• GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          18 days ago

          punk didn’t die. punk got old. punk got married, had kids. punk has a fucking double mortgage because punk had to send its kids to college.

          punk had to play ball because the rest if the world abandoned punk because it “had a bad attitude” whatever that fucking means.

          when the world is ready, punk will step up and be the first one with a fucking brick in hand screaming into the deep listless corporate abyss.

          • monogram@feddit.nlEnglish
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            18 days ago

            I’m sorry to burst your suburban family bubble but other ideologies that aren’t connected to fashion have and stayed alive with new recruits; Antifa, Marxism, Squatters, Vegans - have all been at it fighting on their angles where punk left off.

    • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 days ago

      i have food allergies. when i’m traveling, sometimes the local multinational corporation is the only place i can get reliably safe food and we’re not really willing to drive all over a new town trying to find a safe food truck in the middle of a road trip. consistency across the chain is a valuable selling point. but yeah, i agree with you in general.

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        18 days ago

        For me it’s a guilty pleasure. I don’t go often but I know exactly what I’m getting when I do. It’s fairly consistent.

        What’s not consistent is the pricing. Holy shit they’ve gotten expensive. Nice local places can be cheaper nowadays… If you’re local enough to know where to look.

        • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          18 days ago

          oh yeah, our family ate at one of the local taquerias (our favorite went to shit so we’re exploring them all again) and the whole family ate for less at the taqueria than it costs the teenager to eat at taco bell. idk what’s up with fast food right now but i could wager a solid guess (trying to adjust prices to inflation before that inflation happens. projected inflation i guess)

          • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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            18 days ago

            And I’m sure I will when I can travel again. In the past I’ve googled and added “reddit” at the end but that’s getting less and less workable.

        • relativestranger@feddit.nlEnglish
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          18 days ago

          the ‘nice local places’ around me just raise their prices, too. two or more can eat at a chain fast-food place for the price of one basic lunch at a ‘local’ restaurant.

          • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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            18 days ago

            Ah, unfortunate. Here they’re raising too, but not as fast as the international chains.

              • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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                17 days ago

                Who says I don’t? If I cook 80 meals at home a month that still leaves space for 10 meals not made at home.

                • Alpha71@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  17 days ago

                  I know. I just hear people complain about how expensive it is. I mean, if you can afford it go for it. But If your budget is stretched to the limit (or beyond) then perhaps consider making food at home. Yes I love fast food, but for what they charge I could get three meals made at home for the comparative cost. (And I find it tastes better too.)

      • PoliteDudeInTheMood@lemmy.caEnglish
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        18 days ago

        Ehhhhhhh as someone who works in the corrugated industry. I’ve seen the massive tanks that hold a myriad of chemicals with odd names they use to make the paper, and then all the chemicals and additives that go into the starch (read: glue) that holds that corrugated board together. Cardboard is probably worse on your health than McDonald’s.

    • Credibly_Human@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 days ago

      It’s just one of the relatable type comics.

      Not too deep, just like a “yea thats happened to me” type meme

    • NightFantom@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      19 days ago

      Have you ever waited in line for an order, with a ticket, and it seemed like you got skipped? I assume that was a coincidence, and probably your order just took a little longer, or the ticket numbers aren’t in order anyway. This comic jokes that it’s intentional to spite you.

      • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        19 days ago

        And it happens in a particular high frequency to people that asks for unpopular items, like the veggie burger there.

        • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          19 days ago

          Or the people that ask for unsalted fries so they’re fresh. The people know exactly why you ask, sometimes they get upset with the extra work so they let them cool off anyways.

          • TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            19 days ago

            I just don’t want salt on my fries. You mean to tell me, they’re secretly judging me as someone trying to hack the fast food ecosystem?!

          • BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zipEnglish
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            19 days ago

            Sometimes they just take the salted fries, throw them back in the fryer for a few seconds to “wash away the salt” and then give them to you. Now you get slightly older, extra oily fries instead.

            • faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish
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              19 days ago

              This is the same reason I don’t get ice at restaurants. I’ve worked in too many kitchens that had mold in their ice machines.

                • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  19 days ago

                  The customer would tell right away.

                  Not salt, but that goes against every food handling process, and if you did that once, management would have been informed by the customer.

                  Sure, some edgy teenagers probably do it once or twice, but they’re not gonna have a job much past that day. There’s a bunch of other “legal” stuff to do, that’s gonna bother them even more.

            • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.comEnglish
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              19 days ago

              I’ve never heard that one but I’ve heard some fast food workers say that when they get those customers, the unsalted fries are typically ones that have been left out longer, not a fresh made order.

              • chunes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                19 days ago

                When I worked in fast food, unsalted fries were such a rare request it didn’t make sense to keep any on hand. Especially considering fries are only good for 15-20 minutes. Also, we didn’t have anywhere to keep them. They had to come straight out of the fryer, or else they’d have to be stored under the heat lamp on metal that is slathered with salty oil.

                • relativestranger@feddit.nlEnglish
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                  18 days ago

                  that salty oil is what makes 'em so good. i don’t need extra poured over the top, though, just dump the fries in the bin and scoop 'em right up. there’s enough salt in the bin already.

