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Jan 11, 2015 10:54
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CrazyTolradi posted:iridology (again, wtf?) Iridology is the belief that studying the patterns and colours of the iris can help you diagnose and treat illness.
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Jan 11, 2015 10:54
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Waaaah the Christians are out to get me
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MC Eating Disorder posted:Hey cool I didn't know seth sentry was a gooN I LIKE YOUR RAPPING SETH ITS COOL drat, I took too long to check this thread, I was going to ask him about the chewy bacon..
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Jan 11, 2015 10:54
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Milky Moor posted:Nah, Krispy Kreme was huge in Victoria for a few years. I wouldn't describe it as crashing and burning because that implies it never got off the ground. It seems to have just suddenly nosedived into the ground, strangely enough, despite being the thing to eat for about 2007-2010. There's a genuine black market in Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Tassie. People fly to Sydney, buy as many as they can carry on the plane, bring them back and sell them off. hosed up but true. (Finally an Auspol topic I feel qualified to comment on, noice)
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Jan 11, 2015 10:58
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Quantum Mechanic posted:Iridology is the belief that studying the patterns and colours of the iris can help you diagnose and treat illness. If they're white to creamy white, you may have cataracts.
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Jan 11, 2015 10:59
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Anidav posted:Yeah, what the gently caress at Kreme opening new stores, they were utterly destroyed everywhere else...except Perth? For as long as I can remember people have brought Krispy Cremes back from over East, it's always been 'oooh, you're going to Sydney, bring us back a box?'. I hate donuts so I never understood the craze. I do know we've had a number of donut making chains in Perth for just as long, so the market was probably pretty saturated.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:09
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To be fair there's not much to do in WA after your shift at the mine is over. So Krispy Kreme arriving would be pretty exciting.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:11
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TG-Chrono posted:No mention of Schnitz, the one true chicken chain, or Lord of the Fries, the drunken snack food par excellence. 0/10 Auspol. Schnitz good. Lord of the Fries bad.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:11
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Jumpingmanjim posted:To be fair there's not much to do in WA after your shift at the mine is over. So Krispy Kreme arriving would be pretty exciting. Krispy Kremes go well with meth and Swan Lager after a hard day in the iron ore mine.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:14
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I've tried Krispy Kreme donuts, they're ok but nothing great. Vilis blows them away, and their 24 hour cafe is only a 10 minute drive away from the Krispy Kreme.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:16
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TheIllestVillain posted:can't wait to get my cert IV in flower essence therapy I don't see underwater basket-weaving on that list  Jumpingmanjim posted:Heard Pie Face described as being better at selling franchises than actual pies. Franchises can be notoriously dodgy. Even at ones where they have a decent head corp, say Dominos, you're still essentially paying to be a manager.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:18
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Jumpingmanjim posted:Heard Pie Face described as being better at selling franchises than actual pies. The ~kilometre walk from Town Hall to Gede's includes three pie faces. They're all closed.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:23
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Seagull posted:The ~kilometre walk from Town Hall to Gede's includes three pie faces. Yeah the way pie face expanded was just insane: quote:At its peak, Pie Face and its partners operated more about 80 stores in Australia, the US and New Zealand. However, industry sources said the company tried to grow too fast. quote:Pie Face’s collapse has been blamed on rents of up to 25 per cent of sale, higher-than-expected cost of goods and franchiser’s royalties of between 7 per cent and 8 per cent. Others say Pie Face was more focused on selling franchises and international licences than selling food, and today’s company-owned stores are simply those that franchisees were unable to make profitable. http://www.afr.com/p/business/companies/recipe_for_disaster_how_pie_face_orPOskLN8g6lcz3q7viZSO
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Jan 11, 2015 11:35
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Lord of the Fries used to be way better than they are now, they are poo poo. Schnitz is p. good though.
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Jan 11, 2015 11:47
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I haven't eaten KFC since http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/kfc-takes-disabled-girl-back-to-court-20120919-265iy.html
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Jan 11, 2015 11:53
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Robodog posted:Lord of the Fries used to be way better than they are now, they are poo poo. Are the cones still $4.20?
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Jan 11, 2015 12:00
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Quantum Mechanic posted:Iridology is the belief that studying the patterns and colours of the iris can help you diagnose and treat illness. My Phrenologist referred me to a perfectly cromulent Iridologist to treat my Magnetic Deficiency Foodtalk: Krispy Kreme really did do the hype well, I had a friend drive to Penrith from the Northern Beaches when they first opened, they went from that to not even selling much in the local 7-11.
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Jan 11, 2015 12:05
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I dont know what they do but oporto chicken is always juicy and tender. And lotf is garbage, their burgers are so bad, thr bread taste like its from coles
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Jan 11, 2015 12:11
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KKs is good but nothing at all can even come close to a Passionfruit icing donut. I made a pact with my girlfriend that we would eat no more maccas - 14 days strong. their Iced Coffee Frappes are still fair game tho because ruling those out is just insanity.
