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42 minutes ago, nnm said:

Shart thread is that way—->

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don't know how anyone actually enjoys swimming in barton springs. the water is miserably cold even when it's 100+ outside. 

I don’t understand why restaurants and diners etc. don’t serve breakfast all day long. It’s not some massive shift in cookware or skillset to fry up some eggs and bacon or sausage and make some toast, is it?

I had a fantastic breakfast at a TGIFridays in an airport the other day because they simply prepared the above. It was better than anything they usually serve during regular hours and menu and something I’d actually order (whereas now I have never willingly gone to a tgifridays outside of an airport I don’t think ever).

why do restaurants act like making breakfast is so hard that they can’t be bothered by it after 11am? If I want to pay $25 for something I can make myself at home for $10, just let me.

3 hours ago, MinerProphet said:

I don’t understand why restaurants and diners etc. don’t serve breakfast all day long. It’s not some massive shift in cookware or skillset to fry up some eggs and bacon or sausage and make some toast, is it?

I had a fantastic breakfast at a TGIFridays in an airport the other day because they simply prepared the above. It was better than anything they usually serve during regular hours and menu and something I’d actually order (whereas now I have never willingly gone to a tgifridays outside of an airport I don’t think ever).

why do restaurants act like making breakfast is so hard that they can’t be bothered by it after 11am? If I want to pay $25 for something I can make myself at home for $10, just let me.

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5 hours ago, MinerProphet said:

I don’t understand why restaurants and diners etc. don’t serve breakfast all day long. It’s not some massive shift in cookware or skillset to fry up some eggs and bacon or sausage and make some toast, is it?

I had a fantastic breakfast at a TGIFridays in an airport the other day because they simply prepared the above. It was better than anything they usually serve during regular hours and menu and something I’d actually order (whereas now I have never willingly gone to a tgifridays outside of an airport I don’t think ever).

why do restaurants act like making breakfast is so hard that they can’t be bothered by it after 11am? If I want to pay $25 for something I can make myself at home for $10, just let me.

 

Sir, this is a Wendy's the unpopular opinions thread. Popular opinions thread doesn't exist, as far as I know. 

 

9 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Sir, this is a Wendy's the unpopular opinions thread. Popular opinions thread doesn't exist, as far as I know. 

 

"Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread"

On 10/10/2024 at 6:31 AM, MinerProphet said:

I don’t understand why restaurants and diners etc. don’t serve breakfast all day long. It’s not some massive shift in cookware or skillset to fry up some eggs and bacon or sausage and make some toast, is it?

Yeah, it kind of is. Most restaurants also switch up the organization of the kitchen for efficiency from breakfast to lunch/dinner.

On 10/10/2024 at 1:31 PM, MinerProphet said:

I don’t understand why restaurants and diners etc. don’t serve breakfast all day long. It’s not some massive shift in cookware or skillset to fry up some eggs and bacon or sausage and make some toast, is it?

I had a fantastic breakfast at a TGIFridays in an airport the other day because they simply prepared the above. It was better than anything they usually serve during regular hours and menu and something I’d actually order (whereas now I have never willingly gone to a tgifridays outside of an airport I don’t think ever).

why do restaurants act like making breakfast is so hard that they can’t be bothered by it after 11am? If I want to pay $25 for something I can make myself at home for $10, just let me.

Breakfast is good everywhere because over easy or fried eggs can never be vacuum packed, they have to be cracked fresh. And because you cannot screw up bacon cooked on a griddle.

But once you’re in the lunch rush and trying to crank out pre-formed patties or chicken breasts on a griddle, then introducing eggs into the rhythm is absolutely going to mess up the flow.  
 

 

On 10/11/2024 at 7:50 PM, ChickenSandwich said:

Margins can be shit too, unless people will pay $15+ for bacon eggs and toast 

Have you eaten breakfast in a restaurant the last 5 years? It's easily a $20+ experience for things you can cook at home for $4 unit cost.

58 minutes ago, MinerProphet said:

Have you eaten breakfast in a restaurant the last 5 years? It's easily a $20+ experience for things you can cook at home for $4 unit cost.

Still upset with Enchiladas y Mas getting rid of their breakfast tacos and changing hours from 7am to 11 am opening.  There was simply no profit on coffee and $3 breakfast tacos, and their customer base wasn't going to accept a 50-100% price increase.

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If we are talking about a TGIFriday's breakfast why not just go to IHOP or Denny's they serve it all day.  It can't be any worse.

On 10/12/2024 at 4:22 PM, 956 Worldwide said:

Breakfast is good everywhere because over easy or fried eggs can never be vacuum packed, they have to be cracked fresh. And because you cannot screw up bacon cooked on a griddle.

But once you’re in the lunch rush and trying to crank out pre-formed patties or chicken breasts on a griddle, then introducing eggs into the rhythm is absolutely going to mess up the flow. 

That only works if you assume the breakfast order is less frequent than any other lunch or dinner dish, where the restaurant is structured to only cranking out burgers and breasts.

