The Airing of Grievances
The celebration of Festivus begins with the "Airing of Grievances," which takes place immediately after the Festivus dinner has been served. In the television episode, Frank Costanza began it with the phrase, "I got a lotta problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it!" It consists of each person lashing out at others and the world about how they have been disappointed in the past year.[19]
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Today is the actual 23rd of December. The actual day of Festivus. If we can't celebrate the actual day itself on its god given date then I don't know what to do!
I vote French for the feet's of strength this year!
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The War on Drugs is a stupid band name for a band that isn't very good.
Charcuterie is a waste of meat that would taste better if cooked properly.
In and Out Burger is single most overrated food experience.
In order to effectively teach history, knowledge of and the ability to convey the impact of natural geography is critical.
I hate when people reminisce about how awesome 2003 Miami was. That season was the nadir of being a VT fan because no team got less out of their talent.
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For me, the 2003 Miami game is best looked at in a vacuum. Same for 2014 OSU. Both were some of the best wins in program history, but ultimately didn't mean much in the grand scheme because the team imploded on itself down the stretch.
But you are right, 2003 was one of the most frustrating years ever as a VT fan. That team legitimately had the talent to hang with anyone in the nation, but we just seemed to mail it in down the stretch and completely collapse. Case-in-point: LSU won the BCS title that year, and the year before with basically the same personnel, we absolutely took them to the woodshed. One of our most talented teams that accomplished so little. And I'm himdsight, the Marcus Vick/Bryan Randall arbitrary QB rotation really hurt the chemistry of that team. Major props to Randall for enduring that and then becoming the unquestioned leader of the team the following year, leading us to our first ACC title and a Sugar Bowl berth.
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French, your palate's parameters would fit on the head of a pin. Country ham is a gift to the world, and a good chunk of smoked ham makes simple pinto beans into a meal worthy of cornbread. It's bad enough that you won't eat a perfectly grilled cheese sandwich, and we all love our pork, but that includes cured ham. You need a reset on your taste-o-meter, my good man. How in the hell did you survive country living without country ham?
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I ate tons of it- every time I visited Grandmother and Grandaddy's in Bluefield, and regularly at home. We have had it twice in the last week. And, I have never liked it. I don't like heavily seasoned or salted food.
I love pretty much anything done with fresh pork- pork loin, chops, belly, sausage. I have a love hate with bacon- if I can get it Uncured I love it. But cured, the less salty the better.
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Miami 2003 and that entire season helped galvanize the 2004 ACC Championship team, and the Team United team slogan. Coaches learned from that season and came back better the next season.
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In N Out is light years better than Five Guys in my experiences. It's essentially impossible to argue about something being overrated because the concept is entirely dependent on a person's expectations, but I'd always heard how great Five Guys was and the same for In N Out so I'd say the situation is pretty comparable.
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Really? I haven't eaten at a Five Guys in a few years, but I have eaten at In N Out several times since then and I can say that Five Guys is, or at least was, "light years better" than In N out in my experiences. Of course, the freshly cut french fries, the free peanuts and the availability of beer might have been possible factors in forming this opinion, but the fact that the burgers were superior seals the deal. In N Out is better than some, no doubt, but not better than Five Guys with the exception of being generally faster food. I do agree with the overrated take, though. That's always going to be a personal decision, as you say, based on expectations.
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The last few Five Guys burger patties I've had tasted pretty flavorless. It's a perfectly edible burger after you add your toppings but it still doesn't seem good for the price. Which brings me to perhaps by biggest gripe with Five Guys- you can't buy a burger, fries, and drink for less than like $12, and that's getting a little hamburger. The fries are solid but I don't like that I have to pay $4 for way more fries than I want to eat. At In N Out, it's around $7-8 for a double-double with fries and a drink. The flavors of the burger complement each other and make for a coherent, tasty bite (I like mustard so maybe the mustard grilled patty plays a role). The fries might not have as high of a ceiling as Five Guys but I'd say the floor is higher due to the thin cut ensuring they are cooked through with a crispy texture.
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May not be a popular opinion, but for a fast food burger I like Hardee's over anybody else. Chilli's does a pretty good burger for the franchise/chain scale. I like burgers, and get in the mood to have one, but getting a great one has so many moving pieces, I am not sure what it takes. In N out, 5 guys, checkers, Dairy 'O, Wendy's, and most other drive thru's leave me wishing I had taken the time and $$ to have a good burger.
Greivance - craving a specific food, and getting it done wrong.
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You can custom order, so those things need not be present if you dislike them. My wife has the same complaints, but our lives got better when she started custom ordering. I say "our lives", because now I'm allowed to go there.
I prefer Whataburger to the other common chains.
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I am not a Five Guys guy (the best in NoVA is Social Burger), but I prefer it to the hot garbage I had at In and Out. Their burger was just a large sized McDonalds junior hamburger. No flavor patty, mustard, onions, and you couldn't taste anything else. Plus the absurd wait made it more infuriating.
