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1 hour ago, Willfully Horn said:

I suggest Jenna’s tweet sprung from her reaction to the bill while having no health insurance. I know it’s not her bill, but the tweet is in reaction to it.

No way she bought into ACA. Maybe her realty gave her insurance options, but I bet she passed. PM Yaba. It fits with the MAGA business owners I know (a very small sample.) Outrages are so plentiful these days, something has to kick one out of orbit.

 

I didn’t know you could put your parents on your insurance policy. 

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3 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

I didn’t know you could put your parents on your insurance policy. 

As I stated, I know it’s not her Bill. She saw the bill, and assessed it like someone who’s uninsured.

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As the AP notes, Malliotakis is one of several GOP lawmakers to promote benefits of the bill they voted against. Others include House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy; Representative Elise Stefanik, who appears poised to assume the leadership position currently held by Liz Cheney; and Senator Roger Wicker, who was criticized in March when he tweeted that “restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief,” declining to mention that, while he indeed pressed for restaurant relief, he ultimately voted against the bill that awarded it.

 

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/05/republicans-youre-welcome-for-covid-stimulus-money-we-voted-against

6 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I still love Chili's chips and salsa.  Always have, always will, NO RAGRETS.

 

first off, there's a HUUUGE difference between applebee's and chili's !

On 5/6/2021 at 8:34 PM, Beau Vine said:

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Has "Bold strategy, Cotton" been posted yet?  

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2 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

The traitor so nice they named him twice. 

The article says he's 27, which means he was born in 1994. The band Tony! Toni! Toné! was at its height in 1993-94. His name is Tony Tony. Coincidence?

8 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I still love Chili's chips and salsa.  Always have, always will, NO RAGRETS.

Gonna have to report you to Steel Shank for this one. You should know better.

3 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

first off, there's a HUUUGE difference between applebee's and chili's !

I won’t dine at either. I guess maybe the difference was that when I was a poor college student I sometimes ate at Applebee’s because of their cheap appetizers, even though their cheese sticks were green.

After school I ate at a Chili’s once. Once. One of my friends never got his order. They didn’t screw it up. They just never delivered it. The manager wound up comping the rest of us for our meals but that didn’t do him any good. We still had to stop at a McDonald’s so he could get something g to eat. I thought it was nice that the manager comped my meal but it wasn’t good enough to ever make me want to go back again. That was pretty close to 30 years ago.

10 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

I honestly cannot remember the last time I went to or had food from a Chilis or an Applebees.  Probably 2012.

I honestly cannot remember the last time I had food from Restaurant Daniel. Probably 2015. You are so blessed. 

But I too love the chips and salsa from Chili's. The delicate crispiness of the chips is serene.

1 hour ago, Bookman said:

The article says he's 27, which means he was born in 1994. The band Tony! Toni! Toné! was at its height in 1993-94. His name is Tony Tony. Coincidence?

That's a good connection, particularly if his parents wanted to ensure that he had no loot. 

Guess he should be lucky that his name isn't Belvedere Bivian.

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Tony Two Times got served the papers. Served the papers.

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Gonna have to report you to Steel Shank for this one. You should know better.

I ain’t skeered. I like what I like and I never apologize for it.

I started the original Shank thread with a photo of my purchase of pork rinds and Pearl beer. You think my love of chili’s chips and salsa should be a negative? Bitch please.
10 hours ago, washparkhorn said:

But I too love the chips and salsa from Chili's. The delicate crispiness of the chips is serene.

The chips are pretty good.  The salsa is garbage.   NY city Pace commercial level garbage. 

The chips are pretty good.  The salsa is garbage.   NY city Pace commercial level garbage. 

Nope. No apologies, I could drink that stuff.
1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:


Nope. No apologies, I could drink that stuff.

I’m more offended at this because of (half?) your heritage.  Actually, no.  I’m fully offended.  You are from Texas sir.  That vinegary spaghetti sauce is not our standard.   Chips are good af.  Carry on. 

I’m more offended at this because of (half?) your heritage.  Actually, no.  I’m fully offended.  You are from Texas sir.  That vinegary spaghetti sauce is not our standard.   Chips are good af.  Carry on. 

NO RAGRETS!

And yeah, it’s like a kickass salty tomato dip. I don’t care, I like what I like. I like real messican salsas too - I love em, in fact. But that salty tomatoey dip stuff? Love it. Shit, may have to go pick some up for tomorrow’s Austin FC game watching.

Chili's chips and salsa were my daughter's first solid food. She was six months old at the time.

That was the last time we set foot in a Chili's, though. 1999. We had a gift certificate as a late baby gift from my aunt. To be honest, I'm surprised Chili's still exists. They don't suck, necessarily, it's just that there's nothing they do well, with the possible exception of putting chips in a basket, but that's not enough for a franchise. They are the ultimate strip mall restaurant for the United States of Generica, I suppose.

On 5/6/2021 at 4:08 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

Lulz at ‘Foxitis”.

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On 5/6/2021 at 6:03 PM, RDCanecutter said:

The lost Ohio Players song.

