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46. if TV is on and not on FOX I always thank them. Funny story about TV in eateries

Sat Mar 20, 2021, 12:38 PM

Mar 2021

We were driving to Phoenix and stopped for breakfast at a Denny's. It had a huge dining room with a tv near the cashier and another one way back in the corner at the far end. Bunch of men sitting around back there. The front TV was not FOX so I thanked the cashier. He just grinned and pointed to the back of the room "see that bunch of men over by the other TV; they come in every morning for breakfast and then sit around drinking coffee and watching Fox. Sometimes I mess with them and change the channel to MSNBC or CNN and it drives them nuts. " We loved it!!!

PS that was the nicest Denny's I have ever seen; I like a good breakfast when I am traveling and our hotel did not have hot breakfast. It is somewhere between Fort Worth and El Paso.

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So I just left this review for a restaurant in town that has Fox playing all the time [View all] Maraya1969 Mar 2021 OP

Back before covid, when we used to eat out... Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #1

I guess I'm just fresh out of fucks. I saw it and left and came home and wrote about it. Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #2

You called it a restaurant; luvtheGWN Mar 2021 #20

"Pasty White" Roy Rolling Mar 2021 #22

I totally take your point. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #31

My concern DownriverDem Mar 2021 #40

There are not many Democrats where I live, so it is a concern for us, too BelieveCassandra Mar 2021 #51

I don't take any chances. Master_Monstruwacan Mar 2021 #56

There's your sign! dchill Mar 2021 #61

Psst. He's gone. Let him go. Treefrog Mar 2021 #119

But he's still dangerous thucythucy Mar 2021 #124

Hitler was a helluva lot younger than the former occupant. He never even reached the former Treefrog Mar 2021 #125

True, and we can be thankful Trump hit on politics as a scam thucythucy Mar 2021 #130

Personally I think Don Jr is way too stupid, and that gf of his is a real liability. Treefrog Mar 2021 #131

I agree, with the one caveat that stupidity thucythucy Mar 2021 #132

Very very true. And we can never forget Palin! Treefrog Mar 2021 #134

I knew what she meant. Aristus Mar 2021 #36

Same here... AZ8theist Mar 2021 #97

I have been noticing more and more that professional places no longer yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #44

as polarized as Americans are XanaDUer2 Mar 2021 #67

Same here. FYI: don't have one but there's a fun high tech device that will change the channel PortTack Mar 2021 #23

That would be fun Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #95

Oh it is fun RocRizzo55 Mar 2021 #111

That's fair. I'd want to know if Fox is on 24/7. The VA killed Fox at the Austin Clinic ... marble falls Mar 2021 #3

I went there a few months ago and it was playing. I still sat and ate. But lately Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #5

I don't take Fox lightly. No doubt: one way to avoid Russian influence is to avoid Fox. marble falls Mar 2021 #6

It's Blocked On Our Home TV ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #86

I had to downgrade to Basic to get rid of it Rorey Mar 2021 #110

I don't tolerate it either. calimary Mar 2021 #45

You were eating indoors a few months ago? Tv would be the least of my worries at that point. Treefrog Mar 2021 #78

I was very far away from anyone. It was very much empty. Plus I kept my mask Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #82

Just about as bad is a local Wendy's hamburger joint Chainfire Mar 2021 #4

Reminds me of the time I was in Virginia for business USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 #7

Mission bbq Action_Patrol Mar 2021 #17

Yep USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 #27

What? hatrack Mar 2021 #96

It's a military vet owned and patriotic themed restaurant Blue_playwright Mar 2021 #106

Do they get pissed if someone doesn't stand? Polybius Mar 2021 #120

I have just enough deafness and tintinus to mishear the lyrics. It's actualy interesting ... marble falls Mar 2021 #9

"Long John Silver, mother and child". Person of Interest Mar 2021 #26

If you're eating at Wendy's it's already too late. They've got your soul. GoneOffShore Mar 2021 #10

Oh, I like their salads, which I take to the park tavernier Mar 2021 #35

That is the only thing I EVER get at Wendy's, the few times/year I go there for lunch.... HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #37

Wish I could find that dressing at the store. tavernier Mar 2021 #39

According to the interenet, Wendy's uses Marzetti Simply Dressed Salad Dressings csziggy Mar 2021 #63

I've googled already and pomegranate is only online tavernier Mar 2021 #69

There are recipes for Pomegranate Vinaigrette online csziggy Mar 2021 #71

Clue: Order the half portion. tavernier Mar 2021 #85

I mostly eat at home and make everything csziggy Mar 2021 #90

I'm a baked potato fan tavernier Mar 2021 #91

I guess if I were working and needed a good lunch, those wouldn't be too bad csziggy Mar 2021 #93

I like their taco salads and the fish sandwiches they sell during Lent. Crunchy Frog Mar 2021 #135

Not at all - We all have things that we like. GoneOffShore Mar 2021 #59

No, thats Chik Fil A! oldsoftie Mar 2021 #77

Lol Joinfortmill Mar 2021 #104

... Mike 03 Mar 2021 #8

I obviously need to get out more. I don't think I've eaten in a regular sit-down restaurant that has Treefrog Mar 2021 #11

I dislike restaurants with tee vees playin' Dream Girl Mar 2021 #13

Agreed. paleotn Mar 2021 #15

The same places tend to have everybody trying to over-talk the crowd Chainfire Mar 2021 #19

