I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and bought
a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a guy come
in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a coffee. He went
back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of plastic containers out
of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was
on a special diet or something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I
guess it's good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?

Jill

On Wed 18 Jan 2006 05:53:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and
> bought a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a
> guy come in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a
> coffee. He went back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of
> plastic containers out of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is
> this weird? Perhaps he was on a special diet or something, I don't
> know. It just struck me as odd. I guess it's good at least he bought
> *something*. What do you think of this?

LOL! I have to admit I've done the same/similar. David and I each prefer
different fast food places and I have occasionally gone through a drive-thru
of the restaurant I prefer to pick up a sandwich or fries, then driven to and
and gone in the restaurant he preferred and ordered the remainder of what I
wanted. He saids I'm nuts, but why eat what you don't want? I've never
taken anything from home, however.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

"jmcquown" > wrote

> He went
> back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of plastic containers out
> of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he
> was
> on a special diet or something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd.
> I
> guess it's good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of
> this?

Only thing I've heard like that is that one time I had lunch with a
friend, she invited one of her co-workers along, we ordered lunch
(this was a restaurant complete with wait staff), she ordered a
glass of iced tea and nothing else. Whipped out a cheese sandwich.
and proceeded to eat it there.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > writes:

>Only thing I've heard like that is that one time I had lunch with a
>friend, she invited one of her co-workers along, we ordered lunch
>(this was a restaurant complete with wait staff), she ordered a
>glass of iced tea and nothing else. Whipped out a cheese sandwich.
>and proceeded to eat it there.

A former co-worker of mine was so cheap she used to bring concentrated
iced tea mix in a squirt bottle in her purse everywhere she went, then
would order free water and add her own tea to it. It backfired one day
when we went to lunch, the waitress saw tea, gave her refills, and
charged her for it.

Stacia

jmcquown wrote:
> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and bought
> a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a guy come
> in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a coffee. He went
> back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of plastic containers out
> of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was
> on a special diet or something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I
> guess it's good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?

I got nervous from the moment you said "set a bag on a table then he
went" ... I'da been making tracks outta there... if I'da been there,
which I wouldn't and haven't in some 30 years. Why do folks still go
to those fast food joints, I didn't know billions could become addicted
to shit.

Sheldon

Sheldon wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and
>> bought a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I
>> noticed a guy come in and set a bag on a table then he went up and
>> ordered a coffee. He went back to the table and proceeded to pull a
>> couple of plastic containers out of the bag - he'd brought his own
>> breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was on a special diet or
>> something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I guess it's
>> good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?
>
> I got nervous from the moment you said "set a bag on a table then he
> went" ... I'da been making tracks outta there... if I'da been there,
> which I wouldn't and haven't in some 30 years. Why do folks still go
> to those fast food joints, I didn't know billions could become
> addicted
> to shit.
>
> Sheldon

I'm not addicted to shit, dear. I am attending classes this week and rather
than stand outside the locked office for 30 minutes I decided to grab
breakfast a quick cheap breakfast. Anyway, the guy didn't just drop the
back and hoof it out the door; he went up and got coffee. No terrorist
threat there.

My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own food
into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own food
> into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?

It may be illegal, a violation of public health laws... but perhaps
public health wouldn't apply to a fast food joint. It's certainly a
theft of services... I suppose it depends on which state.

Sheldon wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their
>> own food into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>
> It may be illegal, a violation of public health laws... but perhaps
> public health wouldn't apply to a fast food joint. It's certainly a
> theft of services... I suppose it depends on which state.

At the risk of starting a war, how could it be in voliation of public health
laws if the person is consuming the item solely for themselves at one table?
Be that as it may or may not, I did think it was in bad form.

IMHO, which counts for little, this guy should have gotten his coffee to go
and gone to his office and eaten his breakfast at his desk rather than
taking up a table. 50 cent cuppa java and he sat alone at a table for four.

Imagine if this was a fairly nice restaurant. Not four-star, mind you, just
a nice restaurant. Imagine it was lunch or dinnertime, rather than
breakfast hours. If this guy came in, sat at a table or booth for 4,
ordered iced tea or coffee and then whipped out his own complete meal, what
would you think? If you owned or managed the place, how would you react? I
think I'd tell the individual if they wanted to eat their own food they
should do so at home. It's not like you're losing a customer; a customer
who brings their own food into a restaurant really isn't a customer, are
they?

