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Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!

They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
Employee of the Month!!

See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073



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One time on Usenet, "tcg" > said:

> Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!
>
> They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
> Employee of the Month!!
>
> See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073


I wouldn't eat at Ruby Tuesday anyway. We tried it once -- typical
chain restaurant food, bleah...


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>I wouldn't eat at Ruby Tuesday anyway. We tried it once -- typical
>chain restaurant food, bleah...


I ate there once, and the meal was mediocre. For dessert I had a slice of
apple pie, and it wasn't until I had already taken a bite of the pie that I
realized the apples inside the pie were moldy. I was so grossed out I went
into the mens room to throw up, and one of the patrons informed the manager I
was tossing my cookies in the mens room. When I got back to my seat, and the
manager came over and asked if I was ok, and I explained the situation, he said
"I guess we can take that pie off your bill." I told him he could take my
entire meal off the bill as I wasn't sure if I would start puking again if I
had to look at that piece of pie at my table. I got up and walked out and
never set foot in Ruby Tuesday's again.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"I actually thought about voting for John Kerry before I decided to vote
against him."
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Gal Called J.J. wrote:

> I wouldn't eat at Ruby Tuesday anyway. We tried it once -- typical
> chain restaurant food, bleah...


I only ever liked their Sonora Chicken Pasta.

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Gal Called J.J. wrote:

> I wouldn't eat at Ruby Tuesday anyway. We tried it once -- typical
> chain restaurant food, bleah...


I only ever liked their Sonora Chicken Pasta.

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>I wouldn't eat at Ruby Tuesday anyway. We tried it once -- typical
>chain restaurant food, bleah...


I ate there once, and the meal was mediocre. For dessert I had a slice of
apple pie, and it wasn't until I had already taken a bite of the pie that I
realized the apples inside the pie were moldy. I was so grossed out I went
into the mens room to throw up, and one of the patrons informed the manager I
was tossing my cookies in the mens room. When I got back to my seat, and the
manager came over and asked if I was ok, and I explained the situation, he said
"I guess we can take that pie off your bill." I told him he could take my
entire meal off the bill as I wasn't sure if I would start puking again if I
had to look at that piece of pie at my table. I got up and walked out and
never set foot in Ruby Tuesday's again.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"I actually thought about voting for John Kerry before I decided to vote
against him."
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"tcg" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!
>
> They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
> Employee of the Month!!
>
> See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073
>
>
>


<sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...

Jack Jagger


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Who could hang a name on you(?)

>
> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
>
> Jack Jagger
>



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In article >,
"Internet Traveler" > wrote:

> Who could hang a name on you(?)
>
> >
> > <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
> >
> > Jack Jagger
> >


When you change with every new day. Still I¹m going to miss you.

Bill

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In article >,
"Internet Traveler" > wrote:

> Who could hang a name on you(?)
>
> >
> > <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
> >
> > Jack Jagger
> >


When you change with every new day. Still I¹m going to miss you.

Bill

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In article >,
"Internet Traveler" > wrote:

> Who could hang a name on you(?)
>
> >
> > <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
> >
> > Jack Jagger
> >


When you change with every new day. Still I¹m going to miss you.

Bill

--
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Serious Vision Problems? --> http://www.ocutech.com/ Two son's users.
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One time on Usenet, "Jack Schidt®" > said:
> "tcg" > wrote in message
> nk.net...


> > Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!
> >
> > They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
> > Employee of the Month!!
> >
> > See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073


> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
>
> Jack Jagger


You just *had* to do it, didn't you, Jack... ;-)


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"Gal Called J.J." > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, "Jack Schidt®" > said:
>> "tcg" > wrote in message
>> nk.net...

>
>> > Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!
>> >
>> > They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
>> > Employee of the Month!!
>> >
>> > See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073

>
>> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
>>
>> Jack Jagger

>
> You just *had* to do it, didn't you, Jack... ;-)
>


Yeah, it's a groaner, dat fo sho...