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5 hours ago, Ten Bears said:

Tony Two Times got served the papers. Served the papers.

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Thank you, Twenty Bears.

3 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

The chips are pretty good.  The salsa is garbage.   NY city Pace commercial level garbage. 

Get a rope!

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


Nope. No apologies, I could drink that stuff.

As long as we’re getting off on a tangent, there’s a Japanese steakhouse here in town who has a salad dressing that is just awesome. You can buy a bottle of it for $5. (Back in the day it came with a $5 dollar off coupon for dinner so they were practically giving it away.) I used to joke that I’d drink it in a cocktail with vodka. So one day I did. It wasn’t bad at all. 

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


Nope. No apologies, I could drink that stuff.

Gazpacho (chiliano):

Gazpacho With Fresh Tomatoes

11 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I don’t believe in cold soup. 

Oh really . . .?

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Oh really . . .?

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That’s the meal!

8 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

As long as we’re getting off on a tangent, there’s a Japanese steakhouse here in town who has a salad dressing that is just awesome. You can buy a bottle of it for $5. (Back in the day it came with a $5 dollar off coupon for dinner so they were practically giving it away.) I used to joke that I’d drink it in a cocktail with vodka. So one day I did. It wasn’t bad at all. 

On impulse I bought some New England style Bloody Mary mix a couple of months ago.  I would swear it's just cocktail sauce (for dipping shrimp).  

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1 hour ago, Bullneck said:

On impulse I bought some New England style Bloody Mary mix a couple of months ago.  I would swear it's just cocktail sauce (for dipping shrimp).  

Clamado, worchestire sauce, tobasco, celery salt, vodka....

3 hours ago, freyguy said:

Clamado, worchestire sauce, tobasco, celery salt, vodka....

And horseradish. 

In 1969, a very good year, there was a restaurant called Jamie's across from the Shamrock Hilton on South Main.  The house salsa y chips were quite good.  The salsa was hot without scalding the roof of your mouth and zesty peppery without causing sweat runnels on your forehead or numbing your lips.  Chips were  warm, thin, strong and good and tortilla-y.  Best of all, the salsa was thick and beany, meaty more like chili.

An innovative bonus - each table had a centerpiece doohickey with a miniature hoistable and lowerable Texas state flag attached to a little flagpole.  When you were ready to order, just hoist the flag.  No hovering waitstaff - ever.  You need something, raise the lone star.  Great burgers, too.

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3 hours ago, Bama Llama said:

In 1969, a very good year, there was a restaurant called Jamie's across from the Shamrock Hilton on South Main.  The house salsa y chips were quite good.  The salsa was hot without scalding the roof of your mouth and zesty peppery without causing sweat runnels on your forehead or numbing your lips.  Chips were  warm, thin, strong and good and tortilla-y.  Best of all, the salsa was thick and beany, meaty more like chili.

An innovative bonus - each table had a centerpiece doohickey with a miniature hoistable and lowerable Texas state flag attached to a little flagpole.  When you were ready to order, just hoist the flag.  No hovering waitstaff - ever.  You need something, raise the lone star.  Great burgers, too.

your parents took you to pancho's just a fyi 

 

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The early days after immigrating to Houston. Getting a good report card back in elementary school meant something like a free meal at Pancho’s—truly thought that was the height of dining sophistication back then. 

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“back then”...hell, now.

there’s a lot to be said for death by diarrhea. and i for one am happy to say it.

On the restaurant thing, I think the last time I ate at Chilis was in an airport.  Pretty decent burger as I recall.

When I was dating the wife, there was an Applebees near her abode.  She confessed to being a fool for their spinach artichoke dip, and I have to admit that it was a pretty credible version.  Back then, they also had a two entree for $20 thing, so we'd use it as a quick, cheap meal a step above fast food for not much more money.  Sure, it ain't haute cuisine, but really not that shabby considering.

Here for the full Chili's menu breakdown.

Here for the full Chili's menu breakdown.

Coming off of a 4 day stomach bug, where the most of been able to keep down was some white rice, my first real meal was a burger at the chili’s at love field. As I recall, it was a decent burger. Then again, I was really hungry.

Not worth trying to overthrow the government over or anything like that, though.
8 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Not worth tryong to overthrow the government over or anything like that, though.

It's no Applebee's steak, to be sure.

30 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

On the restaurant thing, I think the last time I ate at Chilis was in an airport.  Pretty decent burger as I recall.

When I was dating the wife, there was an Applebees near her abode.  She confessed to being a fool for their spinach artichoke dip, and I have to admit that it was a pretty credible version.  Back then, they also had a two entree for $20 thing, so we'd use it as a quick, cheap meal a step above fast food for not much more money.  Sure, it ain't haute cuisine, but really not that shabby considering.

 

i used to date a girl that lived across the street from a 24hr shipley's. it was damn near heaven

30 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Here for the full Chili's menu breakdown.

