tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2173484510721211044..comments2024-03-28T01:35:19.028-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: O doughnut chain! U.S. snatches Canada's sweet round heartNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7664635821199952032014-08-27T22:01:39.229-05:002014-08-27T22:01:39.229-05:00The millions who watched the very popular How I me...The millions who watched the very popular How I met your mother have a very good understanding of what Tim Hortons means to Canadians. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27873592635016636272014-08-27T12:31:39.819-05:002014-08-27T12:31:39.819-05:00Being excessively offended is a Canadian trait. On...Being excessively offended is a Canadian trait. One that readers often share. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46826089277432568262014-08-27T11:49:38.916-05:002014-08-27T11:49:38.916-05:00Naw, didn't think you were feeling sympathy fo...Naw, didn't think you were feeling sympathy for them...did feel like they were being excessively offended by this concept given this little tidbit of information. <br /><br />And you can't include everything? Jeesh. Lise @ 79Giftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244667674246676733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88354810304552072202014-08-27T11:43:06.093-05:002014-08-27T11:43:06.093-05:00Not to mention that Burger King is owned by a Braz...Not to mention that Burger King is owned by a Brazilian company.<br />Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860354189531350965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-57803678249615060262014-08-27T09:39:15.829-05:002014-08-27T09:39:15.829-05:00Not difficult at all -- I knew that, but one thing...Not difficult at all -- I knew that, but one thing about writing, is you can't explore every tangent or include every fact. And it was more a joint-operating partnership than ownership. Anyway, if you got the impression that the column was about feeling sympathy for Canadians, beyond for their being in Canada, you misread it. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90572605328344036092014-08-27T09:31:34.952-05:002014-08-27T09:31:34.952-05:001) Canada rocks. Their middle class just passed ...1) Canada rocks. Their middle class just passed by our middle class economically for the first time in history. They have universal health care, low crime, and clean air (Ontraio just became coal free). <br /><br />2) And now they'll have who-knows-how-many-more hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue for their citizens. But hey, it's not like the kids in Englewood could use that money.<br /><br />3) Tim Horton's rocks. Sooo much better than Dunkin' Donuts. I don't blame the Canadians for being worried - Wendy's is more or less a well managed chain and they've got a respectable menu. Burger King all but ran itself into the ground with dumb business decisions. <br /> Anon-not-Anonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12456179211715358812014-08-27T09:03:16.314-05:002014-08-27T09:03:16.314-05:00Not to be difficult or anything, but Horton's ...Not to be difficult or anything, but Horton's was owned by Wendy's for quite a long time. Corporate HQ in Ohio. Hard to feel bad for the Canadians when they seem to be conveniently forgetting that....Lise @ 79Giftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244667674246676733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-46210801947705313742014-08-27T08:46:33.666-05:002014-08-27T08:46:33.666-05:001. There was always seating at any original McDona...1. There was always seating at any original McDonald's designed store. It was a long tiled bench on each side of the building. The toilets were in the back & entered from the parking lot.<br /><br />2. The Orrington Burger King has always been the weirdest place. Before there was a total smoking ban, the non-smoking section was shoved into an unpleasant corner, with 75% as a smoking section, including the area where you ordered the food.<br />But the bag your own foolishness was supposedly due to some obscure zoning ordinance for Downtown Evanston & I think doesn't apply anymore. The current layout is even stranger & I think is supposed to be BK's version of a sports bar.<br /><br />3. But the McDonald's that was in the south end of the Orrington Hotel for maybe 10 years was supposed to be a showplace, but McDonald's chickened out on it. It had curtains with valences, but they never did put down the tablecloths they had promised. But it did have hosts/hostesses in uniforms for a short time to help you find an open table!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-34543862894093355472014-08-27T08:23:18.720-05:002014-08-27T08:23:18.720-05:00The Burger King across from the Northwestern Apart...The Burger King across from the Northwestern Apartments-now that's a locale I haven't thought of in a long time. Due to the Evanston fast food ban, you had to bag your own Whoppers and fries. And it is location of the famous Paul Lynde homecoming altercation. Thanks for stirring up those memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com