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Im at a bar and the pair of folks next to me are talking about the Bible. - budice Sep 24, 19:21
I'm watching Smoky Mountain Money and the hunt for ginseng. All I can say is yeah -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 19:17
What are the two closest recognizable fast food chains to you? - Beryllium Sep 24, 19:06 41
- Popeyes & Taco Bell. There are several more. I'm close to an interstate exit. -- nm - Covington on Fire Sep 24, 19:30
- Salsaritas, Pizza Hut. - Kim Pine Sep 24, 19:29 1
  - I would only have guessed one of those to be a restaurant. - Reagen Sep 24, 19:32
- Subway and sonic -- nm - Epiphany Sep 24, 19:26 5
  - Tangent: Someday someone will explain to me why Sonic still exist. - ty97 Sep 24, 19:28 4
    - Yes to ice. I think their bulk sales are small town service. Like if a small town can't support a Mickey ads - Epiphany Sep 24, 19:35
    - Sonic's one of those things that's considerably less special the closer one is. - Tim Sep 24, 19:29
    - mmm..Cherry Limeade -- nm - budice Sep 24, 19:29 1
      - (no) - ty97 Sep 24, 19:29
- there are 2 Subways within 2 blocks - a JITB 3 blocks. BK 4 blocks. - howie Sep 24, 19:24
- In N Out and McDonalds st home, Little Caesar and Burger King at work. -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Sep 24, 19:23
- Starbucks and Subway - Reagen Sep 24, 19:20 1
  - I didn't think of SB, def in my Top 5. As is Just Salad - ty97 Sep 24, 19:22
- And a Taco Bell just opened directly across the street from work. -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 19:19
- burger king and maybe starbucks? does that count? if no, mcdonalds. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Sep 24, 19:16
- Salsarita's and Pizza Hut with McDonald's a close third. -- nm - David Sep 24, 19:16
- Home: McDonalds is 300m away and Yogen Fruz or something nearby. Work: there's a Tim Hortons in my building and a Hero Burger across the road -- nm - Roger More Sep 24, 19:14
- I guess the Subway went out of business in Water Mill so Mcd's or BK in Southampton are the closest. -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 19:14
- Jack in the Box, Subway. Both in the same strip as my grocery store. -- nm - Meg Sep 24, 19:14 4
  - Theres plenty of both. Easily got 8 subways within a 1 mile or so radius. -- nm - budice Sep 24, 19:16 3
    - Oh, I know. That's just the closest one. I walk past it 2 or 3 times a week and have never been inside :) - Meg Sep 24, 19:23 2
      - The Carls Jr near me is like the absolute worst all-around... -- nm - budice Sep 24, 19:25 1
        
        Check this out... - budice Sep 24, 19:28
- mcdonalds, culvers -- nm - dogbert Sep 24, 19:14
- Taco Bell and Roy Rogers -- nm - kelly Sep 24, 19:13 5
  - I did not know Roy Rogers existed outside of highway rest stops. -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 19:18 3
    - There was one about a mile from my house in Wappingers - ty97 Sep 24, 19:24 2
      - Fixins Bar salad! -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 19:27 1
        
        I don't recall this. - ty97 Sep 24, 19:36
  - wow, I didn't think Roys existed any more. I don't think I've seen one around for....15 years -- nm - prayformojo Sep 24, 19:17
- Closest in McDonald's. Second closest is a Cold Stone/Tim Horton's combo shop. - ty97 Sep 24, 19:12 1
  - Cold Stone/Tim Hortons combo? - budice Sep 24, 19:14
- home is either subway or a combo kfc/another-chain; work is mcdonald's. -- nm - b. Sep 24, 19:12
- Wendys & El Pollo Loco -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 19:12 1
  - ps, Capriottis is closest, but I left it off because it is not a major national chain -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 19:16
- work: subway, and gloria jean's coffee (which is recognisable to aussies, anyway). - mafic Sep 24, 19:10
- JITB and Carls Jr. -- nm - budice Sep 24, 19:10
- Five Guys and Subway -- nm - Dano Sep 24, 19:09
- home: Jimmy Johns, McDonalds. work: Wawa, Panda Express -- nm - znufrii Sep 24, 19:08
- Home-McDonalds and Subway; Work-Chipotle and 5 Guys -- nm - prayformojo Sep 24, 19:08
- Wendy's and BK with a McDonalds on the other side of the intersection. -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 19:08
This is the struggle of my life: Cher is coming to NYC in December. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:51 15
- She postponed her DC show to December too, I went back in March and some friends are going for a second time. - MDH Sep 24, 18:52 14
  - Maybe if you're going to see Cher you're no longer a young gay? -- nm - Roger More Sep 24, 18:54 11
    - *I* am not, but you should see the young gay fawn over Madonna and Liza. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:55 10
      - Liza??????????????? -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 19:13 9
        
