someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbirdLooks interesting. I'd get one of the sangria offered.
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbirdFor this alone, but damn damn what a massive menu!
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 11:11:20 -0500, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
wrote:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
I'm not a health freak, but Holy Moses! It's a fat, sugar and starch paradise. I bet they're sponsored by Big Pharma.
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed
young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough
to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even say where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people on a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even say
where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people on
a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such
is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill--
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even say where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people on a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants
with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even say where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people on a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants
with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in your 20's? That's
a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:31:40 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants >>> with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in your 20's? That's
a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
But the place looks very American-style tacky, whether you're uptight
or not.
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even say where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people on a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants
with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in your 20's? That's
a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
On 2025-12-02 8:31 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people
on a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such
is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants >>> with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in your
20's? That's
a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick
to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
On 12/2/2025 10:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can
expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
People like to be entertained and have fun. Most every chain restaurant has a gimmick of some wort to grab your attention. Wing House, Chili's, Hooters have something to grab attention.
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read a
book?
On 2025-12-02 10:39 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 12/2/2025 10:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can
expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
People like to be entertained and have fun. Most every chain
restaurant has a gimmick of some wort to grab your attention. Wing
House, Chili's, Hooters have something to grab attention.
Two problems there.... First of all, I don't think you can grab the
things that get your attention at Hooters. Secondly, Hooters is barely hanging on. It applied for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read a
book?
Because they are lazy and want to be entertained with little effort. The same reason a lot of people go out to eat. FWIW... reading is declining
in the US. 42 of American adults read a book last year, down from 65%
just 5 years ago. Only about 10% of American adults read more than 20
books a year.
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick
to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
Two problems there.... First of all, I don't think you can grab the
things that get your attention at Hooters. Secondly, Hooters is barely hanging on. It applied for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
On 12/2/2025 11:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
Because they are lazy and want to be entertained with little effort.I've not read a book in over 5 years. I do read a lot of magazines
The same reason a lot of people go out to eat. FWIW... reading is
declining in the US. 42 of American adults read a book last year, down
from 65% just 5 years ago. Only about 10% of American adults read more
than 20 books a year.
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
though. Newspaper and other news articles.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick
to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
On 12/2/2025 11:11 AM, songbird wrote:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
Well... I probably would not.
Jill
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely
dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not
cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't
even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and
I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in
my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in your
20's? That's a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:31:40 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't
even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and
I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in
my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in
your 20's? That's a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
But the place looks very American-style tacky, whether you're uptight
or not.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:04:46 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:31:40 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was
in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in
your 20's? That's a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me
sad.
But the place looks very American-style tacky, whether you're uptight
or not.
Or is that what Hawaiians look for in Las Vegas?
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:22:23 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:04:46 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
But the place looks very American-style tacky, whether you're uptight
or not.
Or is that what Hawaiians look for in Las Vegas?
Why would that be of any concern to you?
Serious question.
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants?Atmospehre and mood, duh.
If they have a good menu,Steakhouses do it too:
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers.
I don't know how many times you canIf you bloody well read the damned menu you'd see that is hardly the
expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 22:25:12 -0500
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants?
Atmospehre and mood, duh.
If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers.
Steakhouses do it too:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6L3eV2UshRM
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
Two problems there.... First of all, I don't think you can grab the
things that get your attention at Hooters. Secondly, Hooters is
barely hanging on. It applied for bankruptcy protection earlier
this year.
Hooters - that's just so nineties. Well endowed gals work at Hooters.
Where do one-legged girls work?
IHOP
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good
menu, good food and service they should not have to rely on some
cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times
you can expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and
skin.
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with
their bread. For one thing all that excitement could be too much
for their weakened hearts and blood vessels. OTOH, the younger
generation is a decidedly different animal. You might have
forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a
time it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Dave Smith wrote:Or how he rats out handicapped license plate vilators at the gym parking
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Tell that story about trashing their property again, officer Dave.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 11:01:09 -0700, lomonosov <bubbles@in.valid> wrote:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:22:23 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:04:46 +1100, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid>
wrote:
But the place looks very American-style tacky, whether you're
uptight or not.
Or is that what Hawaiians look for in Las Vegas?
Why would that be of any concern to you?
Serious question.
As a result of dsi1's participation in this newsgroup, I've developed
a lot of empathy for the Hawaiians.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 11:12:04 -0700, lomonosov <bubbles@in.valid> wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 22:25:12 -0500
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants?
Atmospehre and mood, duh.
If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers.
Steakhouses do it too:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6L3eV2UshRM
Also very tacky. And I bet none of the staff or customers have any
idea who Caesar was. They just wanted a tacky theme.
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely
dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not
cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but how
is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality anyway?
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely
dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not
cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in
my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but
how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick >> to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:06:56 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it
a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely
dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not
cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in
my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but
how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
Well, not really, but...
GooGoo AI Overview
Because they are lazy and want to be entertained with little effort. The same reason a lot of people go out to eat. FWIW... reading is declining
in the US. 42 of American adults read a book last year, down from 65%
just 5 years ago. Only about 10% of American adults read more than 20
books a year.
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals, however, are
still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your loudmouth brats to STFU
for a little while. The adults eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy" >but it's not a happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest >self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the Wintel >hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good
menu, good food and service they should not have to rely on some
cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times
you can expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and
skin.
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus
with their bread. For one thing all that excitement could be too
much for their weakened hearts and blood vessels. OTOH, the
younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You might
have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh
what a time it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals,
however, are still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your loudmouth brats to STFU for a little while. The adults eat at
McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy" but it's not a happy
experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the Wintel
hardware/software merry-go-round scam. It's actually a beautiful
thing from a marketing standpoint.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3Mwwh9LzSQ1YnAC29
On 12/3/2025 2:10 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:06:56 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give
it a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't
even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old
and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was
in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but
how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality
anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
Well, not really, but...
