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From: wilhite@usceast.UUCP (Robert Wilhite)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Those twits at McDonalds.. Get real, fella.
Message-ID: <2193@usceast.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 19-Apr-85 19:04:24 EST
Article-I.D.: usceast.2193
Posted: Fri Apr 19 19:04:24 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 26-Apr-85 21:58:12 EST
References: <1312@reed.UUCP> <256@moncol.UUCP>
Reply-To: wilhite@usceast.UUCP (Robert wilhite)
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Organization: Csci Dept, U of S. Carolina, Columbia
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Summary: C'mon, Ben, let's master that delicate art of communication.

In article <256@moncol.UUCP> ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) writes:
>On the several occasions I have foolishly decided to dine (refuel?) at
>Mc Donalds, I too have had unwanted items suggested.  Often they have
>been ridiculous suggestions, such as 'do you want coffee?', after I
>have ordered a breakfast including milk.  I have an idea.  Whenever
>one of these places starts playing this game, drop an item from order.
>(Preferably after it has been rung up)
>
>Example:
>
>   Them: Can I help you?
>
>   You: Let me have a quarter pounder, large fries and a coke
>
>   Them: Large Coke?
>
>   You: No, on second though give me a large cup of water.
>
>   Them:  Do you want cheese on that quarter pounder?
>
>   You:  No, but you can make that a small order of fries.
>
>If enough people behave this way, perhaps they will rethink
>the virtue in using these dishonest and sleezy sales gimmicks.
>
>                            Ben Broder
>                       {petsd,pesnta,princeton}!moncol!ben

Right.  You order a coke.  They ask what size.  So NATURALLY, you
start to pull your pants down.  What's more, you propose to botch
your own order to "get back" at them?  Right.

Listen, Ben, it's bad enough having to smile and be polite to
some of the grunting apes that walk into "The Hungry Camel"
(right across from USC).  What's so difficult about asking or
responding to a few questions to get your order straight??
If you want someone to read your mind, why not try
"Psychic Psuzie's Psushi Bar"?  Or maybe that new place
(I'm not sure they have one in NJ -- it looks like a fairly
small operation) called "BurgerNet" where you just dial-in
at 300/1200baud and you DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ANYBODY!

If I ever have to take your order at the 'Camel (not at all
likely, cause I don't work there any more)  I'll spare you
those pesky, DISHONEST, and SLEEZY questions and assume
you want the "Double-Hump" all-the-way, and a large "Camel Cola"
complete (of course) with the last straw.

To go.

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The opinions expressed above are my own and do not reflect those of
The University of South Carolina, or The Hungry Camel.
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Robert Wilhite
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