tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post8463068395730687196..comments2024-03-28T12:46:54.004-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Flashback 2004: Fat and happy Big Boy always stands tallNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18490099202080963112020-01-28T18:00:30.828-06:002020-01-28T18:00:30.828-06:00In the 1960s, Wisconsin had a lot of Marc's Bi...In the 1960s, Wisconsin had a lot of Marc's Big Boys and I ate at some of them, very happily too. From about 1966 to 1984 I was going other places and doing other things and didn't have any Big Boys. Then one day a Marc's Big Boy was spotted in Rockford, Illinois, so I went in, hoping for a good burger. The food turned out to be terrible and Big Boy and I parted ways permanently. I recently looked online and couldn't find of the restaurants still standing in Wisconsin or Illinois. If anyone has an overwhelming desire, I believe some are still to be found in Michigan.Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265121591041114100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15853802768624719882020-01-28T12:05:20.214-06:002020-01-28T12:05:20.214-06:00Big Boy franchises seem to be disappearing. When I...Big Boy franchises seem to be disappearing. When I moved to northeast Ohio in the early Nineties, there were a lot more of them than there are now. Two of them near me have gone away. One became a chicken place, and the other was replaced by a now-defunct Steak 'n' Shake. <br /><br />There was Big Boy not far from my college dorm, and I also had a "terrible experience" after my one and only trip there. I find their product to be even worse than Burger King's Whoppers. Wendy's is okay, but it's mostly Mickey D's or nothing for me.<br /><br />Some years ago, there was a rash of Big Boy statue thefts in this area. They would be kidnapped and held for ransom. Some were returned, some were vandalized, and some were never found. Did that happen elsewhere? In Chicago? A number of the criminals were caught, and others were not. I thought it was rather funny, the same way a college prank can be funny, but the Big Boy folks were not amused. Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15182028419854667802020-01-28T11:30:35.469-06:002020-01-28T11:30:35.469-06:00This made my day better!This made my day better!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-42218825227139904162020-01-28T08:29:57.258-06:002020-01-28T08:29:57.258-06:00An oldie but goodie, as they say!An oldie but goodie, as they say!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64887581524406383372020-01-28T08:25:05.850-06:002020-01-28T08:25:05.850-06:00That Big Boy kid can be a bit of a punk at times. ...That Big Boy kid can be a bit of a punk at times. But your right as usual, Ronald McDonald is a real psycho who's capable of anything, and I mean <a href="https://youtu.be/zAKopCwGlcc?t=312" rel="nofollow">anything</a>.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22282004993246995752020-01-28T08:10:40.105-06:002020-01-28T08:10:40.105-06:00I counted 14 dashes in the column itself and 2 in ...I counted 14 dashes in the column itself and 2 in the italicized introduction -- but they all seem to work and probably wouldn't have been noticed had you not mentioned them. Never been to a Big Boy restaurant. Not sure if the column made it more or less likely that I might go to the next one I see.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215684866966011198noreply@blogger.com