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 Hordini wrote:

 Palindrome wrote:
Either a lot of people here have very weak constiutions or the food saftey standards in the US are terrible.

That's what I'm thinking. This has got to be the biggest group of people with sensitive stomachs all in one place that I've ever seen. I've eaten more than my fair share of fast food in the US and never had a problem. The only time I've ever gotten food poisoning was from eating local food in Morocco. I was down for a day or two with diarrhea and vomiting. I'm not exactly sure what it was, but I have my suspicions that it was from one particular place. As soon as I was better, I went right back to eating the local food, and I was totally fine.

Ditto. Now, I seem to have received my maternal grandfather's digestive tract, which basically means I'm part billy goat. Still, I've had food poisoning once in my life, and that was from some fish in my college cafeteria. Couldn't keep anything solid down for about 3 days. Ridiculous cramps too. And I once ate a bunch of sugarless candy and had some fun that afternoon. But I've never had an issue from fast food at any restaurant, anywhere. *shrug*

I used to work at a Denny's. Now, as the only 24 hour restaurant in the area, we were 'the' go-to spot for after-hours nonsense. Third shift could reliably depend on drunk college kids followed by hardcore alcoholics followed by strippers. It's the last bit that's important. Once a month or so, the local strip clubs (which were all owned by the same guy) would bring in a 'guest star,' usually a porn star.

I loved the strippers. Don't know why, but they tipped outrageously. (I've always assumed that it was a form of tip-empathy.) So, in any event, one night the strippers come in with a porn star. They were all giggling and having a big old time. As I was headed about my rounds, one of them flagged me down and asked me to bring a cucumber to the table. Since they tipped well, I capitulated. My notoriously cheap manager could always be bought off if need be by me just buying a replacement cucumber.

Now...things happened to this vegetable. Dakka's a family friendly forum, so I'll just leave it there. Flash forward a few hours later, when I'm busing the table with a thirty dollar tip in my pocket. As I use a spoon to gently prod the cucumber off the table and into a bus bin, the manager comes by and hisses angrily at me, "What are you doing?"

"Busing the table," I said, confused.

"Don't throw that away," he snapped. "That cucumber is still perfectly good. Take it back to the kitchen!"

So...I don't eat at Denny's anymore.

I've heard that story before.

It keeps subtly changing each time I hear it

Worked at McDonalds for a year to the day.

Served a few sketchy grilled chickens that had sat in the heating box for...well, long enough. Pour a little water back on them and they hydrate back up to normal size.

I went to Mexico City on a military trip for their big centennial/bicentennial celebration and we all had some dirty Mexican street meat tacos. I was the only one not to get Montezuma's Revenge. Iron gullet.

Taco Bell, once I order a bean burrito especialia, and they gave me a regular. It was a sin!

 Jimsolo wrote:
I used to work at a Denny's. Now, as the only 24 hour restaurant in the area, we were 'the' go-to spot for after-hours nonsense. Third shift could reliably depend on drunk college kids followed by hardcore alcoholics followed by strippers. It's the last bit that's important. Once a month or so, the local strip clubs (which were all owned by the same guy) would bring in a 'guest star,' usually a porn star.

I loved the strippers. Don't know why, but they tipped outrageously. (I've always assumed that it was a form of tip-empathy.) So, in any event, one night the strippers come in with a porn star. They were all giggling and having a big old time. As I was headed about my rounds, one of them flagged me down and asked me to bring a cucumber to the table. Since they tipped well, I capitulated. My notoriously cheap manager could always be bought off if need be by me just buying a replacement cucumber.

Now...things happened to this vegetable. Dakka's a family friendly forum, so I'll just leave it there. Flash forward a few hours later, when I'm busing the table with a thirty dollar tip in my pocket. As I use a spoon to gently prod the cucumber off the table and into a bus bin, the manager comes by and hisses angrily at me, "What are you doing?"

"Busing the table," I said, confused.

"Don't throw that away," he snapped. "That cucumber is still perfectly good. Take it back to the kitchen!"

So...I don't eat at Denny's anymore.

Not calling you out on the story, but on them being good tippers.

My friend delivers for Jimmy John's right now, and said the strippers are the only people who do not tip. Even the bouncers are mad at them!

 master of ordinance wrote:

 Devoted-to-the-machine wrote:
I went Wendys one night. Now I am ok with hiring the disabled. More than ok with it, I think it’s great. The lady that took my order was clearly “slow.” On the other hand she never stopped taking my order or filling my drink while puking what I can only describe as baby food, which shows dedication to her job. Only after I started to freak out and almost puke myself did someone not “slow” see what was going on and stop her as she sprayed yet more bright orange vomitus all over the counter and drink station. I couldn’t help but think what did she eat? How could it be bright orange? They asked me what order was and that they would get it right out I told them I already paid and handed them my receipt. I exclaimed I wasn’t hungry anymore and left. I have never been back to Wendys. I like the spicy chicken sandwhich, but all I can see is bright orange vomitus now.