I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.

Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis

PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my
mouth, dammit!


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One time on Usenet, "Jack Schidt®" > said:

<snip>

> PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my
> mouth, dammit!


If you're ever in Western WA, near Olympia, this is my favorite
restaurant:

http://news.theolympian.com/dining/r...0010810r.shtml

Never had a bad experience there -- AAMOF, I'll have to get
DH to take me for my birthday in January (hint, hint)... ;-)


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A fancy fast food joint.








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A fancy fast food joint.






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A fancy fast food joint.






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On 2004-10-19, Jack Schidt® > wrote:

> I skip all those chain places anyway.....


I do too, for the most part. I've recently discovered a reletively new one
that's not bad, at least so far. It's called Mimi's Cafe and the food if
pretty good quality for a chain. It's primarily a West Coast chain, but I
understand they've just opened up back East. It's a bit pricier ...not too
painfully... than the Applebees and Chilis, but the food is the real deal.

The first time I went I saw a Cobb salad go by and, not having tried one in
decades, I ordered one too. It was huge! It had all the right ingredients
and they were all fresh and of high quality. Real Blue cheese, Haas
avocados, lean bacon, moist chicken breast, etc. It even had real blue
cheese dressing, not that disgusting ranch crud with blue cheese bits in it
....an abomination that far too many restaurants have been foisting off on
the brain-dead public for far too long. It was light years ahead of those
tiresome old chicken-whatever Caesars that have outlived their trendiness.
It was by far the best meat salad I've enjoyed in years, all for $8.

If you see one, give 'em a try. I'm going back.

nb
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:01:28 GMT, notbob > arranged
random neurons, so they looked like this:

>On 2004-10-19, Jack Schidt® > wrote:
>
>> I skip all those chain places anyway.....

>
>I do too, for the most part. I've recently discovered a reletively new one
>that's not bad, at least so far. It's called Mimi's Cafe and the food if
>pretty good quality for a chain.


<snip>

>If you see one, give 'em a try. I'm going back.
>

Only been in a Mimi's once - steer clear of the Eggs Benedict. I don't
know what that was, but it wasn't Hollandaise <shudder>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Just what kind of jackassery do I have to put up with today?" Danae
in "Non Sequitur"

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"
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In article <Igfdd.270355$MQ5.251699@attbi_s52>, notbob
> wrote:

> On 2004-10-19, Jack Schidt® > wrote:
>
> > I skip all those chain places anyway.....

>
> I do too, for the most part. I've recently discovered a reletively new one
> that's not bad, at least so far. It's called Mimi's Cafe and the food if
> pretty good quality for a chain. It's primarily a West Coast chain, but I
> understand they've just opened up back East. It's a bit pricier ...not too
> painfully... than the Applebees and Chilis, but the food is the real deal.
>

I sat next to a regional manager for Bob Evans on a plane a couple
weeks ago and he said they have bought the Mimi's chain and will be
expanding it nationwide as a "higher" end BE.

Allen


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In article <Igfdd.270355$MQ5.251699@attbi_s52>, notbob
> wrote:
(snip)
> It even had real blue cheese dressing, not that disgusting ranch crud
> with blue cheese bits in it ...an abomination that far too many
> restaurants have been foisting off on the brain-dead public for far
> too long.
> nb


Have you ever had Hollandaise sauce that was like lemon-flavored chicken
gravy? Perkins comes to mind. You come visit, nb, and we'll go to
Al's for breakfast and the real deal hollandaise. Hoo-yah!
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In article <Igfdd.270355$MQ5.251699@attbi_s52>, notbob
> wrote:

> On 2004-10-19, Jack Schidt® > wrote:
>
> > I skip all those chain places anyway.....

