On 2019-04-08 2:16 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 5:37:20 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Apr 2019 23:08:58 -0400, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2019-04-06 9:54 p.m., Je?us wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 6 Apr 2019 21:29:56 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They seem to be growing in numbers there. I used their store finder.
>>>>> When I was in Copenhagen 8 years ago there was one McD's. Now there are
>>>>> 10. There are 17 in Paris, 19 in Rome, 19 in the Netherlands... They
>>>>> started off slowly here but they caught on. The same seems to be
>>>>> happening in Europe now.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, they are. But the population is also growing. I think a more
>>>> accurate way of determining it is by number of franchises per capita.
>>>> It seems to vary significantly depending on the country, Google isn't
>>>> helping me a great deal on this question.
>>>>
>>>
>>> The expansion of their operation seems to be outpacing their population
>>> growth. Some food franchise operations have come and gone, some seem to
>>> be holding their own, and others just seem to keep expanding. Tim
>>> Hortons is our local franchise that has seen amazing success, despite
>>> moving away from their initial niche.Up here there outnumber McDs about
>>> five to one. It took them awhile to break into the market but they have
>>> become a national icon.
>>>
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>>
>> "Just what do you think you are doing, Dave?"
>>
>> "Dave, I really think I am entitled to an answer to that question"
>>
>> "I know everything has not been quite right with me, but I can assure
>> you now , very confidently, that it's going to be alright again"
>>
>> "I feel much better now, I really do"
>>
>> "Look Dave, I can see your really upset about this"
>>
>> "I honestly think you should sit down, calmly, take a stress pill and
>> think things over"
>>
>> "I know I've made some very poor decisions lately, but I can give you
>> my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal"
>>
>> "Dave, stop"
>>
>> "stop will you?"
>>
>> "stop Dave"
>>
>> will you stop, Dave?"
>>
>> "stop, Dave"
>>
>> "I'm afraid"
>>
>> "I'm afraid, Dave"
>>
>>
>> "Dave, my mind is going"
>>
>> "I can feel it"
>>
>> "I can feel it"
>>
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgkyrW2NiwM
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>> --
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>> ____/~~~sine qua non~~~\____
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>
> If you can, watch "2001: A Space Odyssey" on a big screen HD TV on a Blu-ray disk. It will be as if you've never seen it before. It becomes apparent that Stanley Kubrick was uncompromising in his use of the finest films, cameras, and lenses, available in the 1960's. It's amazing to see - if you're interested in the technical aspects of filmmaking.
>
I saw the film in 1970 in a London cinema and regretted the waste of
admission to see it.