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Mark Thorson 26-04-2015 01:53 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
the drain.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes

Don Wiss 26-04-2015 04:01 AM

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On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson > wrote:

>The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling the drain.
>
>http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes


Sad to hear. It reminds me of the time I was visiting a friend in Florida.
We drove to West Palm Beach. I took him to an Indian restaurant that I was
familiar with. He took one look at the building and said it used to be a
Lums.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Julie Bove[_2_] 26-04-2015 04:25 AM

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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> the drain.
>
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes


I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what city
we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that way/ I was
astounded as I thought they all had closed.


sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 05:29 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> the drain.
>

They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.

--

sf

sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 05:31 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:25:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> > the drain.
> >
> > http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes

>
> I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what city
> we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that way/ I was
> astounded as I thought they all had closed.


Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
"Hojo".

--

sf

Orbiting The SolarSphere 26-04-2015 06:30 AM

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On 4/25/2015 8:25 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>> the drain.
>>
>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>

>
> I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what
> city we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that
> way/ I was astounded as I thought they all had closed.


The only thing astounding here is your relentless stupidity.

The HoJo's referred to in the NPR is one of the last of the original
stand-alone RESTAURANTS. The HoJo's down by Tacoma is part of the
HOTEL/MOTEL/MOTOR LODGE chain, which was separated from the restaurants
and run as a separate entity (but with a common name) decades ago.

But please, keep up with the stupidity. You are your own best parody,
you brainless dumbass.

[email protected] 26-04-2015 06:49 AM

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On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> the drain.
>
> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes


I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.

There was one in Fairfield, CA, up till a decade ago. Just the right spot
for long-distance travelers to get a bite to eat before diving into the
SF Bay Area. No more HoJo ice cream, though.

Julie Bove[_2_] 26-04-2015 08:26 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>> the drain.
>>>
>>>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>
>> I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.

>
> I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
> a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.


I picked them out and ate them. I didn't like the ice cream.


Gary 26-04-2015 09:28 AM

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sf wrote:
>
> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
> "Hojo".


LOL! You're probably right. ;-D

Bryan-TGWWW 26-04-2015 01:25 PM

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On Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 1:29:09 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> >> the drain.
> >>
> >>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
> >
> > I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.

>
> I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
> a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.
>

Yep, yer the kinda guy what picks out the turds 'n saves 'em fer last.
>
> -sw


--Bryan

brooklyn1 26-04-2015 05:26 PM

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 01:29:05 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
>wrote:
>
>> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>> the drain.
>>>
>>>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>
>> I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.

>
>I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
>a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.


What'd you do, store them in your hamster cheeks?

brooklyn1 26-04-2015 05:28 PM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:26:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>> the drain.
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>>
>>> I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.

>>
>> I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
>> a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.

>
>I picked them out and ate them. I didn't like the ice cream.


Doesn't get any dumber, coulda simply bought peppermint hard candies.

jmcquown[_2_] 26-04-2015 05:47 PM

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On 4/26/2015 12:28 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:26:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>>>
>>>> I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.
>>>
>>> I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
>>> a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.

>>
>> I picked them out and ate them. I didn't like the ice cream.

>
> Doesn't get any dumber, coulda simply bought peppermint hard candies.
>

Exactly! Just another Julie tale. If you don't like ice cream, don't
order ice cream. I sincerely doubt her parents forced her to order
peppermint ice cream just so she could pick out the candy.

You can buy soft peppermint sticks, too. Light as air. A good word for
them would be "puffy". I caught part of a documentary about the candy
on PBS a couple of weeks ago. I forget the brand name of the peppermint
candies but it's an exremely involved and intense process to make them
that way to sell on a commercial level.

Jill

Gregory Morrow[_418_] 26-04-2015 06:02 PM

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Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 01:29:05 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> >>> the drain.
> >>>
> >>>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
> >>
> >> I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.

> >
> >I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
> >a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.

>
> What'd you do, store them in your hamster cheeks?



All female hampsters are repulsed by him...