Surely they have some duds on the menu that equally mess up the flow. And then some dishes themselves have eggs in it, so it's not the eggs themselves that's the problem.

I think they simply don't expect people to order breakfast.

4 hours ago, 52-80 said:

where the restaurant is structured to only cranking out wings burgers and breasts.

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Hooters hasn’t had any girls that look like that working there in 25 years
1 minute ago, tbone_ said:


Hooters hasn’t had any girls that look like that working there in 25 years

What a coincidence.  I haven't been to a Hooters in about 25 years.  Well, except for the one in the basement of the Frankfurt airport, which I went to during a long layover in about 2011.  That was a mistake.  

What a coincidence.  I haven't been to a Hooters in about 25 years.  Well, except for the one in the basement of the Frankfurt airport, which I went to during a long layover in about 2011.  That was a mistake.  

I could see that going to either extreme, total mistake or wildly successful.
17 minutes ago, tbone_ said:


I could see that going to either extreme, total mistake or wildly successful.

Definitely the former.  Not a single buxom fraulein that is usually depicted in Oktoberfest galleries.  That's what I was hoping for.  Instead, there was one surly hefty corn-fed frau in a shirt two sizes too small.  

People who light a fireplace on the first cool day are human pieces of shit!  I've got all the windows open embracing the coolness after this beat down of a summer.  I have to close them due to fireplace stench.

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Mr. Pibb is superior to Dr Pepper.

Yeah--I said it.  Just because it's from Texas doesn't mean it's superior.  Or even good.  Actually, many of the things we've come to conclude are "great" just because they're from Texas are, in fact, barely adequate (see, e.g., Blue Bell, Whataburger, Southwest Airlines).

I came to this realization yesterday at the AMC movie theater, which is one of the few places where you get Mr. Pibb because Coca-Cola has a stranglehold on the pouring rights there.  But the cherry vanilla Mr. Pibb is fucking sublime.

1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

Mr. Pibb is superior to Dr Pepper.

Yeah--I said it.  Just because it's from Texas doesn't mean it's superior.  Or even good.  Actually, many of the things we've come to conclude are "great" just because they're from Texas are, in fact, barely adequate (see, e.g., Blue Bell, Whataburger, Southwest Airlines).

I came to this realization yesterday at the AMC movie theater, which is one of the few places where you get Mr. Pibb because Coca-Cola has a stranglehold on the pouring rights there.  But the cherry vanilla Mr. Pibb is fucking sublime.

I hate 'em both.

1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

But the cherry vanilla Mr. Pibb is fucking sublime.

Flavored sodas are all terrible. I like cherries. And I like vanilla. And I like sodas. But they’re all better on their own. 

Corned beef is horrible. Beef should never be "boiled" in water. Only exception is warming up hot dogs when drunk.

On 10/16/2024 at 4:30 PM, nnm said:

What a coincidence.  I haven't been to a Hooters in about 25 years.  Well, except for the one in the basement of the Frankfurt airport, which I went to during a long layover in about 2011.  That was a mistake.  

Was there a Nazi-legacy German beauracrat type guy giving you trouble about your papers?

"Zese women are not here for your amusement, American"

2 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Mr. Pibb is superior to Dr Pepper.

Yeah--I said it.  Just because it's from Texas doesn't mean it's superior.  Or even good.  Actually, many of the things we've come to conclude are "great" just because they're from Texas are, in fact, barely adequate (see, e.g., Blue Bell, Whataburger, Southwest Airlines).

I came to this realization yesterday at the AMC movie theater, which is one of the few places where you get Mr. Pibb because Coca-Cola has a stranglehold on the pouring rights there.  But the cherry vanilla Mr. Pibb is fucking sublime.

Agreed.  Born and raised in TX and never liked Dr. Pepper.  Too syrup-y/not enough carbonation.  Now DIET Dr. Pepper, on the other hand, is fabulous.  

7 hours ago, SurlyGator said:

Agreed.  Born and raised in TX and never liked Dr. Pepper.  Too syrup-y/not enough carbonation.  Now DIET Dr. Pepper, on the other hand, is fabulous.  

HEB old fashioned root beer with pure cane sugar is where it’s at 

On 11/18/2024 at 2:29 PM, ftf82 said:

Corned beef is horrible. Beef should never be "boiled" in water. Only exception is warming up hot dogs when drunk.

Your drunk self too good for a microwave?

Restaurant breakfast talk makes me want blueberry pancakes, maybe just buttermilk. But I definitely want pancakes.

18 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Steak sauce can enhance any $2.00 steak

Fixed it.

20 hours ago, closetohumping said:

Steak sauce can enhance any steak

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Unpopular opinion in Texas (but very popular here in Montana): shooting an animal you've been feeding from a deer feeder is not "hunting," and any sissy-ass douchebag who engages in it sure as shit ain't a hunter

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Unpopular opinion in Texas (but very popular here in Montana): shooting an animal you've been feeding from a deer feeder is not "hunting," and any sissy-ass douchebag who engages in it sure as shit ain't a hunter

This.

