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Cloud · 08-14-2008, 04:07 PM

I'm talking take-out. Fancy or cheap, they all come with those teeny messy hard-to-open thingies.

Do your take-out orders come with easy to use ketchup packets? If so, I wanna know where you eat.

BigV · 08-14-2008, 04:09 PM

At the McDonalds in Anacortes, the ketchup was *on tap*.

You slid your little paper sample cup under the spigot and pulled the handle forward. Out gushed a pressurized stream of tomato-y goodness. Ketchup plumbing. What will they think of next?

Cloud · 08-14-2008, 04:11 PM

well, sure. we got ketchup on tap here, too.

But I'm talking TAKE-OUT! Like for the cheeseburger quesadilla from Applebees that I had for lunch. (yummy nom nom!). First, they gave me two ketchup packets. Not enough--you can barely get a teaspoon out of one of those. So then, they gave me a handful. Fine. But I have to open 10 of the damn things to get enough, and by the end of the process my hands are covered with ketchup, so slippery that I can't open the final packets, and I have a big mess o'messy packets.

And, no, ketchup does NOT make good lube!

Sundae · 08-15-2008, 09:32 AM

Cloud - more than two is a SERIOUS amount of ketchup (in this country - YMMV). I recommend you buy a squeezy bottle and keep it in your glovebox.

I've just had some home-made carrot cake. It was yum. But it had been wrapped in clingfilm all day and the topping was all gooey. It looked like it was covered in pus. I don't know whether to be proud of my logical mind for knowing it wasn't pus and eating it, or ashamed of my greed which over-rode my evolved sense of disgust...

Flint · 08-15-2008, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigV

At the McDonalds in Anacortes, the ketchup was *on tap*.

You slid your little paper sample cup under the spigot and pulled the handle forward. Out gushed a pressurized stream of tomato-y goodness. Ketchup plumbing. What will they think of next?

Dude, we have those everywhere in Texas. I mean, not everywhere, but it isn't a novelty.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

well, sure. we got ketchup on tap here, too.

But I'm talking TAKE-OUT! Like for the cheeseburger quesadilla from Applebees that I had for lunch. (yummy nom nom!). First, they gave me two ketchup packets. Not enough--you can barely get a teaspoon out of one of those. So then, they gave me a handful. Fine. But I have to open 10 of the damn things to get enough, and by the end of the process my hands are covered with ketchup, so slippery that I can't open the final packets, and I have a big mess o'messy packets.

And, no, ketchup does NOT make good lube!

One time the drive through person at Taco Bell insisted that the rule is "one sauce packet for two menu items" ...think about that for a minute.

So we drove around, went inside the store, and cleared out ALL of their sauce packets.

Sundae · 08-15-2008, 09:37 AM

Oh I missed that.
Yup, we have them in 90% of our McDonalds in the UK too.
And BBQ sause.

BigV · 08-15-2008, 10:01 AM

My first experience with pressurized ketchup. We've had self serve pump style for some time around here.

As for the packets, when I am eating fries behind the wheel, or hash browns, or some other suitable ketchup carrier, I usually use this method. I cut/tear a small nick from the corner of the packet. I hold the packet with my left forefinger and thumb along the long edge, away from the side that has the nick. I can still steer with my left hand now, since I've only drafted these two digits for ketchup duty. Now I can take a bite from the food held with my right hand, putting it down afterward, shift my right hand to the wheel freeing my ketchup hand, and then bring the packet to my mouth and squeeze a little ketchup into my mouth directly from the packet. Chew, swallow, rinse, repeat.

This doesn't directly address the question of ketchup/carrier proportions, but it can help reduce waste and mess.

Flint · 08-15-2008, 10:04 AM

You put the ketchup and the food in your mouth separately? No, no, no, this is wrong.

BigV · 08-15-2008, 10:06 AM

[bill]
Who made you de big ketchup sherriff ub de house?!
[/cosby]

Cloud · 08-26-2008, 10:35 AM

Hi guys! I'm around . . . just supervising for a while.

glatt · 08-29-2008, 08:07 AM

Michael Jackson turns 50 years old today.

Nirvana · 08-29-2008, 10:00 AM

Awww! How time flies! Here is how Michael looks today!

