Lunch pissed me off today....

[EllisTX]

First off, God Bless America.

Now the rant.

I was sitting in a German deli today for lunch. Ate a reuben and drank a few Spaten lagers on draft. It really hit me hard for some reason just looking at our table what our culture has diluted down. Three things jumped out at me that we've really f'ed up. Mustard, deli meats, and beer. French's, f u. Oscar Meyer, f u. BMC, f u.

Done

 

[Shooter]

Stupid lunch!

 

[Zuljin]

Damn. Pissed off by a lunch.

French's is the best plain yellow mustard going. Yes, there are better styles of mustard. But for plain yellow, French's.

And you were not in a deli, of any nationality. You were in a sandwich shop. False advertising pisses me off too.

Fire bombs?

 

[Pappers_]

*shakes fist angrily*

 

[EllisTX]

Damn. Pissed off by a lunch.

French's is the best plain yellow mustard going. Yes, there are better styles of mustard. But for plain yellow, French's.

And you were not in a deli, of any nationality. You were in a sandwich shop. False advertising pisses me off too.

Fire bombs?

Exactly. PLAIN YELLOW MUSTARD. Plain plain plain.

 

[stamandster]

You shouldn't have eaten out of spite!

 

[tally350z]

You should write a strongly worded letter to the establishment..

 

[arturo7]

We can't blame the guys for making it. It's our own fault for buying it.

 

[kh54s10]

French's, Never buy it!
Oscar Meyer, Rarely buy it!
BMC Haven't bought any for decades.

Nothing here to get POed over, these are choices. There are great examples of all of these. If you have French's Oscar Meyer or BMC it is because YOU chose them.

RDWHAHB!

 

[onthekeg]

A German Deli with all American products.

You had me at German, then you lost me... Was their accent the only German available at the time?

 

[EllisTX]

We can't blame the guys for making it. It's our own fault for buying it.

I know. *head hung in shame*

 

[EllisTX]

A German Deli with all American products.

You had me at German, then you lost me... Was their accent the only German available at the time?

You've misunderstood. The food was awesome. Spicy mustard, authentic'ish
Reuben, and good lager beer. We've diluted all those things down to please the mASSES.

 

[onthekeg]

You've misunderstood. The food was awesome. Spicy mustard, authentic'ish
Reuben, and good lager beer. We've diluted all those things down to please the mASSES.

When in Rome....
At least you had a choice, I wouldn't complain then. At least the teleprompter still says press 2 for Espanol.

 

[passedpawn]

America is the best beer country in the world. I don't know what culture you're complaining about.

Regarding mustard: yep, I love those stoneground mustards with horseradish. Mmmm. But French's is perfect for a bretzel.

Oscar Meyer? Meh, but they have a way with b.o.l.o.g.n.a.

 

[bigbeergeek]

America is the best beer country in the world. I don't know what culture you're complaining about.

Quote:

...there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the f**k you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!

 

[passedpawn]

Quote:

...there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the f**k you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!

I said best beer country. Maybe you had another country in mind... feel free to comment.

 

[bigbeergeek]

I said best beer country. Maybe you had another country in mind... feel free to comment.

I... have... no... idea... how I missed the word "beer" in your statement. I wholeheartedly agree with you! I'm leaving my Newsroom quote up there because I like it! :rockin:

 

[jgln]

You've misunderstood. The food was awesome. Spicy mustard, authentic'ish
Reuben, and good lager beer. We've diluted all those things down to please the mASSES.

I like all mustards including yellow, if I could never have yellow mustard again I would really miss it. Plain old hot dogs..I would miss them too. BMC..my go to beer when I just want a lite beer is Natural Lite. I like frozen pizza too and.......

I LOVE yellow mustard on a hot sausage (hot dog type) in a hard roll.

I like it all....except seafood!

 

[kaconga]

Quote:

...there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the f**k you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!