Pals Sudden Service (Big Pal, Frenchy Fry, Pals Tea) will always be first and foremost for me. I go back and forth on other burgers, but if I can find a greasy spoon that:
Grated grills their burgers
Keeps the condiments cold and fresh until the second the burger is put on the bun and is served to you.
No seasoning for the burger.
If I can get that, they will get my business. Medium Well burger, lettuce, tomato, raw sliced onion, mayo- maybe some bread and butter pickles. Anything else overwhelms the meat, which should be the centerpiece.
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Medium is fine for burgers. That's the end of the spectrum. the nicer the cut of meat, the rarer I go, ending with filet at rare. Unless you count carpaccio.
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Your cheese choices are beyond my understanding but we are on the exact same wavelength on this one. I have never understood how rare meat could possibly taste better to anybody.
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I grew up in Bristol and am not sure if I've ever actually had a Big Pal (we used to be given the option of a sauce burger or hot dog during events). I'm in town for the holiday though so if I have a chance I will get one and report back.
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I'm a few days late to this. But if anyone is ever on the left coast and tempted to go to In and Out, skip it and find yourself a Habit Burger instead. It blows In and Out (not that hard in my opinion), Whataburger and Five Guys out of the water. Habit has a handful of locations on the east coast, including one in NOVA.
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They are up over 200 locations nationwide now. The majority of them are in California. I think they have grown pretty rapidly the last few years. They are definitely not as plentiful as In and Out, but worth seeking out IMO.
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It really pisses me off that even though I've only gone to Starbucks once in the past 2 years, every time I open chrome on my phone their logo shows up instead of TKP logo. Also, if you know how to fix that, please let me know.
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That is completely false. Cowboy fans are universally hated by every NFL fan base because people hopped on the band wagon in the 70s and 90s. Most people that root for the Cowboys such as yourself, have never even been to Dallas (no the airport doesn't count as a trip there) and have no affiliation to the city itself.
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Cowboys fan here, y'all can just kiss my Texas rootin' rear end with your Deadskins jealous envy. How or why I became a Dallas fan has nothing to do with the city, but is just as valid as any fan that doesn't live in the city of the team they support. At least we all love the Hokies.
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Dealing with people during he holidays! It's like someone is going around hitting everyone with a stupid stick and then told to fuck with me on a daily basis!!
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Yes. So much this. Also people who install driving lights that are pointed up instead of down at the road, and keep them on all the time. Why blind the other drivers?
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People thinking that, just because I became a father of a baby girl Thursday morning that now my biggest personal villain is the paper airplane infestation of Lane. Nah, my current grievance is every doctor from Duke and UNC who keeps coming in here asking what a Hokie is because you damn well know I dressed her in a Hokiebird onsie as soon as I could. Seriously, guys... We play you all the time!
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Living in NC I do get that occasionally as well. Recent answer has been "Do you just root for Carolina, or were you an athlete?" I can get really sarcastic if they don't get it.
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Fans complaining about Josh Jackson when he was a redshirt freshman surrounded by highly flawed or inexperienced skill position players (with the exception of Phillips). Do I think he'll win the Heisman? No. Do I think he should be guaranteed to start for 3 more years? No. But I really wish these people would shut up already and leave it to the coaches to do their jobs.
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I got a real problem with people telling me to move on from Drew Harris. He's gonna qualify and play, dammit. I can feel it. Next season is gonna be it.
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When the first day of your Christmas vacation with family makes you wish you were back at work. It's day one. I don't know if I have enough bourbon for this shit.
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Hahahaha. Been there. I claimed I need to do a little last minute shopping today. I went to the beer shop, had a beer, bought my dad some interesting NC brews to take to him in Atlanta next week, had another, picked out a few to take home, had another, and stopped by the ABC store to get my brother (also in ATL) some bourbon, and a bottle for me. I may need to shop again tomorrow.
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I built some "catch up days" into my holiday vacation. Sometimes I just need to get out of the house, fire up ArcMap and digitize some plans, or tinker with some app code, or TKP.
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The worst is when one family gives you a lengthy guilt trip over the differential of time spent with the other family, thereby ruining time spent with other family. Then when you do finally take time to visit with the guilt trippy family, they act like a bunch of scrooges instead of enjoying the time with you they do have.
I hate that shit.
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Edit: Although, my wife and I may be the biggest Scrooges this holiday. We bought our first house in September, but are spending Christmas in our new house? Nooooo. Couple that with in-laws and the fact that we had to put our dog down on Wednesday and all I want to do is say "fuck Christmas" right now.
Sorry for all the complaining, but the venting is really cathartic.
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As someone who's been through losing dogs just a few too damn many times, I can sympathize with you. It is a seriously depressing event and you never get better at it. Dogs just don't live long enough.
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Current situation: Mrs. APFOW and I snuck out of house under the guise of grabbing last minute odds and ends for Christmas dinner and are currently drinking at Mellow Mushroom.
