burger king- don't remember much about these guys although they did have that
jingle that everyone could sing. they did have a burger king mascot guy with a
beard and wearing a hat or something. can anyone add more?
Hardee's. my favourite nowadays. can't beat the frisco burger! they had a
mascot or some kind of characters. it was a guy called the roadrunner who had a
white car with orange stripes on it. I actually had that little matchbox car
for a little while! I remember in the late 70's you could get a free token and
use it to get something out of a vending machine. some little useless trinket
or something but it was cool nonetheless.
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They also had the magical guy. He would try magic or spells, but it always
seemed to be wrong, kind of like Mr Magoo gets special powers. I remember the
one where they were buying burgers and one of the group said: Give me the bill.
and the magician gave him a bird's bill.
Kelly
When Hardee's first came to our area (I think they bought the Sandy's
hamburger chain) they had a cowboy character named Gilbert Giddyup and
a villian named Speedy McGreedy. I had a canvas backpack with Speedy
McGreedy on it when I started 8th grade and the kids in my school
started calling me Speedy. I seen a fellow that I went to school with
in Wal-Mart a few months ago and he didn't call me Brent,he called me
Speed.
Brent
12-28-61
burger king- don't remember much about these guys although they did
have that
> jingle that everyone could sing. they did have a burger king mascot guy with a
> beard and wearing a hat or something. can anyone add more?
>
'The Burger King'- that simple
A Robot called 'The Wizard of Fries' that had a clear bubble head that
was full of fries
A Knight that clattered around 'Sir Shakes-A-Lot'
There was a mild badguy on the order of the hamburgler "The Duke of
Doubt"
Can't remember past that.
Just throwing in my two cents after taking them off my eyelids
>what do I see? A box of "ready-made" White Castle burgers, Otis
>Spunkmeyer Muffins (not cookies or I would have tried one) and Dove Bars. I
>immediately thought of this NG.
The other day at CostCo I noticed that they sell frozen boxes of Otis
Spunkmeister cookie dough, all ready to go. Speaking as one who bakes
a lot, I find them good but my homemade ones can be just as good if I
put in good ingredients and don't cheap out. Also the two rack
cooking method and the air-baking-sheets really helps.
- -
DL
>Nanc
I'm sure they did, Nanc. As far as I am concerned, the only way to eat murderburgers
is to go to the Castle, and to eat them there - preferably after the bars
close for the night; that's usually when White Castle is at its liveliest.
(In my neighborhood, its when all the pimps are taking their girls out to
dinner.)
Tom
(who needs to go get himself some spunkmeyer cookies to try)
> I'm sure they did, Nanc. As far as I am concerned, the only way to eat murderburgers
> is to go to the Castle, and to eat them there - preferably after the bars
> close for the night; that's usually when White Castle is at its liveliest.
> (In my neighborhood, its when all the pimps are taking their girls out to
> dinner.)
When I was in Korea there was a lady who set
up a stand outside the bases main gate every
night. She wore an old McDonalds hat and had
a sign that read "Ms Kim's Burgers".
The burgers would be kept warm for hours until
you ordered one. Then she'd move it directly
over the fire to get it really hot before putting
it on a bun with some weird sauce, onions, shredded
cabbage (yes, you read that correctly) and tomato.
Everyone I knew called them "yobo-burgers". Yobo
means something like "mate" in Korean. If you
hooked up steady with a girl she was your yobo.
The bar-girls all seemed to like the burgers hence
the name.
I always walked by the cart without eating there
until one night when I was out on a flight run.
My supervisor got the munchies and ordered me to
accompany him to Ms Kim's. We staggered down
there and each ordered a burger. Delicious!
After that, every time I ran the 'ville I'd order
one on my way home.
One day I'm sitting in my dorm before working a
mid. I was thinking about heading over to the
chow-hall for dinner but decided to get a yobo-burger
instead. I walked off base, sober, went straight
to Ms Kim and ordered one. After getting my food
I walked back on base and, while walking, opened
the newspaper wrapper and took a bite...
...which I promptly spit out.
What in the world had convinced me that the slimy,
cabbage-tasting mess in my hand was any good?
My good friend alcohol.
There's a lesson there someplace.
-Jeff B.
yeff at erols dot com
>As far as I am concerned, the only way to eat murderburgers
>is to go to the Castle, and to eat them there - preferably after the bars
>close for the night; that's usually when White Castle is at its liveliest.
