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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: TimK2003 on April 17, 2004, 07:32:12 AM
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On Friday 4/16's Larry King Live, during the interview with Dick Clark, Dick mentioned that he always wanted to be the owner/franchisee of a Krispy Kreme Donuts <official snack food of the Game Show Forum> store in New York's Time Square.
Unfortunately, he couldn't get Times Square, but Dick announced that he is the franchisee for ALL of the Krispy Kreme Donut locations overseas -- including England, Wales & Scotland!
Just another reason why Krispy Kreme's are number one in the hearts (and stomachs) of many on the Forum.
And we expect you Brits to do your share in supporting KK over there!
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Ok when I go back to Britain this year I'll be sure and support Dick ... I just hope I can fit in the airline seat on the way home :-)
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[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 07:34 PM\'] Ok when I go back to Britain this year I'll be sure and support Dick ... I just hope I can fit in the airline seat on the way home :-) [/quote]
You can also support Dick by going to Sunset Boulevard at midnight. :-)
[I feel so dirty now...]
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[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 05:28 PM\'] [quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 07:34 PM\'] Ok when I go back to Britain this year I'll be sure and support Dick ... I just hope I can fit in the airline seat on the way home :-) [/quote]
You can also support Dick by going to Sunset Boulevard at midnight. :-)
[I feel so dirty now...] [/quote]
When I need to support Dick, I go to a sporting goods store. :)
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I'm not touching those lines with a 25-foot Plinko stick.
I find that a tad ironic, seeing that Dick Clark has recently come open about having diabetes and being a spokespeson of sorts for the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Krispy Kremes...probably not the most ideal brakfast food for most diabetics.
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Hey, B.B. King used to endorse Burger King, so you could conceivably see him hawking his glucometer in one commercial and high-carb foods in the next.
I think King eventually dropped the Burger King endorsement and now just does the glucometer (I think it's for Roche's Accu-Chek).
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[quote name=\'davemackey\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 07:47 PM\'] I think King eventually dropped the Burger King endorsement and now just does the glucometer (I think it's for Roche's Accu-Chek). [/quote]
I got an Accu-Chek and it was a piece of garbage IMHO. Replaced it just DAYS later with a LifeStyle, a far superior unit (it seldom has a strip error). B.B. is hawking inferior goods, IMO.
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[quote name=\'garffreak\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 08:44 PM\'] I'm not touching those lines with a 25-foot Plinko stick.
I find that a tad ironic, seeing that Dick Clark has recently come open about having diabetes and being a spokespeson of sorts for the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Krispy Kremes...probably not the most ideal brakfast food for most diabetics. [/quote]
However, they do make a very plain, bland, cake donut.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 11:32 PM\']
However, they do make a very plain, bland, cake donut. [/quote]
Cake donut - two words that, taken separately, are the greatest foods ever, and when combined are disgusting.
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[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 12:37 AM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 11:32 PM\']
However, they do make a very plain, bland, cake donut. [/quote]
Cake donut - two words that, taken separately, are the greatest foods ever, and when combined are disgusting. [/quote]
Chocolate-covered cheese, anyone?
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Krispy Kremes?
I only know of them because you lot keep mentioning them!
Perhaps they're just waiting to take off. I certainly haven't seen any anywhere.
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 05:30 PM\'] Krispy Kremes?
I only know of them because you lot keep mentioning them!
Perhaps they're just waiting to take off. I certainly haven't seen any anywhere. [/quote]
While certainly not wishing to get personal, may I inquire as to what part of the country you live in? Krispy Kreme has reached national, for the most part; except for areas such as Idaho and Montana...IIRC.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 09:51 PM\'] While certainly not wishing to get personal, may I inquire as to what part of the country you live in? Krispy Kreme has reached national, for the most part; except for areas such as Idaho and Montana...IIRC. [/quote]
Nationwide? Yes. Ubiquitous? No. Some states, especially Western states (like here in WA) only have a few stores in the entire STATE, and until last year I had to go all the way out to Issaquah (a solid half-hour drive from me) to get the hookup.
(Now Seattle has two, including one about six blocks from Seahawks Stadium and Safeco Field. Is that a licence to print money or WHAT?)
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 11:51 PM\'] [quote name=\'Brig Bother\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 05:30 PM\'] Krispy Kremes?
I only know of them because you lot keep mentioning them!
Perhaps they're just waiting to take off. I certainly haven't seen any anywhere. [/quote]
While certainly not wishing to get personal, may I inquire as to what part of the country you live in? Krispy Kreme has reached national, for the most part; except for areas such as Idaho and Montana...IIRC. [/quote]
He lives in the UK, if I remember correctly (the fact that there's a 7 hour time difference between him and me is a pretty good indication), so it's no surprise he isn't aware of Krispy Kreme - heck, there's ONE Taco Bell in the entire country.
Besides, when was the last time you heard an American refer to a group of people as "you lot"??
