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Thanks for the warning. Etc. Etc.

Granted, it's been 30+ years but I found the fast food I had all over the world tasted EXACTLY the same as in the USA. Wendy was the only thing open during the siesta in Italy (there's no 's), the largest McDonald's in the world (at the time) in Moscow had ALL items taste the same (as did Pizza Hut... which was practically the only edible thing in the country at the time besides McDonald's), and I ate a fast food meal or two in London and Amsterdam, and went through a McDonald's drive thru in France, too. I spent about six weeks total in Europe over the course of three trips in three years so it was just convenience or a matter of survival (in Moscow) that led to the occasional fast food experience. My favorite meal in Europe was the weinerschnitzel at the Cologne zoo. It was so delicious and incredibly fresh tasting.

Their policy was always to give you a full cup of fries then add an extra scoop to the bag which yielded very large portions and very greasy bags. I did the shops for a company called MarketForce. I don't know if they still have the account. Not to make you TOO jealous, but I used to shop McDonald's for them, too.

I used to mystery shop them occasionally. For free, they are darned good and the fries, while greasy, are as well. I read that they no longer give the extra scoop in the bag.

Thanks for the warning... not that I needed one to avoid watching it. Never had the slightest interest in it from the time it opened on broadway.

While in Kathmandu owner reinvigorates Ridgewood dining staple with upcoming changes – QNS QNS.COM Step of the M train on Seneca Avenue and you’ll be able to look North-West and spot the twinkling lights and foliage of the backyard dining area for...

My favorite store (for several reasons, including that it's usually the cheapest) is next to the medical complex where all my doctors are so doctor appt days are usually shopping days but it's 25 minutes from me so I only go there on non-appointment days if the circular is particularly fruitful. Otherwise I have a three-store grouping ten minutes from me that I monitor the circulars of for quick trips for sale items. Other than soda I have been able to keep prices fairly steady because I shop often enough to almost never have to buy anything not on sale.

7 Chain Restaurants Boomers Still Love That Serve Massive Portions APPLE.NEWS As a whole, Boomers value consistent and affordable chain restaurants. Here are the ones currently in operation that serve up sizable...

As Cristy Lane might've sung, one dick at a time, sweet Jesus...

Get your pooches primped for a good cause at Bark and Bath’s Rinse 4 Rescue, taking place this weekend from Nov. 14-16. The self-service dog wash, located at 23-92 27th St. in Astoria is lending a helping paw to their furry friends at New York Second Chance Rescue with a fundraiser to benefit the non-profit organization, which helps animals in need, with a focus on critically injured dogs and cats. Bark and Bath offers neighbors a space to bring their pups for an all-in-one self-dog wash, including stations that provide everything pet owners need, minus the mess at home. Amenities include premium shampoos and conditioners, fresh colognes, gentle brushes, aprons, towels, blow dryers and even nail clippers and precision shears. The convenient and affordable space allows pets to enjoy their spa experience with their favorite person, without worrying about the cleanup aftermath, or simply provides the space and supplies for those who don’t have them at home or in their apartment. The Rinse 4 Rescue fundraiser will donate $5 from every self-wash to NYCSCR, along with a donation station accepting items like wet and dry cat food, including requests for brands like Fancy Feast, wet and dry dog food, like the Hill’s brand, along with treats and toys. Donations will be accepted throughout the weekend as the fundraiser takes place. The Rinse 4 Rescue fundraiser will donate $5 from every self-wash to NYCSCR, along with a donation station accepting items like wet and dry cat food, including requests for brands like Fancy Feast, wet and dry dog food, like the Hill’s brand, along with treats and toys. Donations will be accepted throughout the weekend as the fundraiser takes place. Their self-wash menu includes a regular wash for $20, a premium wash for $28 and a CBD wash for $35. The special event offers a great opportunity to help dogs and cats in need while connecting with the community and giving your pet the star treatment they deserve, earning bragging rights the next time they see their four-legged pals at the dog park. NYCSCR was founded in 2009 and has since saved over 15,000 lives of dogs and cats in need of critical care. Most recently, the non-profit has opened an adoption center in Long Island City to spread its mission of saving lives, as well as hosting adoption events, throughout Queens and beyond.

Don't like the new detective.

ROSEBUD (never saw the movie, but know the word's significance in it)

I figured you'd want to see this... Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and John Williams Have a Rare “Jaws” Reunion 50 Years Later https://www.aol.com/articles/steven-spielberg-richard-dreyfuss-john-221251581.html

Marco Rossi sidelined by lower-body injury I didn't even know he had changed careers! I hope the injury isn't to anything important. Wild’s Marco Rossi sidelined by lower-body injury: Sources WWW.NYTIMES.COM The loss of Rossi, coupled with Nico Sturm’s continued rehab from back surgery, likely puts the Wild in the...

The Natasha Lyonne-led crime dramedy will not return to the streamer for a third season. However, according to Deadline, which broke the cancellation news, Lyonne and series creator Rian Johnson are shopping the show to other platforms... with "Game of Thrones" alum Peter Dinklage eyed to play Charlie Cale, instead of Lyonne, if the series returns.

When they are fresh, hot, & properly salted, yes, but I haven't eaten fa$t food in a couple of year$.