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My girlfriend never fully screws the cap back on things. I learned pretty quickly but the first time I carelessly picked up a jug of milk was a real treat.
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Or close anything... Drawers, doors, cabinets, bottle tops, lights off. Basically anything that can be opened or turned on will be left that way or at best 3/4's the way closed.
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Yup. Not saying the one I saw in Craig county wasn't just a black mountain lion, but no mistaking what it was after jumping down the embankment in front of my car, flicking its tail casually as I slid to a stop not three feet away then sliding away in that quintessential cat way. Do they live there? No idea. Did I see one? Without a doubt.
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People from up North who complain about not being able to find a good bagel in ATL Charleston etc on nextdoor and then hijack thread arguing about where to get them in Brooklyn
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People who ridicule people in the South for not being able to drive when there are 2 inches of snow on the ground. Don't care how good you are in conditions, the second they plows and salt trucks can't effectively manage, you're in for a bad time, and the south justifiably doesn't put the funds in place to manage the 1 or 2 snowfalls it gets every year.
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When I lived in Alabama we got ~8 inches of snow overnight one year. They can't plow it, so it just sat there on the roads. When the sun came up the next day, it melted a bit, but then froze overnight. So we went a full week with a four inch thick sheet of ice on everything. It was a mess.
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Sweet Jesus yes. I also can't stand when people from the north get upset that schools open late when it is extremely cold out. I don't care how it is in Minnesota or Wisconsin, around here kids do not have the required clothing to be standing outside waiting for the bus in the teens or below. Or when schools are out when many of the main roads seem clear. I guess we just need one school bus sliding off an icy back road for it to be okay?
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Damn Yankees. Could fill a thread with gripes about some of the attitudes some people from the north have about the south. And another for people from Cali. And a third for my relatives who live somewhere else.
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It's not just the inability to properly treat roads.
Usually here in the South when it snows the temperature stays around or above freezing prior and during the snowfall. So the bottom of that 1" of snow melts when in contact with the warmer asphalt/ground then refreezes giving you a nice coating of ice that is treacherous. Compare that to up North were 1' of snow falls where they have had sub 20 degree weather for weeks so the snow sits nicely on cold, dry ground. That gets packed down or plowed and the Northerners drive around on it with ease. Driving on snow up there is significantly easier.
Combine that with, as you said, Southern locales that have zero budget for the equipment and chemicals they would need in case of a significant snow event, so the typically don't have them as well as the experience to handle/manage such a situation, and you have a recipe for disaster.
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All of that is true. Still, people in the South (as a group) tend to not know how to plan or drive with snow and ice. They just tend to have less experience with it. Some drive the same way they'd drive if the roads were completely dry. I'm looking at you, Mr. fast SUV man. If nothing else, adjust for the driving habits of others.
See: Washington D.C. if snow is predicted. Its a wintry mix with weather, and a skills mix with drivers. A couple of inches of snow and you have some folks abandoning cars on the beltway, and some driving really slowly with others slaloming them at full speed.
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I grew up in VA and live in NC now. I keep a bag of kitty litter in the back of the car when snow is forecast. I have a subaru now, but that kitty litter got me to work on time when my driveway turned into a sheet of ice once. Neighbor wandered over and told me it looked like I was going to be staying put after I tried to get out and just spun my wheels. I told him nah, I would be okay, got the bag out, sprinkled it behind the tires and went on my merry way. His jaw dropped, it was brilliant.
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I see it online all the time. "Psh, you call THAT snow? Come to this northern city" ..maaaaan, shut up. Don't nobody care about how much snow the north gets, the south aint built for that shit. Flip the script when summer rolls around too.
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I suppose this is a good a place as any to say this....we all know that these greivances threads have all been in good fun, but i urge you all to also take the time this time of year to set aside silly family greivances and let people know how much you really love them. This is our 4th Christmas after losing our son, and it just doesnt get any easier. Please use this time of year to mend fences and tell somone that you love them. You never know if you're gonna have another go around.
Merry Christmas to all my TKP bretheren....i love you all. May all of you have a safe and happy holiday season.
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Jason Garrett is a garbage ass coach. Dez Bryant sucks too. This is the third game this season where the Cowboys haven't scored a TD. My wife is a Seahawks fan and when I get off work, I have to go home and hear her fucking mouth about it. Fantastic.
Leave it to the Cowboys to put me in a bad mood on Christmas Eve.
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Personally know the Garrett family. His father helped me to get my position with VT football when I was a student. His brother John coached for UVA. Great people, and some of the most motivating people I have ever met in my life. Maybe if Jerry Jones would keep his hands of the product they could possibly win something.
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Let me just put it this way... I worked for the New York Giants when Garrett was the offensive coordinator. This is when Brad Johnson or Kitna
was playing for Romo because he broke his pinky. I road the press elivator down with Jerry Jones and a few Dallas fans hopped in the elevator on the way down. He promtely told them (Kitna or Johnson was sucking and on their last leg) that I'm about to fix this situation boys. Sure enough second half starts and they put in the third string QB.