GooGoo AI Overview
My comment has nothing to do with restaurants.
Perhaps you don't see
it, but the three of you have something in common.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals, however, are
still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your loudmouth brats to STFU
for a little while. The adults eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy"
but it's not a happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest >self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the Wintel >hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:40:28 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
Two problems there.... First of all, I don't think you can grab the things that get your attention at Hooters. Secondly, Hooters is
barely hanging on. It applied for bankruptcy protection earlier
this year.
Hooters - that's just so nineties. Well endowed gals work at Hooters.
Where do one-legged girls work?
IHOP
HJARF!
Meanwhile over at Dennys...
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals, however, are
still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your loudmouth brats to STFU
for a little while. The adults eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy"
but it's not a happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest >> >self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the Wintel >> >hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs want to fret over
what version of Windows you're forced to live with.
It's not my concern if you want to believe that there was no Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam. I
got my own life to live.
On 12/2/2025 10:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-02 8:31 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> posted:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give it >>>>>> a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't even
say where it's
at. I suppose one could just follow the nicely dressed young people >>>>> on a date.
OTOH, I'm way too old and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in.
Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was in my
20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think restaurants >>>> with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
You were uptight, judgmental, and close-minded, when you were in your
20's? That's
a heck of a way to live a life. That makes me sad.
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can
expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
People like to be entertained and have fun. Most every chain restaurant has a gimmick of some wort to grab your attention. Wing House, Chili's, Hooters have something to grab attention.
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read a
book?
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs want to fret over
what version of Windows you're forced to live with. It's not my concern if you
want to believe that there was no Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam. I
got my own life to live.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 15:29:29 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 2:10 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:06:56 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give >>>>>>>> it a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't
even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old
and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was
in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think
restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but
how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality
anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
Well, not really, but...
GooGoo AI Overview
My comment has nothing to do with restaurants.
So theme eatery support wasn't the threading here?
Stop the madness.
Perhaps you don't see
it, but the three of you have something in common.
Lol, Trump is McDs man, I prefer BK, not sure about Bryan.
next.
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the
dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Jill
On 12/2/2025 10:39 PM, Ed P wrote:
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read a
book?
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the
dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
On 12/3/2025 3:32 PM, Bruce wrote:
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
They are in Russia. A lot of people have fallen out of them over there recently.
On 12/3/2025 3:57 PM, dsi1 wrote:
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs want
to fret over
what version of Windows you're forced to live with. It's not my
concern if you
want to believe that there was no Wintel hardware/software merry-go-
round scam. I
got my own life to live.
If I was to change, I'd have to buy some new equipment. My mouse pad is compatible with Windows 11.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
Because they are lazy and want to be entertained with little effort. The
same reason a lot of people go out to eat. FWIW... reading is declining
in the US. 42 of American adults read a book last year, down from 65%
just 5 years ago. Only about 10% of American adults read more than 20
books a year.
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
I used to read a lot when I was a kid. It was a pretty weird scene. When I reached
adulthood, I could no longer read fiction. I still read non-fiction books. I can
no longer read about things that are not real. My guess is that there's a fundamental difference between kids that read a lot as a kid and adults that spend
they time reading fiction. Therein lies an interesting question.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus
with their bread. For one thing all that excitement could be too
much for their weakened hearts and blood vessels. OTOH, the
younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You might
have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh
what a time it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals, >however, are still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your >loudmouth brats to STFU for a little while. The adults eat at
McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy" but it's not a happy
experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest
self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the
Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus
with their bread. For one thing all that excitement could be
too much for their weakened hearts and blood vessels. OTOH,
the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I
haven't. Oh what a time it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy
Meals, however, are still going strong. It's a meal that's made to
get your loudmouth brats to STFU for a little while. The adults
eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy" but it's not a
happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest >self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the
Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs want
to fret over what version of Windows you're forced to live with. It's
not my concern if you want to believe that there was no Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam. I got my own life to live.
lomonosov <bubbles@in.valid> posted:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:40:28 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
Two problems there.... First of all, I don't think you can grab
the things that get your attention at Hooters. Secondly,
Hooters is barely hanging on. It applied for bankruptcy
protection earlier this year.
Hooters - that's just so nineties. Well endowed gals work at
Hooters. Where do one-legged girls work?
IHOP
HJARF!
Meanwhile over at Dennys...
I love Denny's. The whole family does too. Too bad the Denny's in our
town closed during Covid. My son said that they'd play board-games in
the back late at night at the Denny's. The manager was cool with
that. We would probably hold club meetings there if they hadn't
closed down.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:57:07 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the
circus with their bread. For one thing all that excitement
could be too much for their weakened hearts and blood
vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly
different animal. You might have forgotten what it was like
being young but I haven't. Oh what a time it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy
Meals, however, are still going strong. It's a meal that's made
to get your loudmouth brats to STFU for a little while. The
adults eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy" but it's
not a happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest
self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with
the Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs
want to fret over what version of Windows you're forced to live
with.
See? There you go again. You don't have any control over it :)
It's not my concern if you want to believe that there was no Wintel >hardware/software merry-go-round scam. I got my own life to live.
If that was true, you wouldn't keep going on and on and on about it.
You care very much.
On 12/3/2025 4:35 PM, jmquown wrote:
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain
restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For
a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the
dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Jill
Hooters is still around but in fiscal trouble. Chilis used to feature chili meals, Wing House jumped on the popularity of wings.
