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Re: Roy Rogers --> Hardee's --> Roy Rogers

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From: Dark Hacker
Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1992 18:40
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In article <1694@ra.nrl.navy.mil> drumhell@n5160a.nrl.navy.mil (David Drumheller) writes:
>
>   Not that this is a passionate issue in my life, but I'm glad that
>Hardee's is changing back to Roy Roger's.  I was disappointed when
>they made the change in the first place.  I missed Roy's menu
>replete with the fixins bar.
>
>   Besides, there was something very wholesome and American about the
>old Roy Rogers.  I kind of enjoyed the western theme to the
>restaurants, even if it was a little hoaky (sp?).  I remember about
>six or seven years ago the people behind the counter would wear
>western style hats.

.... and french fries holsters and they'd greet you with "Howdy Partner,
can I take your order?"

Hardees has a very "conventional" and dry feel.  Just another fast food
plcae with no particularly interesting theme or atmosphere.  Roy's may
have been hokey but it was unique.

Besides I liked Roy's fries.  Hardee's cruly fries are an abomination.

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Subject: Re: Roy Rogers --> Hardee's --> Roy Rogers
Keywords: burgers, restaurants
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