No, the only thing worse frazzled Mar 2021 #24

I have watched the same lildDemz Mar 2021 #33

my funny story re that... was working as a cashier bedazzled Mar 2021 #43

I like it when The Wizard Mar 2021 #107

Me, too, unless it's a sports themed place and the tvs are playing various sports. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #73

I'll make an exception for a bar particularly if there's a "big" game. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #76

Don't they all have TV's? Polybius Mar 2021 #121

When I workout at the YMCA USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 #12

They feed off of it.... diverdownjt Mar 2021 #25

Can you think of something else MurrayDelph Mar 2021 #48

Its been awhile ago but I went into a Mexican restaurant blueinredohio Mar 2021 #14

if TV is on and not on FOX I always thank them. Funny story about TV in eateries yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #46

I used to really like Denny's Delarage Mar 2021 #126

Got you beat for Trump diners. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #16

NW Pa, not too far from you. appleannie1 Mar 2021 #32

Looking at that image and scratching my head ShazzieB Mar 2021 #80

I like diners Delarage Mar 2021 #127

Yeah, but that might have just been a group who met there... JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #129

I agree Delarage Mar 2021 #133

I just never go to restaurants with TVs frazzled Mar 2021 #18

I so agree with you. If anyone of our family had taken my mother to a restaurant with a tv blaring, Treefrog Mar 2021 #21

I don't even have the TV going while having a family dinner at home Major Nikon Mar 2021 #29

My daughter is a travel nurse. She thinks FOX should be banned from all hospitals. appleannie1 Mar 2021 #28

My friend was in a coma in ICU tavernier Mar 2021 #30

Years ago, a dear friend was in ICU, also in a coma. The second morning I went in, that garbage s niyad Mar 2021 #41

Great message, but the "pasty white people" jibe kind of devalues the point IMHO. Martin68 Mar 2021 #34

I always refer to myself as a "Pasty white lady" so there's that. Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #64

LOL! Martin68 Mar 2021 #88

Things are Changing - Deep Red State Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #38

I might have used a few different words ... UpInArms Mar 2021 #42

During Bush II's Reign of Terror, I was staying at a very nice hotel in Orange County, CA OMGWTF Mar 2021 #47

I have had words with hotels MurrayDelph Mar 2021 #53

That drives me crazy. 99% of breakfast bars in hotels have Fox blaring captain queeg Mar 2021 #57

Two Diners in my VA-05 Town on my Sh_t List. djacq Mar 2021 #49

"pasty white people". Yeah, i'm sure that'll make them change. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #50

I am pasty white! it's just an expression but it you all think it insults white people... Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #66

Due to vitiligo, me too. Although it seems to be changing & not sure why oldsoftie Mar 2021 #75

Y'all need to whiten up about the pasty white remark. twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #52

I remember traveling from Florida to Texas and stopping at a Residence Inn in Mississippi USAFRetired_Liberal Mar 2021 #54

Wow! I never heard of such a thing. I'm so glad you wrote a review. Talk about Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #68

Doctors offices tend to play HGTV all day. Ilsa Mar 2021 #55

At my oncologist's office, Staph Mar 2021 #70

get one of these , tv b gone . a friend has the phone app and it goes through walls. AllaN01Bear Mar 2021 #58

How would you feel if someone did that to your tv? Treefrog Mar 2021 #122

Tried to do it for the only BBQ place here but was not allowed to talk about "politics". efhmc Mar 2021 #60

I'm pasty white and do not want to listen to Fox. My color has nothing to do with it. patricia92243 Mar 2021 #62

Do know of any black folks who'd listen to Fux? Duppers Mar 2021 #72

Around 8-10% of black people voted for Trump madville Mar 2021 #112

Unbelievable.... Duppers Mar 2021 #113

Sorry, but agree your review could be interpreted as racist. Hortensis Mar 2021 #65

Thank you for this response. Treefrog Mar 2021 #79

I fixed it. and edited the OP Thanks. Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #83

:) Hortensis Mar 2021 #92

My Dad who was olive competition to refer to it as burrowowl Mar 2021 #74

You trigged some white fragility iemanja Mar 2021 #81

This whole thread is making my head spin. What you said makes sense. Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #84

LOL I did the same thing to a hydroponics store TeslaNova Mar 2021 #87

How was the food? egduj Mar 2021 #89

Good on you for taking out "pasty." And for posting that review! Beartracks Mar 2021 #94

at a hotel in Phoenix, barbtries Mar 2021 #98

Once I had these guys with a small landscaping company cut a big tree down for me Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #105

I call myself a "little old lady" sometimes. I get a kick out of it... CTyankee Mar 2021 #99

I rarely see that in my community hunter Mar 2021 #100

How 'bout 'lily-white people' Lord Ludd Mar 2021 #101

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Mar 2021 #102

Businesses gotta know that some things are annoying or offensive. Good for you! nt Evolve Dammit Mar 2021 #103

👍👍👍 ailsagirl Mar 2021 #108

I would not have left a negative for that reason. I might not return but a negative should only be cstanleytech Mar 2021 #109

Never mind the fact that the op went back TWICE DURING A PANDEMIC to eat at a place she intended Treefrog Mar 2021 #123

Until the Trump virus twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #114

Just say Caucasian Mary Mac Mar 2021 #115

Do you live in the South? Rustyeye77 Mar 2021 #116

My local restaurant has it on all the time too Polybius Mar 2021 #117

Am radio around here is nothin but rad right bs... Maxheader Mar 2021 #118

truly someone didnt read my post AllaN01Bear Mar 2021 #128