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Hippo_Tron

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35. I won't lie, it's very good for fast food
Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:06 AM
Aug 2012

It's less grease and more meat than your typical fast food chicken, and the soft serve ice cream is delicious. It's streamlined so that they essentially have several variations of one thing, whereas McDonalds and others are always offering new things like Filet o Fish or McRib rather than making a good initial product.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure as hell not eating there until they stop donating to the Family Research Council and Exodus International. Maybe if enough people boycott, somebody will open a knock-off that does basically the same thing. It can't be that difficult.

They are just picking locations in crazy red districts. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #1
I wouldn't call Burlington in the suburbs of Boston a "crazy red district". hack89 Aug 2012 #45
There weren't lines at the one here LadyHawkAZ Aug 2012 #2
these things play to the media. spanone Aug 2012 #3
They only play to the media if the right wing bigots make a statement. If the progressives protest still_one Aug 2012 #32
I heard they were giving away free food. It figures a bunch of cheap assed republicans would show up notadmblnd Aug 2012 #4
Here is an article with 45 pictures of crowds in different cities. NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #5
A friend of mine in Cali sent me word that some people were coming out to protest npk Aug 2012 #7
It's a deep fried revolution! Everyone loosen your belt a notch! cigsandcoffee Aug 2012 #6
Just an off-topic question.... doohnibor Aug 2012 #8
Two points...they got millions of dollars of free advertising...and, Frustratedlady Aug 2012 #9
Not a big fan of fried chicken npk Aug 2012 #10
Then get their grilled chicken. emilyg Aug 2012 #23
I tried their food once and that was enough for me npk Aug 2012 #24
I don't either - some fish and emilyg Aug 2012 #25
My weakness is seafood. npk Aug 2012 #26
I won't lie, it's very good for fast food Hippo_Tron Aug 2012 #35
a family member posted on facebook xmas74 Aug 2012 #11
The vast majority of those who went to Chick-Fil-A today appear to be consumers. Grave Grumbler Aug 2012 #12
They should go to the one in New Hampshire hughee99 Aug 2012 #13
The latimes did report on some protests around their city npk Aug 2012 #15
Did you see what the franchise in NH is doing? hughee99 Aug 2012 #16
Sorry I missed your link npk Aug 2012 #18
I wonder how many are franchises vs. corporate. hughee99 Aug 2012 #19
In my city Atlanta npk Aug 2012 #21
Atlanta here too Brainstormy Aug 2012 #38
They are all corporate. They don't follow the standard franchise model. Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #29
Really? hughee99 Aug 2012 #43
Given that Chick-Fil-A requires rent that is 15% of sales, and another 50% of pretax profit... Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #47
Here is a comparsion, KFC franchise is 2 million dollars and hickfila is 5 thousand. part man all 86 Aug 2012 #51
Yay! So proud of you to stand on the side of bigots! Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #28
Hurray for me... hughee99 Aug 2012 #44
Please see post #48. I meant to reply to you but replied to myself. Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #49
Actually, I did miss the link because it wasn't in the post that I responded to but I Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #48
It's kind of a shitty deal for the "managers" (I think that's what the call them) hughee99 Aug 2012 #50
GlennBeckistan strikes again. They've got so many people on their list. freshwest Aug 2012 #14
It's that famous Liberal Media Bias. Gold Metal Flake Aug 2012 #17
It conjures up images of good white Christians coming out against Civil Rights in the 60s. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #20
They were buying. I saw. emilyg Aug 2012 #22
And I know what side of this issue you stand. Luminous Animal Aug 2012 #30
Good to know you're psychic. emilyg Aug 2012 #41
Their store is always crowded here. So much so, that they added an additional drive-thru. juajen Aug 2012 #31
What did you order? RandiFan1290 Aug 2012 #39
Nothing - I was stuck in traffic emilyg Aug 2012 #42
Phlash Mobs.... WCGreen Aug 2012 #27
Fox news had a 5 minute story on chick fil a Did I Just Type This Aug 2012 #33
Local News showed some Gay Guy defending Chick Fila JI7 Aug 2012 #34
Supporting the free speech that snowballs to youth brutal bullying does not come without retaliation nightscanner59 Aug 2012 #36
How did they happen to have that much food on hand to accommodate that many people? EmeraldCityGrl Aug 2012 #37
Huckabee gave them plenty of notice to get supplies up. Bolo Boffin Aug 2012 #40
That would explain why their chicken tastes like shit... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #46
Tyson chicken, Walmart all out of Fayetteville, Ak.n/t EmeraldCityGrl Aug 2012 #52
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