The fact that you have all that info is what makes America great. Society everywhere sucks a big fatty. A proverb in Western cultures is "the squeaky wheel gets the oil." Eastern cultures have a similar idea with a different interpretation: "the nail sticking up is the one hammered down." What makes us unique is the idea that you can work to change things. If this sounds like hogwash then it is just the apfelwine affecting my brain. By the way, I don't dispute any of your facts.

 

[passedpawn]

The fact that you have all that info is what makes America great. Society everywhere sucks a big fatty. A proverb in Western cultures is "the squeaky wheel gets the oil." Eastern cultures have a similar idea with a different interpretation: "the nail sticking up is the one hammered down." What makes us unique is the idea that you can work to change things. If this sounds like hogwash then it is just the apfelwine affecting my brain. By the way, I don't dispute any of your facts.

He copied from a very liberal "we suck" source.

Society doesn't suck. You are hanging with the wrong groups. The world is great, society is great, friendship is great: in that order. Adjust as necessary.

 

[jgln]

While on the topic of lunch, food and american quality let me discuss hamburgers.

Five Guys...I don't get the big deal. Their burgers are exactly like a burger I would make at home with ground beef cooked in a frying pan. So what is the big deal? When I eat out I want a burger that is different, not just like I would make at home.

 

[BetterSense]

I agree with your interpretation of Five Guys. That doesn't mean they are not delicious, but I wonder if people think this is something unique. It's almost comical, like if some restaurant sold Jif peanut butter and regular jelly sandwiches on white bread and people fell all over themselves over it.

 

[EllisTX]

America is the best beer country in the world. I don't know what culture you're complaining about

Agree that we have the best beers I the world, but American light lager should never have existed.

I like all mustards including yellow, if I could never have yellow mustard again I would really miss it. Plain old hot dogs..I would miss them too. BMC..my go to beer when I just want a lite beer is Natural Lite. I like frozen pizza too and.......

I LOVE yellow mustard on a hot sausage (hot dog type) in a hard roll.

I like it all....except seafood!

How can I respect your opinion when you don't like seafood?

Quote:

...there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world....

Holy s**t. Not where I intended this thread to go.

 

[arturo7]

Quote:

...there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the f**k you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!

Where are we in reading and comprehension?

 

[JeepDiver]

Quote:

...there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the f**k you're talking about?! Yosemite?!!!

Don't let the door hit you in the arse when you move the f**k out

 

[Shooter]

Where are we in reading and comprehension?

Oh no you didn't!!!!

 

[bigbeergeek]

He copied from a very liberal "we suck" source.

Yes. A HBO series.

Where are we in reading and comprehension?

Oh Arturo, if you only knew...

Don't let the door hit you in the arse when you move the f**k out

I like living here, but nationalism is just plain silly.


Back to the subject at hand: mustard, sandwiches and beer. I'll eat 'em on any continent and in any configuration.

 

[motobrewer]

Sorkin can suck my balls.

the opposite is true for Daniels.

 

[arturo7]

Oh Arturo, if you only knew...

Put down the shovel and walk away slowly...




EDIT: Is anyone going to tell him or should he try to figure it out on his own?

 

[ingchr1]

If you're going to a deli that doesn't at least have Boar's Head, then that's your fault.

 

[how1]

RDWHAHB

 

[jgln]

how can i respect your opinion when you don't like seafood?
.

:d

 

[Chia]

call me an a$$hole, but i just skimmed this post. sounds like a good deal that you ate, a reuben and nice beer is cool. Most of america is a blend of what they are told is good. My wife's family eats the nastiest **** i have ever seen, but they dont know any better. I dont eat any baloney, NONE NADA NOTHING! i drink beer, I brew beer, I like BEER! but if i am going to the lake, a poker night, or just looking to have a stupid time at a bar singing karaoke, quantity trumps quality. American Light Lagers are here because prior to A/C it was refreshing. If you have ever been out on a hot humid day then you know that a porter is not what you want! I love the fact i can toss back a 6er of miller light and be sober as a judge! I have actually come home after long long motorcycle rides in 100+ temps and drank Miller and had less of a hangover than my wife who drank ice tea. if it was all that bad people would not buy it. Keep in mind, i dont buy it unless i am going to the lake or somewhere that taste is not the main goal! i just dont want to bash everyone that drinks what they wont. people are ignorant and eat boloney and drink bad beer, the job is to educate and not hate.....

