[09:02] <rick_h> cmaloney: <3 good to hear it went well.
[14:31] <cmaloney> rick_h: Thank you. :)
[14:38] <shakes808> morning
[14:38] <shakes808> cmaloney: So what is the verdict of your CA trip?
[14:42] <rick_h> was it as cool as it seemed from the outside once you got there cmaloney ?
[14:55] <cmaloney> rick_h: Um... I twas wet
[14:55] <cmaloney> it was
[14:55] <rick_h> lol
[14:55] <rick_h> well /me sends all kinds of good luck wishes your way for it
[14:55] <cmaloney> and the traffic was as horrible in a suburban area
[14:55] <cmaloney> I'd hate to see it in LA or San Fran
[14:55] <rick_h> yea, it's not fun
[14:55]  * rick_h could never live out there
[14:56] <cmaloney> I didn't see the Googleplex from where I was either. I thought it was like the eye of sauron or something
[14:58] <cmaloney> The sashimi out there was really good
[14:58] <cmaloney> WEnt to Pacific Catch and had poke
[14:58] <rick_h> yea, always love to get some sushi while out on the coast
[14:58] <rick_h> nice
[15:01] <cmaloney> when we were driving to Pacific Catch we went past a Chili's and for a moment I thought they were taking me to Chili's
[15:01] <cmaloney> not that it would have been bad, but we have three of them within a 30 minut edrive
[15:02] <rick_h> lol
[15:02] <jrwren> I haven't stepped foot in a chili's in at least 15yrs.
[15:02] <jrwren> I don't know why. It seems a reasonable alternative to applebees. :)
[15:03] <rick_h> yea, longhorn > chilis > applebees > wendys > McD
[15:03] <cmaloney> jrwren: depending on the location a chilis can beat applebees any day of the week
[15:04] <cmaloney> especially if you're just getting the tortilla-strip-chicken-thing
[15:04] <jrwren> is it? I'll remember this the next time my options are so limited.
[15:04] <jrwren> They were limited a few weeks ago in columbus and I ended up at applebees. it wasn't that bad.
[15:05] <cmaloney> We haven't been at Applebees in a long time. Last time we were in there was when it was within walking distance in Belleville
[15:05] <cmaloney> But then they opened up an O'Charley's (if I'm remembering the name correctly) and that was the end of Applebees for us
[15:05] <rick_h> yea, gave up on applebees like you did on chilis evidently
[15:07] <cmaloney> but it depends on the locations. There's a Chili's by us that we drive past to get to the one in Rochester
[15:10] <cmaloney> There's a Logans by us that goes up and down in quality as well. SOm times it's as good as Longhorn and other days where it's below Texas Roadhouse.
[15:17] <jrwren> oh, we had LONG given up on applebees, but... when the only ohter thing is mcdonalds... we give it a shot.
[15:18] <jrwren> I used to love Logans... I was young and foolish :) Not that its bad, its just... I liked it far beyond what it deserved.
[15:18] <cmaloney> jrwren: exactly
[15:19] <cmaloney> when you'r idea of steak is the chopped steak at Ponderosa then Logans is a step up
[15:19] <cmaloney> s/you'r/your/
[15:19] <jrwren> lol.
[15:20] <cmaloney> That's where I learned the trick of ordering medium rare so it would at least have some pink in the middle
[15:20] <rick_h> lol
[15:20] <rick_h> definitely have moved up tastes over time
[15:20] <cmaloney> and then when JoDee and I were on a date at Outback I (apologetically) had to send the sirloin back because it was too rare for me.
[15:21] <rick_h> I used to love Olive Garden as a "nice night out"
[15:21] <Zimdale> "too rare"?
[15:21] <rick_h> now it's basically italian themed applebees
[15:21] <cmaloney> We just went to Olive Garden. They've stepped p their game
[15:21] <rick_h> have they? it went bad for a while
[15:21] <cmaloney> Yeah, they were pretty terrible for a while
[15:22] <jrwren> i went ot olive garden a couple yrs ago with the kid. tomato sauce isn't supposed to be that color. i don't know what they are server.
[15:22] <jrwren> *serving
[15:22] <rick_h> yea, the bread wasn't any good, the salad was slop, I cut it out of the approved dining list a while ago
[15:22] <cmaloney> I had cappelini pomodoro from Olive Garden a while back that was literally cafeteria spaghetti with some tomatos thrown on it
[15:24] <cmaloney> But I think they realized that Maggianos and Carabbas have literally eaten their lunch
[15:25] <cmaloney> so I'd put it back in rotation, but a probationary one
[15:26] <cmaloney> the salad is still a head of lettuce drowned in dressing  with some cabbage thrown in for color.
[15:26] <jrwren> but... you can eat it forever.  its unlimited salad.
[15:26] <jrwren> "More salad?" "How about some freshly grated parmasean?"
[15:50] <brousch__> It's kind of interesting how my wife and I have moved from OG/Outback/Logans for date night to more local places too.
[15:50] <brousch__> PArt of that is more restaurants opening near us
[15:52] <jrwren> oh man... took me a good 10s to know what OG was, because OG is original gravity to me and I didn't think you were near original gravity :)
[16:02] <cmaloney> brousch__ is a timelord.
[16:03] <brousch__> I assumed that was universal
[16:06] <shakes808> on subject ( food ) and off subject: https://tinyurl.com/h3oe7f7
[16:09] <cmaloney> I doubt that will get that money
[16:10] <shakes808> i hope not.  and i hope that people aren't that stupid... but that is highly unlikely
[16:10] <cmaloney> I don't remember the exact way that works but I think there's a way for "joke" auctions like that to not have to pay
[16:11] <cmaloney> first off, it's foodstuffs, which I don't think are permitted on eBay (been a while since I was active there)
[16:11] <brousch__> Crap. I should have auctioned my Michigan-shaped fish nugget
[16:12] <cmaloney> second-off I think there was an escape-valve that folks could trigger to not have to pay or some shit.
[16:14] <shakes808> there was this a few years back: https://tinyurl.com/jn9tq76
[16:16] <shakes808> but if you want to be blessed EVERY TIME you eat a grilled sandwich: https://tinyurl.com/zyv77cb
[16:19] <cmaloney> http://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/vmary_sandwich
[16:21] <cmaloney> I think the BBC had the best headline for that: made reference to the holy toast.
[16:26] <shakes808> interesting