I've noticed that there are two current stories: "Jack in the Box" by Deepinside and "Burger King Girl" by Every Denial. Is this some kind of nefarious plot? I know that, for years, we have had "In-and_Out" as the basis for the web site but if new stories contain "The McDonald Family" and their eldest daughter is "Wendy", I'm going to become very suspicious!
I'm so confused.
US fast-food/hamburger chains: Burger King, Wendy's McDonald's, In-N-Out, Jack-in-the-Box.
Of course, 'Five Guys' (another chain) would proably work well as a story title. 😜
US fast-food/hamburger chains: Burger King, Wendy's McDonald's, In-N-Out, Jack-in-the-Box.
Burger King, Wendy's McDonald's are national/international.
In-N-Out and Jack-in-the-Box are regional
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger
The chain is headquartered in Irvine, California and has expanded outside Southern California into the rest of California, as well as into Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Colorado, and Idaho, and is planning expansions into New Mexico and Tennessee.[5][6]
Jack-in-the-Box is a little less regional, but not truly national, having a presence in 22 of the 50 states.
https://locations.jackinthebox.com/us
Which doesn't negate what I said! I could have added 'Clock' and other ones which are not in the US, but all of the ones mentioned were.
Which doesn't negate what I said!
And I didn't say that it did. My point was that there are a lot of people even in the US that have never heard of either In-N-Out or Jack-in-the-Box.
While such people exist, I believe most adults are aware of chains that are not by them. Both are nationally known if not nationally present.
To be clear, I have never lived near either and was aware of both of them by my 20's (I was aware of Jack when I was a kid, but that's because of the food poisoning cases)
Jack-in-the-Box
For a few years I had the dubious pleasure of residing in Orange County, California. One of my abiding memories of that time was the Roo Burger scandal in the Jack-In-The-Box chain. I remember the breakfast jocks on one of the popular radio stations ripped the piss out of JitB day after day.
Those of an ultra-curious nature can read the story here ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_meat_substitution_scandal
Of course, 'Five Guys' (another chain) would proably work well as a story title.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid? ;-)
AJ
A few are still around in the UK. I believe it's a franchise over here - I don't know how it operates in the US, if at all. I expect Wikipedia (spit!) would have that information.
AJ
Does Wimpy's still exist?
As of June 2023, the company remains headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, where it has 453 outlets, this is followed by the United Kingdom with 62 outlets. In 2017 and 2020, the company announced plans for nationwide expansion in the United Kingdom.
Wimpy (restaurant) - Wikipedia
Does Wimpy's still exist? Haven't seen one since I was a teen.
OMG - Limpy Burgers - they were really horrible, but in the day when my pre-teen person thought they were a good idea. Yes they still exist but no longer on every High Street in the UK. I was under the impression they were a purely British chain and were to a decent hamburger what British 1960's transport cafes were to haute cuisine.
"The McDonald Family" and their eldest daughter is "Wendy"
Actually Wendy is the daughter of the founder of Wendy's.
But the story "The McDonald Family does Wendy (a merger like no other)" could be a gang bang story.
If a person is incapable of inferring that two "unknown" names in a list of burger places are also "burger places", it's probably futile to try to enlighten them.
If a person is incapable of inferring that two "unknown" names in a list of burger places are also "burger places"
It's not just a matter of figuring out that they are supposed to be burger places.
If your only exposure to the names is through TV and movies, you might not realize that they are real chains and not fictional.
If your only exposure to the names is through TV and movies, you might not realize that they are real chains and not fictional.
Is 'Beltway Burgers' a real chain?
AJ
Is 'Beltway Burgers' a real chain?
Don't live in the beltway and no inclination to go look it up, so no clue.
Thank you!
I always imagined fast food outlets mentioned in eg NCIS would be fictitious because they never seem to use ones that I've heard of.
AJ
I really doubt that anyone doesn't know that these are real chains.
There are tons of mentions of them on the internet, social media and click-bait sites, in addition to movies and TV. That doesn't even count the commercials for the companies on streaming broadcasts that often include out-of-area commercials.
You could also add in White Castle, Krystal, Hardee's, Carl Jr., Sonic.
You could also add in White Castle, Krystal, Hardee's, Carl Jr., Sonic.
Yup, never heard of them either ;-)
AJ
White Castle even has their own movie. And is mostly known as a resource for stoners.
You could also add in ..., Sonic.
I thought Sonic was a manufacturer of electronic hand tools, such as screwdrivers.
@DBActive
You could also add in ..., Sonic.
I thought Sonic was a manufacturer of electronic hand tools, such as screwdrivers.
Wait, isn't Sonic a hedgehog?
If a person is incapable of inferring that two "unknown" names
I think it's more a case of a person inferring from one name in three matching a burger joint that the other two must also be burger joints.
AJ
As the author of "Jack In The Box" I found this thread gave me a big chuckle. It was not my intention to reference a fast food chain, rather I was thinking about those wind up toys where a figure pops up unexpectedly. Hope that clarifies the mystery of a nefarious plot unfolding. :)
PS I posted the conclusion to Jack In The Box today so it should be online soon.
DeepInside
Adolph Herbert Shagrin, b.1887 d.1965
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Born in Hungary on 03 Mar 1887 to Sandor Shagrin/Schagrin and Lena (Shagrin/Schagrin) Goldberger. Adolph Herbert Shagrin married May Z Berger and had 2 children ...
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