That's how shit works in Dallas. The coaches are puppets to Jerry Jones.
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When your nephew is a little sh*t and a bad influence on your kids, and you could fix him in a weekend if you had the opportunity, but you can't because he's "not your kid"
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So much this. My sister pleads with her kids to do what she wants them to do and then wonders why they see obedience as optional. They do whatever the he'll they want until mom or dad snap and then it's downright terrifying. Shit's not healthy.
On the flip side, being around their kids reminds me how well behaved mine are. It's a real encouragement as a parent.
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Sister-in-law's kid, so I have even less authority to do anything. The blatant disregard to instructions/commands makes me want to pull out what is left of my hair. He hears very well, usually acknowledges what you say, and proceeds to do whatever the hell he wants.
But, like you said, makes you feel like maybe you're doing something right when my 3 year old is better behaved and more mature than an almost 6 year old.
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When members complain about people not being members. Everybody has a different life situation going on. Some people's budgets can't afford that luxury. Don't hate on them for it.
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I had to give everyone a leg because I love and missed Foe-rensics, I want everyone who can to support the key play and appreciate the plug, but I want even those who cannot support it to participate. I have no real grievances here.
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Oh I don't hate them for it. In fact, I decided to join to keep (most of) TKP free for people who couldn't support it. I'm just saying that if you're "getting the milk for free" don't go complaining that it's 2% when you wanted whole.
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Thankfully, things on here have been kept in check a bit because of the way we self police, but Twitter has been an ugly, ugly place post game.
If you're one of these grown-ass man-babies going after a college kid with a full head of vitriolic steam because of a game, you need to rethink your life.
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Alabama making the Playoff this year without winning their conference. I'm willing to believe that they were more deserving than anOSU, but I think UCF's win over Auburn (and therefore it's transitive wins over both championship game participants) shows that they deserved a spot in the Playoff.
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Grievance: Dude, do you even TKP?
Tangent: Drink!
New threads for things we've been discussing for weeks with a slightly different title.
Though, in the spirit of Festivus (and the fact that I'm certain that we all still have more grievances), I'll consider this a continuation thread.
This^^^
But wow does TKP have a lot of grievances
Today is the actual 23rd of December. The actual day of Festivus. If we can't celebrate the actual day itself on its god given date then I don't know what to do!
I vote French for the feet's of strength this year!
Alas, it seems the airing of grievances starts earlier every year...
The War on Drugs is a stupid band name for a band that isn't very good.
Charcuterie is a waste of meat that would taste better if cooked properly.
In and Out Burger is single most overrated food experience.
In order to effectively teach history, knowledge of and the ability to convey the impact of natural geography is critical.
I hate when people reminisce about how awesome 2003 Miami was. That season was the nadir of being a VT fan because no team got less out of their talent.
For me, the 2003 Miami game is best looked at in a vacuum. Same for 2014 OSU. Both were some of the best wins in program history, but ultimately didn't mean much in the grand scheme because the team imploded on itself down the stretch.
But you are right, 2003 was one of the most frustrating years ever as a VT fan. That team legitimately had the talent to hang with anyone in the nation, but we just seemed to mail it in down the stretch and completely collapse. Case-in-point: LSU won the BCS title that year, and the year before with basically the same personnel, we absolutely took them to the woodshed. One of our most talented teams that accomplished so little. And I'm himdsight, the Marcus Vick/Bryan Randall arbitrary QB rotation really hurt the chemistry of that team. Major props to Randall for enduring that and then becoming the unquestioned leader of the team the following year, leading us to our first ACC title and a Sugar Bowl berth.
Your charcuterie take is hot garbage.
Charcuterie is great.......with a cheese plate
Debating forms of food preparation I've never heard of as though they were commonplace.
Cured ham is a huge waste of good pork.
French, your palate's parameters would fit on the head of a pin. Country ham is a gift to the world, and a good chunk of smoked ham makes simple pinto beans into a meal worthy of cornbread. It's bad enough that you won't eat a perfectly grilled cheese sandwich, and we all love our pork, but that includes cured ham. You need a reset on your taste-o-meter, my good man. How in the hell did you survive country living without country ham?
I ate tons of it- every time I visited Grandmother and Grandaddy's in Bluefield, and regularly at home. We have had it twice in the last week. And, I have never liked it. I don't like heavily seasoned or salted food.
I love pretty much anything done with fresh pork- pork loin, chops, belly, sausage. I have a love hate with bacon- if I can get it Uncured I love it. But cured, the less salty the better.
French...first cheese, now...bacon. My God, what kind of man are ye?
Hate to break it to you, but sausage is charcuterie.
And I hope it feels good.
Charcuterie is fantastic with or without cheese.
Miami 2003 and that entire season helped galvanize the 2004 ACC Championship team, and the Team United team slogan. Coaches learned from that season and came back better the next season.
In N Out is light years better than Five Guys in my experiences. It's essentially impossible to argue about something being overrated because the concept is entirely dependent on a person's expectations, but I'd always heard how great Five Guys was and the same for In N Out so I'd say the situation is pretty comparable.
