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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#121 December 09, 2008, 04:50:14 am

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did anyone bother to watch this. I sure fucking won't.

also lemme clarify; fast food isn't good for you and pricewise it doesn't save you too much money, at least if you buy in bulk. it also tastes like shit, which doesn't help. but I think we all appreciate fast food at some point in our lives. whether you're a busy college student who has thirty minutes between classes and burger king is right there or a mother of three who needs to feed the kids and there's no spaghetti or tomato sauce at home, it fills a need. and while they manipulate it like fuck, you can get a salad at McDonalds; it somehow manages to be shittier than their burgers, but its a healthier available option.

the real sorrow in fast food isn't that it exists but that the standards have dropped so far in an attempt to fill their own manufactured audience that most of them are now suffering a backlash in the face of an increase in heart disease and obesity. anyone who's ever eaten a real slider from a burger joint or a reheated pizza slice from a small pizzeria near a college knows there's a genuine way to make these taste decent if not good and it's a pity that they don't.

even chains not automatically synonymous with fast food have dropping standards; no one wants to eat at I <3 NY Pizza after all and Quiznos, while being superior to Subway, has been on a steady decline in an attempt to get a bigger market share. places like Jimmy Johns, with their alfalfa sprouts and homemade bread, or Firehouse Subs, which steams their subs and makes them taste almost fucking alien, seem in comparison to be too expensive.

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dragonx

#122 December 09, 2008, 04:54:28 am

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Ok a bit offtopic I suppose but I keep hearing from people in the U.S. that Quiznos > Subway and it is really confusing me since everyone here(in canada) says it the complete other way around

here subway is the QUALITY SUB PLACE and quiznos is like CATFOOD in comparison, what exactly are you basing Quiznos > Subway on? I'm really interested to know why subway sucks there

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#123 December 09, 2008, 05:04:51 am

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Quote from: Pidgeotto221 on December 09, 2008, 04:50:14 am

did anyone bother to watch this. I sure fucking won't.

also lemme clarify; fast food isn't good for you and pricewise it doesn't save you too much money, at least if you buy in bulk. it also tastes like shit, which doesn't help. but I think we all appreciate fast food at some point in our lives. whether you're a busy college student who has thirty minutes between classes and burger king is right there or a mother of three who needs to feed the kids and there's no spaghetti or tomato sauce at home, it fills a need. and while they manipulate it like fuck, you can get a salad at McDonalds; it somehow manages to be shittier than their burgers, but its a healthier available option.

the real sorrow in fast food isn't that it exists but that the standards have dropped so far in an attempt to fill their own manufactured audience that most of them are now suffering a backlash in the face of an increase in heart disease and obesity. anyone who's ever eaten a real slider from a burger joint or a reheated pizza slice from a small pizzeria near a college knows there's a genuine way to make these taste decent if not good and it's a pity that they don't.

even chains not automatically synonymous with fast food have dropping standards; no one wants to eat at I <3 NY Pizza after all and Quiznos, while being superior to Subway, has been on a steady decline in an attempt to get a bigger market share. places like Jimmy Johns, with their alfalfa sprouts and homemade bread, or Firehouse Subs, which steams their subs and makes them taste almost fucking alien, seem in comparison to be too expensive.

I love you. i just started living on my own and cooking for myself, and it is honestly SO EASY to just make a really good tasting, healthy meal it's ridiculous how people still go get fast food. even tho i'm COLLEGE KID now i think i've actually cut back the amount of fast food i ate because i realized how much more cost effective and tasty it is to make a toasted wrap with deli and veggies or say tilapia with pasta and salad than freaking getting PIZZA or burger king.

i see my neighbours still making instant noodles everyday for lunch and ordering pizza every night for dinner and it's just UGH because they too have their own kitchen and they're just killing their bodies.

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#124 December 09, 2008, 05:17:29 am

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Quote from: dragonx on December 09, 2008, 04:54:28 am

Ok a bit offtopic I suppose but I keep hearing from people in the U.S. that Quiznos > Subway and it is really confusing me since everyone here(in canada) says it the complete other way around

here subway is the QUALITY SUB PLACE and quiznos is like CATFOOD in comparison, what exactly are you basing Quiznos > Subway on? I'm really interested to know why subway sucks there

quiznos was better than subway when it was the only place toasting subs, and then subway started toasting and came out with the $5 footlong deals which basically blew quiznos out of the water.

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#125 December 09, 2008, 05:34:02 am

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My favourite fast food burger is def. the place in the middle of ontario on the road to Algonquin Park. ~~Anyone know what it's called? I forget.~~
Webers. Mmmmm....

