He's probably never even visited a Maccies in his life.Matrixman wrote:Isn't it curious how Ronald McDonald manages to stay slim? Wonder where he eats. Probably not at McDonald's.
And who cab blame him for not eating at Maccies?
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It's one of those movies I always mean to Watch. I've always been opposed to McDonalds though, mainly because of their corporate philosophy.
Apparently, their stated goal is to have nobody in the world more than 5 minutes from their nearest McDonalds.
I like the occasional fast food, but apart from anything else, it's too expensive to eat regularly.
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I don't mind Starbucks. It's just the people who go there to buy identities instead of coffee. "Oh look, I'm so cultured that I can open my laptop in public and drink a mocha-frappe-thing while writing my next impressionist lyric. I'm at the center of culture, watch out! Here, let me read my diary out loud!"Matrixman wrote:But in what way is Starbucks despicable? I've enjoyed their coffee and food the times I've been to their stores.
Okay, maybe they're not the problem and I just watch too much Upright Citizens Brigade.
Nah, they suck. Anyone who pays more than $1 for a cup 'o joe is just showing off. Especially the people who sit in or right outside of Starbucks.
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Yeah, the only Starbucks I use is the one at my college. And when I do, I quickly leave and drink outside. And usually it's not even coffee; I get their Tazo cold tea.Cail wrote:Nah, they suck. Anyone who pays more than $1 for a cup 'o joe is just showing off. Especially the people who sit in or right outside of Starbucks.
I'm so mad at its existence, cause there used to be a place called the "Hawk's Nest," which made kickass chicken tenders and sandwiches and other stuff. But the students are so vapid they wanted to replace it with a Starbucks. Damn iPod generation.
And Matrixman: doughnuts kick ass. Don't even get me started on how great it was when my town had a Dunkin Donuts. That was ages ago, though, when I was a kid. And personally, I think Dunkin Donuts beats Krispy Kreme any day, but that may be more sentiment than anything. Have very fond memories of walking into the store and seeing a wall of donuts.
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Over-roasted coffee and Enya CD's. I'm a big fan of good coffee, but marketing a lifestyle to folks who obviously don't know a damned thing about the product?Matrixman wrote:But in what way is Starbucks despicable? I've enjoyed their coffee and food the times I've been to their stores.
Truely despicable.
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I consider fast food like mcdonalds and kfc as a treat. I've never eaten it more than about twice in a week. I find it absolutely delicious (as everything that's bad for you tends to be), kfc more so than mcdonalds.
The people who say they don't like the taste: Have you had it so much that you've gotten bored of it? I wouldn't have thought it would be so popular if the majority didn't enjoy the taste (it's the only thing going for it; it isn't good for you, and it ain't cheap).
The people who say they don't like the taste: Have you had it so much that you've gotten bored of it? I wouldn't have thought it would be so popular if the majority didn't enjoy the taste (it's the only thing going for it; it isn't good for you, and it ain't cheap).
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There is nothing more perfect in life than a Dunkin' Doughnut's Boston Creme........
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whut.Cail wrote:Nah, they suck. Anyone who pays more than $1 for a cup 'o joe is just showing off. Especially the people who sit in or right outside of Starbucks.
i have a bucky's card.
every saturday when i go on my weekly grocery haulin trip (we don't have a car...i go on the Muni bus with backpack to Trader Joe's and Safeway)...i go to bucky's and have a triple shot vente capuccino dry and a scone. this is my quiet time. i sit in the very comfortable bucky's armchair in the back of the store by the back window and when i'm finished with my freakin bucky's scone (pumpkin is best but i like the tiny littel 3 vanilla scones for a dollar seventy five too) i go outside where there are tables and (OMG) ASHTRAYS and have a smoke and call a friend or something. izzat showing off? (triple shot vente capuccino dry is 3 bucks and change plus scone)
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~