Really? I haven't eaten at a Five Guys in a few years, but I have eaten at In N Out several times since then and I can say that Five Guys is, or at least was, "light years better" than In N out in my experiences. Of course, the freshly cut french fries, the free peanuts and the availability of beer might have been possible factors in forming this opinion, but the fact that the burgers were superior seals the deal. In N Out is better than some, no doubt, but not better than Five Guys with the exception of being generally faster food. I do agree with the overrated take, though. That's always going to be a personal decision, as you say, based on expectations.
The last few Five Guys burger patties I've had tasted pretty flavorless. It's a perfectly edible burger after you add your toppings but it still doesn't seem good for the price. Which brings me to perhaps by biggest gripe with Five Guys- you can't buy a burger, fries, and drink for less than like $12, and that's getting a little hamburger. The fries are solid but I don't like that I have to pay $4 for way more fries than I want to eat. At In N Out, it's around $7-8 for a double-double with fries and a drink. The flavors of the burger complement each other and make for a coherent, tasty bite (I like mustard so maybe the mustard grilled patty plays a role). The fries might not have as high of a ceiling as Five Guys but I'd say the floor is higher due to the thin cut ensuring they are cooked through with a crispy texture.
May not be a popular opinion, but for a fast food burger I like Hardee's over anybody else. Chilli's does a pretty good burger for the franchise/chain scale. I like burgers, and get in the mood to have one, but getting a great one has so many moving pieces, I am not sure what it takes. In N out, 5 guys, checkers, Dairy 'O, Wendy's, and most other drive thru's leave me wishing I had taken the time and $$ to have a good burger.
Greivance - craving a specific food, and getting it done wrong.
I like Hardees. Frisco Burger would rival most things you could get at a bar and grill type restaurant.
WHY HAS NO ONE MENTIONED WHATABUGER YET???
Didn't like it, too much mustard and cooked onions.
You can custom order, so those things need not be present if you dislike them. My wife has the same complaints, but our lives got better when she started custom ordering. I say "our lives", because now I'm allowed to go there.
I prefer Whataburger to the other common chains.
When Hardees first did the Six Dollar Burger, it was amazing. While I still prefer Hardees to most fast food, it isn't as good at the peak.
I am not a Five Guys guy (the best in NoVA is Social Burger), but I prefer it to the hot garbage I had at In and Out. Their burger was just a large sized McDonalds junior hamburger. No flavor patty, mustard, onions, and you couldn't taste anything else. Plus the absurd wait made it more infuriating.
Pals Sudden Service (Big Pal, Frenchy Fry, Pals Tea) will always be first and foremost for me. I go back and forth on other burgers, but if I can find a greasy spoon that:
Grated grills their burgers
Keeps the condiments cold and fresh until the second the burger is put on the bun and is served to you.
No seasoning for the burger.
If I can get that, they will get my business. Medium Well burger, lettuce, tomato, raw sliced onion, mayo- maybe some bread and butter pickles. Anything else overwhelms the meat, which should be the centerpiece.
You had me up until medium-well...
Yeah those intestinal parasites from under cooked hamburger will get after ya!!
Medium is fine for burgers. That's the end of the spectrum. the nicer the cut of meat, the rarer I go, ending with filet at rare. Unless you count carpaccio.
I'd rather my dinner not be breathing anymore, which is why I don't go any less than medium rare unless I'm having sushi.
Medium well at home. Well in the restaurant
Your cheese choices are beyond my understanding but we are on the exact same wavelength on this one. I have never understood how rare meat could possibly taste better to anybody.
I grew up in Bristol and am not sure if I've ever actually had a Big Pal (we used to be given the option of a sauce burger or hot dog during events). I'm in town for the holiday though so if I have a chance I will get one and report back.
I'm a few days late to this. But if anyone is ever on the left coast and tempted to go to In and Out, skip it and find yourself a Habit Burger instead. It blows In and Out (not that hard in my opinion), Whataburger and Five Guys out of the water. Habit has a handful of locations on the east coast, including one in NOVA.
Not many habbit burgers exist except for in El Segundo I believe.
They are up over 200 locations nationwide now. The majority of them are in California. I think they have grown pretty rapidly the last few years. They are definitely not as plentiful as In and Out, but worth seeking out IMO.
Yes. The Habit.
Wish there were more of them.
Charcuterie is a waste of meat that would taste better if cooked properly
Everyday you stray further from God's light, French
Very ouch. French has feels too.
Your view of charcuterie is tainted by your illogical revulsion of cheese. It also furthers the ironic nature of your name: French
In and Out is like your best friend from grade school. It's not the best burger in the world but its consistently the best.
It really pisses me off that even though I've only gone to Starbucks once in the past 2 years, every time I open chrome on my phone their logo shows up instead of TKP logo. Also, if you know how to fix that, please let me know.