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 12:01 AM\']
Nationwide? Yes. Ubiquitous? No. Some states, especially Western states (like here in WA) only have a few stores in the entire STATE, and until last year I had to go all the way out to Issaquah (a solid half-hour drive from me) to get the hookup.
(Now Seattle has two, including one about six blocks from Seahawks Stadium and Safeco Field. Is that a licence to print money or WHAT?) [/quote]
Until recently I was sure there were Sonic's across the nation...shows what I know.
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[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 04:51 AM\']
While certainly not wishing to get personal, may I inquire as to what part of the country you live in? Krispy Kreme has reached national, for the most part; except for areas such as Idaho and Montana...IIRC. [/quote]
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire!
For more details on the crazy foods we sometimes get in the UK, Snackspot (http://\"http://www.snackspot.org\") is your friend.
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Until recently I was sure there were Sonic's across the nation...shows what I know.
I've been aware of Sonic drive-ins since the mid-1990s, when I saw their ads on ESPN. But, Florida didn't get their first Sonic until around 2002 (they didn't even enter Tampa Bay until 2003).
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 06:40 AM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 04:51 AM\']
While certainly not wishing to get personal, may I inquire as to what part of the country you live in? Krispy Kreme has reached national, for the most part; except for areas such as Idaho and Montana...IIRC. [/quote]
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire!
For more details on the crazy foods we sometimes get in the UK, Snackspot (http://\"http://www.snackspot.org\") is your friend. [/quote]
Ah...just an hour* away from me in Houghton Conquest, then.
Thomas
*except for mornings, evenings, and days when it rains... so 2-3 hours a year it's an hour away :-)
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[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 12:03 AM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 12:01 AM\']
Nationwide? Yes. Ubiquitous? No. Some states, especially Western states (like here in WA) only have a few stores in the entire STATE, and until last year I had to go all the way out to Issaquah (a solid half-hour drive from me) to get the hookup.
(Now Seattle has two, including one about six blocks from Seahawks Stadium and Safeco Field. Is that a licence to print money or WHAT?) [/quote]
Until recently I was sure there were Sonic's across the nation...shows what I know.[/quote]
You need lots of land for the curb service, which makes Sonic impractical in urban areas and even in some suburban areas.
I'm glad they're around keeping curb service in your car drive-ins alive--there's just something about an attendant bringing out the tray to attach to your rolled-down window--with the baskets that you can't take with you--that's classier than drive-throughs.
ObGameShow: Seems to me that Sonic did fee plugs at one time in the 80s.
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I'm glad they're around keeping curb service in your car drive-ins alive--there's just something about an attendant bringing out the tray to attach to your rolled-down window--with the baskets that you can't take with you--that's classier than drive-throughs.
Yeah, but where are the women? Nearly all curb runners have been men here...still, Akron's been very fortunate to have a chain of Drive-In's in the city- we have Swenson's (best. hamburgers. period.) with 6 locations- and Sonic has not dared come this way. We also have wink's, Sky-Way, A&W, B&K, and others that I can't think of right now.
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Really? They're all women around here :-D
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[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 11:14 AM\']Really? They're all women around here :-D[/quote]
And they were women at that Sonic in Altus, AR where Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie worked for one-half day on "The Simple Life." Skanks.
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[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 11:39 AM\'][quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 18 2004, 12:37 AM\'] [quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 17 2004, 11:32 PM\']
However, they do make a very plain, bland, cake donut. [/quote]
Cake donut - two words that, taken separately, are the greatest foods ever, and when combined are disgusting. [/quote]
Chocolate-covered cheese, anyone?[/quote]
Nuts and Gum.
Together at Last!
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 09:35 AM\'] [quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 11:14 AM\']Really? They're all women around here :-D[/quote]
And they were women at that Sonic in Altus, AR where Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie worked for one-half day on "The Simple Life." Skanks. [/quote]
Add St. Cloud, FL and Truth or Consequences, NM to the all-women list. And add the California central coast to the no-Sonic list. :( What I wouldn't give for an ice-cold strawberry limeade right about now...
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The food that I've had is good, but the guy who does their radio ads is the most annoying radio pitchman I've ever heard. Okay, that's not fair. He does an excellent job with the most annoying copy I've ever heard outside of some PSA's.
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[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' date=\'Apr 19 2004, 11:07 AM\']
Yeah, but where are the women? Nearly all curb runners have been men here...still, Akron's been very fortunate to have a chain of Drive-In's in the city- we have Swenson's (best. hamburgers. period.) with 6 locations- and Sonic has not dared come this way. We also have wink's, Sky-Way, A&W, B&K, and others that I can't think of right now. [/quote]
Nearly all-female staffs at the Akron B&K's:
State & Steels Corners in the Falls,
Rt 59 between Stow & Kent (5 minutes from Kent State Univ.)
(Keeping on topic, Sonic ads are shown on GSN, and A&W certificates were sometimes parting gifts on shows in the 70s).
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I don't think there *are* any "overseas" Krispy Kremes. Unless you count Canada.
Sonic: everything's great except the food.