Years ago, wings were dirt cheap and KFC has specials to move them. Then they became popular and price went way up. I blame that guy in
Buffalo. Years ago, out supermarket had a 5 pound bag of wings for 5
cents a pound. Adjusted for inflation, about 43 cents today, not the
$2.75 or so they now sell for.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Jill
On 12/3/2025 3:41 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 15:29:29 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 2:10 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:06:56 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd
give it a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't
even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old
and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was
in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and
think restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's -
but how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality
anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
Well, not really, but...
GooGoo AI Overview
My comment has nothing to do with restaurants.
So theme eatery support wasn't the threading here?
Stop the madness.
Perhaps you don't see
it, but the three of you have something in common.
Lol, Trump is McDs man, I prefer BK, not sure about Bryan.
next.
What do the three of you have in common? Look at what you post.
Arrogance, superiority, disparage others.
You try to make yourself
look good by making others look bad.
Do you have an account on Truth Social?
On 2025-12-03, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
I used to read a lot when I was a kid. It was a pretty weird scene. When I reached
adulthood, I could no longer read fiction. I still read non-fiction books. I can
no longer read about things that are not real. My guess is that there's a
fundamental difference between kids that read a lot as a kid and adults that spend
they time reading fiction. Therein lies an interesting question.
I read a lot as a kid. Fiction and nonfiction. The books I read now
are almost all fiction, but I read at least one nonfiction book a year.
I read a ton of short nonfiction.
On 2025-12-03 4:57 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 12/3/2025 3:32 PM, Bruce wrote:
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
They are in Russia. A lot of people have fallen out of them over
there recently.
Frankly, I am surprised that has not started to happening to some
American politicians lately.
On 2025-12-03 4:59 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 12/3/2025 3:57 PM, dsi1 wrote:
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs
want to fret over
what version of Windows you're forced to live with. It's not my
concern if you
want to believe that there was no Wintel hardware/software
merry-go- round scam. I
got my own life to live.
If I was to change, I'd have to buy some new equipment. My mouse
pad is compatible with Windows 11.
I had to give my brother some help with his computer the other day
because he is a self described technotard. His computer is running
one Windows 8.
I was getting notices that I needed to upgrade to Windows 12. I
finally weakened at decided to do so, but then I got a message that I
don't have the required hardware. Dammit. This laptop is only about a
year and a half old and it is bordering on obsolete.
I ran into someone who said she reads only non
fiction. I thought that sounded like a good idea so I started reading
more non fiction.
What do the three of you have in common? Look at what you post.
Arrogance, superiority, disparage others. You try to make yourself look good by making others look bad.
On 12/3/2025 5:02 PM, Ed P wrote:Sisterhood is reforming...
What do the three of you have in common? Look at what you post. Arrogance, superiority, disparage others. You try to make yourself
look good by making others look bad.
Don't bother, Ed.
Jill
On 2025-12-03 4:35 p.m., jmquown wrote:
On 12/2/2025 10:39 PM, Ed P wrote:
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read
a book?
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain
restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For
a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the
dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in the lastThere's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
26<?> years.
On 12/3/2025 5:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-03 4:35 p.m., jmquown wrote:
On 12/2/2025 10:39 PM, Ed P wrote:
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and
read a book?
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent
chain restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing
House? For a while there were some silly trendy restaurants
serving dinner in the dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Ever read this?I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in theThere's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
last 26<?> years.
theater left. Other than that, the regular movie theaters shut down
years ago and people have to drive 50 miles from Beaufort to get to a regular movie theater these days.
As for reading books, I read about 4-5 books a week. I love to read!
I always have one book at the office I read on my lunch break and
another I'm reading at home, and three or four waiting. I'm
fortunate to have a free lending library (The Cannery) on Dataw where
I frequently swap out books. I also do buy and contribute new books.
It's a very nice perk for someone who loves to read.
Jill
On 12/3/2025 5:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-03 4:35 p.m., jmquown wrote:There's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
On 12/2/2025 10:39 PM, Ed P wrote:
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read
a book?
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent
chain restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing
House? For a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving
dinner in the dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in the last
26<?> years.
theater left. Other than that, the regular movie theaters shut down
years ago and people have to drive 50 miles from Beaufort to get to a regular movie theater these days.
As for reading books, I read about 4-5 books a week. I love to read! I always have one book at the office I read on my lunch break and another
I'm reading at home, and three or four waiting. I'm fortunate to have a free lending library (The Cannery) on Dataw where I frequently swap out books. I also do buy and contribute new books. It's a very nice perk
for someone who loves to read.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals, however, are
still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your loudmouth brats to STFU
for a little while. The adults eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy"
but it's not a happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest
self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the Wintel
hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:57:07 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:18:39 GMT, dsi1
<user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-03 12:07 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Don't blow a gasket on this. Boomers tend to forego the circus with their bread.
For one thing all that excitement could be too much for their weakened hearts and
blood vessels. OTOH, the younger generation is a decidedly different animal. You
might have forgotten what it was like being young but I haven't. Oh what a time
it was!
I guess that is why McDs has playgrounds and Happy Meals.
Playgrounds at McDonald's - that's just so 2000's. The Happy Meals, however, are
still going strong. It's a meal that's made to get your loudmouth brats to STFU
for a little while. The adults eat at McDonald's just to keep the kids "happy"
but it's not a happy experience for most adults. It's one of the greatest >>>> self-sustaining, marketing schemes out there. It's on par with the Wintel >>>> hardware/software merry-go-round scam.
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
That's not true at all. It doesn't matter to me if you dinosaurs want to fret over
what version of Windows you're forced to live with.
See? There you go again. You don't have any control over it :)
It's not my concern if you want to believe that there was no Wintel hardware/software merry-go-round scam. I
got my own life to live.
If that was true, you wouldn't keep going on and on and on about it.