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Jayce

#126 December 09, 2008, 11:58:20 am

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We have a fast food place here in Australia called Nando's.
If it weren't for the fact that you're spending AU$8 on large chips and a dipping sauce it would be awesome, it's really tasty and they decided to use Peri Peri Sauces and Spices on their chicken and chips rather than just your regular shit.

http://www.nandos.com.au/

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#127 December 09, 2008, 02:28:38 pm

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I love the meat in a big whopper - so I'd go with a Whopper

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#128 December 09, 2008, 02:30:30 pm

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Quote from: Standard Toaster on December 09, 2008, 05:17:29 am

quiznos was better than subway when it was the only place toasting subs, and then subway started toasting and came out with the $5 footlong deals which basically blew quiznos out of the water.

i don't like my subs toasted because i get the ones with pepperoni and pepperoni tastes like shit toasted.
but i don't like quiznos it's always been
schlotsky's>subway>quiznos but schlotsky's is too expensive for smaller sandwiches so i go to subway normally. Also subway is closer so GAS MONEY or whatever. I would cook but i don't have any propane here and i can't afford to fill a half tank, and heat would be first priority anyway, so unfortunately when i want to save money it's LITTLE CAESAR'S for the next two or three meals or something shit like that.

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#129 December 09, 2008, 08:05:14 pm

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Quote from: Standard Toaster on December 09, 2008, 05:17:29 am

quiznos was better than subway when it was the only place toasting subs, and then subway started toasting and came out with the $5 footlong deals which basically blew quiznos out of the water.

to compete as I said quiznos has dropped prices so no they haven't blown quiznos out of the water, just forced them to their level. dragonx and I had this conversation earlier though, it was astonishing because like ten canadian gw members immediately said QUIZNOS IS SHIT and it was surprising. quiznos isn't bad, let alone shit, and in the states for a long time they've had a much better rep than subway. PRIMERIB SANDWICH ok.

Quote from: FlowerPower on December 09, 2008, 05:04:51 am

I love you. i just started living on my own and cooking for myself, and it is honestly SO EASY to just make a really good tasting, healthy meal it's ridiculous how people still go get fast food. even tho i'm COLLEGE KID now i think i've actually cut back the amount of fast food i ate because i realized how much more cost effective and tasty it is to make a toasted wrap with deli and veggies or say tilapia with pasta and salad than freaking getting PIZZA or burger king.

i see my neighbours still making instant noodles everyday for lunch and ordering pizza every night for dinner and it's just UGH because they too have their own kitchen and they're just killing their bodies.

my point was actually a defense of fast food eating but okay!

brian chemicals

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#130 December 09, 2008, 08:18:39 pm

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I've been getting breakfasts from mcdonalds because it's on my way to uni, and it's after the main part of my daily journey, so I need waking up, and it does that. The bacon feels like rubber and is tasteless, and the egg IS rubber and is tasteless. The tea is merely ok I guess but it's hot and cheaper than starbucks or costa. I'm basically stopping this. It sucks that the studios aren't on main campus this year because otherwise I'd just get a tea and muffin from the cafe there at a fraction of the price, it's healthier, fair trade, tastes better etc.
But Fast food is a real convinience, you accept the fact that it's crap because you have the benefits of it being... fast.
But yeah I can no longer afford this so!

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Sredni Vashtar

#131 December 09, 2008, 08:27:19 pm

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man jimmy johns is probably the best place to get a sub, even though it's all cold deli subs.

Seriously how many fast food places do you know that make their food amazing by virtue of the quality of their ingredients alone

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#132 December 09, 2008, 09:23:38 pm

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Quote from: Pidgeotto221 on December 09, 2008, 08:05:14 pm

to compete as I said quiznos has dropped prices so no they haven't blown quiznos out of the water, just forced them to their level.

yea but none of their good subs are cheap, like just the bare bones TURKEY/ROAST BEEF SUB are $5. i remember going to quiznos thinking that "yesss cheese steak sub for $5" but it was still like $8 or $9.

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#133 December 12, 2008, 05:11:29 am

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Whopper > Big Mac. No contest.

HEY, FUCK YOU GRASS-EATING BURGER HATERS MAN. With your nutrional values, fresh ingredients and sh**.

Said Bizzle.

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Drevean

#134 December 12, 2008, 08:34:18 am

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Whoppers own. If you haven't had a whopper at least once in your lifetime, and you live in the U.S., you're not a legal U.S. citizen.