        Judy - Liza - Madonna - ty97 Sep 24, 19:14 8
        
        I know Judy & Madonna, but LIZA???? it shocks me they would not gravitate to her mom instead :( -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 19:18 7
        
        20 years matters (that's a generation) but RM is right that Babs was big too. -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 19:26 1
        
        :(((((((( -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 19:27
        
        Next you'll be shocked about Barbra Streisand. -- nm - Roger More Sep 24, 19:23 4
        
        Heard tonight her newly released album makes her the first artist to have a #1 album in each of the previous 6 decades !! -- nm - Meg Sep 24, 19:28
        
        #1 album this week! First person to have a #1 album in six consecutive decades. -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 19:26 1
        
        Bah, had to change my phrasing to fit the subject line :) -- nm - Meg Sep 24, 19:29
        
        are they ditching her for Liza, too? - Peglegpete Sep 24, 19:26
  - I want to go but won't go alone. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:53 1
    - Pretty sure Cher would appreciate you walking alone. -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 18:57
Survivor spoilers - David Sep 24, 18:45 3
- Spoilers - Volnelk Sep 24, 18:51 2
  - Spoilers - David Sep 24, 18:52 1
    - Spoiler - Volnelk Sep 24, 18:58
Today I learned ... that a dental office would rather start from scratch than request records from another practice. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:43 3
- Every dentist I have ever seen (many of them) always x-rays me on initial visit -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 18:45 1
  - It had been 18 months, so that was hardly a surprise. But I meant in terms of previous measurements for gum decay ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:50
- why go through all the time and effort for free when they can simply redo it and bill for it -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 18:44
"Wow, I guess someone actually CAN get swiftly and harshly punished for a recording that reflects poorly on the NFL" -- (link) - Beaker Sep 24, 18:39 15
- One day, centuries from now, we'll look back on this era the same way we look back at the civil rights movement today. - Mop Sep 24, 18:53 1
  - The funny part is that Disney is on the cutting edge of employee treatment. - David Sep 24, 18:56
- They suspended someone who dared them to suspend him. It's the worst thing that has ever happened to anyone. -- nm - David Sep 24, 18:45 12
  - your dislike of grantland is well noted. -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Sep 24, 19:20 1
    - It's Simmons-specific. I actually respect a lot of the work Grantland does. - David Sep 24, 19:25
  - Can't they all be assholes? -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 18:47 2
    - But there are levels of assholes, aren't there? -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 18:52
    - It works for Deadspin. -- nm - David Sep 24, 18:48
  - I don't follow sports commentators so I don't know Simmons. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:46
  - *shrug* take it up with Twitter, The Washington Post, Slate, deadspin, Time, Fox Sports, among others. -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 18:46 5
    - I'm taking it up with the person who has mentioned it twice here within the hour. -- nm - David Sep 24, 18:47 4
      - sorry, I'll be sure to run posts by you when the board rolls from now on -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 18:52 3
        
        Bup bup bup. Is that the reply Bill Simmons would have made? -- nm - David Sep 24, 18:53 2
        
        I'm pretty sure he ignores his trolls -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 18:56 1
        
