The Random Thoughts Thread

TangoBlue said:
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Answer is always yes
 
True story at a USAF enlisted chow hall near you. :D

That actually happened to me on Andersen AFB, Guam. I was with the Marines after we had repatriated a bunch of Kurds from someplace where they weren't wanted and they took us for chow to the enlisted chow hall. We'd never seen such a thing before... lobster and steak on a chow hall menu. Did have it on a ship though, for New Years, ODS.


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When I was on the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) we had "surf and turf" once a month for all hands (roughly 5000 men...yes men, in the good old days before women were on combatant vessels). No fancy plates for the enlisted E-6 and below, we ate off of standard prison trays.
 
Interesting. It's not hard to get a decent surf and turf meal nowadays. Steak is not super expensive depending on the cut, and my local Albertson's has previously frozen Maine lobster tails for $7 each. They're not huge by any means, but it gets the job done! Throw some shrimp on skewers and you're really grillin'! All for under $30 (less than eating like that at a restaurant for sure).
 
Garrett said:
Interesting. It's not hard to get a decent surf and turf meal nowadays. Steak is not super expensive depending on the cut, and my local Albertson's has previously frozen Maine lobster tails for $7 each. They're not huge by any means, but it gets the job done! Throw some shrimp on skewers and you're really grillin'! All for under $30 (less than eating like that at a restaurant for sure).
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You missed the point entirely... Marines rarely get to eat that well, and to see other Servicemembers have this type of food routinely featured in their Mess Hall is a point of contention and another source of friction fueling inter-service rivalries. :rolleyes:

But hell, we're not all rich Cal-i-for-ni-ans from beautiful and scenic Lompoc who can afford to routinely eat that high-brow chow. :sarcasm

We're just damned glad the local Piggly-Wiggly store here in Virginia got some of that fancy Hamburger Helper Strokinoff mix! Ooo-we, that's some good stuff, right there - fancy! :clap
 
^^^^Remember when the fad thing to do was cut up an In-n-Out Burger sticker to read "In-n-Out urge"?:rolleyes:

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Piggly Wiggly, when I tell left coasters that's the name of a grocery store chain they never believe me...

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right up there with the Kum-&-Go stores!

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bob91yj said:
Piggly Wiggly, when I tell left coasters that's the name of a grocery store chain they never believe me...

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And historically significant also. Piggly Wiggly pioneered the self-service grocery store in Memphis. Prior to that time, grocery clerks gathered the goods...much like Walmart/Kroger/etc are moving towards now.
 
OK, this may cause a commotion: In N Out is officially better than Five Guys Burgers, in my opinion. I had my first Five Guys on Sunday and while it was good and satisfying, it was not a burger that creates a desire like In N Out.
 
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