I uh..... What did i just read? You are joking right?

No, I am not joking at all. I wish I was, I have lived 3 years with the thought of orange vomit.

$1 tacos from Taco Bell have an unspoken warning label. I'm frankly interested in how it's only fought back at me once.

But then again, one of my favorite things is a hot dog with a cheese slice around it, and a slice of bacon on either side of the dog, with A.1. on it.

 AegisGrimm wrote:
$1 tacos from Taco Bell have an unspoken warning label. I'm frankly interested in how it's only fought back at me once.

But then again, one of my favorite things is a hot dog with a cheese slice around it, and a slice of bacon on either side of the dog, with A.1. on it.

Just reading that almost gave me the runs. Good lord, you have one hell of a stomach.

 Grey Templar wrote:
I've heard that story before.

It keeps subtly changing each time I hear it

Only told it once on Dakka that I could find.



I mean, it ain't verbatim, but the salient points are the same. If there's an inconsistency, forgive me, it's been almost twelve years since it happened.

trexmeyer wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
$1 tacos from Taco Bell have an unspoken warning label. I'm frankly interested in how it's only fought back at me once.

But then again, one of my favorite things is a hot dog with a cheese slice around it, and a slice of bacon on either side of the dog, with A.1. on it.

Just reading that almost gave me the runs. Good lord, you have one hell of a stomach.

But how can you deny Bacon?

Jimsolo wrote:I used to work at a Denny's. Now, as the only 24 hour restaurant in the area, we were 'the' go-to spot for after-hours nonsense. Third shift could reliably depend on drunk college kids followed by hardcore alcoholics followed by strippers. It's the last bit that's important. Once a month or so, the local strip clubs (which were all owned by the same guy) would bring in a 'guest star,' usually a porn star.

I loved the strippers. Don't know why, but they tipped outrageously. (I've always assumed that it was a form of tip-empathy.) So, in any event, one night the strippers come in with a porn star. They were all giggling and having a big old time. As I was headed about my rounds, one of them flagged me down and asked me to bring a cucumber to the table. Since they tipped well, I capitulated. My notoriously cheap manager could always be bought off if need be by me just buying a replacement cucumber.

Now...things happened to this vegetable. Dakka's a family friendly forum, so I'll just leave it there. Flash forward a few hours later, when I'm busing the table with a thirty dollar tip in my pocket. As I use a spoon to gently prod the cucumber off the table and into a bus bin, the manager comes by and hisses angrily at me, "What are you doing?"

"Busing the table," I said, confused.

"Don't throw that away," he snapped. "That cucumber is still perfectly good. Take it back to the kitchen!"

So...I don't eat at Denny's anymore.

*shudder*. I have heard a similar story.
Back at Myerscough there was a lass whom was a little.... Extreme shall we say. Anyway:
One day she is feeling a little frisky when she gets home, and what happens to be around but a cucumber.
So she removes the wrapping and, well, has her fun.
Then she uses it to make a salad.
And serves it up to her family.
Without washing it first.

sparkywtf wrote:

 Jimsolo wrote:
I used to work at a Denny's. Now, as the only 24 hour restaurant in the area, we were 'the' go-to spot for after-hours nonsense. Third shift could reliably depend on drunk college kids followed by hardcore alcoholics followed by strippers. It's the last bit that's important. Once a month or so, the local strip clubs (which were all owned by the same guy) would bring in a 'guest star,' usually a porn star.

I loved the strippers. Don't know why, but they tipped outrageously. (I've always assumed that it was a form of tip-empathy.) So, in any event, one night the strippers come in with a porn star. They were all giggling and having a big old time. As I was headed about my rounds, one of them flagged me down and asked me to bring a cucumber to the table. Since they tipped well, I capitulated. My notoriously cheap manager could always be bought off if need be by me just buying a replacement cucumber.

Now...things happened to this vegetable. Dakka's a family friendly forum, so I'll just leave it there. Flash forward a few hours later, when I'm busing the table with a thirty dollar tip in my pocket. As I use a spoon to gently prod the cucumber off the table and into a bus bin, the manager comes by and hisses angrily at me, "What are you doing?"

"Busing the table," I said, confused.

"Don't throw that away," he snapped. "That cucumber is still perfectly good. Take it back to the kitchen!"

