What would you pay? - Page 3

classicman · 05-29-2008, 01:30 PM

Yeah really where is the Tex - or the Mex???

wolf · 05-29-2008, 01:33 PM

I am a prisoner at work, so I have two options, brown-bagging (actually lovely rust orange nylon bagging with embroidered moose) or delivery.

The place with good, reliable food charges $1.50 delivery.

The places with sometimes better food, but hostile delivery guys charge anywhere from $2-3.

We usually order from the $2.50 delivery place.

I think the Chinese delivery is free, but we only get from them once a week.

There is a new Mexican option, and they don't charge for delivery, but not all Mexican food travels well (The Queso gets too solid and the tortillas too soggy).

I'd rather be able to leave the building for dinner, but that's not going to be changing any time soon.

Sundae · 05-29-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I am baffled by that "tex-mex platter," to say the least.

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Originally Posted by classicman

Yeah really where is the Tex - or the Mex???

It's the Mexican version of Chinese whispers. All the local places copy from eachother. At some point there may have been a real Tex-Mex element, which has been replaced with better selling sides until only the jalapenos survive. Chillies, Mexican, see? Oh and onion rings, American, that'll do.

I'll have to find you some more Tex Mex Specials!

Undertoad · 05-29-2008, 03:20 PM

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For the record.
One of the cheap pizza delivery places.

Americans have now had their obesity generations, Europe will be following in about five years.

"Here's a big cheap bomb of dough and fat for you; it's utterly filling, and the sugar rush from the white flour will have you feeling blissfully contented in about an hour.

"If later you feel bad about your weight, have another one to reach the same level of blissful contentment again."

Radar · 05-29-2008, 03:50 PM

In L.A. there are no delivery fees other than the tip you give to the driver.

Flint · 05-29-2008, 03:50 PM

Quick bit of trivia: The term "Tex-Mex" actually refers to the geographic locations of Texas and Mexico, and the culinary habits of the people in those regions (IE, corn tortillas, refried beans, etc.). Strange, but true. It's one of those archaic terms that's hard to trace back to it's logical origin.

Griff · 05-29-2008, 05:31 PM

Wait one minute. Food delivered to your home? What will them city slickers think of next? It'll never catch on.

Flint · 05-29-2008, 05:36 PM

Bird flies over your house; shoot and eat. Food delivered.

Griff · 05-29-2008, 06:40 PM

So this Sycomoro character calls in the bird shoots cleans and cooks for $2.50? Sign me up.

melidasaur · 05-29-2008, 11:25 PM

I can't remember the last time I actually had a pizza or food delivered - and I don't recall a fee for delivery. I'm too cheap to order pizza, but I dig pizza.

Sundae... what do you think of Pizza Express? I love it and I always have to go there when in the UK. I know it's probably not that big of a deal and the pizza probably isn't that good in the grand scheme of things, but I love it

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elSicomoro · 05-30-2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

So this Sycomoro character calls in the bird shoots cleans and cooks for $2.50? Sign me up.

Oh no...I am only the bringer of death, not the preparer.

elSicomoro · 05-30-2008, 01:50 AM

Oh...my new place charges $2 flat.

Sundae · 05-30-2008, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by melidasaur

Sundae... what do you think of Pizza Express? I love it and I always have to go there when in the UK. I know it's probably not that big of a deal and the pizza probably isn't that good in the grand scheme of things, but I love it

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Pizza Express is very good. I avoided it for years because of the name, then a very nice young man took me in there and I realised it was nothing like what I expected! You can buy some of their pizzas in Sainsbury's now. Not as good as the real thing and twice as expensive as other cook at home pizzas - and twice as tasty!

Flint · 05-30-2008, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Pizza Express is very good. I avoided it for years because of the name...

I had a similar experience with Sushi Zone. A "zone" sounds like a place where chili dogs would be served.

Sundae · 06-24-2008, 12:32 PM

More Tex Mex for you. Sorry, Hot Mex. If Tex Mex is supposed to represent Texas and Mexico, where is Hot Mex from?

Then the main menu. Including one of my cheap pizza gripes. Why is the fish pizza so unrelentingly fishy. I think pretty much every pizza company has this pizza - three types of fish and sliced tomato. Bleurgh! Prawns on pizza are just wrong anyway.

05-29-2008, 01:30 PM	#31
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yeah really where is the Tex - or the Mex??? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-29-2008, 01:33 PM	#32
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am a prisoner at work, so I have two options, brown-bagging (actually lovely rust orange nylon bagging with embroidered moose) or delivery. The place with good, reliable food charges $1.50 delivery. The places with sometimes better food, but hostile delivery guys charge anywhere from $2-3. We usually order from the $2.50 delivery place. I think the Chinese delivery is free, but we only get from them once a week. There is a new Mexican option, and they don't charge for delivery, but not all Mexican food travels well (The Queso gets too solid and the tortillas too soggy). I'd rather be able to leave the building for dinner, but that's not going to be changing any time soon. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-29-2008, 03:50 PM	#35
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	In L.A. there are no delivery fees other than the tip you give to the driver. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

05-29-2008, 03:50 PM	#36
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Quick bit of trivia: The term "Tex-Mex" actually refers to the geographic locations of Texas and Mexico, and the culinary habits of the people in those regions (IE, corn tortillas, refried beans, etc.). Strange, but true. It's one of those archaic terms that's hard to trace back to it's logical origin. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-29-2008, 05:31 PM	#37
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wait one minute. Food delivered to your home? What will them city slickers think of next? It'll never catch on. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-29-2008, 05:36 PM	#38
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Bird flies over your house; shoot and eat. Food delivered. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-29-2008, 06:40 PM	#39
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	So this Sycomoro character calls in the bird shoots cleans and cooks for $2.50? Sign me up. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-29-2008, 11:25 PM	#40
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	I can't remember the last time I actually had a pizza or food delivered - and I don't recall a fee for delivery. I'm too cheap to order pizza, but I dig pizza. Sundae... what do you think of Pizza Express? I love it and I always have to go there when in the UK. I know it's probably not that big of a deal and the pizza probably isn't that good in the grand scheme of things, but I love it . __________________ I love England, what can I say?

05-30-2008, 01:50 AM	#42
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Oh...my new place charges $2 flat.

06-24-2008, 12:32 PM	#45
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	More Tex Mex for you. Sorry, Hot Mex. If Tex Mex is supposed to represent Texas and Mexico, where is Hot Mex from? Then the main menu. Including one of my cheap pizza gripes. Why is the fish pizza so unrelentingly fishy. I think pretty much every pizza company has this pizza - three types of fish and sliced tomato. Bleurgh! Prawns on pizza are just wrong anyway. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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