We don't have White Castles here in the south but we do have a chain called
Krystal that serves the same kind of burger. You're not considered a real man
in these parts if you haven't tried to stomach at least five Krystals and maybe
even a couple of Krystal chili pups.
Dixon
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slumped-over teenaged boys!"
--Barney Fife
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I believe they had some sort of robotic french-fry machine character. Or
maybe I was only dreaming? Speaking of Burger King, I remember their
onion-rings were much bigger. They also gave really amazing toys to the
kids (like the little cars which you had to pull some sort of zippered
plastic strip thru to make them go fast!)
Yum, yum, what else is on the menu there, Dixon?
Good story, Jeff. I guess, given that it was Asia, it could have been just
about anything in the food. I know that when I was in Japan, I sometimes
didn't always know what I was eating, though it was almost always delicious,
with or without lots of beer (and sake) :)
Tom
>Yum, yum, what else is on the menu there, Dixon?
The only other thing I can think of right off the bat is the Krystal Chik
(their chicken sandwich)...
Krystal Chik, that sounds like it could be the name of a band - perhaps an
80s hair metal band.
Tom
Kelly
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Naz Reyes wrote in message <3BFC3D19...@american.edu>...
>
>First off, Red Lobster is NOT a fastfood chain. It's more like a family
>restaurant/bar/diner. Just wanted to get that straight :-)
>
>Two, the only fastfood seafood chain we have here in Northern
>VA/Washington DC area is Long John Silver. I think we still have Arthur
>Treacher's Fish and Chips here and there, but very few compared to the
>number of 'em in the 80s.
>
>Question: has anyone been to Fuddruckers? We have a few around here
>but I've never been in one.
>
>-Naz
>I grew up with Burger Chef--yall remember that one?
Who doesn't remember Burger Chef? Not only did they invent the kid's meal,
they even invented the movie tie-in ("Star Wars" posters in 1977).
When my kids get a Happy Meal now, they are surprisingly often bored by the
now-elaborate prizes, even if they incorporate their favorite characters. I
actually hear myself saying "When I was your age all we got from Burger Chef
was a whistle and we loved it!" LOL
On or about Thu, 22 Nov 2001, Jude of jhc86SP...@att.net wrote:
> I grew up with Burger Chef--yall remember that one?
Yep, there's a vacant building a mile or so from where I'm sitting that is
a largely un-remodeled Burger Chef. Still has the half-a-pentagon arch
coming up through the roof.
You might find the following two sites interesting:
3. The History of Burger Chef
http://www.burgerchef.com/BCHistory.htm
and this one for Indiana `Chefs:
2. Lost Indiana: Burger Chef
http://www.in.net/~mcdonajp/lostindiana/html/burger_chef.html
> We had a lot of independent fast food places that have since died, but we do
> have a drive in, from the '50s, still alive and kicking today called Frosto.
> Serving items as diverse as fried egg sandwiches to Alka-Seltzer LOL.
Yep, We still have a few mom-n-pop stands still working here in
eastern Connecticut.
Uh, that would be me, Dixon. I don't think we had those here in Chicago...
Liz
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>When my kids get a Happy Meal now, they are surprisingly often bored
>by the now-elaborate prizes, even if they incorporate their favorite characters.
>I actually hear myself saying "When I was your age all we got from Burger
>Chef was a whistle and we loved it!" LOL
And don't forget we had to walk there barefoot, Dixon, in a snow storm!
Kids today, huh? They do get elaborate prizes these days, half the time
I can't even figure out how to put them together!
Cheers,
TD
Well we got no choice
All the girls and boys
Makin' all that noise
'Cause they found new toys
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Anyway...I guess people feel strange going to "normal food chains" in
NYC because there are so many great restaurants there!
-Naz
The Wanderer wrote:
> Didn't say it WAS a fasy food place. Said it was a CHAIN. And my statement
> still stands the large chains usually are very slow to come into the city.
>
> --
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> from Brooklyn
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I gotta admit, those new "Lord of the Rings" toys are pretty spiffy!
>Anyway...I guess people feel strange going to "normal food chains" in
>NYC because there are so many great restaurants there!
Well I know if/when I haul *my* silly ass to the Big Apple I ain't wasting time
in no McDonald's!!!
