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A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:14 pm

The comment about Canada being invaded three times and never declaring war was my favorite.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:41 am

Found this doing research for work: http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/spec ... in_donuts/

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:51 am

EdRomero wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:41 am Found this doing research for work: http://archive.boston.com/yourtown/spec ... in_donuts/

Awesome. We have like three Dunkinses here. And a hundred Starbucks.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:44 am

I don't understand the love for Dunkin's. Some of the sandwiches are palatable by fast-food standards, but the coffee is god awful.

Post by **Sabo** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:53 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:44 am I don't understand the love for Dunkin's. Some of the sandwiches are palatable by fast-food standards, but the coffee is god awful.

Co-sign.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:04 am

The app is wonderful and their customer service is much better than Starbucks.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:08 am

I think it is in MA because there's 75 other Dunkin's that you can hit up...we go to a DD every so often because the 5-year-old is addicted to chocolate doughnuts, but our local Dunks suuuuuucks.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:11 am

I generally don't like Dunkin (but can and will drink it if desperate, since they're everywhere in NJ - see above) but every so often during the Q I've run past one at just the right time and caught a whiff and couldn't help thinking it smelled great.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:12 am

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:44 am I don't understand the love for Dunkin's. Some of the sandwiches are palatable by fast-food standards, but the coffee is god awful.

That's probably why a 'regulah' has 2 creams and a sugar packet.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:19 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:53 am
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:44 am I don't understand the love for Dunkin's. Some of the sandwiches are palatable by fast-food standards, but the coffee is god awful.
Co-sign.

Same. At the in-laws we'll drive 10-15 minutes for coffee (depending on which day of the week it is) rather than drink the Dunkin 2 minutes away. Just terrible, terrible coffee.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:26 pm

Anyone who says they like DD's coffee doesn't like coffee, but likes 6 scoops of sugars in warm water and thinks it's DD's that they like. When forced to go there, I always ask for no sugar, because if you ask for 1 spoon, you get 4. I almost never put sugar in coffee, but DD's requires some. I also ask for a shot of espresso in their regular coffee (Turbo!) to make it more similar to actual coffee. This is a controversial stance to take in NJ, but bagel shop coffee almost all sucks, too. Very similar to DD in that it's weak ass coffee with too much milk and cream.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:49 pm

Around here the best coffee is almost always starbucks. I will support the local shops when im around them but if Im just looking for coffee while out starbucks is the most reliable.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:46 pm

Starbucks is permanently closing 400 stores in North America, including 200 in Canada

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:05 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:26 pm Anyone who says they like DD's coffee doesn't like coffee, but likes 6 scoops of sugars in warm water and thinks it's DD's that they like. When forced to go there, I always ask for no sugar, because if you ask for 1 spoon, you get 4. I almost never put sugar in coffee, but DD's requires some. I also ask for a shot of espresso in their regular coffee (Turbo!) to make it more similar to actual coffee. This is a controversial stance to take in NJ, but bagel shop coffee almost all sucks, too. Very similar to DD in that it's weak ass coffee with too much milk and cream.

Same with Tim Horton's swill up here.

4,300 places to buy that coffee - roughly one per 8,000 Canadians.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:20 pm

I don't know why, but this map drives home just how far east the northeast is. Maybe it's the lack of framing from Canada.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:51 pm

Holy shit. Now I’m going to have nightmares.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Sun Aug 09, 2020 10:54 am

Crack

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:27 pm

The rabbit hole awaits!

Fantastic stuff.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Aug 09, 2020 7:24 pm

Utah is so boring, its nickname is “Utah.”

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:14 pm

My wife is from Missouri. I guess I must have seen this map in my sleep. Because I also think of it as the puke state.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:13 pm

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:11 pm

Can you post the link to that? I'd love to zoom in.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:43 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Sep 02, 2020 3:11 pm Can you post the link to that? I'd love to zoom in.

Right click > open image in new tab

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:09 pm

That's great.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:49 pm

North American English Dialects

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Oct 09, 2020 11:03 pm

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:49 pm North American English Dialects

Looking forward to reading this.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Tue May 04, 2021 12:23 pm

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 8:18 pm

Any comments welcome:

(This is from reddit so there was going to be an 80% Johnnie would post it anyway)

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:16 pm

Yeah, fuck the NJ style Sloppy Joe. Who named it?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:27 pm

I guess it proves the point....but how is soup beans considered "weird"?

duff · Post by **duff** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:38 am

Never even heard of sauerkraut balls. 45 years as a Hoosier and nothing. Sounds delicious.

Post by **Sabo** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:12 am

duff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:38 am Never even heard of sauerkraut balls. 45 years as a Hoosier and nothing. Sounds delicious.

They’re quite popular in the Cleveland area, too. But I don’t remember them at all while growing up in Cincinnati, which is odd since Cincinnati is historically a German town.

One of the golf courses around here sells the walking taco. I’ve never been desperate enough to eat one.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:31 am

I’m sorry, but “biscuits with chocolate gravy” doesn’t sound weird. It sounds delicious.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:53 am

Lutefisk is prepared with lye.

What's wrong with these people?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 8:58 am

pruitt2 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:53 am Lutefisk is prepared with lye.

What's wrong with these people?

Can't hide their lye-in prize.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:14 am

I've never heard of the grape-nuts ice cream, btw. Will have to defer to Ryan.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:17 am

There's one brand that I always see in the supermarket, but it's from Maine and I wouldn't have guessed it was regional/statetional beyond the fact that it's weird.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:36 am

Sabo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 7:12 am
duff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 6:38 am Never even heard of sauerkraut balls. 45 years as a Hoosier and nothing. Sounds delicious.
They’re quite popular in the Cleveland area, too. But I don’t remember them at all while growing up in Cincinnati, which is odd since Cincinnati is historically a German town.

One of the golf courses around here sells the walking taco. I’ve never been desperate enough to eat one.

According to my Google search, sauerkraut balls are from Akron, OH. Never heard of most of these things, willing to try most, even if they sound a bit gross.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:39 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:17 am There's one brand that I always see in the supermarket, but it's from Maine and I wouldn't have guessed it was regional/statetional beyond the fact that it's weird.

Oooo ... I've never heard of this but as a kid we'd put corn flakes on ice cream so that's kinda similar?

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:54 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:14 am I've never heard of the grape-nuts ice cream, btw. Will have to defer to Ryan.

I was poor as a youngster living in MI. Definitely put food coloring and sugar on snow MANY times. It's actually pretty decent (just a snowcone or whatever you want to call shaved ice, really.)