You know what really pisses me off are Cowboys fans that have never step foot in the state of Texas, let alone Dallas.
You know what really pisses me off are Cowboys fans
that have never step foot in the state of Texas, let alone Dallas.FIFY
By chance, are you a Redskins fan?
Whoa man, I've been to Dallas... I had a layover there while going to El Paso for the Sun Bowl. Also, I do have family living in Texas for the moment.
This is the worst Cowboys comeback yet SHEESH
I'm aware, Cowboys fans can suck, but Philly, DC, and New York suck more so I don't feel bad.
That is completely false. Cowboy fans are universally hated by every NFL fan base because people hopped on the band wagon in the 70s and 90s. Most people that root for the Cowboys such as yourself, have never even been to Dallas (no the airport doesn't count as a trip there) and have no affiliation to the city itself.
Cowboys fan here, y'all can just kiss my Texas rootin' rear end with your Deadskins jealous envy. How or why I became a Dallas fan has nothing to do with the city, but is just as valid as any fan that doesn't live in the city of the team they support. At least we all love the Hokies.
Cowboys getting eliminated today is a Festivus miracle!
Cowboys to the misery pit! Dilly Dilly!
Speakin the damn truth
I'm no Redskins fan!
Well, there's a plus for us and a leg for you, then.
Drop your phone into the nearest large body of water.
This is the method I used. Your mileage may vary.
Press and hold until the context menu pops up, then select "remove"
Dealing with people during he holidays! It's like someone is going around hitting everyone with a stupid stick and then told to fuck with me on a daily basis!!
Edit!!! Fucking double post
Robo calls.
... to your cell phone.
This shit
I aired most of mine on another one of these threads, but I forgot one:
People not turning their got damn high beams down.
Yes. So much this. Also people who install driving lights that are pointed up instead of down at the road, and keep them on all the time. Why blind the other drivers?
People thinking that, just because I became a father of a baby girl Thursday morning that now my biggest personal villain is the paper airplane infestation of Lane. Nah, my current grievance is every doctor from Duke and UNC who keeps coming in here asking what a Hokie is because you damn well know I dressed her in a Hokiebird onsie as soon as I could. Seriously, guys... We play you all the time!
Living in NC I do get that occasionally as well. Recent answer has been "Do you just root for Carolina, or were you an athlete?" I can get really sarcastic if they don't get it.
Congratulations, a baby for Christmas! Now, seriously, get back to the airplanes. There's still work to be done there.
We need to install these above every entry point on the East Side
Yep, it's made of paper
One of these would also work.
Might be overkill.
Fans complaining about Josh Jackson when he was a redshirt freshman surrounded by highly flawed or inexperienced skill position players (with the exception of Phillips). Do I think he'll win the Heisman? No. Do I think he should be guaranteed to start for 3 more years? No. But I really wish these people would shut up already and leave it to the coaches to do their jobs.
Yeah,people forget he's a freshman...
12 games, 12 starts
passing: 214-355 (60.3%) 2743 yards, 7.7 ypa, 19 TD, 8 INT, = 138 rating
rushing: 108 for 274 yards, 4 TD (including sacks)
251 yards per game, 1.9 TD per game
I got a real problem with people telling me to move on from Drew Harris. He's gonna qualify and play, dammit. I can feel it. Next season is gonna be it.
Oh, yeah, people who can't forget Drew Harris.
And Lawson.
When the first day of your Christmas vacation with family makes you wish you were back at work. It's day one. I don't know if I have enough bourbon for this shit.
Hahahaha. Been there. I claimed I need to do a little last minute shopping today. I went to the beer shop, had a beer, bought my dad some interesting NC brews to take to him in Atlanta next week, had another, picked out a few to take home, had another, and stopped by the ABC store to get my brother (also in ATL) some bourbon, and a bottle for me. I may need to shop again tomorrow.
I built some "catch up days" into my holiday vacation. Sometimes I just need to get out of the house, fire up ArcMap and digitize some plans, or tinker with some app code, or TKP.
Sounds like heaven compared to time with the in-laws. Luckily, I only have to make it a couple more days.
The worst is when one family gives you a lengthy guilt trip over the differential of time spent with the other family, thereby ruining time spent with other family. Then when you do finally take time to visit with the guilt trippy family, they act like a bunch of scrooges instead of enjoying the time with you they do have.
I hate that shit.
Preach.
Edit: Although, my wife and I may be the biggest Scrooges this holiday. We bought our first house in September, but are spending Christmas in our new house? Nooooo. Couple that with in-laws and the fact that we had to put our dog down on Wednesday and all I want to do is say "fuck Christmas" right now.
Sorry for all the complaining, but the venting is really cathartic.
Oh man. I'm really sorry, especially for your dog. That's the worst. Hope you guys can make the best of it.
Thanks, man. It sucks, but at least he's not in pain anymore. He was ate up with lymphoma.
FUCK CANCER!!!!!!!
It mainly sucks for our other dog. She was his shadow. She's taking it hard.