>
> I do too, for the most part. I've recently discovered a reletively new one
> that's not bad, at least so far. It's called Mimi's Cafe and the food if
> pretty good quality for a chain. It's primarily a West Coast chain, but I
> understand they've just opened up back East. It's a bit pricier ...not too
> painfully... than the Applebees and Chilis, but the food is the real deal.
>

I sat next to a regional manager for Bob Evans on a plane a couple
weeks ago and he said they have bought the Mimi's chain and will be
expanding it nationwide as a "higher" end BE.

Allen
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In article <Igfdd.270355$MQ5.251699@attbi_s52>, notbob
> wrote:
(snip)
> It even had real blue cheese dressing, not that disgusting ranch crud
> with blue cheese bits in it ...an abomination that far too many
> restaurants have been foisting off on the brain-dead public for far
> too long.
> nb


Have you ever had Hollandaise sauce that was like lemon-flavored chicken
gravy? Perkins comes to mind. You come visit, nb, and we'll go to
Al's for breakfast and the real deal hollandaise. Hoo-yah!
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"Peace will come when the power of love overcomes the love of power."
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:01:28 GMT, notbob > arranged
random neurons, so they looked like this:

>On 2004-10-19, Jack Schidt® > wrote:
>
>> I skip all those chain places anyway.....

>
>I do too, for the most part. I've recently discovered a reletively new one
>that's not bad, at least so far. It's called Mimi's Cafe and the food if
>pretty good quality for a chain.


<snip>

>If you see one, give 'em a try. I'm going back.
>

Only been in a Mimi's once - steer clear of the Eggs Benedict. I don't
know what that was, but it wasn't Hollandaise <shudder>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Just what kind of jackassery do I have to put up with today?" Danae
in "Non Sequitur"

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"
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"Jack Schidt=AE" wrote:

>
> I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than =

for
> eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of the=

ir
> food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass=


> quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm i=

n a
> place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.
>
> Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis
>
> PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my=


> mouth, dammit!


Food snob? To pay high prices for franchise food is hardly a matter of
snobbery. I generally make it a rule to avoid any sort of franchise
restaurant, and any meal I have had at one reminds me of the reasons.





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Dave Smith > wrote in message >...
> "Jack Schidt " wrote:
>
> >
> > I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
> > eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
> > food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
> > quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
> > place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.
> >
> > Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis
> >
> > PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my
> > mouth, dammit!

>
> Food snob? To pay high prices for franchise food is hardly a matter of
> snobbery. I generally make it a rule to avoid any sort of franchise
> restaurant, and any meal I have had at one reminds me of the reasons.


While I agree (as long as you really mean "generally"), there are
exceptions. Locally, their is a few Brio/Bravo restaurants which have
maintained consistently good food. However, I don't know if this is
true outside of my area (Greater Cincinnati.) The prices are quite
acceptable as well. Otherwise, I also avoid most chains, except for
breakfast and lunch on the run.

Dean G.
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Dave Smith > wrote in message >...
> "Jack Schidt " wrote:
>
> >
> > I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
> > eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
> > food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
> > quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
> > place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.
> >
> > Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis
> >
> > PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my
> > mouth, dammit!

>
> Food snob? To pay high prices for franchise food is hardly a matter of
> snobbery. I generally make it a rule to avoid any sort of franchise
> restaurant, and any meal I have had at one reminds me of the reasons.


While I agree (as long as you really mean "generally"), there are
exceptions. Locally, their is a few Brio/Bravo restaurants which have
maintained consistently good food. However, I don't know if this is
true outside of my area (Greater Cincinnati.) The prices are quite
acceptable as well. Otherwise, I also avoid most chains, except for
breakfast and lunch on the run.

Dean G.
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Dave Smith > wrote in message >...
> "Jack Schidt " wrote:
>
> >
> > I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
> > eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
> > food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
> > quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
> > place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.
> >
> > Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis
> >
> > PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my
> > mouth, dammit!

>
> Food snob? To pay high prices for franchise food is hardly a matter of
> snobbery. I generally make it a rule to avoid any sort of franchise
> restaurant, and any meal I have had at one reminds me of the reasons.