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their
> >> own food into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
> >
> > It may be illegal, a violation of public health laws... but perhaps
> > public health wouldn't apply to a fast food joint. It's certainly a
> > theft of services... I suppose it depends on which state.
>
> At the risk of starting a war, how could it be in voliation of public health
> laws if the person is consuming the item solely for themselves at one table?

Food could be contaminated, crumbs get dropped, greasy hands smear
furniture, who knows what/how folks cook... I don't permit people to
bring their slop into my house.

On Wed 18 Jan 2006 07:51:20p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

> Sheldon wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own
>>> food into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>>
>> It may be illegal, a violation of public health laws... but perhaps
>> public health wouldn't apply to a fast food joint. It's certainly a
>> theft of services... I suppose it depends on which state.
>
> At the risk of starting a war, how could it be in voliation of public
> health laws if the person is consuming the item solely for themselves at
> one table? Be that as it may or may not, I did think it was in bad form.
>
> IMHO, which counts for little, this guy should have gotten his coffee to
> go and gone to his office and eaten his breakfast at his desk rather
> than taking up a table. 50 cent cuppa java and he sat alone at a table
> for four.
>
> Imagine if this was a fairly nice restaurant. Not four-star, mind you,
> just a nice restaurant. Imagine it was lunch or dinnertime, rather than
> breakfast hours. If this guy came in, sat at a table or booth for 4,
> ordered iced tea or coffee and then whipped out his own complete meal,
> what would you think? If you owned or managed the place, how would you
> react? I think I'd tell the individual if they wanted to eat their own
> food they should do so at home. It's not like you're losing a customer;
> a customer who brings their own food into a restaurant really isn't a
> customer, are they?

Somehow I think that's a lot less likely to happen. A fast food venue is a
lot different. No wait staff involved, no actual bus people. Basically,
whatever you buy there is self serve from the point of picking it up at the
counter. As long as I'm consuming something I purchased there, I don't see
what the big deal is if I consume something else along with it. Many times
I have seen people buy nothing but coffee and sit with it and a newspaper,
taking up space and as much or more time as someone who had purchased a
complete meal. It's all relative. If I saw that the dining area was
crowded and people were having a problem finding a seat, then that would
make a difference.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

"jmcquown" > wrote

> Imagine if this was a fairly nice restaurant. Not four-star, mind you,
> just
> a nice restaurant. Imagine it was lunch or dinnertime, rather than
> breakfast hours. If this guy came in, sat at a table or booth for 4,
> ordered iced tea or coffee and then whipped out his own complete meal,
> what
> would you think?

I *must* have read this in Reader's Digest at some time in the
distant past. Some guy would bring his car in for an oil change
(must have been a small town), he would bring the oil he got
on sale somewhere.

Well, he owned a luncheonette, the guy with the cheap oil.
One day the mechanic came in for breakfast, brought his own
eggs.

I think the upshot was the cheap oil guy got the point.

nancy

"jmcquown" > writes:

>breakfast hours. If this guy came in, sat at a table or booth for 4,
>ordered iced tea or coffee and then whipped out his own complete meal, what
>would you think? If you owned or managed the place, how would you react? I
>think I'd tell the individual if they wanted to eat their own food they
>should do so at home.

When I was a waitress we usually asked people who did this to leave.
It's amazing what some people will do out of cheapness. Unless this guy
was an employee just eating his lunch before he went on duty, I don't
know why employees wouldn't have asked him to leave.

Stacia

jmcquown wrote:
>
> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own food
> into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>
Yes, you saw an odd thing. -aem

"jmcquown" > wrote in message news:UACzf.2554> My
question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own food
> into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>
> Jill

Yes, it's weird IMO. Back when I was managing a Pizza Hut (one of my stores
was a dine-in), I had a family come in with a large bag of McDonald's for
their 2 kids. I politely asked them to take the food back out to their car.
The dad got belligerent with me, stating that his kids hadn't *wanted*
pizza, they wanted McDonald's, but the parents wanted pizza, so what was my
problem?