So...I don't eat at Denny's anymore.

Not calling you out on the story, but on them being good tippers.

My friend delivers for Jimmy John's right now, and said the strippers are the only people who do not tip. Even the bouncers are mad at them!

Nearly any other item on this planet is in much better condition to eat than that cucumber. I work pizza delivery part time and while I have never personally delivered to a strip club (I refuse on moral grounds), I have heard that the one in our area frequently tips with several sweaty one dollar bills...

trexmeyer wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
$1 tacos from Taco Bell have an unspoken warning label. I'm frankly interested in how it's only fought back at me once.

But then again, one of my favorite things is a hot dog with a cheese slice around it, and a slice of bacon on either side of the dog, with A.1. on it.

Just reading that almost gave me the runs. Good lord, you have one hell of a stomach.

Reading that made me hungry. Some of the stories here I can understand, but if you can't keep a hot dog, cheese, bacon, and sauce inside you...

Yeah - I don't know what "A1" is, but sausage, bacon, cheese - I see no problems with that!

 Dark Apostle 666 wrote:
Yeah - I don't know what "A1" is, but sausage, bacon, cheese - I see no problems with that!

A1 is just steak sauce - that actually originated in the UK but is now very rare over here, but a huge hit in the US.

In that case, sounds fine - artery-clogging, perhaps, but worth it, I'd wager...

A1 is amazing on almost everything. Best place to put it - surprisingly? Hard-boiled eggs. Unbelievably delicious.

 Avatar 720 wrote:

trexmeyer wrote:

 AegisGrimm wrote:
$1 tacos from Taco Bell have an unspoken warning label. I'm frankly interested in how it's only fought back at me once.

But then again, one of my favorite things is a hot dog with a cheese slice around it, and a slice of bacon on either side of the dog, with A.1. on it.

Just reading that almost gave me the runs. Good lord, you have one hell of a stomach.

Reading that made me hungry. Some of the stories here I can understand, but if you can't keep a hot dog, cheese, bacon, and sauce inside you...

Cheese slice makes me think of disgusting Kraft American cheese slices. Hot dogs are among the foulest foods ever devised by mankind. I also dislike AI steak sauce. Basically the only thing that sounds good there is bacon.

Scotch flavored ice cream, you say?

 prime12357 wrote:
Scotch flavored ice cream, you say?

Made with real Scots!

 Commander Cain wrote:
Just reading all these makes me glad I am a vegetarian. I've yet to have food poisoning from fries!

That being said, while I don't have one definitive bad experience I have never had an order made correctly due to my English accent. It does get the ladies though so I can't complain too much...

A friend of mine got really bad food poisoning from a vegeburger once though. Actually, the same one who had the moldy KFC burger.

 Daba wrote:

 Commander Cain wrote:
Just reading all these makes me glad I am a vegetarian. I've yet to have food poisoning from fries!

That being said, while I don't have one definitive bad experience I have never had an order made correctly due to my English accent. It does get the ladies though so I can't complain too much...

A friend of mine got really bad food poisoning from a vegeburger once though. Actually, the same one who had the moldy KFC burger.

Your friend has tremendously terrible luck.

Cheese slice makes me think of disgusting Kraft American cheese slices. Hot dogs are among the foulest foods ever devised by mankind. I also dislike AI steak sauce. Basically the only thing that sounds good there is bacon.

While I have done the "Bacon Dog" with Kraft "Processed Cheese food" slices, no- I mean thinly sliced pieces of actual cheese off a big block. The hot dog folds it down into the bun.

Bacon Dogs are awesome, you just sometimes have to swallow twice to get them all the way down, and sometimes you could swear that you can feel your heart slow down a bit....

trexmeyer wrote:
Hot dogs are among the foulest foods ever devised by mankind.

Go back to commie-land, you damn commie!

 AegisGrimm wrote:

Bacon Dogs are awesome, you just sometimes have to swallow twice to get them all the way down, and sometimes you could swear that you can feel your heart slow down a bit....

Have you heard of the francheezie?

My dad loves them, I can't stand them.

Growing up in So Cal we used to hit Del Taco fairly often when I was a kid. There wasn't a single trip where I wasn't sick as hell before we even finished eating, didn't matter what I ate there I'd be dying. Hugging the toilet in the bathroom of a greasy Mexican joint certainly isn't fun. The rest of my family never had an issue with the food, it wasn't until several years later I figured out I was allergic to onions which they virtually bathe their food in.

