Given the recent discussions about people eating fast food, yada, yada, yada... anyone see the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) commercial where the mom yells to the kids it's dinner time and they all rush out to get in the mini-van? She says something to her husband like, "Don't worry, they'll get used to eating at home".
Don't get me wrong; I actually like KFC chicken on (very rare) occasion. But to me that commercial just screams out about what is wrong with families having dinner these days.
I have to agree with you, especially concerning childhood obesity. But that being said, at least they're all together for dinner - a very rare thing today. Of course, there's also the loss of the warm memories of Mom making something that smells good when you walk in the house, especially if it's one of your "favorites". Lots of love and memories there!
Given the recent discussions about people eating fast food, yada, yada, yada... anyone see the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) commercial where the mom yells to the kids it's dinner time and they all rush out to get in the mini-van? She says something to her husband like, "Don't worry, they'll get used to eating at home".
Don't get me wrong; I actually like KFC chicken on (very rare) occasion. But to me that commercial just screams out about what is wrong with families having dinner these days.
Heh. Not all families eat like that, thank ghu. We don't, for a start.
Given the recent discussions about people eating fast food, yada, yada, yada... anyone see the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) commercial where the mom yells to the kids it's dinner time and they all rush out to get in the mini-van? She says something to her husband like, "Don't worry, they'll get used to eating at home".
Don't get me wrong; I actually like KFC chicken on (very rare) occasion. But to me that commercial just screams out about what is wrong with families having dinner these days.
Heh. Not all families eat like that, thank ghu. We don't, for a start.
Miche
My guess is that the syndrome shown in that commercial is much more common in the US than elsewhere. But, having lived nowhere else, I can't say for sure.
-- -denny- "Do your thoughts call ahead or do they just arrive at your mouth unannounced?"
On Sat 01 Apr 2006 02:32:40a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny Wheeler?
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Miche said:
In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"
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Given the recent discussions about people eating fast food, yada, yada, yada... anyone see the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) commercial where the mom yells to the kids it's dinner time and they all rush out to get in the mini-van? She says something to her husband like, "Don't worry, they'll get used to eating at home".
Don't get me wrong; I actually like KFC chicken on (very rare) occasion. But to me that commercial just screams out about what is wrong with families having dinner these days.
Heh. Not all families eat like that, thank ghu. We don't, for a start.
Miche
My guess is that the syndrome shown in that commercial is much more common in the US than elsewhere. But, having lived nowhere else, I can't say for sure.
I don't disagree, Denny, but what do all those people buying food in the supermarket do with it later?
It seems that any place that sells food to go has lines queuing up practically out the door. On my way to work this morning I made an unplanned stop at Coffee Bean & Tea for a latté. There were exactly 43 people ahead of me in line. What happened to all those commuter cups that people used to fill at home. :-)
I don't disagree, Denny, but what do all those people buying food in the supermarket do with it later?
It seems that any place that sells food to go has lines queuing up practically out the door. On my way to work this morning I made an unplanned stop at Coffee Bean & Tea for a latté. There were exactly 43 people ahead of me in line. What happened to all those commuter cups that people used to fill at home. :-)
Heard this lots of times: "I don't have the time to do anything..." Where people have to have 2 jobs to pay for all of the stuff they want which also requires that they buy everything premade or takeout (thus spending 3x on the food budget) because of this "lack of time". They need to stand back and see that they look just like that hamster inside a wheel...
Wayne Boatwright wrote on 01 Apr 2006 in rec.food.cooking
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There were exactly 43 people ahead of me in line. What happened to all those commuter cups that people used to fill at home. :-)
Only if I had a brain fart the night before and didn't set the coffee for brewing do I stop somewhere...I use my commuter cup Daily as if I don't need to stand in line I can sleep longer.
On Sat 01 Apr 2006 02:32:40a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Denny Wheeler?