        I'm pretty sure he is the troll. -- nm - David Sep 24, 18:57
Def Leppard: Vivian Campbell is having stem cell treatment... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 24, 18:36 2
- You got any of them arm stem cells? -- nm - Rick Allen Sep 24, 18:38
- If I smear stemcells on my gums, will they grow back? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:36
Quite the headline: "Woodside man pulled off Virgin plane for sex act" -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:35
Should Bender Rodriguez be the new spokesperson, I am spokesrobot for Apple? -- nm - amoxy Sep 24, 18:34
John Rocker looks like the knight from Dragons Lair. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 24, 18:34
[an error occurred while processing this Autumn directive means it's cool even in Houston tonight] -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 18:34
Sandwich poll: Do you have the following within 20 miles of you: Subway, Quizno's, Jimmy Johns, Jersey Mike's, Schlotsky's? -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 18:33 38
- Yes to all. I'd starve before I'd eat at Quiznos -- nm - Epiphany Sep 24, 19:33
- Yes, Yes, Yes, No, Stop making up sandwich shop names. -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Sep 24, 19:25
- YYYYN - Covington on Fire Sep 24, 19:20
- YNYNN -- nm - Dano Sep 24, 19:13
- YYYNN -- nm - prayformojo Sep 24, 19:01
- Y Y Y Y N -- nm - kelly Sep 24, 19:01
- Y, Y, Y, N, N. - Kim Pine Sep 24, 19:01
- Just Subway. -- nm - Tim Sep 24, 18:52
- Huh? All within 10 miles except Schlotsky's. Never would have guessed. The last is maybe 15-20 miles away. -- nm - Meg Sep 24, 18:51 1
  - We often eat Subway when we're on the road, or have someone do a Subway run during an event. - Meg Sep 24, 19:04
- y, y, n, y, n -- nm - b. Sep 24, 18:49
- subways are everywhere, quiznos are thankfully gone (most annoying ads ever) JJ yes never heard of the other 2 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 18:46
- Y (several), Y, N, N, N -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 18:37
- Y,Y,N,Y,N....but I do not eat at any of them. ever. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 24, 18:35
- Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No - amoxy Sep 24, 18:35
- yes (weirdly there are 2 within 100m of my office), no, never heard of the last three. -- nm - mafic Sep 24, 18:34
- Yes in a Sweep. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 24, 18:34 1
  - Where's the Schlotsky's? I should check it out. -- nm - Covington on Fire Sep 24, 19:23
- I think there is a Subway in Watermill so a little less than 20 miles -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:34 17
  - Mattituck, Greenport, Riverhead (x3), Easport - ty97 Sep 24, 18:37 1
    - Wait until we move and then I'll be swimming in these shit hole franchises. Thankfully, my kids don't like fast food......yet -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:47
  - Also, who goes to these places? Local delis or Italian stores make way better sammiches -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:36 14
    - And this is probably the place where I say this: I have eaten at Subway in multiple different countries. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:39 1
      - Did you have a butter chicken sub? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:40
    - There's something to be sad for having nutritional info available. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:38 3
      - for me, it's that plus varying things up, cost - money and time, and convenience. - b. Sep 24, 19:02
      - when you make some of the ingredients in a lab its easier to figure out what's in them -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 18:48
      - I got ya+ -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:45
    - starbucks effect. people go for familiar and ok over unfamiliar and unknown. -- nm - mafic Sep 24, 18:37
    - People who don't have those nearby. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:36 6
      - There's always a local deli, no? -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:37 5
        
        Sadly, not nearby. -- nm - Covington on Fire Sep 24, 19:22
        
        There's one local to my work, which is nice. But in the past, no. - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:39 2
        
        I love me a sammich so no matter where I lived I always found the goods. -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:44
        
        I would've taken subway over the one near my last office in a heartbeat. that place was terrible. -- nm - mafic Sep 24, 18:42
        
        no. -- nm - mafic Sep 24, 18:38
- Yes, didn't they go under?, yes, no, no -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 18:34
- Yes, Yes, No, No, No. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:33
This is cute. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:33
Survivor spoils - Jovian Sep 24, 18:28 1
- Not this season -- nm - Volnelk Sep 24, 18:33
Do you eat Jimmy John's? Did you use a card to pay? - Spawn Sep 24, 18:13 23
- My client, BROOOOOOOOOCK LESSSSNAR is going to be pissed. - Paul Heyman Sep 24, 18:33
- Yeah, and? Their responsibility to deal with the fraud. We'll just get new cards. - ty97 Sep 24, 18:28 4
  - it's not just automatic bill pays for some of us, and the nuisance is not slight. - b. Sep 24, 18:58 [Backboard] 1
    - a positive: when chase recently changed my card of theirs from mc to visa, they automatically updated the few auto-bills I had. - b. Sep 24, 19:08
  - You get free credit monitoring! And you get free credit monitoring! And you get free credit monitoring! - Mop Sep 24, 18:32 1
    - "And you get bees!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:32
- One time. Maybe a year ago. Goddammit. -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 18:19
- I don't even know what Jimmy John's is. -- nm - mafic Sep 24, 18:15 15
  - yummy sammich place -- nm - decline Sep 24, 18:24 8
    - But it's no Jersey Mike's. -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 18:32 3
      - One just opened town. Is it worth it? - amoxy Sep 24, 18:33 2
        
        I went to a newish location here a few months ago. my turkey sandwich was tasty, but it was really slow going. - b. Sep 24, 19:21
        
        I've actually only eaten there in TX of all places - ty97 Sep 24, 18:34
    - Honestly, if presented with a sandwich, I couldn't tell you if it was JJ, Subway, or even Quiznos. -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 18:31 3
      - I don't think I would eat at any of those places ever -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:33
      - I dunno, subway is ... distinctive. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:31 1
        
        You get the Italian bread and it might as well be the sandwich place at the grocery store. -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 18:33
  - this -- nm - CQ Sep 24, 18:19 2
    - I must know them from TX/Chicago/FL. I swore they were here, but no. -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 18:30
    - This -- nm - amoxy Sep 24, 18:27
  - I keep thinking of Jimmy James from Newsradio -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 18:18 2
    - Jimmy has fear? A thousand times no! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 18:19 1
      - Soon the Super Karate Monkey Death Car would park in Jimmy's space. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 18:23

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