You care very much.
I think Hooter's went out of business.
On 12/3/2025 4:35 PM, jmquown wrote:
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain
restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For
a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the
dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Jill
Hooters is still around but in fiscal trouble. Chilis used to feature chili meals, Wing House jumped on the popularity of wings.
Years ago, wings were dirt cheap and KFC has specials to move them. Then they became popular and price went way up. I blame that guy in
Buffalo. Years ago, out supermarket had a 5 pound bag of wings for 5
cents a pound. Adjusted for inflation, about 43 cents today, not the
$2.75 or so they now sell for.
On 12/2/2025 11:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-02 10:39 p.m., Ed P wrote:I've not read a book in over 5 years. I do read a lot of magazines
On 12/2/2025 10:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap
gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can
expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
People like to be entertained and have fun. Most every chain
restaurant has a gimmick of some wort to grab your attention. Wing
House, Chili's, Hooters have something to grab attention.
Two problems there.... First of all, I don't think you can grab the
things that get your attention at Hooters. Secondly, Hooters is barely
hanging on. It applied for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read
a book?
Because they are lazy and want to be entertained with little effort.
The same reason a lot of people go out to eat. FWIW... reading is
declining in the US. 42 of American adults read a book last year, down
from 65% just 5 years ago. Only about 10% of American adults read more
than 20 books a year.
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
though. Newspaper and other news articles.
On 12/3/2025 3:41 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 15:29:29 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 2:10 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:06:56 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give >>>>>>>>> it a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't
even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old
and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was
in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think >>>>>>> restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor
ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but >>>>>> how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality
anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
Well, not really, but...
GooGoo AI Overview
My comment has nothing to do with restaurants.
So theme eatery support wasn't the threading here?
Stop the madness.
Perhaps you don't see
it, but the three of you have something in common.
Lol, Trump is McDs man, I prefer BK, not sure about Bryan.
next.
What do the three of you have in common? Look at what you post.
Arrogance, superiority, disparage others. You try to make yourself look good by making others look bad.
Do you have an account on Truth Social?
On 12/3/2025 4:02 PM, Ed P wrote:
On 12/3/2025 3:41 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 15:29:29 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 2:10 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 14:06:56 -0500
Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 12:50 PM, lomonosov wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 18:40:39 -0500
jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/2/2025 12:45 PM, dsi1 wrote:
songbird <songbird@anthive.com> posted:
someone mentioned:
https://mikesplacerestaurant.com/
i've never been there but if i were in that area i'd give >>>>>>>>>> it a try.
songbird
This is a place that I never heard of in my hometown. I can't >>>>>>>>> even say where it's at. I suppose one could just follow the
nicely dressed young people on a date. OTOH, I'm way too old >>>>>>>>> and I'm not cool enough to be allowed in. Such is life.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q7dmwuBzJrw
Don't care, would not have gone to such a place even when I was >>>>>>>> in my 20's. Didn't dress like a slut in cropped shorts and think >>>>>>>> restaurants with fire and loud music were "cool".
Jill
Change terrifies you, doesn't it, even when you're not asked nor >>>>>>> ordered to participate.
Sad old crone.
Maybe it is a little bit more Pulp fiction than Trader Vic's - but >>>>>>> how is that such a trigger to your hothouse flower mentality
anyway?
Amazing that lomonosov, Bryan, and Trump have so much in common.
Amazing that your correlation is devoid of causality.
Well, not really, but...
GooGoo AI Overview
My comment has nothing to do with restaurants.
So theme eatery support wasn't the threading here?
Stop the madness.
Perhaps you don't see
it, but the three of you have something in common.
Lol, Trump is McDs man, I prefer BK, not sure about Bryan.
next.
What do the three of you have in common? Look at what you post.
Arrogance, superiority, disparage others. You try to make yourself
look good by making others look bad.
Do you have an account on Truth Social?
Jill is a cunt who picks at least as many fights with me as I do with
her. Joan is a *really* shitty cook who also starts the shit at least
almost half the time. Your brain might be failing along with your body
if you don't see that lomonosov seems like a Russian influencer, or at
least a MAGA troll.
Jill is a cunt who picks at least as many fights with me as I do with
her. Joan is a *really* shitty cook who also starts the shit at least
almost half the time.
On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:32:30 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
It is one of the more malevolently designed spyware OS's ever, so...
Or did you want the McD's PlayPlaces' fenestration bricked over for the >junior 2nd degree <G>rimace candidates?
On 12/2/2025 10:59 PM, Ed P wrote:
I've not read a book in over 5 years. I do read a lot of magazines
though. Newspaper and other news articles.
It's funny that my wife, a retired librarian, seems to read 3-7 novels a >week.
On 12/3/2025 5:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-03 4:35 p.m., jmquown wrote:
On 12/2/2025 10:39 PM, Ed P wrote:
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read
a book?
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain >>> restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For >>> a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the
dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
There's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in the last
26<?> years.
theater left. Other than that, the regular movie theaters shut down
years ago and people have to drive 50 miles from Beaufort to get to a regular movie theater these days.
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
There's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in the last
26<?> years.
theater left. Other than that, the regular movie theaters shut down
years ago and people have to drive 50 miles from Beaufort to get to a
regular movie theater these days.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 15:46:41 -0700, lomonosov <bubbles@in.valid> wrote:
On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:32:30 +1100
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
Soon you'll be standing on a Hawaiian street corner, with a bit of
spit on your chin, yelling at people about the dangers of Windows.
It is one of the more malevolently designed spyware OS's ever, so...
Or did you want the McD's PlayPlaces' fenestration bricked over for
the junior 2nd degree <G>rimace candidates?
I'd prefer to use Linux, but I'd be unemployed if I did.
