HudsonHawk
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Isn't "L A proper" an oxymoron?
Rember, this is the gent who wears "navy blue khaki". He probably eats pizza with chicken on it and other such hippie abominations.
Isn't "L A proper" an oxymoron?
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Of all the "fast food" joints around here, Wendy's fries-er chips-are the best. Chicken sandwiches aren't bad if you'd have ordered the spicy chicken. EarlAt the risk of sounding like a dinosaur, I have never been into a fast food joint ever. Not in the UK, mainland Europe, North America, anywhere.
Correction, the tense should have been, had, not have.
My first ever experience, and it was only to say that I have done it, was in Savannah, Georgia, USA, on my first ever trip to the States, probably back in the Jurassic period. My wife and I went into this place called: "Wendy's." Fortunately, it was a quiet time of day. Being my first experience, I didn't know that you had to look at the pictures of the ready meals behind the counter, choose whichever takes your fancy and order. But as I said, it was a quiet time, we were the only customers. I wanted something that couldn't be hammered into a small patty of something indistuingishable from everything else. My wife, knowing how pedantic I can be, had forwarned me that chips in America are those crisp little slivers of potato, whilst Brit Speak chips, are called fries. "Don't worry dear, I won't show you up." I smiled at the lady: "Chicken and fries please." "Sure honey," she cooed, "Soda?" Now you have to understand, where I come from, soda is in a tall syphon, usually stands on the bar, and you help yourself if you want to pour it over your scotch. So she couldn't possibly mean that. "Sorry," I said. "Soda," she replied. I looked helplessly at my wife.
By now the lady, who confessed to me that my wife and I were the first ever English accents that she had ever heard, apart from the television. It turned out that she was an addict to: "Inspector Morse." So our presence was something of a novelty for her. Seeing me perplexed, or just enjoying my discomfort, and also being at a loose end, she explained: "Something to drink?" "Oh right, soda, as in soda-pop!" The eye roll said it all. I ordered coke, just for a quiet life.
Neither of us ate our meal, the fries were disgusting, the coke was flat and the chicken, I swear, resembled a carpet burger. We just pushed it around on the plate, spent about ten minutes answering their questions: Yes the Queen's portrait is on all of our currency. Yes Oxford is does have a famous university,and other banal things like William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon and all that. My wife had discretely produced one of their take-away boxes, we scooped the bulk of the so called food into the box, shoved it into her bag and left with a cheery wave. "Be sure to come back y'all." Our new found Anglophile said, as a parting farewell. We just smiled and waved, tossing the box into the trash collector outside.
You should try In-n-Out if you ever go to California.
LA is the #2 Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum in the World.Isn't "L A proper" an oxymoron?
Hippie abominations include chili without beans. Hippies eat pizza without bacon on it as well.Rember, this is the gent who wears "navy blue khaki". He probably eats pizza with chicken on it and other such hippie abominations.
Hippies eat pizza without bacon on it as well.
Sorry, In-N-Out is the definition of mediocrity. I mean, it's an OK fast food burger, but that's about it. Its better than Wendy's though which is probably the worst chain fast food burger and certainly the worst, by far, fries/chips.
Neither of us ate our meal, the fries were disgusting, the coke was flat and the chicken, I swear, resembled a carpet burger. We just smiled and waved, tossing the box into the trash collector outside.
I disagree; that honor goes to McDonalds. uke:Sorry, In-N-Out is the definition of mediocrity...
Hey, wait a minute now. I...uhh...yeah, I can't disagree. But you know the saying: Living in California is like living in a bowl of granola--what isn't fruits and nuts is flakes.LA is the #2 Largest Outdoor Insane Asylum in the World.
Where would YOU recommend?Sorry, In-N-Out is the definition of mediocrity. I mean, it's an OK fast food burger, but that's about it. Its better than Wendy's though which is probably the worst chain fast food burger and certainly the worst, by far, fries/chips.
You have to do that to get the pages of the cook book soft enough to eat.I always thought that English cook books were one page, large type, "boil until flavor is gone, then, for good measure, boil another fifteen minutes!"
Hippie abominations include chili without beans. Hippies eat pizza without bacon on it as well.
Never eaten at an In-N-Out Burger, but have heard it referenced in movies (Big Lebowski in particular). However, I take exception to the notion that Wendy's is the worst fast food burger. The Baconator is one of the finest burgers ever made. I crave them and must have one at least once a week. Their skin-on fries are not bad either. The Baconator combo is a $10 meal in my area, and worth every penny.
Isn't "L A proper" an oxymoron?
Hippie abominations include chili without beans. Hippies eat pizza without bacon on it as well.
Where would YOU recommend?