While I agree (as long as you really mean "generally"), there are
exceptions. Locally, their is a few Brio/Bravo restaurants which have
maintained consistently good food. However, I don't know if this is
true outside of my area (Greater Cincinnati.) The prices are quite
acceptable as well. Otherwise, I also avoid most chains, except for
breakfast and lunch on the run.

Dean G.
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"Jack Schidt®" wrote:

> I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
> eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
> food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
> quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
> place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.


They are for sure nothing to write home about, I have eaten there
when I've been at the mall. I can usually find something decent to
eat, soup or salad or something. Definitely not destination type
places.

Back to the original topic, the place that fired the woman for not
fitting into her shirt, the manager was probably some pimply faced
21 year old. I doubt it was company policy. Of course, the stench
of a looming lawsuit is in the air.

nancy
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:50:42 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> arranged random neurons, so they looked like
this:

>Yeah, it's a groaner, dat fo sho...
>
>I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
>eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
>food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
>quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
>place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.


For the first time ever, and only b/c it was a kid's birthday request,
I had dinner (if one would like to call it that) at a Claim Jumper.
Disgusting place. Noisy as hell. Menu from hell. Portions that would
choke a horse. Massive people eating massive meals. The DH and I split
an entree and a salad and still had some left over. Possibly b/c the
food was mediocre and I refuse to waste calories on anything that
isn't "worth" it. With few exceptions (guilty pleasure at PF Chang's
and *blush* Benihana's), I steer clear of chains.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Just what kind of jackassery do I have to put up with today?" Danae
in "Non Sequitur"

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"


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Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
:

> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:50:42 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> > arranged random neurons, so they looked like
> this:
>
>>Yeah, it's a groaner, dat fo sho...
>>
>>I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than
>>for eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising
>>of their food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can
>>slurp mass quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the
>>times when I'm in a place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.

>
> For the first time ever, and only b/c it was a kid's birthday request,
> I had dinner (if one would like to call it that) at a Claim Jumper.
> Disgusting place. Noisy as hell. Menu from hell. Portions that would
> choke a horse. Massive people eating massive meals. The DH and I split
> an entree and a salad and still had some left over. Possibly b/c the
> food was mediocre and I refuse to waste calories on anything that
> isn't "worth" it. With few exceptions (guilty pleasure at PF Chang's
> and *blush* Benihana's), I steer clear of chains.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd


I had lunch about a month ago at a CJ here in Phoneix with a group from
work. I ordered the grilled salmon steak which came with steamed veggies
and a potato cake. It was all delicious. The portions were not
rediculous. From what I observed of the rest of our party, some of the
portions were much too large, but everyone seemed to enjoy their food.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.
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Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote in
:

> On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:50:42 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> > arranged random neurons, so they looked like
> this:
>
>>Yeah, it's a groaner, dat fo sho...
>>
>>I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than
>>for eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising
>>of their food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can
>>slurp mass quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the
>>times when I'm in a place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.

>
> For the first time ever, and only b/c it was a kid's birthday request,
> I had dinner (if one would like to call it that) at a Claim Jumper.
> Disgusting place. Noisy as hell. Menu from hell. Portions that would
> choke a horse. Massive people eating massive meals. The DH and I split
> an entree and a salad and still had some left over. Possibly b/c the
> food was mediocre and I refuse to waste calories on anything that
> isn't "worth" it. With few exceptions (guilty pleasure at PF Chang's
> and *blush* Benihana's), I steer clear of chains.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd


I had lunch about a month ago at a CJ here in Phoneix with a group from
work. I ordered the grilled salmon steak which came with steamed veggies
and a potato cake. It was all delicious. The portions were not
rediculous. From what I observed of the rest of our party, some of the
portions were much too large, but everyone seemed to enjoy their food.

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.
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On 2004-10-19, Jack Schidt® > wrote:

> I skip all those chain places anyway.....