Also, Microsoft and Windows -and to a lesser degree Apple- have made computing available for the masses. I give them credit for that.
On 2025-12-03 5:41 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-03, dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
https://www.newprint.com/blog/book-sales-statistics
I used to read a lot when I was a kid. It was a pretty weird scene. When I reached
adulthood, I could no longer read fiction. I still read non-fiction books. I can
no longer read about things that are not real. My guess is that there's a >> fundamental difference between kids that read a lot as a kid and adults that spend
they time reading fiction. Therein lies an interesting question.
I read a lot as a kid. Fiction and nonfiction. The books I read now
are almost all fiction, but I read at least one nonfiction book a year.
I read a ton of short nonfiction.
I did not read much as a kid. My reading habit started in my 20s. I read
a lot of fiction. Then I ran into someone who said she reads only non fiction. I thought that sounded like a good idea so I started reading
more non fiction. It got disrupted a bit when I went on a but of a
classics spree,
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick
to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick
to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have some pretty
good food and then you have this theme/gimmick freak-show of a restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
On 12/4/2025 5:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
Went twice in the past 45 years. Both times, it was to take the
grandkids so see something like Aladdin that they would enjoy.
Back in my dating days of the 1960s, we'd often go to the drive-in,
often watched the movie too.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good
menu, good food and service they should not have to rely on some
cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times
you can expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and
skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have some pretty
good food and then you have this theme/gimmick freak-show of a
restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
On 2025-12-04 11:13 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good
menu, good food and service they should not have to rely on some
cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times
you can expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and
skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have some
pretty good food and then you have this theme/gimmick freak-show of
a restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
Sad to see Jimi carrying on in a stoned rant. I wish I had known
about him when I saw him live. He had been the guitarist for King
Curtis when he opened for the Beatles in 1965. I was a 14 year old
kid raised in a WASP society and didn't have much interest in soul
music. It wasn't until years later that I rediscovered King Curtis
and did a bit of research and learned that I had seen a then all but
unknown Jimi Hendrix.
Given the situation and being a lot more interested in the Beatles I
never took much notice of him. Sometimes performers make strong
first impressions. That was certainly the case with Jim Carrey when
we saw him in a comedy venue very early in his career. He was
outstanding and it was no surprise that we went on to make it big in
comedy and in movies.
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
On 12/4/2025 5:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman".
Still, it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could
still hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
Went twice in the past 45 years. Both times, it was to take the
grandkids so see something like Aladdin that they would enjoy.
Back in my dating days of the 1960s, we'd often go to the drive-in,
often watched the movie too.
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" inhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/0lNFjyXDJLk?feature=share
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old. One of my companions said
they went home and viewed it online; I've got a pristine dvd copy.
That was the first time I'd been in a theater in at least 35 years.
~
On 2025-12-04 11:13 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good menu,
good food and service they should not have to rely on some cheap gimmick >> to attract customers. I don't know how many times you can expect
customers to some back to see some pyro play and skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have some pretty
good food and then you have this theme/gimmick freak-show of a restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
Sad to see Jimi carrying on in a stoned rant. I wish I had known about
him when I saw him live. He had been the guitarist for King Curtis when
he opened for the Beatles in 1965. I was a 14 year old kid raised in a
WASP society and didn't have much interest in soul music. It wasn't
until years later that I rediscovered King Curtis and did a bit of
research and learned that I had seen a then all but unknown Jimi Hendrix.
Given the situation and being a lot more interested in the Beatles I
never took much notice of him. Sometimes performers make strong first impressions. That was certainly the case with Jim Carrey when we saw him
in a comedy venue very early in his career. He was outstanding and it
was no surprise that we went on to make it big in comedy and in movies.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-04 11:13 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good
menu, good food and service they should not have to rely on some
cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times
you can expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and
skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have some
pretty good food and then you have this theme/gimmick freak-show
of a restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
Sad to see Jimi carrying on in a stoned rant. I wish I had known
about him when I saw him live. He had been the guitarist for King
Curtis when he opened for the Beatles in 1965. I was a 14 year old
kid raised in a WASP society and didn't have much interest in soul
music. It wasn't until years later that I rediscovered King Curtis
and did a bit of research and learned that I had seen a then all
but unknown Jimi Hendrix.
Given the situation and being a lot more interested in the Beatles
I never took much notice of him. Sometimes performers make strong
first impressions. That was certainly the case with Jim Carrey when
we saw him in a comedy venue very early in his career. He was
outstanding and it was no surprise that we went on to make it big
in comedy and in movies.
The first time I heard these guys was on TV. I was stunned/shocked.
Their sound came through loud and clear on our stupid TV's tiny
speaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1EyyXL4Gk
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
On 12/4/2025 5:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
Went twice in the past 45 years. Both times, it was to take the
grandkids so see something like Aladdin that they would enjoy.
Back in my dating days of the 1960s, we'd often go to the drive-in,
often watched the movie too.
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old. One of my companions said
they went home and viewed it online; I've got a pristine dvd copy.
That was the first time I'd been in a theater in at least 35 years.
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home.
Dave Smith wrote:Cut him some slack, the "nightly noose" is all CBC agitprop...lol.
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and
streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be
viewed in the comfort of our home.
So do most people. Don't you ever get tired of bragging, blowhard?
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:38:50 -0500
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) <yo@yo.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and>
streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be
viewed in the comfort of our home.
>
So do most people. Don't you ever get tired of bragging, blowhard?
Cut him some slack, the "nightly noose" is all CBC agitprop...lol.
lomonosov wrote:Retirement has left him a handicap plate-chasing has been with more
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:38:50 -0500
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) <yo@yo.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and>
streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be
viewed in the comfort of our home.