As someone who's been through losing dogs just a few too damn many times, I can sympathize with you. It is a seriously depressing event and you never get better at it. Dogs just don't live long enough.
Ain't that the truth.
It just dawned on me that your screen name is from a verse in Manfred Mann's Earth Band's "Blinded by the Light."
Oh, grievance - Know it all grocery store stockers. (I know you've got more frozen baked apples in the back. You're just trying to fuck with me.)
It was that or Little Early Pearly's curly wurly. I think he chose right.
Current situation: Mrs. APFOW and I snuck out of house under the guise of grabbing last minute odds and ends for Christmas dinner and are currently drinking at Mellow Mushroom.
People who flip you off while a cross hangs from their rear view mirror.
Sorry, but when you almost side swipe me while jumping the turn lane, you're gonna get the horn....for 30-45 seconds.
When your wife doesn't close drawers completely... any of them.
My girlfriend never fully screws the cap back on things. I learned pretty quickly but the first time I carelessly picked up a jug of milk was a real treat.
44 and a half years later, I'm still learning that one. She just never, ever screws that cap back on.
Are you dating my wife? If you are and can fix this issue I'll forgive the infidelity.
And that's why I never buy two-liter soda bottles anymore. I got tired of flat opened-less-than-24-hours-ago soda.
Or close anything... Drawers, doors, cabinets, bottle tops, lights off. Basically anything that can be opened or turned on will be left that way or at best 3/4's the way closed.
People claiming there are breeding populations of mountain lions in Virginia, even better when they say there are black panthers here.
They is, I seen't it...
Yup. Not saying the one I saw in Craig county wasn't just a black mountain lion, but no mistaking what it was after jumping down the embankment in front of my car, flicking its tail casually as I slid to a stop not three feet away then sliding away in that quintessential cat way. Do they live there? No idea. Did I see one? Without a doubt.
Pictures, paw prints, scat, hair, or carcass or it didn't happen.
Are we talking about the cat sighting or how you lost your virginity?
Wow, you knew her too?
People from up North who complain about not being able to find a good bagel in ATL Charleston etc on nextdoor and then hijack thread arguing about where to get them in Brooklyn
Leg seekers who drop a "fuck Pat Narduzzi" in every hating thread they find, regardless of who it's about.
-Mike Gundy
People who ridicule people in the South for not being able to drive when there are 2 inches of snow on the ground. Don't care how good you are in conditions, the second they plows and salt trucks can't effectively manage, you're in for a bad time, and the south justifiably doesn't put the funds in place to manage the 1 or 2 snowfalls it gets every year.
When I lived in Alabama we got ~8 inches of snow overnight one year. They can't plow it, so it just sat there on the roads. When the sun came up the next day, it melted a bit, but then froze overnight. So we went a full week with a four inch thick sheet of ice on everything. It was a mess.
Yep... It's less about the drivers than the inability to effectively treat the roads.
That sounds like a nightmare. Fuck that.
Sweet Jesus yes. I also can't stand when people from the north get upset that schools open late when it is extremely cold out. I don't care how it is in Minnesota or Wisconsin, around here kids do not have the required clothing to be standing outside waiting for the bus in the teens or below. Or when schools are out when many of the main roads seem clear. I guess we just need one school bus sliding off an icy back road for it to be okay?
Damn Yankees. Could fill a thread with gripes about some of the attitudes some people from the north have about the south. And another for people from Cali. And a third for my relatives who live somewhere else.
It's not just the inability to properly treat roads.
Usually here in the South when it snows the temperature stays around or above freezing prior and during the snowfall. So the bottom of that 1" of snow melts when in contact with the warmer asphalt/ground then refreezes giving you a nice coating of ice that is treacherous. Compare that to up North were 1' of snow falls where they have had sub 20 degree weather for weeks so the snow sits nicely on cold, dry ground. That gets packed down or plowed and the Northerners drive around on it with ease. Driving on snow up there is significantly easier.
Combine that with, as you said, Southern locales that have zero budget for the equipment and chemicals they would need in case of a significant snow event, so the typically don't have them as well as the experience to handle/manage such a situation, and you have a recipe for disaster.
All of that is true. Still, people in the South (as a group) tend to not know how to plan or drive with snow and ice. They just tend to have less experience with it. Some drive the same way they'd drive if the roads were completely dry. I'm looking at you, Mr. fast SUV man. If nothing else, adjust for the driving habits of others.
See: Washington D.C. if snow is predicted. Its a wintry mix with weather, and a skills mix with drivers. A couple of inches of snow and you have some folks abandoning cars on the beltway, and some driving really slowly with others slaloming them at full speed.
I grew up in VA and live in NC now. I keep a bag of kitty litter in the back of the car when snow is forecast. I have a subaru now, but that kitty litter got me to work on time when my driveway turned into a sheet of ice once. Neighbor wandered over and told me it looked like I was going to be staying put after I tried to get out and just spun my wheels. I told him nah, I would be okay, got the bag out, sprinkled it behind the tires and went on my merry way. His jaw dropped, it was brilliant.