I told him my problem was that I worked for Pizza Hut, not McDonald's. They
stormed out.

Oh well.

Lisa Ann

On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:40:57 GMT, "Lisa Ann" >
wrote:

>
>"jmcquown" > wrote in message news:UACzf.2554> My
>question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own food
>> into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>>
>> Jill
>
>Yes, it's weird IMO. Back when I was managing a Pizza Hut (one of my stores
>was a dine-in), I had a family come in with a large bag of McDonald's for
>their 2 kids. I politely asked them to take the food back out to their car.
>The dad got belligerent with me, stating that his kids hadn't *wanted*
>pizza, they wanted McDonald's, but the parents wanted pizza, so what was my
>problem?
>
>I told him my problem was that I worked for Pizza Hut, not McDonald's. They
>stormed out.

I can't say that I've ever done this before, but personally, I don't
see anything particularly wrong with it. I have been known on occasion
to get carry out from several places when we couldn't agree on what to
have for dinner. Sometimes different family members want different
things. <shrugs> As long as they order something from the restaurant
in which they're actually eating and local health codes don't prohibit
it, what's the big deal? I don't really blame the family you talk
about for being irritated. If I'd been in their shoes, that would have
been the last time we ever dined at any Pizza Hut.

Regards,
Tracy R.

ravinwulf wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 04:40:57 GMT, "Lisa Ann" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> news:UACzf.2554> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone
>> to bring their own food
>>> into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Yes, it's weird IMO. Back when I was managing a Pizza Hut (one of
>> my stores was a dine-in), I had a family come in with a large bag of
>> McDonald's for their 2 kids. I politely asked them to take the food
>> back out to their car. The dad got belligerent with me, stating that
>> his kids hadn't *wanted* pizza, they wanted McDonald's, but the
>> parents wanted pizza, so what was my problem?
>>
>> I told him my problem was that I worked for Pizza Hut, not
>> McDonald's. They stormed out.
>
> I can't say that I've ever done this before, but personally, I don't
> see anything particularly wrong with it. I have been known on occasion
> to get carry out from several places when we couldn't agree on what to
> have for dinner. Sometimes different family members want different
> things. <shrugs> As long as they order something from the restaurant
> in which they're actually eating and local health codes don't prohibit
> it, what's the big deal? I don't really blame the family you talk
> about for being irritated. If I'd been in their shoes, that would have
> been the last time we ever dined at any Pizza Hut.
>
> Regards,
> Tracy R.

Okay, so what's the problem with getting the carry-out from the various
places and then taking it home to eat? That (IMHO) would be the *proper*
thing to do.

Jill

ravinwulf > writes:

>it, what's the big deal? I don't really blame the family you talk
>about for being irritated. If I'd been in their shoes, that would have
>been the last time we ever dined at any Pizza Hut.

The family should have gotten carry out at both places and eaten at
home. Some of the cost of fast food is to maintain a dine in area and
if four people come in, take up four person's worth of resources to eat
food they purchased elsewhere, I can see the restaurant getting upset.
You're asking Pizza Hut to pay for napkins, space, plates, and clean-up
for kids eating food bought at McDonald's. That's not right.

Stacia

jmcquown wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and
> >> bought a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I
> >> noticed a guy come in and set a bag on a table then he went up and
> >> ordered a coffee. He went back to the table and proceeded to pull a
> >> couple of plastic containers out of the bag - he'd brought his own
> >> breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was on a special diet or
> >> something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I guess it's
> >> good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?
> >
> > I got nervous from the moment you said "set a bag on a table then he
> > went" ... I'da been making tracks outta there... if I'da been there,
> > which I wouldn't and haven't in some 30 years. Why do folks still go
> > to those fast food joints, I didn't know billions could become
> > addicted
> > to shit.
> >
> > Sheldon
>
> I'm not addicted to shit, dear. I am attending classes this week and rather
> than stand outside the locked office for 30 minutes I decided to grab
> breakfast a quick cheap breakfast. Anyway, the guy didn't just drop the
> back and hoof it out the door; he went up and got coffee. No terrorist
> threat there.
>
> My question was, do you think it's odd for someone to bring their own food
> into *any* eating establishment, fast food or not?
>

No - in areas where people have long commutes, it's pretty common. You
leave the house early with most of your meal, then stop for a hot
coffee on the way. Wakes you up and you eat nutritious food.