>
So do most people. Don't you ever get tired of bragging, blowhard?
Cut him some slack, the "nightly noose" is all CBC agitprop...lol.
That fucking guy has way too much time on his hands. smh
On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:58:03 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-04 11:13 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a good
menu, good food and service they should not have to rely on some
cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't know how many times
you can expect customers to some back to see some pyro play and
skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have some
pretty good food and then you have this theme/gimmick freak-show
of a restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
Sad to see Jimi carrying on in a stoned rant. I wish I had known
about him when I saw him live. He had been the guitarist for King
Curtis when he opened for the Beatles in 1965. I was a 14 year old
kid raised in a WASP society and didn't have much interest in soul
music. It wasn't until years later that I rediscovered King Curtis
and did a bit of research and learned that I had seen a then all
but unknown Jimi Hendrix.
Given the situation and being a lot more interested in the Beatles
I never took much notice of him. Sometimes performers make strong
first impressions. That was certainly the case with Jim Carrey when
we saw him in a comedy venue very early in his career. He was
outstanding and it was no surprise that we went on to make it big
in comedy and in movies.
The first time I heard these guys was on TV. I was stunned/shocked.
Their sound came through loud and clear on our stupid TV's tiny
speaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1EyyXL4Gk
Best cowbell intro ever!
Lamest cover ever:
https://youtu.be/snbKr8NMHxc?list=RDsnbKr8NMHxc
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
On 12/3/2025 5:30 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-12-03 4:35 p.m., jmquown wrote:
On 12/2/2025 10:39 PM, Ed P wrote:
Why to people go to the movies when they can just stay home and read >>>>> a book?
I think Hooter's went out of business. I don't tend to frequent chain >>>> restaurants. What would the gimmick be at Chili's or Wing House? For >>>> a while there were some silly trendy restaurants serving dinner in the >>>> dark. Literally. That didn't last.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
There's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in the last
26<?> years.
theater left. Other than that, the regular movie theaters shut down
years ago and people have to drive 50 miles from Beaufort to get to a
regular movie theater these days.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
On 12/4/2025 5:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
There's a drive-in movie theater in Beaufort. It's the only movie
I can't answer that. I have been to the movies three times in the last >>>> 26<?> years.
theater left. Other than that, the regular movie theaters shut down
years ago and people have to drive 50 miles from Beaufort to get to a
regular movie theater these days.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
Went twice in the past 45 years. Both times, it was to take the
grandkids so see something like Aladdin that they would enjoy.
Back in my dating days of the 1960s, we'd often go to the drive-in,
often watched the movie too.
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
On 12/4/2025 5:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-12-03, jmquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Approximately 200 million Americans went to the movies in 2024.
Most people don't live in the ass-end of nowhere. Statistically
speaking, of course. I have two multiplexes within easy driving
distance, but I haven't been to either of them since 2019. To
think the last movie I saw on the big screen was "Aquaman". Still,
it had very pretty visuals.
I don't see the attraction in sitting in a fetid barn with other
people, watching a movie with the sound turned way too loud. The
last few times I went to the movies, I wore earplugs and could still
hear every damned "whisper" coming out of the speakers.
Went twice in the past 45 years. Both times, it was to take the
grandkids so see something like Aladdin that they would enjoy.
Back in my dating days of the 1960s, we'd often go to the drive-in,
often watched the movie too.
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old.
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old. One of my companions said
they went home and viewed it online; I've got a pristine dvd copy.
That was the first time I'd been in a theater in at least 35 years.
~
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote on 12/4/2025 12:33 PM:
Ed P <esp@snet.n> posted:
Went twice in the past 45 years. Both times, it was to take the
grandkids so see something like Aladdin that they would enjoy.
Back in my dating days of the 1960s, we'd often go to the drive-in,
often watched the movie too.
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old.
Those two gigglers might have been Chef Bryan on a date with Winter.
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 17:47:37 -0500
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) <yo@yo.invalid> wrote:
lomonosov wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:38:50 -0500That fucking guy has way too much time on his hands. smh
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) <yo@yo.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and>
streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be
viewed in the comfort of our home.
>
So do most people. Don't you ever get tired of bragging, blowhard?
Cut him some slack, the "nightly noose" is all CBC agitprop...lol.
Retirement has left him a handicap plate-chasing has been with more
stories than collars, lol.
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 19:39:18 -0600, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote on 12/4/2025 12:33 PM:
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old.
Those two gigglers might have been Chef Bryan on a date with Winter.
You've got to have pretty good taste to go see Babette's Feast.
Do people really go to the movies anymore?
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 19:39:18 -0600, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote on 12/4/2025 12:33 PM:
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
Heaven forbid, but those movie tickets were expensive. I doubt it was
he and his fictional squeeze.
You've got to have pretty good taste to go see Babette's Feast.
It's a great film and Stéphane Audran did some of the cooking herself
as she was reported to be a great cook.
I've read that some people have tried to recreate that famous dinner,
but it was hard finding some things. Then there was the expense that
left them in the poorhouse.
Last year my grocery store, that has an extensive wine selection for
sale, had a bottle Clos Vougeot or Veuve Cliquet on their shelves,
small bottle at that. If I'd purchased it, I definitely would have
asked for an escort to my car. 😄
~
lomonosov <bubbles@in.valid> posted:
On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:58:03 GMT
dsi1 <user4746@newsgrouper.org.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
On 2025-12-04 11:13 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
WTF is so great about gimmick restaurants? If they have a
good menu, good food and service they should not have to
rely on some cheap gimmick to attract customers. I don't
know how many times you can expect customers to some back to
see some pyro play and skin.
