Useless Conversation

[RhyssaFireheart]

Gettin hot here: http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/observations/sydney.shtml

It's so hot they had to add a new color for their temperature maps

Holy fuck.  54C = 129F.  I'd say good thing that's the middle of the landmass but somehow, I don't think that helps much.  Especially not with all the red around which translates to the 90sF?  Ugh.  And I much prefer being warm/hot to being cold.

It was 109f in Sydney yesterday.

[Hammond]

Siderail: y'all see Adobe CS2 being given away by Adobe? Saw someone post about it yesterday.

Yea that was just weird I am kinda wondering what they were thinking.  Everything I have is windows 7 or newer so you have to jump through some hoops but its doable. 

[Trippy]

That's cause technically they aren't really being given away. And we already have two other threads about this (trying to see how many we get up to before merging).

[Sky]

Speaking of giving stuff away, missed a free Cloud+ comptia offer, they put out 400 beta apps. Would've looked tidy on my resume, anyway. It has clouds!

[Cyrrex]

Okay, Super Important Question Time:

How many pickles are supposed to be on a McDonald's cheeseburger?  I could probably google an official answer, but I am looking for anecdotal experience here.  The reason I ask is because I would bet my life that they are supposed to have exactly two, no more and no less.  A cheeseburger from McD is something like an institution that you just don't fuck with, right?  Yeah, I know they're gross, that isn't what this is about.  It's about how many pickles there are supposed to be.

Because the last few times we have been to the local McDonald's here in Denmark (I don't want to go, really), there has only been one motherfucking pickle.  The pickles are the only redeeming quality of that little piece of shit burger, and now they have halved the quantity?  Can't afford two fucking pickles?

So again, how many are there supposed to be?  And if you also think there are supposed to be two, have you noticed any shenanigans, or is it just my local place?

[Ironwood]

I have noticed this too.

Austerity.

lol.

[ghost]

Why the hell are you people going to McDonald's?  Out of all the trespasses of the United States upon other sovereign nations I do believe that the infliction of "fast food" upon them is the most egregious.  I think your life shortens by a day for every McDonald's "hamburger" you eat.

[Cyrrex]

Why the hell are you people going to McDonald's?  Out of all the trespasses of the United States upon other sovereign nations I do believe that the infliction of "fast food" upon them is the most egregious.  I think your life shortens by a day for every McDonald's "hamburger" you eat.

Focus, people.  It's about the pickles.

[Merusk]

Two pickles.

If they're doing less it's to save money.  Delta saved a hundred grand or something ridiculous by putting one less olive on their salads back in the 90's. I suspect you'll find fewer pickles on all of that McD's burgers.

[ghost]

It's all so ridiculously cheap as is that none of it can remotely be considered "food". 

[Paelos]

I'll order one today and find out.

[Bunk]

The McDonalds Cheeseburger pickle is very important. Its the easiest thing to ask for "without" in an effort to guarantee that your burger was made sometime within the last hour.

[Yegolev]

I had a double-quarter this past weekend and I had five pickles.

[Miasma]

Two pickles.  I always remove one.

[Sky]

I have an Angus Deluxe now and again, they're decent burger-like objects. The lettuce, tomato and pickles are actually really good quality (the manager is a former groupie). Like Bunk, I ask for no mayo or onion (though the red onion is good, too), and get a fresh one made.

[Lantyssa]

Mustard Whopper plain is where it's at.  It's not a real burger if flame hasn't touched it.

[schild]

The only generic fast food I'll eat is Whataburger and that's about once a quarter on the way home from the airport when I'm beyond lazy.

I'm not sure that's fair to say though as I'm pretty confident Austin is home to 8 of the 10 best fast food burgers in America. We're getting In-N-Out this year though. We will never get Shake Shack, but we have better already.

Edit: Oh, but seriously, McDonalds is gross as fuck and you all should feel bad. Doesn't matter how many pickles are on those burgers as the whole thing is pretty much paperwrapped miscooked whaledick.

[Salamok]

Mustard Whopper plain is where it's at.  It's not a real burger if flame hasn't touched it.

Mustard+Jalapenos are where it is at.  If you absolutely must go to a national fast food chain the Texas Double Whopper is the ticket, if you are going to eat total crap go big or go home.  

[Paelos]

I like Steak and Shake.

[Merusk]

I like Steak and Shake.

No comment.

[Engels]

The only real good burger experience in Seattle I've found is Burger Hut on the Ave. Its run by highly disaffected south asians. The beef is halal and I somehow think this makes a difference. They also will make one with a huge honking scrambled egg and cheese on top of it. Its cardiac city but few things are as good.