Upstate trucker Joe Macken’s TikTok-famous scale model of New York City will be displayed at the Museum of the City of New York this winter. “He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model” will open to the public early next year, on Feb. 12, 2026. “Presented publicly for the first time in New York City—the very subject of the work—Macken’s model stands as a deeply personal yet universally resonant tribute to the city,” reads a press release. Macken, 63, began building the monumental 50-by-30-foot model in his Clifton Park, NY basement back in 2004. Over the subsequent two decades, Macken – who has neither formal carpentry nor engineering training – used only balsa wood, Elmer’s glue, and Styrofoam to create miniature versions of every building in the five boroughs. Upon completion this April, “I jumped outta my chair and I cheered,” he said. Soon after, he relegated his creation (built on separate panels, for ease of breakdown) into a storage unit, where it collected dust until his kids encouraged him to post about it on TikTok. Joseph Macken, 63, with his scale model of Manhattan It became a viral a hit, and in August one of his work clients invited him to give the finished work its first public display, at the Cobleskill Fairgrounds near Albany. It proved as much of a hit in person as it was online. Soon after, the Museum got in touch. When Elisabeth Sherman began as MCNY’s Chief Curator and Deputy Director this September, she was informed that the museum was in touch with Macken, and formalized his exhibit. “This is absolutely the kind of celebration of the city, but also the kind of artistic vision that often goes uncelebrated or unacknowledged that I am personally very interested in highlighting,” Sherman said. “It’s been a great joy to work on as one of my first projects at the museum.” While Macken’s model is in many ways similar to the Queens Museum’s famous “Panorama” (Macken visited the scale model while growing up in Middle Village, Queens and said it significantly inspired his work), Sherman hesitates to compare the two. The “Panorama” displays an institutional view of New York, while Joe’s model is personal: “It’s his view from Middle Village, looking towards Manhattan. It’s his hand, it’s his technique, it carries so much of his own personality,” she explained. “While he's not sharing intimate personal stories in the model itself, it feels to me like it's really communicating one person's personal New York,” his own lived “psychogeography of the city.” As Colson Whitehead once put it, “You are a New Yorker when what was there before is more real and solid than what is here now,” when you have, he said, your “own personal skyline.” In Macken’s Model, the original World Trade Centers still stand. “Joe’s model reflects the wonder and complexity of this city through the eyes of someone who has lived it, loved it, and painstakingly rebuilt it,” said Stephanie Hill Wilchfort, Ronay Menschel Director and President of MCNY in a press release. “We are honored to debut this remarkable work at the Museum.” As for Macken, he’s very excited. “I can’t wait,” he said in a phone interview while on his truck route. He’s still working. Though he’d like to retire and build miniatures full-time, that’s not an option quite yet. “Getting it out there, having people see it, especially down in the city. I think it’s gonna work out really well.” He plans to drive the model downstate himself, very slowly, in a rented 25-foot U-Haul. “I know exactly how to do it where it’s not gonna move around too much and it’ll be pretty stable,” he said. Namely, he has to stack the outer borough panels first, “because those are the flat ones.” Manhattan and its skyscrapers go on top. He managed it for the Cobleskill display with only one casualty, the Throggs Neck Bridge, which he was easily able to repair, so he’s not too worried. In the meantime, he’s been building New Jersey. https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/truckers-viral-scale-model-of-every-nyc-building-to-get-official-showing

moderators... @pubic_assistance is engaging in hate speech.

He played one of the most annoying characters in TV history when he played Yack's husband during the horrific final season of the Will & Grace revival. I'll never forgive him for the psychological scars that caused me.

IT HAS BEEN CANCELED. "English Teacher" starred Brian Jordan Alvarez — who also created the series — as Evan Marquez, a high school teacher in Austin, Texas, who had to juggle needy students, overbearing parents and checked-out colleagues. Stephanie Koenig co-starred as Evan's best friend and fellow teacher Gwen, with Sean Patton as gym teacher Markie, Carmen Christopher as guidance counselor Rick and Enrico Colantoni as principal Grant Moretti. Debuting in September 2024, "English Teacher" wrapped up its eight-episode freshman season with Evan surprisingly rekindling things with his ex Malcolm, played by Jordan Firstman. (Read our full season finale recap, and our post-season chat with Koenig.) "English Teacher" earned significant acclaim for its freshman run, including four Independent Spirit Award nominations, led by a nod for best new scripted series. But the positive buzz was dampened by allegations from Alvarez's former friend and collaborator Jon Ebeling, who claimed that Alvarez sexually assaulted him while filming a web series years ago. (Alvarez's lawyer denies these claims, saying Ebeling gave verbal consent and referring to him as "a self-described manipulator.") Season 2 of "English Teacher" debuted quietly on FX in September, with all 10 episodes dropping at once on Hulu.

I participate in a NYC health study each year. I got a tote bag & a $10 gift card last year.

Admit it; you have always hated them for not making the McRib a permanent part of the menu.

About the safety of taking a road trip in China... A newly built bridge partially collapsed in southwest China on Tuesday, sending large pieces of concrete plunging far below in a cloud of dust. Authorities said the 2,487-foot-long Hongqi Bridge, which connects Sichuan province with Tibet as part of a national highway, was closed on Monday after cracks began to appear on nearby slopes and roads in the mountainous region. On Tuesday, a landslide caused the bridge to fracture and collapse, according to officials in the Sichuan city of Ma’erkang, also known in Tibetan as Barkam. There were no reported casualties from the incident. The cause is still being investigated by authorities in Sichuan, a seismically active region where a 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed more than 69,000 people in 2008. Construction of the bridge was only completed earlier this year, local media reported. China has in recent years made massive investments in infrastructure, including roads, railways and bridges. In September, the world’s highest bridge opened in the southern province of Guizhou, taking the crown from another bridge in the same province. In July 2024, Chinese authorities said at least 11 people died in a partial collapse of a highway bridge in the northwest province of Shaanxi.

Emmy winner Brett Goldstein ("Ted Lasso") will play a divorced dad who accidentally becomes a male escort in the comedy "Escorted," which has earned an eight-episode order from Prime Video.

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