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[Jon]

We don't have Taco Bell over here, your making me so damn jealous as I love Chilli etc

[logosmonkey]

We don't have Taco Bell over here

I....I can't process that. Honestly there'd have been weeks during my early twenties that I would have starved w/o Taco bell... I mean seriously you can get like 400 tacos for a dollar.

[taekwondogirl]

When I was in upstate New York, it was a 30 minute trip to get to the closest Taco Bell, and we had to go on a highway.

[stormothecentury]

I had Taco Bell last night. My bass player (who was with me) used to manage one when he was about 19 or so. He told me that the cinnamon twists come in about the size of rotini pasta, and poof out when you throw 'em in the deep fryer. That kind of blew my mind.

Also, I heard yesterday that Arby's is buying Wendy's. I haven't decided how I feel about that yet.

[Tom Brazelton]

I heard about Arby's buying out Wendy's, too. It was something like a $2.3 billion buy out, or something?

What are you going to do. Things are tough all over. Businesses are going to have to merge if they want to survive. Look at Delta and NWA.

[Col]

I go for a chalupa at Taco Bell every so often.

I didn't know Arby's was big enough to buy Wendy's. I'd figure it would be more likely the other way around. Then again, I guess a Wendy's did close down around here a year ago, and now we have a new Arby's a block away.

[Tom Brazelton]

Ever since Dave Thomas died, Wendy's has been struggling.

He was pretty much their identity for years. Have you noticed their commercials are all over the map these days?

[trevor]

I had some Wendy's last night - pretty tastey. I enjoy their burgers, actually. More so than most places.

Although, I enjoy just about everything on the Arby's menu.

[gerbo321]

I don't think it is as bad as Kentucky Fried Chicken's continual use of Sweet Home Alabama in their commercials.

[Col]

I can't get past Wendy's square meat. Just throws me for a loop.

[batsofchaos]

There burgers are okay. I am all about their Spicy Chicken Sandwich, though. That thing is awesome. And that you can switch out their (nasty) fries for a baked potato.

[opie301]

I switch out the Fries for either a Chili or a Salad if I'm going the combo route at Wendy's. But my standard order at Wendy's is the following...

Spicy Chicken Sandwich
JR Cheeseburger Deluxe
Chicken Nuggets
and a Regular Drink if I'm not taking it back home or to the office.

You know, at some point a while back, we all started getting locked into the combo meal. At least I know I did. Then a few years ago, I realized, why am I ordering the combo meal? I'd rather have another small burger (from the $.99 cent menu) than an order of fries. And really, the combo meals don't always represent an overall reduction in price from ordering the elements separately. So I say, "Break Free from the Combo meal!" Let the entire menu be your guide.

[batsofchaos]

I've sorta stuck with ordering combos because the drive-thru guys are so thick they can barely understand "Number 6." Maybe it's just Denver, but I can't recall the last time I had an easy time ordering in the Drive-Thru. Hell, yesterday when I got my Pizza and Cinammon Twists from Taco Hut it was excruciating, and all I asked for was the pepperoni pizza meal with Baja Blast, and an order of cinammon twists. How hard is that? Was there a reason I needed to confirm everything twice and wait for five minutes while a thousand monkeys at typewriters keyed in my order?

My "favorite" instance of this was at a Popeye's Chicken:

Chicken-Hocker: Would you like anything else with that?
Me: Yeah, can I get half-a-dozen biscuits?
CH: Half-a-dozen biscuits?
Me: Yeah, half-a-dozen biscuits.
CH: Half-a-dozen biscuits?
Me: Half-a-dozen biscuits.
CH: Half-a-dozen biscuits?
Me: Half-a-dozen biscuits.
CH: Half-a-dozen biscuits?
Me: Yeah. Six.
CH: Okay!

I do generally want the combo, though. Only place I ever skip the combo is Burger King because their fries always taste like soap to me, or Chick-fil-a because I'd rather eat more of their delicious chicken than fill up on fries.

[taekwondogirl]

I always go inside the store and get my order to go. Not only is it faster, the people working the counter seem brighter than the ones stuck on drive through duty. Also, I'm so used to having to do it from when I had my VW Bug, because that thing was just way too short to be able to reach anything from it.

Wendy's is struggling? That makes me sad... they're my favorite burger fast food place. Here's hoping Arby's doesn't screw it up.

[knives]

The only fast food for my is in-n-out. Five tier mustard cooked artery killers. Nothing better.