.htm
>>
>> Clinical depression in the elderly is common. Although, that doesn't
>> mean it's normal. Late-life depression affects about 6 million Americans
>> age 65 and older. But only 10% receive treatment for depression. The
>> likely reason is that the elderly often display symptoms of depression
>> differently. Depression in the elderly is also frequently confused with
>> the effects of multiple illnesses and the medicines used to treat them.
>
> You're probably right about this. I don't get to see most of the
> depressed elderly because most of them have disconnected from life and
> spend their days at home watching the idiot box and posting to rfc.


I agree, plus you live in 'paradise', Vog aside... ;-)

On 7/28/2015 7:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 7/28/2015 12:35 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:43:50 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My guess is that McDonald's is favored by parents with young kids and
>>> teenagers. It's a restaurant they can go to and not get dirty looks
>>> from the other people eating there.
>>
>> People with children are supposed to stay home.
>>
>>> Interestingly, elderly people consider it to be a place to meet their
>>> friends in the morning. It's how the old folks network.
>>
>> I thought that's what indoor shopping malls are for.
>>
>
> Those old farts are so addle-brained they probably couldn't find the
> mall if it was next door to them - unless there was a McDonald's there!
> Hee hee.


Or a plate lunch joint...