You don't need gimmicks in a restaurant but you gotta have
some pretty good food and then you have this theme/gimmick
freak-show of a restaurant.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uanCGyilt4g
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ipCWvKJJ1mk
Sad to see Jimi carrying on in a stoned rant. I wish I had
known about him when I saw him live. He had been the guitarist
for King Curtis when he opened for the Beatles in 1965. I was a
14 year old kid raised in a WASP society and didn't have much
interest in soul music. It wasn't until years later that I
rediscovered King Curtis and did a bit of research and learned
that I had seen a then all but unknown Jimi Hendrix.
Given the situation and being a lot more interested in the
Beatles I never took much notice of him. Sometimes performers
make strong first impressions. That was certainly the case with
Jim Carrey when we saw him in a comedy venue very early in his
career. He was outstanding and it was no surprise that we went
on to make it big in comedy and in movies.
The first time I heard these guys was on TV. I was
stunned/shocked. Their sound came through loud and clear on our
stupid TV's tiny speaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss1EyyXL4Gk
Best cowbell intro ever!
Lamest cover ever:
https://youtu.be/snbKr8NMHxc?list=RDsnbKr8NMHxc
That's creepy as hell.
lomonosov wrote on 12/4/2025 4:54 PM:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 17:47:37 -0500
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) <yo@yo.invalid> wrote:
lomonosov wrote:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:38:50 -0500That fucking guy has way too much time on his hands. smh
( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°) <yo@yo.invalid> wrote:
Dave Smith wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and>
streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be
viewed in the comfort of our home.
>
So do most people. Don't you ever get tired of bragging,
blowhard?
Cut him some slack, the "nightly noose" is all CBC agitprop...lol.
Retirement has left him a handicap plate-chasing has been with more
stories than collars, lol.
He's still a Shit-Hot pickle ball player though.
And he knows everything about everything. A true polymath.
Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> posted:
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 19:39:18 -0600, Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
wrote:
ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote on 12/4/2025 12:33 PM:
Two years ago, I went with two friends to see "Babette's Feast" in
its' original 35mm format. Grainy and there were two adult gigglers
behind us. Adult as in 40+ years old.
Those two gigglers might have been Chef Bryan on a date with Winter.
Heaven forbid, but those movie tickets were expensive. I doubt it was
he and his fictional squeeze.
You've got to have pretty good taste to go see Babette's Feast.
It's a great film and Stéphane Audran did some of the cooking herself
as she was reported to be a great cook.
I've read that some people have tried to recreate that famous dinner,
but it was hard finding some things. Then there was the expense that
left them in the poorhouse.
Last year my grocery store, that has an extensive wine selection for
sale, had a bottle Clos Vougeot or Veuve Cliquet on their shelves,
small bottle at that. If I'd purchased it, I definitely would have
asked for an escort to my car. 😄
~
You might enjoy "The Taste of Things." These movies focus on cooking but they're
not really about cooking.
On 12/5/2025 1:55 PM, dsi1 wrote:
You might enjoy "The Taste of Things." These movies focus onAnd *Trout Fishing in America* won't help you catch more fish.
cooking but they're not really about cooking.
I'd prefer to use Linux, but I'd be unemployed if I did. Also,
Microsoft and Windows -and to a lesser degree Apple- have made
computing available for the masses. I give them credit for that.
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be
that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming
services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to
spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way
through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be
that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre
engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
DVD? Do they still sell those?
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming
services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to
spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way
through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be
that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre
engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
DVD? Do they still sell those?
On 2025-12-04, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
I'd prefer to use Linux, but I'd be unemployed if I did. Also,
Microsoft and Windows -and to a lesser degree Apple- have made
computing available for the masses. I give them credit for that.
*Apple*, because of Xerox PARC, brought the GUI to the masses. Microsoft
had nothing to do with it. They abandoned their 12th Century O/S because
they had to.
Unfortunately, IBM had adopted the ancient Microsoft O/S, stolen from
Seattle Computer, and the rest is history. In general, people don't like >change. Daddy used one in the office and all his life. That's why I have
one! Malware is just something that is put up with.
Do you write malware? You can tell us. We'll keep your secret. 👌🏻
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
DVD? Do they still sell those?
On 2025-12-06 11:37 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming
services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to >> spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way
through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be
that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre >> engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
DVD? Do they still sell those?
;-) Yes,they can still be found online and there are a few stores where they sell them. It's not like a few years ago where every small town had competing movie rentals. Our town library has a pretty good selection of DVDs to borrow.
Lately I have been mostly streaming.
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming
services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to
spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way
through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be
that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre
engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
DVD? Do they still sell those?
On 2025-12-06 11:37 p.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming
services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to >>> spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way
through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be
that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre >>> engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD, >>
DVD? Do they still sell those?
;-) Yes,they can still be found online and there are a few stores where they sell them. It's not like a few years ago where every small town had competing movie rentals. Our town library has a pretty good selection of DVDs to borrow.
Lately I have been mostly streaming.
On 2025-12-07, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streamingDVD? Do they still sell those?
services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to >>> spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating
and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way
through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be >>> that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre >>> engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is
some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD, >>
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dvd+movies
On 2025-12-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Lately I have been mostly streaming.
We mostly stream, but still want to own some things. Stuff on
streaming tends to vanish.
On 2025-12-07 5:34 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
We mostly stream, but still want to own some things. Stuff on
streaming tends to vanish.
I am considering renewing Netflix. I just hate to support their
marketing practices. I had an account that allowed me to use it on a
number of devices. The price went up up up and the number of devices was >reduced. Well hell, I have two TVs, a laptop and a desktop. One time I >used to laptop just to check if they had a particular movie and they
next thing I know I get a nastygram telling me I need to upgrade my
account to use it on that device. Now I can get a package that is a
couple bucks a month more than I used to pay but I will have to endure ads.