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Miche said:
In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote:
> Given the recent discussions about people eating fast food, yada, > yada, yada... anyone see the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) commercial > where the mom yells to the kids it's dinner time and they all rush out > to get in the mini-van? She says something to her husband like, > "Don't worry, they'll get used to eating at home". > > Don't get me wrong; I actually like KFC chicken on (very rare) > occasion. But to me that commercial just screams out about what is > wrong with families having dinner these days.
Heh. Not all families eat like that, thank ghu. We don't, for a start.
Miche
My guess is that the syndrome shown in that commercial is much more common in the US than elsewhere. But, having lived nowhere else, I can't say for sure.
I don't disagree, Denny, but what do all those people buying food in the supermarket do with it later?
It seems that any place that sells food to go has lines queuing up practically out the door. On my way to work this morning I made an unplanned stop at Coffee Bean & Tea for a latté. There were exactly 43 people ahead of me in line. What happened to all those commuter cups that people used to fill at home. :-)
-- Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
Lines at the take-out are one reason I didn't stop there on my way home from work even though I was bone tired. It took less time to cook something when I got home than it did to get to the head of the line. Two or three times a year we go to my sister's to look after her kids while she is away on a teacher's conference and the lines at the Tim Horton's are unbelievable in a small town that has two. We rarely leave home without my dh taking a full thermos. I don't drink coffee, so I take bottled water. We save a lot of money that way too.....Sharon
On Sat 01 Apr 2006 05:27:24a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Mr Libido Incognito?
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Wayne Boatwright wrote on 01 Apr 2006 in rec.food.cooking
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There were exactly 43 people ahead of me in line. What happened to all those commuter cups that people used to fill at home. :-)
Only if I had a brain fart the night before and didn't set the coffee for brewing do I stop somewhere...I use my commuter cup Daily as if I don't need to stand in line I can sleep longer.
I don't really drink coffee anymore, but I do like to get an iced latté occasionally, perhaps once a month. I'd rather stop for it than try to make one at home, since I don't have the equipment for espresso, and I don't really want to invest in a good machine. I don't "do" fast food restaurants, and I loathe KFC chicken.
>In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown" ><[email hidden]> wrote: > >> Given the recent discussions about people eating fast food, yada, >> yada, yada... anyone see the KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) >> commercial where the mom yells to the kids it's dinner time and >> they all rush out to get in the mini-van? She says something to >> her husband like, "Don't worry, they'll get used to eating at >> home". >> >> Don't get me wrong; I actually like KFC chicken on (very rare) >> occasion. But to me that commercial just screams out about what is >> wrong with families having dinner these days. > >Heh. Not all families eat like that, thank ghu. We don't, for a >start. > >Miche
My guess is that the syndrome shown in that commercial is much more common in the US than elsewhere. But, having lived nowhere else, I can't say for sure.
I don't disagree, Denny, but what do all those people buying food in the supermarket do with it later?
It seems that any place that sells food to go has lines queuing up practically out the door. On my way to work this morning I made an unplanned stop at Coffee Bean & Tea for a latté. There were exactly 43 people ahead of me in line. What happened to all those commuter cups that people used to fill at home. :-)
-- Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
Lines at the take-out are one reason I didn't stop there on my way home from work even though I was bone tired. It took less time to cook something when I got home than it did to get to the head of the line. Two or three times a year we go to my sister's to look after her kids while she is away on a teacher's conference and the lines at the Tim Horton's are unbelievable in a small town that has two. We rarely leave home without my dh taking a full thermos. I don't drink coffee, so I take bottled water. We save a lot of money that way too.....Sharon
I really needed a "kick" yesterday morning, or I wouldn't have stopped or waited. I usually drink bottled water throughout the day. Actually, I start out with a fresh bottle from home. My office has filtered, reverse osmosis water and I get several refills throughout the day. At home I drink iced tea. I'm not a fan of hot drinks except for the occasionally hot cocoa.