A few years ago I went on a road trip with a pair of friends to go play in a magic tournament and on the way back they spotted a white castle. I won't even set foot in those places as the smell of all the onions in their food literally makes me sick. They both pound down a huge stack of sliders before we all pile back in my friends truck. About 30 min later my friend Tony who is driving starts turning some funny shades of green. He can't crank down the window fast enough and he ends up puking all over the dashboard which ends up running clear across to the other side and down into the air vents. Apparent triggered by the sight and smell of puke my friend Carl who's sitting on my right starts making a gurgling noise leans forwards and barfs all down the side of my leg.

I'm now trapped in between two big dudes in the throes of slider induced projectile vomit sprays. Remember what I said about the smell of the white castle making me sick? Well that mixed with vomit scent is even worse and I start puking while trying to push my way pout of the truck cab. We try and mop up what we can with a tiny handful of napkins but it doesn't really achieve anything besides smearing everything around and it also starts freezing in a few spots. It's middle of winter and about 15 degrees out and because of the smell we have to drive the remaining 3 hours home with the windows rolled half way down. Made for not only my worst food experience ever but absolutely ruined an otherwise decent road trip.

 paulson games wrote:
Growing up in So Cal we used to hit Del Taco fairly often when I was a kid. There wasn't a single trip where I wasn't sick as hell before we even finished eating, didn't matter what I ate there I'd be dying. Hugging the toilet in the bathroom of a greasy Mexican joint certainly isn't fun. The rest of my family never had an issue with the food, it wasn't until several years later I figured out I was allergic to onions which they virtually bathe their food in.

A few years ago I went on a road trip with a pair of friends to go play in a magic tournament and on the way back they spotted a white castle. I won't even set foot in those places as the smell of all the onions in their food literally makes me sick. They both pound down a huge stack of sliders before we all pile back in my friends truck. About 30 min later my friend Tony who is driving starts turning some funny shades of green. He can't crank down the window fast enough and he ends up puking all over the dashboard which ends up running clear across to the other side and down into the air vents. Apparent triggered by the sight and smell of puke my friend Carl who's sitting on my right starts making a gurgling noise leans forwards and barfs all down the side of my leg.

I'm now trapped in between two big dudes in the throes of slider induced projectile vomit sprays. Remember what I said about the smell of the white castle making me sick? Well that mixed with vomit scent is even worse and I start puking while trying to push my way pout of the truck cab. We try and mop up what we can with a tiny handful of napkins but it doesn't really achieve anything besides smearing everything around and it also starts freezing in a few spots. It's middle of winter and about 15 degrees out and because of the smell we have to drive the remaining 3 hours home with the windows rolled half way down. Made for not only my worst food experience ever but absolutely ruined an otherwise decent road trip.

eew.

What is it about Fast food over in the USA? I've had plenty of it, and it's never made me ill there. Even stuff that I was certain was going to make me ill (Truck stop sandwich, and rest stop fast food).

And this is over in backwoods NJ, where its not really that good.

 Doctadeth wrote:
What is it about Fast food over in the USA? I've had plenty of it, and it's never made me ill there. Even stuff that I was certain was going to make me ill (Truck stop sandwich, and rest stop fast food).

And this is over in backwoods NJ, where its not really that good.

we're immune because of all the spiders and scorpions we eat.

A very close runner up to the white castle horror show was up at gen con the last year it was held in Milwaukee.

All of the stores up in the down town area keep crazy hours and there's very few places open in the morning. Some people directed us to George Webb which is a disgusting greasy spoon type place that serves mostly coffee and really bad breakfast food. My friends order up some coffee while were figuring out what to order, the waitress sets down the mugs and leaves. One of my friends is like wtf?? as there's a lipstick print on his mug. I look at my glass of water and it has greasy palm prints all over it and smudges all over the rim with crumbs of food floating in it.

We're all like eww lets leave, but I decide I need to hit the washroom which is right around the corner and as I turn into the hallway there's a baby diaper on the floor that looks like it'd been dropped then kicked as hard as possible as there's two very distinct spray marks of poo, one on the floor and the second running up the door of the mens room. I'm like umm.... no, I'll just take my chances pissing in the alley.

Most disgusting place I've ever been to which is a very tall order as I traveled for a living for the better part of two years and ate in a lot of truck stop dives.

 dogma wrote:

trexmeyer wrote:
Hot dogs are among the foulest foods ever devised by mankind.

Go back to commie-land, you damn commie!

 AegisGrimm wrote:

Bacon Dogs are awesome, you just sometimes have to swallow twice to get them all the way down, and sometimes you could swear that you can feel your heart slow down a bit....

Have you heard of the francheezie?

My dad loves them, I can't stand them.

You might as well just give in and have a Twinkie Wiener Sandwich.