Sundae · 08-29-2008, 10:43 AM

I saw two grown men on a bike the other day.
One was giving the other a backie. Like they were eleven.

It was broad daylight (about 18.30) and they weren't drunk.
It was really... odd. Cool I suppose.

classicman · 08-29-2008, 11:08 AM

Yeh but his face is what 8 or 9?

ZenGum · 08-29-2008, 08:02 PM

So, ya reckon there'll be clowns and stuff at his party?
Party games!
Pin the tail on the donkey. Pin the nose on the freak.
Blowing bubbles. Blowing Bubbles.
Bobbing for apples (Michael, why are you standing behind me?)

08-14-2008, 04:07 PM	#796
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'm talking take-out. Fancy or cheap, they all come with those teeny messy hard-to-open thingies. Do your take-out orders come with easy to use ketchup packets? If so, I wanna know where you eat. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-14-2008, 04:09 PM	#797
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	At the McDonalds in Anacortes, the ketchup was on tap. You slid your little paper sample cup under the spigot and pulled the handle forward. Out gushed a pressurized stream of tomato-y goodness. Ketchup plumbing. What will they think of next? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-14-2008, 04:11 PM	#798
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	well, sure. we got ketchup on tap here, too. But I'm talking TAKE-OUT! Like for the cheeseburger quesadilla from Applebees that I had for lunch. (yummy nom nom!). First, they gave me two ketchup packets. Not enough--you can barely get a teaspoon out of one of those. So then, they gave me a handful. Fine. But I have to open 10 of the damn things to get enough, and by the end of the process my hands are covered with ketchup, so slippery that I can't open the final packets, and I have a big mess o'messy packets. And, no, ketchup does NOT make good lube! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-15-2008, 10:01 AM	#802
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	My first experience with pressurized ketchup. We've had self serve pump style for some time around here. As for the packets, when I am eating fries behind the wheel, or hash browns, or some other suitable ketchup carrier, I usually use this method. I cut/tear a small nick from the corner of the packet. I hold the packet with my left forefinger and thumb along the long edge, away from the side that has the nick. I can still steer with my left hand now, since I've only drafted these two digits for ketchup duty. Now I can take a bite from the food held with my right hand, putting it down afterward, shift my right hand to the wheel freeing my ketchup hand, and then bring the packet to my mouth and squeeze a little ketchup into my mouth directly from the packet. Chew, swallow, rinse, repeat. This doesn't directly address the question of ketchup/carrier proportions, but it can help reduce waste and mess. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-15-2008, 10:04 AM	#803
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	You put the ketchup and the food in your mouth separately? No, no, no, this is wrong. __________________ **************** 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**

08-15-2008, 09:32 AM	#799
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cloud - more than two is a SERIOUS amount of ketchup (in this country - YMMV). I recommend you buy a squeezy bottle and keep it in your glovebox. I've just had some home-made carrot cake. It was yum. But it had been wrapped in clingfilm all day and the topping was all gooey. It looked like it was covered in pus. I don't know whether to be proud of my logical mind for knowing it wasn't pus and eating it, or ashamed of my greed which over-rode my evolved sense of disgust...

08-15-2008, 09:37 AM	#801
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh I missed that. Yup, we have them in 90% of our McDonalds in the UK too. And BBQ sause.

08-15-2008, 10:06 AM	#804
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	[bill] Who made you de big ketchup sherriff ub de house?! [/cosby] __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-26-2008, 10:35 AM	#805
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Hi guys! I'm around . . . just supervising for a while. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-29-2008, 08:07 AM	#806
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Michael Jackson turns 50 years old today. Attached Images

08-29-2008, 10:00 AM	#807
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Awww! How time flies! Here is how Michael looks today!

08-29-2008, 10:43 AM	#808
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I saw two grown men on a bike the other day. One was giving the other a backie. Like they were eleven. It was broad daylight (about 18.30) and they weren't drunk. It was really... odd. Cool I suppose.

08-29-2008, 11:08 AM	#809
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yeh but his face is what 8 or 9? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-29-2008, 08:02 PM	#810
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	So, ya reckon there'll be clowns and stuff at his party? Party games! Pin the tail on the donkey. Pin the nose on the freak. Blowing bubbles. Blowing Bubbles. Bobbing for apples (Michael, why are you standing behind me?) __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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