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#135 December 12, 2008, 03:58:44 pm

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Big Mac has a better taste to it, but I don't see how they can compare the two. Here's a one patty burger with normal toppings, and here's a two patty stacked burger with special sauce.

Also, I remember Subway had that two footlong for $7-$8, that was sweet.

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Vellfire

#136 December 12, 2008, 04:36:00 pm

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Arby's is the only fast food I can stomach (I love the shit out of it btw), but it depends on how good of an Arby's you go to. I've been to some TERRIBLE ones but the one closest to my house is, luckily, very good. They also finally got employees that don't pretend like the milkshake machine is broken so that they don't have to make them for you. But man, when you don't like burgers, it's p. hard to eat at a lot of fast food places. It's also pretty hard for me to eat out in general because there aren't a lot of places near my dorms and since my dorm is like a two minute walk to most of my classes (most of that 2 minutes is going up and down stairs), I don't pass by a lot of places. I don't want to make a special trip just to go eat out either, I usually just eat cereal or oatmeal or soup or something. But, when I'm at home, I eat Arby's ALL the time (like I said, it's the only fast food I really like at all). My brother is close to a lot of fast food where he lives so he relies on eating out, so we go out almost every day to get food of some sort. McDonalds is what he likes, and Arby's is right near that so we just get both. It's so gross how much McDonald's he eats though, he'll eat like three burgers and a huge thing of fries every day. It's a wonder he's in such good shape.

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#137 December 12, 2008, 05:09:25 pm

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whopper virgins documentary 2: indigenous peoples are raped by men in burger costumes

I must say that documentary was very informative and intersting

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#138 December 12, 2008, 05:21:13 pm

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Quote from: Velfarre on December 12, 2008, 04:36:00 pm

Arby's is the only fast food I can stomach (I love the shit out of it btw), but it depends on how good of an Arby's you go to. I've been to some TERRIBLE ones but the one closest to my house is, luckily, very good. They also finally got employees that don't pretend like the milkshake machine is broken so that they don't have to make them for you. But man, when you don't like burgers, it's p. hard to eat at a lot of fast food places. It's also pretty hard for me to eat out in general because there aren't a lot of places near my dorms and since my dorm is like a two minute walk to most of my classes (most of that 2 minutes is going up and down stairs), I don't pass by a lot of places. I don't want to make a special trip just to go eat out either, I usually just eat cereal or oatmeal or soup or something. But, when I'm at home, I eat Arby's ALL the time (like I said, it's the only fast food I really like at all). My brother is close to a lot of fast food where he lives so he relies on eating out, so we go out almost every day to get food of some sort. McDonalds is what he likes, and Arby's is right near that so we just get both. It's so gross how much McDonald's he eats though, he'll eat like three burgers and a huge thing of fries every day. It's a wonder he's in such good shape.

I've worked at McDonalds before, during the induction one of the managers was showing us this booklet about things we should know about McDonalds and their food. No joke, one of the pages said "McDonalds food is healthy and good for you", it then went on to give reasons for this (such as "our burgers have 3 grams of onion on them, clearly healthy for you!", totally forgetting the hundreds of grams of fat and grease). Needless to say, I almost pissed myself laughing.

Haha, maybe he is in such good shape because McDonalds foor is healthy and good for him!??

Anyway :[ Pretty much all fast food where I live is disgusting. About the only food I do like is one or two of the breakfast stuff McDonalds serves, but I could make the same food at a fraction of the price, and it'd taste better. Pretty much all fast food around where I live is the same, I can make cheaper and better tasting food (probably healthier too). Hell, I can go out to most any supermarket, and buy a pizza made in Italy that very same day for less than a pizza from Pizza Hut costs!
Sometimes I wonder why people even bother buying fast food :[

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#139 December 12, 2008, 06:40:28 pm

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Quote from: Velfarre on December 12, 2008, 04:36:00 pm

Arby's is the only fast food I can stomach (I love the shit out of it btw)

man i love arby's but i always get terrible indigestion whenever i eat there. I do it anyway but later i feel like shit

EDIT: also the little nutritional informational hand-outs up at kfc have an entire page dedicated to saying "it's not unhealthy, you just need to exercise more"

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#140 December 12, 2008, 07:07:00 pm

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Yeah, Arby's pretty much rocks the rest of fast food off this planet

who doesnt love thinly shaved roast beef with velveeta and an onion bun (I know it sounds terrible but it is delicious) I especially love their milkshakes and fries as well

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