--
Best
Greg


W. Lohman 26-04-2015 07:16 PM

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On 4/25/2015 10:31 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:25:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>> the drain.
>>>
>>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes

>>
>> I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what city
>> we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that way/ I was
>> astounded as I thought they all had closed.

>
> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
> "Hojo".
>

Gonna miss those fried clam strips and ice cream - what a pairing!

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 07:17 PM

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On 4/25/2015 11:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> The Radio Shack of restaurants

> That was a good analogy. Where did you steal it from?


That was a pallid insult, aren't you the irredeemable asshole?

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 07:18 PM

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On 4/25/2015 11:30 PM, Orbiting The SolarSphere wrote:
> On 4/25/2015 8:25 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>> the drain.
>>>
>>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>>
>>>

>>
>> I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what
>> city we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that
>> way/ I was astounded as I thought they all had closed.

>
> The only thing astounding here is your relentless stupidity.


The only thing keeping your lungs working is pure dumb luck.


W. Lohman 26-04-2015 07:19 PM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>> the drain.
>>>

>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.

>
> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,


The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.


W. Lohman 26-04-2015 07:19 PM

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On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>> "Hojo".

>
> <boggle>
>
> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>
> -sw
>

Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 07:24 PM

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On 4/26/2015 12:29 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
> a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.


Sounds a lot like your love life now...

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 08:00 PM

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On 4/26/2015 11:02 AM, Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 01:29:05 -0500, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 22:49:01 -0700 (PDT),
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:55:05 PM UTC-7, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>
>>>>>
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>>>
>>>> I could use a scoop of mint chip ice cream right now.
>>>
>>> I remember Peppermint Chip ice cream. Little 5mm candy-cane turds in
>>> a vanilla base. I used to pick them out and eat them last.

>>
>> What'd you do, store them in your hamster cheeks?

>
>
> All female hampsters are repulsed by him...
>


He may not want to move to the Hamptons then...;-)

sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 08:54 PM

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:16:18 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:

> On 4/25/2015 10:31 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:25:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> >>> the drain.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
> >>
> >> I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what city
> >> we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that way/ I was
> >> astounded as I thought they all had closed.

> >
> > Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
> > "Hojo".
> >

> Gonna miss those fried clam strips and ice cream - what a pairing!


I loved those fried clam strips too.

--

sf

sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 08:58 PM

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:

> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
> >
> >> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
> >> "Hojo".

> >
> > <boggle>
> >
> > It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
> >
> > -sw
> >

> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.


He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.

--

sf

sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 09:00 PM

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:

> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> >>> the drain.
> >>>
> >> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.

> >
> > Chipotle doesn't sell gas,

>
> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.


Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.

--

sf

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 09:30 PM

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On 4/26/2015 1:54 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:16:18 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>
>> On 4/25/2015 10:31 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:25:37 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/201...g-hojos-closes
>>>>
>>>> I just saw one yesterday out towards Tacoma! I can't say for sure what city
>>>> we were in at the time when we drove past it but it was out that way/ I was
>>>> astounded as I thought they all had closed.
>>>
>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>>> "Hojo".
>>>

>> Gonna miss those fried clam strips and ice cream - what a pairing!

>
> I loved those fried clam strips too.
>

That's a decades old memory from trips back southeast, but it sure held.

Their sundaes were a fave too.

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 09:31 PM

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On 4/26/2015 1:58 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>
>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>>>> "Hojo".
>>>
>>> <boggle>
>>>
>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>

>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.

>
> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
>


LOL!!

Too funny.

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 09:32 PM

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On 4/26/2015 2:00 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>
>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>
>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
>>>
>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,

>>
>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.

>
> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
>


One would almost think him to be, shall we say...'slow'?

jmcquown[_2_] 26-04-2015 11:09 PM

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On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>
>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>>>> "Hojo".
>>>
>>> <boggle>
>>>
>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>

>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.

>
> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
>

So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
incarnations? It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people, anyway.

Jill

jmcquown[_2_] 26-04-2015 11:15 PM

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On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>
>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>
>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
>>>
>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,

>>
>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.

>
> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
>

I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
restaurant. At least not around here.

