Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:18 am
By the way Al was describing the employees at the burger joint, I don't believe they would have known that.CatraDhtem @ Sep 30 2006, 10:16 PM wrote: And yet, "Super Size" is a McTrademark.
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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:31 am
Yes, they have A&W's here.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 8:27 am
It's the root beer I'm not used to seeing at the local Jacques in le Box. I'll have to go check.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:43 pm
Is Root Beer a rare commodity in some places? I've always taken it for granted that everywhere here has root beer in their machines. Hey, it's Utah. My mom's friend from California says they don't there. I think that's a shame. Root Beer is just so amazing. Does this seem random? It is. Anyways, I'm terrified for when I leave home when I'm 19. I guess I shouldn't worry about that. I probably won't even be allowed to drink soda at all while i'm gone. Ah well. Can someone please lemme know if Root Beer is a "regular" thing. I've heard all kinds of different stories.
Also, Trapped in the Drive Thru is an awesome song. Happy? Now my post is related to the topic at hand.
Also, Trapped in the Drive Thru is an awesome song. Happy? Now my post is related to the topic at hand.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:46 pm
johnfan27 @ Oct 1 2006, 09:43 AM wrote: Is Root Beer a rare commodity in some places? I've always taken it for granted that everywhere here has root beer in their machines. Hey, it's Utah. My mom's friend from California says they don't there. I think that's a shame. Root Beer is just so amazing. Does this seem random? It is. Anyways, I'm terrified for when I leave home when I'm 19. I guess I shouldn't worry about that. I probably won't even be allowed to drink soda at all while i'm gone. Ah well. Can someone please lemme know if Root Beer is a "regular" thing. I've heard all kinds of different stories.
Also, Trapped in the Drive Thru is an awesome song. Happy? Now my post is related to the topic at hand.
It's okay! The topic isn't all that important as long as you're having a good discussion.Anyway, I agree with what you said. Root beer is a common beverage. It's one of the regulars at almost every fast food joint I've ever been to.
But I don't think Al's referencing any specific fast food place. It's just meant to be a generic fast food restaurant.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:29 pm
You know, Al obviously wasn't singing the song through his own character (he was quite rude in the song, and he didn't act how one would normally expect him to act in real life). I think that the song isn't neccisarilly limited to California.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:53 pm
Not to mention that he's a vegan and wouldn't eat a cheeseburger, onions or not.iisryan27 @ Oct 1 2006, 10:29 AM wrote: You know, Al obviously wasn't singing the song through his own character (he was quite rude in the song, and he didn't act how one would normally expect him to act in real life).
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:56 pm
Yeah, I was about to mention that. 
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:03 pm
No he wasn't. He was quoting the person on the speaker. The line is:iisryan27 @ Oct 1 2006, 01:18 AM wrote: By the way Al was describing the employees at the burger joint...
Then she says, "We havin' a special, I super-sized you at no charge"
An employee of a chain can't use a slogan or trademark of a competitor, regardless of how interchangeable they are to consumers. I personally know people who work in fast food management who have told me this. That's why you will never hear, for example, someone working at Burger King or KFC refer to their chicken tenders as "McNuggets." That's essentially what they are, sure, but they don't want customers to make a mental connection with another chain. It's stupid, but it's store policy.
I'm not saying that confirms that Al went to McDonald's, since there are a few arguments against such an idea (such as the fact that all of their burgers automatically come with onions anyway). It just adds to the mystery of it all.
I'm blanking on the title, but there is this great sketch on Tenacious D's first album in which Jack and Kyle go to a drive thru and Jack starts making these really odd adjustments to his order. Jack starts ordering things from a variety of different chains, making the drive thru more of an amalgam of the various fast food places. It's quite possible that Al was going for a similar effect here.
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:33 pm
Well, in "Grapefruit Diet," Al orders a triple patty melt with onion rings and "Super sizes" it, neither of which McDonald's has. Thus, we can assume that in the Weird-Alaverse, super size is the term used at all fast food outlets nationwide.CatraDhtem @ Oct 1 2006, 05:03 PM wrote: No he wasn't. He was quoting the person on the speaker. The line is:
Then she says, "We havin' a special, I super-sized you at no charge"
An employee of a chain can't use a slogan or trademark of a competitor, regardless of how interchangeable they are to consumers. I personally know people who work in fast food management who have told me this. That's why you will never hear, for example, someone working at Burger King or KFC refer to their chicken tenders as "McNuggets." That's essentially what they are, sure, but they don't want customers to make a mental connection with another chain. It's stupid, but it's store policy.
I'm not saying that confirms that Al went to McDonald's, since there are a few arguments against such an idea (such as the fact that all of their burgers automatically come with onions anyway). It just adds to the mystery of it all.
I'm blanking on the title, but there is this great sketch on Tenacious D's first album in which Jack and Kyle go to a drive thru and Jack starts making these really odd adjustments to his order. Jack starts ordering things from a variety of different chains, making the drive thru more of an amalgam of the various fast food places. It's quite possible that Al was going for a similar effect here.