Maybe the Krispy Kreme shop tho (just to see it) and maybe the Starbucks
(because we don't have those here and besides, that's where the NY 70s NG
people meet) but like, I want NY pizza, hell we got Pizza Hut and Domino's
here!!
Phaedra ; )
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Dixon Hayes wrote:
> Naz wrote:
>
>
>>Anyway...I guess people feel strange going to "normal food chains" in
>>NYC because there are so many great restaurants there!
>>
>
> Well I know if/when I haul *my* silly ass to the Big Apple I ain't wasting time
> in no McDonald's!!!
I know exactly what you mean. But, believe it or not, there are still
people going to Mickey D's in the MALLS here! I just don't get it!
>
> Maybe the Krispy Kreme shop tho (just to see it) and maybe the Starbucks
> (because we don't have those here and besides, that's where the NY 70s NG
> people meet) but like, I want NY pizza, hell we got Pizza Hut and Domino's
> here!!
>
> Dixon
You don't have STARBUCKS in Alabama???!!! Wow...I don't know how you
get through your mornings! :-)
-Naz
But don't worry Naz. I am living in the apartment of a coffee drinker. I
have whole beans, a coffee grinder, a coffee pot, and something I think you
can make coffee in. I will leave the coffee making to someone else's capable
hands so you will have freshly ground coffee when you get here.
Kelly
Kelly wrote:
Kelly, that's great. I know *I* can use it :)
One word of warning, though...my coffee (the way I make it) can make a
dead man c*m (Mick Jagger's words) :-)
-Naz
If you call me from the subway here in Forest Hills, I can make sure a fresh
pot will be ready the moment you walk in the door.
I think I will ask Rachel to make the coffee. I don't think we need any dead
men messing up my carpets.
Kelly
>You don't have STARBUCKS in Alabama???!!! Wow...I don't know how you
>get through your mornings! :-)
I spend my mornings hangin' out in a place called the Maxwell House...
>Naz wrote:
>
>>You don't have STARBUCKS in Alabama???!!! Wow...I don't know how you
>>get through your mornings! :-)
>
>I spend my mornings hangin' out in a place called the Maxwell House...
Ditto (actually their cousin, Half Caf). I've never even seen the inside of
a Starbucks yet :-0
Cheers,
TD
I'm on my second cup of coffee
And I still can't face the day
from Gordon Lightfoot's "Second Cup of Coffee"
Jude--who lives in the boonies
There's an Arthur Treacher's down the street from Landmark Mall, next to the
Fuddruckers. Just FYI. Haven't been in the place myself.
>
> Question: has anyone been to Fuddruckers? We have a few around here
> but I've never been in one.
>
My roommate's a fan, so we go a lot. I like it OK, but I think the main
attraction is the sheer volume of food they serve you. And the cool
photos of '50s/'60s rock and sports heroes on the walls.
Jeff Troutman
You see, this is why I just chug 2-liters of Mountain Dew; No muss, no
fuss, and no old blues metaphors leaping out at you unexpectedly.
Jeff Troutman
I can't drink Mountain Dew anymore. Iced Tea or very cold chocolate milk is
the morning drink of choice for me.
Kelly
Phaedra : ) '74
Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight.
Remember that?
I sure do. On those occasions when my mom was out, and my dad was in charge
of feeding us, that's pretty much what he'd do. There's really nothing quite
like getting a big bucket of greasy chicken pieces delivered right to your
house; I'd always look forward to that.
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none of our pockets are filled with gold
nobody's caught the bouquet
there are no dead presidents we can fold
nothing is going our way
--Tom Waits (More Than Rain, 1987)
After jkl...@my-deja.com (googlesux) mentioned:
>>Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight.
>>
>>Remember that?
>
>I sure do. On those occasions when my mom was out, and my dad was in charge
>of feeding us, that's pretty much what he'd do. There's really nothing quite
>like getting a big bucket of greasy chicken pieces delivered right to your
>house; I'd always look forward to that.
Speaking of chicken, what about Mary Brown's with the best legs in town?
Or was that place just in Canada? There's still at least one restaurant left
in the Toronto area, out by Pickering, I think. They had it all over KFC, *the*
best fried chicken I've ever tasted, mmmmm!