Franchise restaurants don't last long in this area. The exception would
be McDonald's and Burger King for "fast food". Oh, and I think there's
a Kentucky Fried Chicken. You can forget about finding a Red Lobster,
Olive Garden, etc. in Beaufort. They all went out of business.

None of the restaurants around here have a gas station and motel on the
premises. Howard Johnson's was for people on the highways who needed a
place to eat and spend the night. I vaguely remember seeing one, maybe
even staying at one, when I was about five years old. That would have
been when we were living in New Jersey.

Jill

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 11:15 PM

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On 4/26/2015 4:09 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>>>>> "Hojo".
>>>>
>>>> <boggle>
>>>>
>>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.

>>
>> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
>> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
>> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
>>

> So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
> incarnations?


Simple answer dear, I'm not the one having a 'melt down'.

Sheesh.

> It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people, anyway.
>
> Jill


Trolling for?

Think carefully, only the trolls get trolled.

Cogitate on that for a spell.

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 11:29 PM

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On 4/26/2015 4:15 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>>
>>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
>>>>
>>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,
>>>
>>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.

>>
>> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
>>

> I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
> restaurant. At least not around here.



Sigh...

http://chipotle.com/home

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipotle_Mexican_Grill

No wonder you had problems with setting up a filter....

> Franchise restaurants don't last long in this area. The exception would
> be McDonald's and Burger King for "fast food". Oh, and I think there's
> a Kentucky Fried Chicken.



Do tell, so why does Yelp have 4 pages of listings for fast food
franchise joints in your town then?

http://www.yelp.com/search?find_loc=...c&cflt=hotdogs


> You can forget about finding a Red Lobster,
> Olive Garden, etc. in Beaufort. They all went out of business.


But not the Olive Garden in Bluffton, eh?


1. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant
3.5 star rating 12 reviews
$$ Italian
1266 Fording Island Road
Bluffton, SC 29910
Phone number (843) 706-3808

> None of the restaurants around here have a gas station and motel on the
> premises. Howard Johnson's was for people on the highways who needed a
> place to eat and spend the night. I vaguely remember seeing one, maybe
> even staying at one, when I was about five years old. That would have
> been when we were living in New Jersey.
>
> Jill


Viva Stuckeys!

www.stuckeys.com/find-a-stuckeys

sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 11:30 PM

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:09:13 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
> >>>> "Hojo".
> >>>
> >>> <boggle>
> >>>
> >>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >>>
> >> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.

> >
> > He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
> > start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
> > shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
> >

> So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
> incarnations? It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people, anyway.
>

Not sure who you're talking to, but since it's in reply to me - why
don't you, since you're the one who has the problem?

--

sf

W. Lohman 26-04-2015 11:36 PM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On 4/26/2015 4:30 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:09:13 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>>>>>> "Hojo".
>>>>>
>>>>> <boggle>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>>
>>>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.
>>>
>>> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
>>> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
>>> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
>>>

>> So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
>> incarnations? It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people, anyway.
>>

> Not sure who you're talking to, but since it's in reply to me - why
> don't you, since you're the one who has the problem?
>

I posted a link from Mozilla on how she could set a filter.

Since she is obviously still reading and still being bothered by me she
could just click on it and take some free advice!

Sheesh.

sf[_9_] 26-04-2015 11:41 PM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:15:16 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> >>>>> the drain.
> >>>>>
> >>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
> >>>
> >>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,
> >>
> >> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.

> >
> > Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
> >

> I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
> restaurant. At least not around here.


Chipotle is an up and coming restaurant chain with 1700 locations in
the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France.

--

sf

jmcquown[_2_] 27-04-2015 12:56 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On 4/26/2015 6:30 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:09:13 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
>>>>>> "Hojo".
>>>>>
>>>>> <boggle>
>>>>>
>>>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>>>
>>>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.
>>>
>>> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
>>> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
>>> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
>>>

>> So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
>> incarnations? It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people, anyway.
>>

> Not sure who you're talking to, but since it's in reply to me - why
> don't you, since you're the one who has the problem?
>

I already have. Your replies to him and the other trolls are the only
reason I see this half trimmed half quoted broken thread bullshit.