Some people have so many food allergies that they can't eat the regular
fast food. But they still want to stop for coffee.

Susan B.

>>
>
> No - in areas where people have long commutes, it's pretty common. You
> leave the house early with most of your meal, then stop for a hot
> coffee on the way. Wakes you up and you eat nutritious food.
>
> Some people have so many food allergies that they can't eat the regular
> fast food. But they still want to stop for coffee.
>
> Susan B.

Traveling/commute:
Or tea. Got my hand-wash. Take it to your car, eat your snack you brought -
in peace!
Dee Dee

Jill, its not too odd. Maybe he just prefers eating what he can make at
home(cheaper)...and comes to a place where other people are around for
company.

Not for my two cents, I think Burger King, McDonalds, Wendys should all
be banned., The food IS addicting, and not good for you. All they are
is a place for the uneducated, and employment-challenged to work.
(UGH-have you seen the size of some of these people working there?)

bye

wrote:
> All they are
> is a place for the uneducated, and employment-challenged to work.
> (UGH-have you seen the size of some of these people working there?)
>
> bye

I posted earlier about someone making the dumbest comment I had ever
heard
i was wrong
this tops them all
what the hell is wrong with you!
you've never had a whopper? pity

"Mr Tibbs" > wrote;

> you've never had a whopper? pity


I've had a Junior Whopper. I love the lettuce and mess that comes on it, how
the creamy juice from the mayo and tomatoes runs through your fingers when
you take a bite.

I have always wanted to try the real Whopper, I just can't imagine being
able
to get my mouth around it.

There is something about things you eat with your hands that makes them much
more delicious, when you are in a certain mood.

Like steamed asparagus at a formal dinner.

Mr Tibbs wrote:
> wrote:
> > All they are
> > is a place for the uneducated, and employment-challenged to work.
> > (UGH-have you seen the size of some of these people working there?)
> >
> > bye
>
> I posted earlier about someone making the dumbest comment I had ever
> heard i was wrong this tops them all
> what the hell is wrong with you!
> you've never had a whopper? pity

Clearly said "have you seen the size of some of those people"...
clearly WHOPPERS... can't you read...

wrote:
> Jill, its not too odd. Maybe he just prefers eating what he can make
> at home(cheaper)...and comes to a place where other people are around
> for company.
>
He sat alone at a table for four. There was no "company" so it didn't make
any sense. I was only there because I was early for the class I was
attending and didn't want to hang out in the hallway for 30 minutes.

> Not for my two cents, I think Burger King, McDonalds, Wendys should
> all be banned., The food IS addicting, and not good for you.

I agree it's not good for you but I don't agree it's addicting. I've seen
these places for 40 years and never once felt compelled to eat at one.

> All they are is a place for the uneducated, and employment-challenged to
> work. (UGH-have you seen the size of some of these people working
> there?)
>
Sorry, I don't get what you're talking about.

Jill

wrote:
> Jill, its not too odd. Maybe he just prefers eating what he can make
> at home(cheaper)...and comes to a place where other people are around
> for company.
>
As I said, he did buy coffee. And perhaps he was on a restricted diet; it
simply looked odd to me. And IIRC there weren't any other people in the
dining room at that time of the morning; just me on a different aisle.

> Not for my two cents, I think Burger King, McDonalds, Wendys should
> all be banned., The food IS addicting, and not good for you.
I realize it's not good for you but ban it? That's extreme. People have a
choice. I don't agree it's addicting. I ate there twice two weeks ago and
haven't got cravings to go back, go figure

> they are is a place for the uneducated, and employment-challenged to
> work.
I'd rather they work at some job rather than live off the system or rob
banks, wouldn't you?

> (UGH-have you seen the size of some of these people working
> there?)