          • ButteryMonkey@piefed.socialEnglish
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            19 days ago

            Which is one of many reasons why I won’t go for fast food anymore.

            I’m on a low sodium diet, and have been all of my life because high blood pressure runs in the family. (I started blood pressure meds at 17 despite being an athlete with a great diet)

            I used to swing by after work 2 days a week and get fries on my way home, a treat after the 12 hour days (2 days a week were 12 hrs due to how the workflow had to be).

            Eventually they started being cold, and like… they aren’t any good cold… haven’t bought fast food in decades as a result, even as a treat, or when on a road trip. If my health is such a problem that you’ll punish me for asking for what I need in order to spend my money with you, you aren’t getting my money ever again.

            I get it, they aren’t paid enough to give a fuck and do “extra” work, and I don’t blame the workers. That’s why I didn’t complain about cold food to management, I just stopped spending money there.

          • skulblaka@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            19 days ago

            Or, they just had to cook an entire new batch of fries for your “unsalted” order that you’re going to throw a bunch of salt on anyway. No maliciousness required, that takes time to cook. The two other people in line with you can just get a large fry shoveled out of the already existing batch of fries, you have to wait because you specifically requested them make a new batch of fries.

      • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
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        19 days ago

        Weird for that to happen. But it makes sense now.
        I can count with my hands, the number of times I’ve had to take a coupon and wait.
        Guess it would have been funnier had that actually have happened to me before.

        • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          19 days ago

          Almost any non-chain burger joint operates with numbers.

          Even most McDonald’s have even been like this since Covid now too….

            • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              19 days ago

              Well it’s either a number or a name to call your order when it’s done, and the comic can apply to both.

              Lots of places don’t use names so it’s not repeated wrong, it’s more “personal” but only when done right.

            • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
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              19 days ago

              My reason is just that I don’t really go to McD etc.
              Although I did use to use SubWay, they tend to make and serve right there.

              I have had the coupon stuff more in hospitals and such

        • snooggums@piefed.worldEnglish
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          19 days ago

          This frequently happened when I got the quarter pounder deluxe, which has extra vegetables, so maybe it checks out.

      • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        19 days ago

        Well, you are here. But I’m not a incel. I have kids who are grown and one thing is certain. Many of you probably never will. Somehow its funny that some damaged souls think its okay to dump on men because some of them did you wrong. What you do and how you act makes you no different from them. Its funny to me that people like you can’t see it. The person who does these comics is no different from the men she hates. In this context the meaningless downvotes are hilarious.

          • MehBlah@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            18 days ago

            Its my interpretation and I say it does. I get treated rudely for just existing these days. I realize there are a lot of assholes out there but I can see the hypocrisy of it all. Few of you help the community as much as I do. Today I help set up five bouncy houses and prepared for a Halloween festival. We had three hundred people there. Served them all pizza popcorn and cotton candy. All of this was prepared by people who care about the world and try to make it a better place. As far as I’m concerned when some clueless fetus starts calling people a incels because my worldview clashes with theirs its really shows they are just like those they hate.

            • Vespair@lemmy.zipEnglish
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              18 days ago

              I’m a cis white male, to the point that I almost look like the “default” male character in video games; I almost never get treatedly rudely and can’t recall a single time that I have when it has had anything to do with my gender.

              If you are getting rude treatment on the regular, I am confident that is has exactly fuck all to do your gender.

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        18 days ago

        Honestly I’m never surprised to see @lemmy.world after these comments. Not saying there aren’t plenty of cool people on world, like yourself, but it is the default instance.

  • illi@piefed.socialEnglish
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    19 days ago

    Veggie burger is the issue there. You always get extra wait with veggie options unfortunately.

    • The Picard Maneuver@piefed.worldOPEnglish
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      19 days ago

      Can confirm. Sometimes I’ll order one, only for them to go check and come back to say “Oh, I guess we don’t actually have any.”

      • OldChicoAle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        19 days ago

        I’m gluten free due to allergy and the amount of times they say “oh we don’t have the gluten free option” is staggering. I mean I know I should eat at home 99% of the time, but I wanna go out sometimes…

    • Credibly_Human@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      18 days ago

      Its kinda crazy because in reality its by far the cheapest, but lobbyist groups have pushed so fucking hard for meat that often meat options are cheaper, due to insane inertia and gargantuan subsidies.

      Its not even limited to one country.

  • Xenny@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    I want everybody to know that in fast food you are not entitled to a place in line. If you are not physically stuck in the drive-thru line then there’s no real reason to get your food out in exact order. You get your food when it is the most convenient to push out as fast as possible. Sometimes that means somebody ordered before you ordered a way easier meal gets their food first.

          • chloroken@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            10 days ago

            Don’t be embarrassed and lash out, just work on your sense of humor. Unless you want to be dated and cringe, in which case you’re nailing it.

      • relativestranger@feddit.nlEnglish
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        18 days ago

        i actually miss the days when you could walk up to the counter at mcdonalds, see what was already made, and order that if you were in a hurry.

      • Xenny@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        19 days ago

        Well we try to go in order but if your food is still cooking and the guy behind you can get his food hotter now why wouldn’t we do that?

  • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    19 days ago

    I thought for a bit too long there, that he had ordered a liter of fries…