[ghost]

There are tons of good burger places in Texas.  There's absolutely no need to ever go to a national chain. 

[naum]

Top Burger Joints in Phoenix Metro

1. Five Guys -- good fries, plus space age soda dispensing machine with touch screen that enables hundreds of various flavors

2. Hamburger Works -- like Fuddruckers (big station of fixings you apply yourself to a large serving of hamburger/cheeseburger on bun) but without the suck, only #2 because I have not visited in a few years as it is located in uptown/downtown Phoenix

3. Lenny's -- now with drivethru, local chain

4. In & Out

5. Fatburger

Oh, and Smashburger blows.

[Rasix]

Both time I've tried Five Guys, I've found the burger to be somewhat disappointing (very greasy, kind of bland).  I've liked Culver's and Freddy's Steak Burgers a little more.  I had Freddy's after not being able to eat for a few days, so perhaps my perception of it was skewed. 

I have had McDonald's in the past year, but that was just at an airport before boarding a plane.  It was pretty awful (just a cheeseburger), but I was starving.

[naum]

Both time I've tried Five Guys, I've found the burger to be somewhat disappointing (very greasy, kind of bland).  I've liked Culver's and Freddy's Steak Burgers a little more.  I had Freddy's after not being able to eat for a few days, so perhaps my perception of it was skewed. 

Forgot about Freddy's -- burgers are alright there, but the best feature are the frozen custard desert offerings.

[ghost]

Five Guys is probably the greasiest burger I've ever had.  It was shocking.  Eating it made me feel like Homer when he was trying to get fat so he could work at home.

[Rasix]

Both time I've tried Five Guys, I've found the burger to be somewhat disappointing (very greasy, kind of bland).  I've liked Culver's and Freddy's Steak Burgers a little more.  I had Freddy's after not being able to eat for a few days, so perhaps my perception of it was skewed. 

Forgot about Freddy's -- burgers are alright there, but the best feature are the frozen custard desert offerings.

Those looked awesome.  So did the cheese fries.  I just wish I wasn't recovering from stomach flu at the time.

I think I know where I'm going for lunch tomorrow when I telecommute.

[ghost]

Freddie's is good, but the burgers are nothing special.  They aren't greasy though, and that's a big deal to me.  The deserts are awesome.

[WayAbvPar]

My current favorite is Teddy's Bigger Burgers... so far, only a couple of franchises outside of Hawaii, but they are growing. Top notch burgers with tons of options, very good shakes, even decent cheese fries. It is about 30 miles from my house and we still drive up there once a month or so.

Another local favorite of mine is Chicago Willy's. Good burgers, decent dogs, fries are so-so (but come with a good sauce to dip!).

Both of these are miles above national chain fast good like McDonald's or Burger King. Also, all of you who have regular access to In N Out can get fucked, ya lucky bastards. Been 5+ years now since I have had one.

[Sky]

I've bought fries at Five Guys and the angus deluxe at McD before.

We don't have much else for burgers, though. BK and Wendy's. Our fast food options are obnoxious for the most part, which makes it pretty easy to avoid eating a lot of fast food. Used to be a really good pizze town, though that's fell off alot as the old italians have died off and the kids all moved to jersey or sell coke or whatever.

[Selby]

Our fast food options are obnoxious for the most part, which makes it pretty easy to avoid eating a lot of fast food.

Living in the bay area it is pretty similar.  The rich white people don't let the chains come in easily so finding a fast food chain everywhere isn't exactly the easiest thing to do, which makes it not convenient to hit McDs like it was in Texas.

I still prefer making my own turkey burger or going to the local pub for their turkey burger.  Everyone else is just kind of sad in comparison.

[Salamok]

When I was back in CA I went to a hole in the wall burger joint that had what they called a pit burger, to me their pit beef was indistinguishable from my mother's pot roast.  Oh yeah I forgot to mention (and so did the menu at the restaurant) this 1/2lb of pot roast was a garnish on top of a 1/2 lb ground beef burger.

[Paelos]

Best Burger in Atlanta is at the Vortex, imo. It's a weird sort of dive bar that's been around for 20 years. I like a bacon burger with the whiskey pimento cheese.

[WayAbvPar]

I saw that place on one of the Travel Channel shows...looks awesome!

[ghost]

If you're ever in San Antonio this is the place to go get a burger-  Chris Madrid's.  It's your typical hole-in-the-wall joint but it has some seriously good burgers.