Re: OT: New England Lemmings and The Herd Mentality

["Alex Lanstein" <ALanstein () fireeye com>]

I can't imagine it was worse as than the Krispy Kreme hype a few years ago....

I went to my first Sonic a few months ago and I don't think it's a "great restaurant that sells gas", I think it's a 
"gas station that has >edible grinders!".  New Englanders compare to the food to something like a Cumby's, so in that 
regard, Sonic really is the tits

Alex

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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Jon Kibler [Jon.Kibler () aset com]
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 3:55 AM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] OT: New England Lemmings and The Herd Mentality

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I find myself on vacation just outside of Peabody, MA. While trying to locate
the hotel, noticed that the entire right shoulder of the road for almost a half
mile before the hotel was a solid line of cars. They even had cops directing
traffic. Asking at the registration desk what was up with the line, was told
that the line was for the new Sonic Drive-In (http://www.sonicdrivein.com/) that
had opened last Wednesday 2 blocks further up US-1!

I then had to ask what was the big deal, were they giving away free food or
something? It turns out that this is the first Sonic in New England. People have
been coming from as far away as Maine, Vermont, Rhodes Island, Connecticut, and
New York just to try out the latest junk food chain! Some have driven 4 or more
hours just to sit in line to eat a hamburger in their car. Those arriving "late"
have been finding the restaurant out of food and closing early. In addition to
the line down US-1, I also found that there is a back entrance that has a line
that stretches further than one can see. Thinking about it, this has to make
Sonic one of the highest carbon footprint foods in the world!!

Coming from an area that is saturated with Sonics, I cannot believe that anyone
would wait in line -- and apparently do so for hours -- for Sonic Drive-In food.
IMHO, the food at just about every other burger and shake joint is better. The
only novelty is that it is like a 50s drive-in where you are waited on by
servers in roller skates and you have to eat in your car or take it home (no
inside dining).

Geeze, and all these years I had thought that lemmings were herbivores. :-)

Jon
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