Jill

jmcquown[_2_] 27-04-2015 01:43 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On 4/26/2015 6:41 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:15:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,
>>>>
>>>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.
>>>
>>> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
>>>

>> I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
>> restaurant. At least not around here.

>
> Chipotle is an up and coming restaurant chain with 1700 locations in
> the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France.
>

Yeah, well. There might be one in Savannah. Sorry, I'm not driving to
Georgia to eat at a chain restaurant. :)

Jill

sf[_9_] 27-04-2015 03:32 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 19:56:09 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/26/2015 6:30 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:09:13 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling themselves
> >>>>>> "Hojo".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> <boggle>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -sw
> >>>>>
> >>>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of electrolytes.
> >>>
> >>> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
> >>> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
> >>> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
> >>>
> >> So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
> >> incarnations? It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people, anyway.
> >>

> > Not sure who you're talking to, but since it's in reply to me - why
> > don't you, since you're the one who has the problem?
> >

> I already have. Your replies to him and the other trolls are the only
> reason I see this half trimmed half quoted broken thread bullshit.
>


You don't think I'm talking to someone in your kill file when I seem
to be replying to myself? Ignore the subthread.


--

sf

sf[_9_] 27-04-2015 03:36 AM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 20:43:12 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 4/26/2015 6:41 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:15:16 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
> >>>>>>> the drain.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,
> >>>>
> >>>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.
> >>>
> >>> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
> >>>
> >> I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
> >> restaurant. At least not around here.

> >
> > Chipotle is an up and coming restaurant chain with 1700 locations in
> > the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France.
> >

> Yeah, well. There might be one in Savannah. Sorry, I'm not driving to
> Georgia to eat at a chain restaurant. :)
>


There are no Cracker Barrels out here, but I'm not acting dumb about
it either.

--

sf

W. Lohman 27-04-2015 05:31 PM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On 4/26/2015 5:56 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/26/2015 6:30 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:09:13 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/26/2015 3:58 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:42 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/25/2015 11:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:31:23 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Maybe it would still be around if they didn't start calling
>>>>>>> themselves
>>>>>>> "Hojo".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <boggle>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's "HoJo's", BTW - you obtrusive and ignorant bitch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>>
>>>>> Get that spite out chipmunk cheeks, you useless sack of
>>>>> electrolytes.
>>>>
>>>> He's having a melt down. He's going to throw himself on the floor and
>>>> start pummeling it with his fat fists next, but he won't take his
>>>> shoes off because his toes will hurt if he does.
>>>>
>>> So why don't you just killfile W.Loman rather than reply to him and his
>>> incarnations? It's such obvious trolling. Obvious to most people,
>>> anyway.
>>>

>> Not sure who you're talking to, but since it's in reply to me - why
>> don't you, since you're the one who has the problem?
>>

> I already have. Your replies to him and the other trolls are the only
> reason I see this half trimmed half quoted broken thread bullshit.
>
> Jill



Still unwilling to take the jump and set up a filter, as I instructed you?

Hypocrite.

W. Lohman 27-04-2015 05:44 PM

one of the last three Howard Johnson's closes
 
On 4/26/2015 6:43 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/26/2015 6:41 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:15:16 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/26/2015 4:00 PM, sf wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:19:02 -0600, "W. Lohman" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 4/25/2015 11:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 21:29:45 -0700, sf wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2015 16:53:50 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The Radio Shack of restaurants is circling
>>>>>>>> the drain.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They come, they go. Chipotle is the new kid on the block.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chipotle doesn't sell gas,
>>>>>
>>>>> The commonality is franchise food service, Shu Mai.
>>>>
>>>> Such a pity he needs so many things explained in such minute detail.
>>>>
>>> I'd need it explained to me. Chipotle is a kind of pepper, not a
>>> restaurant. At least not around here.

>>
>> Chipotle is an up and coming restaurant chain with 1700 locations in
>> the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and France.
>>

> Yeah, well. There might be one in Savannah. Sorry, I'm not driving to
> Georgia to eat at a chain restaurant. :)
>
> Jill



You should, really.

It'll give you one more thing to complain about.



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