Actually, the people working in this place weren't fat if that's what you're
referring to. Most of them looked like they were maybe 16-20 years old. My
first job was in an ice-cream parlor that also had permission to sell really
healthy (laughing) Dyers-style deep fried hamburgers. I was 18. Not
uneducated nor unemployable, just no job experience yet. You gotta start
someplace.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and bought
> a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a guy come
> in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a coffee. He went
> back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of plastic containers out
> of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was
> on a special diet or something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I
> guess it's good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?
>
> Jill
>
>

A lot of fast food joints around here have signs saying "no outside food
or drink" so apparently it's a common enough occurrance.

--Charlene


--
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Charlene Charette wrote:

> A lot of fast food joints around here have signs saying "no outside food
> or drink" so apparently it's a common enough occurrance.

Same here, and there is one chain that says it is a violation of public health
regulations. I always thought it was because maintaining a place to eat was part
of their overhead and they didn't want to pay to provide a place for people who
didn't get their food there.

My wife got kicked out of a local MacDonald's for doing that. She used to go for
breakfast after dropping me off at work for 7 am. She hated their decaf coffee
and hd complained about it several times. She started picking up a coffee at Tim
Hortons and taking it to MacDonalds. They warned her a few times and then kicked
her out. Not a problem. They had the chance to make a little money off her on the
eggs but they wanted to make money on the eggs and the coffee, and they probably
make a lot more on coffee than they do on eggs. They could have made better
coffee. So now they make nothing off her.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Charlene Charette wrote:
>
> > A lot of fast food joints around here have signs saying "no outside food
> > or drink" so apparently it's a common enough occurrance.
>
> Same here, and there is one chain that says it is a violation of public health
> regulations. I always thought it was because maintaining a place to eat was part
> of their overhead and they didn't want to pay to provide a place for people who
> didn't get their food there.
>
> My wife got kicked out of a local MacDonald's for doing that. She used to go for
> breakfast after dropping me off at work for 7 am. She hated their decaf coffee
> and hd complained about it several times. She started picking up a coffee at Tim
> Hortons and taking it to MacDonalds. They warned her a few times and then kicked
> her out. Not a problem. They had the chance to make a little money off her on the
> eggs but they wanted to make money on the eggs and the coffee, and they probably
> make a lot more on coffee than they do on eggs. They could have made better
> coffee. So now they make nothing off her.

Yeah, like McDs is gonna miss that business.

(jmcquown)WROTE:
I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and
bought a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a
guy come in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a
coffee. He went back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of
plastic containers out of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is
this weird? Perhaps he was on a special diet or something, I don't know.
It just struck me as odd. I guess it's good at least he bought
*something*. What do you think of this?
Jill--------------------------------------------------
RESPONSE: Around my area - Detroit- they will throw your butt out
pulling that bring your own food in to a restaurant & I agree with
owners 100%.
This stunt makes the restaurant look bad plus loss of profits.
Where my b/f works workers aren't allowed to bring their lunches and eat
in front of the customers & I have worked at a number of restaurants
with the same policy. The owners of b/f's employment threw out the
manager and her helpers who are right next door because they were
bringing in their own can pop to drink with their meals because they
didn't like the tap pop.
If on a special diet I would suggest either eating @ home or going to a
restaurant that has special meals.
Fast food restaurant or not that stunt takes a lot nerve.
PS- Glad it wasn't a bomb in that bag as that was the first thought that
went through my mind reading your post.

jmcquown wrote:
> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and bought
> a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a guy come
> in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a coffee. He went
> back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of plastic containers out
> of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was
> on a special diet or something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I
> guess it's good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?
>
> Jill

This topic brought back memories...

A few years back, some co-workers and I had our own on-going
competitive eating challenge (we called it, "The Gabby's Challenge") at
a Gabby's Diner we oft' frequented at lunchtime . On competition days,
each competitor had to order the "kitchen sink" version of the
chili-cheeseburger w/chili-fries and large shake. Once eaten,
additional food items could be ordered to "up the anti". One day a
fellow competitor brought into Gabby's a roasted chicken, a bag of
Chips-ahoy Chocolate chip cookies and a gallon of milk. He started the
challenge (while waiting for his chili-burger/chili-fries order) by
eating the roasted chicken, he then ate the required chili-burger/fries
plate and lastly, he requested a pitcher and a large soup spoon from
the waitress... intrigued, she brought the requested items to which he
then proceeded to dump the bag of cookies into the pitcher, poured in
the gallon of milk, then use the soup spoon to scoop them into his
mouth. Shockingly, he was able to drain the cookie/milk sludge in about
15 minutes. Needless to say, he was and still is the reigning champion
of "The Gabby's Challenge" and not once did the workers of Gabby's ever
complain. kev

On Thu 19 Jan 2006 08:12:51a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kevnbro?