I use Tubi a lot. When I first started using it there were a couple
10-15 second ads when I started a program and one or two short ads every >15-20 minutes. Now there are 4 30 second ads at the beginning and more
ads every few minutes. There seem to me more and more all the time.
On 2025-12-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Lately I have been mostly streaming.
We mostly stream, but still want to own some things. Stuff on
streaming tends to vanish.
I am considering renewing Netflix. I just hate to support their
marketing practices.
I use Tubi a lot. When I first started using it there were a couple
10-15 second ads when I started a program and one or two short ads every 15-20 minutes. Now there are 4 30 second ads at the beginning and more
ads every few minutes. There seem to me more and more all the time.
We mostly stream, but still want to own some things. Stuff on
streaming tends to vanish.
Ain't that the truth!
Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> posted:
I am considering renewing Netflix. I just hate to support their
marketing practices.
I use Tubi a lot. When I first started using it there were a couple
10-15 second ads when I started a program and one or two short ads every
15-20 minutes. Now there are 4 30 second ads at the beginning and more
ads every few minutes. There seem to me more and more all the time.
Sometimes I'll watch a program on Amazon but it's being offered by Tubi
and it has an ad or two. Or I can opt to subscribe and go ad-free.
I use Sling TV, but I hear a lot about Tablo, but I really have no clue
about its' set up or pricing. With Sling I can DVR a program and zip
through those commercials. All the streaming services have their good
points and bad; none are perfect.
On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 10:32:48 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-12-07, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming >>>> services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in theDVD? Do they still sell those?
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to >>>> spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating >>>> and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way >>>> through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be >>>> that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre >>>> engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is >>>> some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD, >>>
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dvd+movies
I think you took the question a bit too literally.
On 2025-12-07 12:49 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net wrote:
We mostly stream, but still want to own some things. Stuff on
streaming tends to vanish.
Ain't that the truth!
Most streaming services seem to be fairly cheap. The problem is that
some of them have some of the movies and programs you want and other services have other programming you want. It's not bad if they are $5-10
a month, but if you have to pay for multiple services it adds up
quickly. It is sort of like the bundles on cable and satellite. Each
bundle is cheap, but each bundle only has one or two channels you will actually watch.
Most streaming services seem to be fairly cheap. The problem is that
some of them have some of the movies and programs you want and other services have other programming you want. It's not bad if they are $5-10
a month, but if you have to pay for multiple services it adds up
quickly. It is sort of like the bundles on cable and satellite. Each
bundle is cheap, but each bundle only has one or two channels you will actually watch.
On 2025-12-07, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Sun, 7 Dec 2025 10:32:48 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton >><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-12-07, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
On 2025-12-04, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
We have a nice big screen TV and sound bar, a DVD player and streaming >>>>> services. There is always some good just waiting be viewed in the
comfort of our home. I don't have to drive to get there. I don't have to >>>>> spend a lot of money for admission. We have nice comfortable seating >>>>> and I don't have to worry about idiotic strangers talking all the way >>>>> through the movie or making stupid comments. The only problem might be >>>>> that people stop going to movies the loss of the more profitable theatre >>>>> engagements night result in few or less spectacular movies. There is >>>>> some controversy over the issue of cinema releases or going strait to DVD,
DVD? Do they still sell those?
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dvd+movies
I think you took the question a bit too literally.
Extraordinary. It's almost as if I was being snarky.
On 2025-12-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Most streaming services seem to be fairly cheap. The problem is that
some of them have some of the movies and programs you want and other
services have other programming you want. It's not bad if they are $5-10
a month, but if you have to pay for multiple services it adds up
quickly. It is sort of like the bundles on cable and satellite. Each
bundle is cheap, but each bundle only has one or two channels you will
actually watch.
Do what the kids do: subscribe to one, binge everything they have
that you want to see, then cancel. Move on to the next service.
Just another 10 days until Fallout season 2. Woo-hoo!
On a relate note, I am having strange satellite problems that arose last night. I have a satellite, two TVs and two receivers. Both had been
working fine and I was getting good signals. Last night I noticed a
problem with the menu. The time on the menu page was an hour ahead of
the current time. For instance, at 8:15 it was showing the programs from
9 pm on. I tried the reset and unplugging it for a minute to force a restart.No luck. Then I went downstairs to see if it had the same
problem but there was absolutely no signal.
This morning I tried looking into it again. I still had no signal on the
set downstairs. I was thinking I would have to adjust the angle on the
post the dish is mounted on. First I checked the upstairs TV. I had a 95 reading on the dish signal. I didn't want to mess with that. Meanwhile
I had called Bell and their welcome to the wait message indicated that
there is a problem with the menu and they are working on it.
On 2025-12-07, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On a relate note, I am having strange satellite problems that arose last
night. I have a satellite, two TVs and two receivers. Both had been
working fine and I was getting good signals. Last night I noticed a
problem with the menu. The time on the menu page was an hour ahead of
the current time. For instance, at 8:15 it was showing the programs from
9 pm on. I tried the reset and unplugging it for a minute to force a
restart.No luck. Then I went downstairs to see if it had the same
problem but there was absolutely no signal.
This morning I tried looking into it again. I still had no signal on the
set downstairs. I was thinking I would have to adjust the angle on the
post the dish is mounted on. First I checked the upstairs TV. I had a 95
reading on the dish signal. I didn't want to mess with that. Meanwhile
I had called Bell and their welcome to the wait message indicated that
there is a problem with the menu and they are working on it.
(1) Ninety five percent of the time, the problem is with the broadcaster.
(2) Four percent of the time, reboot your device.
(3) One percent of the time or less, you have a *real* problem.
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