I see it online all the time. "Psh, you call THAT snow? Come to this northern city" ..maaaaan, shut up. Don't nobody care about how much snow the north gets, the south aint built for that shit. Flip the script when summer rolls around too.
Adult Christmas is expensive
But the toys can be just as, if not more, fun.
I suppose this is a good a place as any to say this....we all know that these greivances threads have all been in good fun, but i urge you all to also take the time this time of year to set aside silly family greivances and let people know how much you really love them. This is our 4th Christmas after losing our son, and it just doesnt get any easier. Please use this time of year to mend fences and tell somone that you love them. You never know if you're gonna have another go around.
Merry Christmas to all my TKP bretheren....i love you all. May all of you have a safe and happy holiday season.
Then you come along and make me realize, in the grand scheme, all of my gripes are small potatoes.
Thank you for the dose of humility.
Lots of Hokie love to you and yours.
Right back at ya brother. Sorry to hear bout your dog. To better days my friend...
Jason Garrett is a garbage ass coach. Dez Bryant sucks too. This is the third game this season where the Cowboys haven't scored a TD. My wife is a Seahawks fan and when I get off work, I have to go home and hear her fucking mouth about it. Fantastic.
Leave it to the Cowboys to put me in a bad mood on Christmas Eve.
Personally know the Garrett family. His father helped me to get my position with VT football when I was a student. His brother John coached for UVA. Great people, and some of the most motivating people I have ever met in my life. Maybe if Jerry Jones would keep his hands of the product they could possibly win something.
I wish I knew more of the ins and outs of where Jerry stands when it comes to game planning, and play calling.
Because right now it I'm putting this loss squarely on the coaching staff's shoulders.
Let me just put it this way... I worked for the New York Giants when Garrett was the offensive coordinator. This is when Brad Johnson or Kitna
was playing for Romo because he broke his pinky. I road the press elivator down with Jerry Jones and a few Dallas fans hopped in the elevator on the way down. He promtely told them (Kitna or Johnson was sucking and on their last leg) that I'm about to fix this situation boys. Sure enough second half starts and they put in the third string QB.
That's how shit works in Dallas. The coaches are puppets to Jerry Jones.
When your nephew is a little sh*t and a bad influence on your kids, and you could fix him in a weekend if you had the opportunity, but you can't because he's "not your kid"
So much this. My sister pleads with her kids to do what she wants them to do and then wonders why they see obedience as optional. They do whatever the he'll they want until mom or dad snap and then it's downright terrifying. Shit's not healthy.
On the flip side, being around their kids reminds me how well behaved mine are. It's a real encouragement as a parent.
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
-- Poor Richard (Ben Franklin)
Sister-in-law's kid, so I have even less authority to do anything. The blatant disregard to instructions/commands makes me want to pull out what is left of my hair. He hears very well, usually acknowledges what you say, and proceeds to do whatever the hell he wants.
But, like you said, makes you feel like maybe you're doing something right when my 3 year old is better behaved and more mature than an almost 6 year old.
Workin...on December 26th...
This may literally be the slowest day of my life. NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING TODAY EXCEPT RETAIL STORES AND RESTAURANTS.
I'm a sales rep and I am watching paint dry.
and watching TKP
That we did not get a foe-rensics on Ok State
Probably just saving it for our CFP rematch next season.
When people who aren't members of TKPC complain about lack of content...
When members complain about people not being members. Everybody has a different life situation going on. Some people's budgets can't afford that luxury. Don't hate on them for it.
I had to give everyone a leg because I love and missed Foe-rensics, I want everyone who can to support the key play and appreciate the plug, but I want even those who cannot support it to participate. I have no real grievances here.
Oh I don't hate them for it. In fact, I decided to join to keep (most of) TKP free for people who couldn't support it. I'm just saying that if you're "getting the milk for free" don't go complaining that it's 2% when you wanted whole.
Grown-ass men attacking a kid after a loss.
Thankfully, things on here have been kept in check a bit because of the way we self police, but Twitter has been an ugly, ugly place post game.
If you're one of these grown-ass man-babies going after a college kid with a full head of vitriolic steam because of a game, you need to rethink your life.
The planet Hoth and the fact that I have to work outside in it today. Fuck Winter
The SEC and everything pertaining to it
Clemson Clemsoning again and allowing the the SEC to thump their chests with toothless grins
Predictions for next year that start in January.
There are too many unknowns to make anything close to any prediction other than a wild ass guess at this point.
Alabama making the Playoff this year without winning their conference. I'm willing to believe that they were more deserving than anOSU, but I think UCF's win over Auburn (and therefore it's transitive wins over both championship game participants) shows that they deserved a spot in the Playoff.
Unfortunately the CFP Committee already have addressed this...
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21942367/college-football-playoff-executive-director-bill-hancock-stands-committee-decision-rank-ucf-no-12
tl;dr they were right. Further more, with Bammer winning, they were spot on, in their mind.