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Jan 11, 2015 12:13
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Milky Moor posted:Lord of the Fries bad. Yep. There's only one up here in Sydney and it's awful. Pie Face are terrible pies too - nothing like walking past a closed store during the night and seeing the same pies they're going to sell tomorrow still in the window 
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Jan 11, 2015 12:17
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Never been to LoTF or Pie Face. Every year I try (and succeed) to banish another junk food chain from the list after a crappy childhood of eating. Maccas is the last chain I need to kick. I just can't replicate a big mac at home yet.
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Jan 11, 2015 12:23
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgCAEwNEJrE
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Jan 11, 2015 12:36
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What a Nice Guy! Doing all those nice things! Ashgrove sure is lucky to have him!
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Jan 11, 2015 12:41
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:What a Nice Guy! Doing all those nice things! Ashgrove sure is lucky to have him! Isn't a lot of this stuff porkbarelling/
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Jan 11, 2015 12:44
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GUUDDAAAAYYYY!!!!!! Wow, I have not really heard him talk before. Amazing how QLD could subject the ALP to such a thrashing that they could have cabinet meetings in an SUV to even a slim chance a few years later. Either a) the LNP are that bad or b) the QLD sense of self-entitlement is a force of nature stronger then the tides.
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Jan 11, 2015 12:57
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I honestly was shocked that he didnt sound like the dopy arsehole that friendlyjordies makes him sound like.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:01
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I imagine he tore the heads off a few babies after making that.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:04
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dordreff posted:There's a genuine black market in Krispy Kreme doughnuts in Tassie. People fly to Sydney, buy as many as they can carry on the plane, bring them back and sell them off. hosed up but true. I had a KK once and was very underwhelmed.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:05
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Graic Gabtar posted:Amazing how QLD could subject the ALP to such a thrashing that they could have cabinet meetings in an SUV to even a slim chance a few years later.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:11
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bowmore posted:I haven't eaten KFC since http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/kfc-takes-disabled-girl-back-to-court-20120919-265iy.html welp, I won't be eating it again now either, for several reasons.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:13
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Adnar posted:I was back in Sydney for 2 weeks over Christmas and ate pretty much every day at Cafe Shenkin, if you don't prefer their menu to greasy sausages and baked beans you're doing life wrong. Shenkin is next level poo poo
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Jan 11, 2015 13:17
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If the LNP wins the state election and Campbell Newman wins Ashgrove again, I just don't know anymore. Some people were telling me some serious LNP ad money is being pumped into Ashgrove so I expect something to go down. We need more polls though because goddamn, this short election campaign means the momentum is potentially in the dark. MORE POLLS 
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Jan 11, 2015 13:23
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astupiddvdcase posted:And lotf is garbage, their burgers are so bad, thr bread taste like its from coles Their burgers are bad because they are all vegetarian.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:32
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Graic Gabtar posted:Either a) the LNP are that bad or b) the QLD sense of self-entitlement is a force of nature stronger then the tides. I'll spell it out for you, the LNP are loving horrible and are the worst in QLD of any state.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:33
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Guzman y Gomez is the only correct decision for fast-food in Brisbane
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Jan 11, 2015 13:35
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Graic Gabtar posted:Maccas is the last chain I need to kick. I just can't replicate a big mac at home yet. I stopped eating McDonalds and KFC a while ago, at least 5 years ago but probably more. My feeling is that if you value good food, eating the most cheaply sourced, mass produced food assembled by 16 year olds becomes pretty disheartening. I'm fortunate to be close to the city where there are lots of quality alternatives though, I feel bad going out west of Sydney where the major fast food chains are literally the only options in some places.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:42
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From a few pages back now but I did not know that Gloria Jeans had been sold. Given their lovely treatment of franchisees they can stay on the 'don't go there' list though. Also on donut chat: best I've ever had were from the Donut Van in Berry on the New South Wales south coast. Made to order, hot, sugary cinnamon goodness.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:43
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In Brisbane there is a dude which makes the best donuts, which also happens to be gluten free for coeliacs. It's the best cinnamon donut anywhere, and you wouldn't pick that it has no wheat unless you were told.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:52
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Leo Showers posted:Guzman y Gomez is the only correct decision for fast-food in Brisbane By the time you get to the end of their burrito, it's already cold. 6/10.
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Jan 11, 2015 13:52
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Pred1ct posted:I stopped eating McDonalds and KFC a while ago, at least 5 years ago but probably more. My feeling is that if you value good food, eating the most cheaply sourced, mass produced food assembled by 16 year olds becomes pretty disheartening. gently caress you, western Sydney had sick food E - you said west of Sydney,sorry ! But it is worth noting you can eat cheap, good food in western Sydney. I was at burger urge in south bank the other day (visiting my fam) and they are charging 19 dollars for a burger combo and on the front counter there is a sign saying 'junior staff wanted". gently caress those guys (the burger was solid but the chips were soggy and had the rosemary/thyme seasoning that every gently caress head is doing now) Big Willy Style fucked around with this message at 14:07 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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Jan 11, 2015 14:03
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