Add canned hunts to the list. Such absolute bullshit.

Here, let me just tie it to a fucking tree for you while it is eating a la Jurassic Park. Fucking amateurs.
7 hours ago, LTbear said:

Unpopular opinion in Texas (but very popular here in Montana): shooting an animal you've been feeding from a deer feeder is not "hunting," and any sissy-ass douchebag who engages in it sure as shit ain't a hunter

It’s harvesting, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I grew up hunting public lands in the northern NM mountains, and that’s real hunting. Scouting before season, figuring out game patterns, tracking, hiking, stalking. So I also really looked down on Texas deer harvesting. 
 

But the deer population needs to be controlled. And guys need a hang-out space/activity. Nothing wrong with harvesting some deer and hanging out with your buddies. 

7 hours ago, nnm said:

It’s harvesting, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I grew up hunting public lands in the northern NM mountains, and that’s real hunting. Scouting before season, figuring out game patterns, tracking, hiking, stalking. So I also really looked down on Texas deer harvesting. 
 

But the deer population needs to be controlled. And guys need a hang-out space/activity. Nothing wrong with harvesting some deer and hanging out with your buddies. 

Don't get defensive. I just said it's not hunting, and the dudes who do that and yet call themselves "hunters" for it are insecure little shitbags. 

It’s harvesting, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I grew up hunting public lands in the northern NM mountains, and that’s real hunting. Scouting before season, figuring out game patterns, tracking, hiking, stalking. So I also really looked down on Texas deer harvesting. 
 
But the deer population needs to be controlled. And guys need a hang-out space/activity. Nothing wrong with harvesting some deer and hanging out with your buddies. 

LOL. Ain’t nobody going “harvesting.” It’s cosplay for redneck idiots.
On 10/15/2024 at 3:55 PM, Gene Parmesan said:

If we are talking about a TGIFriday's breakfast why not just go to IHOP or Denny's they serve it all day.  It can't be any worse.

Colorado Omelette ftw.

20 hours ago, LTbear said:

Unpopular opinion in Texas (but very popular here in Montana): shooting an animal you've been feeding from a deer feeder is not "hunting," and any sissy-ass douchebag who engages in it sure as shit ain't a hunter

It's even worse--often times the ranch is high fenced.  The owner even knows individual deer and gives them names/numbers. nnm is correct that it's farming and then harvesting.  All of my friends that do it still call it hunting pretty much out of tradition or routine.  They know it's different that a real hunt on either low fenced, or public, land (not much public land in Texas).  And they are not "insecure little shitbags."  I get it--surly hyperbole.  

Another thing, maybe they already do it, but the B&C records need to distinguish between farmed/harvested deer and deer taken on a low-fenced property.

14 minutes ago, HouTex said:

And they are not "insecure little shitbags."  I get it--surly hyperbole.  

No hyperbole on my part. Agreed with the rest of your post though. It ain't hunting. It's so far from it that it's beyond ridiculous that those who engage in it would even use the term. 

LOL. Well now, it sounds like you should write a sternly worded letter to Mirriam-Webster and learn them a thing or two.

What else would it be called? Farming/harvesting is already synonymous with, well farming and harvesting.

Duck farming
Pheasant harvesting
Quail gathering
Goose getting
Snipe hunting, yeah ok, that’s real hunting right there.

Shooting.  Like the old saying, "that's why they call it fishing, not catching."

But, is fishing just like fake hunting? I mean you are baiting the hook, and just waiting for a bite? There is some skill and luck involved, just like “shooting”.

No one dives into the water, miles away from the school, and hunts down their prey by hand!

On 4/6/2018 at 4:21 PM, Celery Man said:

Catchy songs beat technical prowess every single time.

Heisman mantra.

1 hour ago, General Specific said:

LOL. Well now, it sounds like you should write a sternly worded letter to Mirriam-Webster and learn them a thing or two.

What else would it be called? Farming/harvesting is already synonymous with, well farming and harvesting.

Duck farming
Pheasant harvesting
Quail gathering
Goose getting
Snipe hunting, yeah ok, that’s real hunting right there.

Well it's certainly not hunting, whatever you wanna call of it. You sure as hell are defensive about it. Hopefully you're not one of those losers who shoots a corn-fed deer and calls yourself a "hunter." Get outta here with that pussy ass shit. 

1 hour ago, General Specific said:

LOL. Well now, it sounds like you should write a sternly worded letter to Mirriam-Webster and learn them a thing or two.

What else would it be called? Farming/harvesting is already synonymous with, well farming and harvesting.

Duck farming
Pheasant harvesting
Quail gathering
Goose getting
Snipe hunting, yeah ok, that’s real hunting right there.

call it hunting practice. slight step up from target practice.

I wouldn’t call it defensive if I’m laughing at the thread. It’s funny, that’s all. To some extent I agree, that it ain’t true hunting, but what other term is it called? I also think that you could have picked up on that in my response listing duck, quail and pheasant…

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