 

[bigbeergeek]

. people are ignorant and eat boloney and drink bad beer

You just spent a long paragraph justifying why you drink "bad beer" (setting, temperature etc) and you are clearly not ignorant. People don't all agree on what's good or bad at all times. I respectfully contend that to assume that people who drink light lagers or eat baloney are ignorant is a tad elitist.

 

[krenshaw]

i love how refreshing water is when you've been out all day.. doesn't dehydrate you futher, actually hydrates you

 

[EllisTX]

call me an a$$hole, but i just skimmed this post. sounds like a good deal that you ate, a reuben and nice beer is cool. Most of america is a blend of what they are told is good. My wife's family eats the nastiest **** i have ever seen, but they dont know any better. I dont eat any baloney, NONE NADA NOTHING! i drink beer, I brew beer, I like BEER! but if i am going to the lake, a poker night, or just looking to have a stupid time at a bar singing karaoke, quantity trumps quality. American Light Lagers are here because prior to A/C it was refreshing. If you have ever been out on a hot humid day then you know that a porter is not what you want! I love the fact i can toss back a 6er of miller light and be sober as a judge! I have actually come home after long long motorcycle rides in 100+ temps and drank Miller and had less of a hangover than my wife who drank ice tea. if it was all that bad people would not buy it. Keep in mind, i dont buy it unless i am going to the lake or somewhere that taste is not the main goal! i just dont want to bash everyone that drinks what they wont. people are ignorant and eat boloney and drink bad beer, the job is to educate and not hate.....

Please tell me you said that all aloud without breathing until the end.

 

[dataz722]

I agree with your interpretation of Five Guys. That doesn't mean they are not delicious, but I wonder if people think this is something unique. It's almost comical, like if some restaurant sold Jif peanut butter and regular jelly sandwiches on white bread and people fell all over themselves over it.

5 guys is different for most people. Most people don't make or regularly eat thin griddle cooked burgers. They are normally 1/2" thick dense ball of meat that are cooked about two times too long.

If you're going to a deli that doesn't at least have Boar's Head, then that's your fault.

This.

 

[EllisTX]

If you're going to a deli that doesn't at least have Boar's Head, then that's your fault.

To be clear, I wasn't in a "Deli". It was a German restaurant and my point was that the American machine has made most think of what I mentioned in the OP as normal. I've eaten plenty of Oscar Meyer, drank plenty of light lagers, and ate plenty of French's. I would rather the norm be a full flavored lager, fullflavored/nonchoppedup/noncompressed meats, and spicy mustard.

My initial post was nothing but opinion(imo the correct one).

My corner of TX hasn't got 5 guys yet. I love me some Whataburger though. Altough I think it's mostly an emotional "ate it every night after drinking for years" thing.

 

[DoubleAught]

First off, God Bless America.

Now the rant.

I was sitting in a German deli today for lunch. Ate a reuben and drank a few Spaten lagers on draft. It really hit me hard for some reason just looking at our table what our culture has diluted down. Three things jumped out at me that we've really f'ed up. Mustard, deli meats, and beer. French's, f u. Oscar Meyer, f u. BMC, f u.

Done

Try living there for 10 years and growing accustomed to their beer, food, and culture. I lived above a bakery and to this day cannot find bread in America that I loved as much as I did there.

 

[spyder1911]

The ironic part is that "deli" come from the German word Delicatessen (which comes from the french word délicatesse)

German mustard called "Mittelscharfer Senf" is the best yellow mustard by far.

Soft pretzels are eaten with butter not mustard in Germany (it is pretty good actually).

Even in Germany there is still crappy prepackaged lunch meat/bread/beer. The difference is over there everyone goes to the local butcher for lunch meat, the bakery for bread etc. I don't even know where there is a bakery in this city! It's a shame our culture has gone to the "walmart" superstore market where there is no specialists.