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but seriously, it's hard to get past the app menu

chips and salsa (and damn good skillet queso), southwest eggrolls, wings, nachos

burgers : yes please to all

baby back ribs : the gif above says it all

steaks : meh at best 

fajitas : meh at best

bowl of chili : i was always a fan

original chicken crispers : hell fucking yes !!!!!!!!

chilis margarita : og panty dropper 

We have sort of a mini Chili's shoehorned in between Walmart and Lowe's in Decatur. Only been there twice and had the cheeseburger. It was decent.

20 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

your parents took you to pancho's just a fyi 

 

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Oh yeah, and the salsa bowls were some kind of brass or copper.  It was the Texas flag not Mexican with cartoon Pancho.  They had big juicy burgers in a variety of styles.  Ond was stuffed with bleu cheese, and to quote Cousin Eddie, it was gooooh-hood!

The burger at Max & Erma’s blows the Chili’s burger away. They have killer fries too. Sadly, the store closest to me succumbed to the pandemic. Apparently the store at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) is at least temporarily closed too. (I need to check if the store in Hilliard is still open.)

They also made French onion soup that was to die for. The melted cheese on top was perfect. It clung to the crock bowl just right so you could carve bites out of it with your spoon without it coming detached from the side of the bowl. But, when you were ready, it peeled away easily from the edge of the bowl when you were finishing it off and needed that cheese for the last few spoonfuls.

It would really suck if that business dies. Back in my college days they had a big restaurant with three floors. They had a bar on the top floor where I had oysters Rockefeller for the first time and they were really good. They had a Sunday brunch buffet that kicked ass. There was even a video arcade on the bottom floor. Also on the bottom floor of the dining area they had a telephone at each table and you could call up the diners at other tables to chat or, ahem, hit on them, or whatever. That place got closed down in favor of bigger corporate interests years ago.

3 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

They also made French onion soup that was to die for. The melted cheese on top was perfect. It clung to the crock bowl just right so you could carve bites out of it with your spoon without it coming detached from the side of the bowl. But, when you were ready, it peeled away easily from the edge of the bowl when you were finishing it off and needed that cheese for the last few spoonfuls.

Go on...

On 5/9/2021 at 9:11 AM, tx 3 putt said:

your parents took you to pancho's just a fyi 

 

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My first trip to Texas, the 80s, in some big hotel conference center in Dallas flogging whatever I was selling back then.

After two days I don't think I'd stepped outside, so I grabbed the van and rolled off in a random direction (maybe ENE) until I was drifting through generic suburbs. Didn't want Mickey Ds or similar, but didn't see anything interesting. Finally saw some "Mexican" joint called Panchos. Went in.

Didn't understand whether it was cafeteria style or order after sitting down, so I asked the dude in front of me in the line. He was a smaller version of the Sam Elliott cowboy narrator from Big Lebowski, like a 5' 5" time traveller from the 1880s. He told me I'd get the first tray here, and it'd be about more than I could eat, then when I wanted more, I'd "raise the flag."

"Raise the flag?"

"Yep, just raise the flag."

Place was full. I spotted a cardboard flag that was almost as greasy as the food, lard-based concoctions of corn and beans that wasn't noticeably worse than other 1980s chain food. I forgot the Alamo, and raised the flag. Got more food. Eventually drove back into downtown Dallas and re-submerged into drop-ceilinged strip-lighting commercialism.

A couple years later I met some Mexican guys from Texas. Mentioned Panchos, got hooted at, mocked. "Panchos? Only white people eat at Panchos!"

I didn't tell them that the little cowboy and I had been the only white people I saw that day in a crowded Panchos.

1 minute ago, wildcat09 said:

Buncha poors eating at Chilis in here. 


soooooooo because of this discussion i ordered chili’s last night. Damn it fucking sucked !!!!

ill blame @Brisketexan <<< fuck hou man !!!!!

9 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

My first trip to Texas, the 80s, in some big hotel conference center in Dallas flogging whatever I was selling back then.

After two days I don't think I'd stepped outside, so I grabbed the van and rolled off in a random direction (maybe ENE) until I was drifting through generic suburbs. Didn't want Mickey Ds or similar, but didn't see anything interesting. Finally saw some "Mexican" joint called Panchos. Went in.

Didn't understand whether it was cafeteria style or order after sitting down, so I asked the dude in front of me in the line. He was a smaller version of the Sam Elliott cowboy narrator from Big Lebowski, like a 5' 5" time traveller from the 1880s. He told me I'd get the first tray here, and it'd be about more than I could eat, then when I wanted more, I'd "raise the flag."

"Raise the flag?"

"Yep, just raise the flag."

Place was full. I spotted a cardboard flag that was almost as greasy as the food, lard-based concoctions of corn and beans that wasn't noticeably worse than other 1980s chain food. I forgot the Alamo, and raised the flag. Got more food. Eventually drove back into downtown Dallas and re-submerged into drop-ceilinged strip-lighting commercialism.

A couple years later I met some Mexican guys from Texas. Mentioned Panchos, got hooted at, mocked. "Panchos? Only white people eat at Panchos!"

I didn't tell them that the little cowboy and I had been the only white people I saw that day in a crowded Panchos.

Did not mention sopapillas with honey.

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