Cheers,
TD
Then I crossed the empty street
And caught the Sunday smell of someone fryin' chicken
And it took me back to somethin'
That I'd lost somehow somewhere along the way
from Kris Kristofferson's "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"
>And so the word went out from <antipos...@127.0.0.1>:
>
>After jkl...@my-deja.com (googlesux) mentioned:
>
>>>Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight.
>>>
>>>Remember that?
>>
>>I sure do. On those occasions when my mom was out, and my dad was in charge
>>of feeding us, that's pretty much what he'd do. There's really nothing quite
>Speaking of chicken, what about Mary Brown's with the best legs in town?
>Or was that place just in Canada? There's still at least one restaurant left
>in the Toronto area, out by Pickering, I think. They had it all over KFC, *the*
>best fried chicken I've ever tasted, mmmmm!
They are still north of the city, in Aurora. Used to be at the end of
the street where I lived. Very dangerous location... Mary Brown's and
and Dairy Queen. *sigh*
Re: Mary Brown's:
>They are still north of the city, in Aurora.
Cool! Glad to hear they're still out there.
>Used to be at the end of the street where I lived. Very dangerous location...
>Mary Brown's and and Dairy Queen. *sigh*
Dangerous is right, I'd never leave my block if those two were around!
Very warm and fuzzies about DQ, I can remember when it took two hands
to hold a big dipped cone and an hour to polish off a Peanut Buster Parfait!
Cheers,
TD
Oh, but folks lately I have been spotted
With a Big Mac on my breath
Stumbling into a Colonel Sanders
With a face as white as death
from Larry Groce's "Junk Food Junkie"
>They are still north of the city, in Aurora. Used to be at the end of
>the street where I lived. Very dangerous location... Mary Brown's and
>and Dairy Queen. *sigh*
Canada had *dangerous* locations? I always thought that the only danger you
faced was falling through some thin ice, floating away on a loose iceberg,
or encountering a hungry polar bear, none of which I assume occur in the
greater Toronto metropolitan area. Gee, you learn something new every day.
Tom
>Canada had *dangerous* locations? I always thought that the only danger you
>faced was falling through some thin ice, floating away on a loose iceberg,
>or encountering a hungry polar bear, none of which I assume occur in the
>greater Toronto metropolitan area. Gee, you learn something new every day.
Sure we do ... and it's all in how you define *dangerous* Tom. :)
I used to live in a small town about an hour north of the Toronto
limits... by a small lake. Several years ago ice fisherman on the lake
got stranded, despite thin ice warnings, and the military helicopters
had to rescue about a hundred of 'em. Good use of public money I'd
say... idiots.
Hungry brown bears are also a big threat this year, especially out
west. Should have let the bears loose on the ice fishermen, taking
care of two problems :)
Jamie
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I know one place that will top that one, though. HOLLY FARMS CHICKEN - the fastfood place!
LOL :-) Anyone remember that one?!
-Naz
I remember lots of weekends eating heroburgers, the GIANT sandwich, and their awesome Fish
sandwich! I'm salivating now!!! Oh, and they also served the famous KFC chicken!
-Naz
say they can never get any order correct and it's gotten way too expensive.
A burger, fries, and soda will run you nine bucks.
Naz Reyes wrote:
> First off, Red Lobster is NOT a fastfood chain. It's more like a family
> restaurant/bar/diner. Just wanted to get that straight :-)
>
> Two, the only fastfood seafood chain we have here in Northern
> VA/Washington DC area is Long John Silver. I think we still have Arthur
> Treacher's Fish and Chips here and there, but very few compared to the
> number of 'em in the 80s.
>
> Question: has anyone been to Fuddruckers? We have a few around here
> but I've never been in one.
>
> -Naz
>
> Nanc wrote:
>
> > Cool story Buddy, bet you could write a book. But how *was* the food. We
> > don't have them here in MA.
> > Nanc
> >
>
Dixon Hayes wrote:
> Tom wrote:
>
> >As far as I am concerned, the only way to eat murderburgers
> >is to go to the Castle, and to eat them there - preferably after the bars
> >close for the night; that's usually when White Castle is at its liveliest.
>
> We don't have White Castles here in the south but we do have a chain called
> Krystal that serves the same kind of burger. You're not considered a real man
> in these parts if you haven't tried to stomach at least five Krystals and maybe
> even a couple of Krystal chili pups.