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    Quote Originally Posted by GrahamS View Post
    Yep, but it's the thickness that counts.......
    ah, but my one gets bigger and smaller at will
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    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

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    Is it far to compare a $6 to $9 restaurant burger to a $1 McDonny burger? For one buck, it’s fairly edible, and as with so many things today, it’s the convenience. You can grab a few $1.25 cheeseburgers without ever getting out of your car! I really don’t expect to be wowed by it. It is what it is.

    My daughter when she was very little was so skinny, it was hell to get her to eat. I was always told, “they’ll eat when they’re hungry”. But with her she rarely got hungry. So, the one thing we knew she would eat was a Happy Meal. But! Only if she didn’t already have the toy. If it was a new toy, she would eat every bite, but let her already have it, and she would pick at her food. To this day she is still skinny as a rail. A blessing to not crave food as I do! But, I’m a different story, I had health issues years ago and almost starved to death, so I find it hard to deny myself some delicious food. Not that McD’s is all that great, but it fills a void.

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    Quote Originally Posted by User211 View Post

    The trouble with some really high grade small producer coffees is they can taste amazing, only to find that when you.re-order the same, it sometimes isn't. Quite a lot sometimes it isn't.

    In other words, small producers seem to come up with some amazing beans, but they seem to have trouble being consistent at it.

    Annoying I find.
    That is an old drug dealers tactic! (Or so I’ve heard), they start you out with the good stuff! But as time goes on, the quality drops and the price goes up. Shady business practices, no doubt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alphaGT View Post
    Is it far to compare a $6 to $9 restaurant burger to a $1 McDonny burger? For one buck, it’s fairly edible, and as with so many things today, it’s the convenience. You can grab a few $1.25 cheeseburgers without ever getting out of your car! I really don’t expect to be wowed by it. It is what it is.
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    More than a buck here although I can't remember how much they are. About a quid fifty I think so two dollars about.

    The beef is good quality it's just they don't char grill so without all the stuff they put on them they are pretty bland. Their ketchup is too sweet as well.
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    Another fast food place called Burger King has the flame broiled burgers, very good too I may add. Their “Whopper”, is a big sandwich! It was recently on sale for $3 each. It’s been a while since I’ve had one, I may have to seek one out and see if it’s as good as I remember. They’ve got a new product called “Chicken Fries”, and are exactly what you think they are. I’ve been wanting to try them.

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    Burger king started here in the UK. They're okay. Used to live opposite a burger place called 'The Superbowl' - he did good burgers, made them himself with minced steak. Not char grilled though but you can't have anything. Lived there for a year and had burgers for tea almost every night. Got really good on his 'Terminator 2' pinball machine while I was waiting too.
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  8. #4108
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Burger king started here in the UK. They're okay. Used to live opposite a burger place called 'The Superbowl' - he did good burgers, made them himself with minced steak. Not char grilled though but you can't have anything. Lived there for a year and had burgers for tea almost every night. Got really good on his 'Terminator 2' pinball machine while I was waiting too.
    started in florida i think; way back... the wimpy bars here became burger kings at some time in 80's.. wimpy and burger king were both owned by same company... think it was grand met.
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    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    started in florida i think; way back... the wimpy bars here became burger kings at some time in 80's.. wimpy and burger king were both owned by same company... think it was grand met.
    You're right, Florida.
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    Was offered to run the local one at one time but I took something else. Fortunately as it went bust soon after
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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