I must jump in the hot dog fray!No, no, no - I love NC, all of it and it's plenty friendly, but these are the things I've noticed that are contrary to the overall awesome people, places and things in NC. (I live in the Triangle)
Being served spread instead of butter for biscuits, toast and bagels is ridiculous. Even if I ask for butter, they don't have it. I can't figure out if it's just a way to save money or if it's a food safety issue. (Spread lasts longer without refrigeration, perhaps?)
The Dog House franks are terrible if you're used to Nathans, Hebrew National and Sabretts. Yet, some people love them. Their concept is great - love the doghouse-shaped walkup shops. The dogs fall short unless you grew up with them.
But the cashiers really don't say "thank you" or "you're welcome" unless it's at a chain store that does mystery shopping. If I take my change at Food Lion and say "Thank you." I get a "uhhuh" dismissal. It must be a southern thing.
BTW, "bless your heart" is a usually used as a veiled insult that roughly translates to "you're a moron." I hate it when people say that to me now that I found that out. (Thanks to the retiring southern columnist of the News & Observer.)
You can get good NY-style pizza in NC, but you have to avoid the places that CLAIM to have "Real NY Pizza." Those usually fall short because they're run by people who never MADE pizza in NY, so they don't know any better. The Triangle area has some outstanding pizza places run by greeks, just like in NYC, lol.
Most pizza places outside of NYC use pre-packaged sauce and cilantro, which changes the taste entirely, plus they cheap out on the cheese and don't use freshly shredded mozzarella. If there's no string, it's not made entirely of milk. The crust is always difficult because the water used in NYC is from our upstate reservoirs. Outside NYC, you have to use bottled water to get the right mix of minerals and hard/soft ratio. Makes a big difference.
???Do Not Want
23. Dole Whips are out...SunDrop Whips are in!
I tell you what!
If you 'federates take the Yanks Dole Whip, theres a'gonna be a lot of hollerin' and I don't mean over at Hoop D Do!
This time WE'LL secede and take WDW with us up north and put it in the Berkshires. Point charts will only have 2 seasons. One for Northerners and foreigners and the other season for the 'federates... at 3x the points!
Now....do you really want to take MY Dole Whip?? Do what you want with the rest of the items butDON'T TOUCH the Dole Whip.
Great thread and thanks for the laughs.
I tell you what!
If you 'federates take the Yanks Dole Whip, theres a'gonna be a lot of hollerin' and I don't mean over at Hoop D Do!
This time WE'LL secede and take WDW with us up north and put it in the Berkshires. Point charts will only have 2 seasons. One for Northerners and foreigners and the other season for the 'federates... at 3x the points!
Now....do you really want to take MY Dole Whip?? Do what you want with the rest of the items butDON'T TOUCH the Dole Whip.
Great thread and thanks for the laughs.
...we'll move the SunDrop over to Club Cool at Epcot.
Hi! Sundrop is a soft drink. It is similiar to Mountain Dew.BTW: What's a SunDrop? It can't be better than Dole Whip. Can it?
You know what is better than a Sundrop? A cherry lemon sundrop. Fountain sundrop with cherry syrup and a squeezed lemon. Yum.
Your original list has me cracking up! Tweetsie gone bad! Hilarious!But, if you really want to have a NC take over of WDW you have got to allow smoking in all the restaurants and attractions! And maybe change DTD to Concord Mills South. Lived in Charlotte for 6 years, still miss it. But, I have to say that the BBQ is WAY better down here in central Georgia. (OK, I'm ready for the slams!)
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Actually, even we don't have smoking in restaurants anymore. In fact no smoking at any indoor work place with a very few exceptions.
Now...BBQ...hmmmm...so they have BBQ in Central Georgia? I'm interested. What style? What part of Georgia?
say "Bless your heart".
They still allow smoking in Alabama restaurants which we are right next too. No Waffle House visits over there if you value your lungs!
That's odd. Must be a county-by-county thing, because smoking is banned in all restaurants and, I believe, all public buildings in our county (North AL). Funny thing, though: even though no one can smoke, the Waffle House still smells like cigarettes when you walk in!![]()
You know what is better than a Sundrop? A cherry lemon sundrop. Fountain sundrop with cherry syrup and a squeezed lemon. Yum.
Take Over To-Do List
10. The next DVC resort...The Villas at Hank's Trailer Park. A two bedroom mobile home will cost you 2 points per night Sunday through Thursday, 4 points on Friday and 6 on Saturday. Maintenance fees would be $9.32 per point due to yard upkeep and hurricanes.
Well bless your heart...we do what we can!Sounds yummy!!
I nearly wet my pants!
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