> jmcquown wrote:
>> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and
>> bought a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed
>> a guy come in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a
>> coffee. He went back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of
>> plastic containers out of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is
>> this weird? Perhaps he was on a special diet or something, I don't
>> know. It just struck me as odd. I guess it's good at least he bought
>> *something*. What do you think of this?
>>
>> Jill
>
> This topic brought back memories...
>
> A few years back, some co-workers and I had our own on-going
> competitive eating challenge (we called it, "The Gabby's Challenge") at
> a Gabby's Diner we oft' frequented at lunchtime . On competition days,
> each competitor had to order the "kitchen sink" version of the
> chili-cheeseburger w/chili-fries and large shake. Once eaten,
> additional food items could be ordered to "up the anti". One day a
> fellow competitor brought into Gabby's a roasted chicken, a bag of
> Chips-ahoy Chocolate chip cookies and a gallon of milk. He started the
> challenge (while waiting for his chili-burger/chili-fries order) by
> eating the roasted chicken, he then ate the required chili-burger/fries
> plate and lastly, he requested a pitcher and a large soup spoon from
> the waitress... intrigued, she brought the requested items to which he
> then proceeded to dump the bag of cookies into the pitcher, poured in
> the gallon of milk, then use the soup spoon to scoop them into his
> mouth. Shockingly, he was able to drain the cookie/milk sludge in about
> 15 minutes. Needless to say, he was and still is the reigning champion
> of "The Gabby's Challenge" and not once did the workers of Gabby's ever
> complain. kev

What a sickko hog! They probably didn't say anything for fear of being
eaten!

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

>What a sickko hog! They probably didn't say anything for fear of being
eaten!

>Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬

Fotunately Wayne for both he and the rest of us, this occured back in
the mid-90's. I think he has since toned down his eating habits. kev

On Thu 19 Jan 2006 01:24:19p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it kevnbro?

>>What a sickko hog! They probably didn't say anything for fear of being
>>eaten!
>
>>Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
>
> Fotunately Wayne for both he and the rest of us, this occured back in
> the mid-90's. I think he has since toned down his eating habits. kev
>
>

Thankfully time does often mellow one's behavior. <g>

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

"kevnbro" > writes:

>a Gabby's Diner we oft' frequented at lunchtime . On competition days,
>each competitor had to order the "kitchen sink" version of the
>chili-cheeseburger w/chili-fries and large shake. Once eaten,
>additional food items could be ordered to "up the anti". One day a
>fellow competitor brought into Gabby's a roasted chicken, a bag of
>Chips-ahoy Chocolate chip cookies and a gallon of milk.

I will never eat again. Any time I'm about to fall off my diet, I'll
just read this post.

Stacia
ugh

jmcquown wrote:
> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and bought
> Jill

i know what it is now

you just look for oppurtunities to talk about jill

it's all about you ain't it

that's impossible
its all about me

it always has been
i never pretened that it wasnt

you mask yours with BORING tales about what?

man brings his own breakfast to breakfast
yes how odd

Mr Tibbs wrote:
<snip>

tsk, tsk. For more effective trolling, you really should get better at
changing those nicks. Still burning your chicken thighs?>

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sarah bennett wrote:
> Mr Tibbs wrote:
> <snip>
>
> tsk, tsk. For more effective trolling, you really should get better at
> changing those nicks. Still burning your chicken thighs?>

snip?

tonight i burnt french toast sticks

what a raggedy man I am!
i had to slice them in half the long ways to get the burn off
but the fried eggs didn't stick this time; they almost finished cooking
before I could turn them, and no crizpy on them