I do too, for the most part. I've recently discovered a reletively new one
that's not bad, at least so far. It's called Mimi's Cafe and the food if
pretty good quality for a chain. It's primarily a West Coast chain, but I
understand they've just opened up back East. It's a bit pricier ...not too
painfully... than the Applebees and Chilis, but the food is the real deal.

The first time I went I saw a Cobb salad go by and, not having tried one in
decades, I ordered one too. It was huge! It had all the right ingredients
and they were all fresh and of high quality. Real Blue cheese, Haas
avocados, lean bacon, moist chicken breast, etc. It even had real blue
cheese dressing, not that disgusting ranch crud with blue cheese bits in it
....an abomination that far too many restaurants have been foisting off on
the brain-dead public for far too long. It was light years ahead of those
tiresome old chicken-whatever Caesars that have outlived their trendiness.
It was by far the best meat salad I've enjoyed in years, all for $8.

If you see one, give 'em a try. I'm going back.

nb
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"Jack Schidt=AE" wrote:

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> I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than =

for
> eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of the=

ir
> food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass=


> quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm i=

n a
> place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.
>
> Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis
>
> PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my=


> mouth, dammit!


Food snob? To pay high prices for franchise food is hardly a matter of
snobbery. I generally make it a rule to avoid any sort of franchise
restaurant, and any meal I have had at one reminds me of the reasons.



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"Jack Schidt®" wrote:

> I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
> eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
> food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
> quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
> place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.


They are for sure nothing to write home about, I have eaten there
when I've been at the mall. I can usually find something decent to
eat, soup or salad or something. Definitely not destination type
places.

Back to the original topic, the place that fired the woman for not
fitting into her shirt, the manager was probably some pimply faced
21 year old. I doubt it was company policy. Of course, the stench
of a looming lawsuit is in the air.

nancy


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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:50:42 GMT, "Jack Schidt®"
> arranged random neurons, so they looked like
this:

>Yeah, it's a groaner, dat fo sho...
>
>I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
>eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
>food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
>quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
>place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.


For the first time ever, and only b/c it was a kid's birthday request,
I had dinner (if one would like to call it that) at a Claim Jumper.
Disgusting place. Noisy as hell. Menu from hell. Portions that would
choke a horse. Massive people eating massive meals. The DH and I split
an entree and a salad and still had some left over. Possibly b/c the
food was mediocre and I refuse to waste calories on anything that
isn't "worth" it. With few exceptions (guilty pleasure at PF Chang's
and *blush* Benihana's), I steer clear of chains.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"Just what kind of jackassery do I have to put up with today?" Danae
in "Non Sequitur"

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"Gal Called J.J." > wrote in message
...
> One time on Usenet, "Jack Schidt®" > said:
>> "tcg" > wrote in message
>> nk.net...

>
>> > Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!
>> >
>> > They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
>> > Employee of the Month!!
>> >
>> > See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073

>
>> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
>>
>> Jack Jagger

>
> You just *had* to do it, didn't you, Jack... ;-)
>


Yeah, it's a groaner, dat fo sho...

I skip all those chain places anyway; they seem more for drinking than for
eating and the bar tain't that special neither. The advertising of their
food always makes it sound like a trough, where the pigs can slurp mass
quantities of food. It just don't send me. I rue the times when I'm in a
place where it's either that or dine at the 7-11.

Jack AppleBeenigansRubyTGIFChilis

PS food snob? uppity? You bet, man; I'm picky as to what I put in my
mouth, dammit!


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Who could hang a name on you(?)

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> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
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> Jack Jagger
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Who could hang a name on you(?)

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> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
>
> Jack Jagger
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One time on Usenet, "Jack Schidt®" > said:
> "tcg" > wrote in message
> nk.net...


> > Please boycott Ruby Tuesday Restaurants!
> >
> > They fired a server for being overweight, and she had just been named
> > Employee of the Month!!
> >
> > See http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=165073


> <sigh> I guess it's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday...
>
> Jack Jagger


You just *had* to do it, didn't you, Jack... ;-)


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