5 March 2009

TUGGERANONG HYPERDOME'S HUNGRY JACK'S- Are you really that hungry???

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It was just a typical stop-in today, at the Hungry Jack’s in Tuggy.. precisely the problem.

It all started with that androgynous cashier (who always seems to find me) taking my order. You know, the one with the unkempt curly brown hair and indiscernible voice (by the way: this, how shall we say, individual, is quite courteous & attentive, and is prolly the best part of the HJ experience there.. speaks volumes in itself!)

The food arrives, and although I’m dining in, it behooves management to afford me a tray (as usual). I proceed to the dining area and intensely survey the scene, so as to not “make the scene” at the cleaners later. So, two minutes later, I open the bag and notice half my fries in its container, and the other half in a container known as the bag. I break the bag open, so as to reveal the crudest of plates to the boisterous onlookers.

Predictably, the chips are dehydrated (who says this isn’t health food? lol), so i just pretend they’re potato chips… My Double Whopper Junior was also dried-out; hard to say if it was because it was burnt or over-microwaved… The Sprite I ordered tasted like some sort of Reg Sprite/Diet Sprite/water hybrid… My sundae had melted by mealtime’s end, but no worries maties, I desperately needed that drink!

They call it a “Stunner Deal”.. and man, they ain’t kiddin’, either!!!

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AngryHenry said :

Shut the f*ck up already!

It really is just the perfect response.

FC said :

AngryHenry said :

Shut the f*ck up already!

+1

+2

AngryHenry said :

Shut the f*ck up already!

+1

Shut the f*ck up already!

Americanberran11:58 am 20 Mar 09

Oh no, wait…that’d be Julia Gillard.

Americanberran11:56 am 20 Mar 09

So Dantheman works for 007 Kevin?…you wouldn’t be Agent99 in this lifetime, might you?

Americanberran said :

LOL Dan…but your sounding more like a hairdresser,than a chef …

please someone stop it!

I would say I sound more like me than say a chef or hairdresser.

Maybe you should read my posts better – I stated I was a chef in a former life..

I wish to not disclose my current line of employment to a bunch of strangers, but rest assured, I work for Mr Rudd in our public sector.

I have nothing more to add to this thread. I said it back @ post #6

Americanberran11:32 am 20 Mar 09

LOL Dan…but your sounding more like a hairdresser,than a chef …

Beer solves everything usually.

LOL what a corker.

My silence is…….deafening.

Nice try though Americanberran – Ill get ya a beer sometime, iron out our poor start to what could otherwise be a long and rewarding relationship.

Kisses xxoo

Americanberran11:02 am 20 Mar 09

Hey, I’ve been in Oz nearly 3 years and I’ve already paid about 125 grand in taxes (factoring in the GST)…can’t I smile a lil?
And thx Granny…next thing you know, you’ll be pitching my cause;my how things can change in a hurry on this wonderful forum.

We shall see, Americanberran. We shall see.

Americanberran said :

I’m really not so bad…I’m only doing this for the ratings, ya know.

And also this guy. I reckon he’d also be a complete tool in real life.

Americanberran10:40 am 20 Mar 09

I’m really not so bad…I’m only doing this for the ratings, ya know.

Skidbladnir said :

FC said :

You know those times where you ‘get to know’ an internet persona and are so damn thankful that you don’t have to engage with that person in real life…

I am very different in meatspace.
Reasonable, even.

I, on the other hand …

AngryHenry said :

It’s pointeless in engaging in a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed.

Reminds me of Stallone in one of the early Rambo sequels “I always thought tha mind was tha best weapon” – making him World Champion in unarmed combat…

Not if you’re going to embarrass me in the Tuggers McDonalds like that!

Americanberran said :

No allowance for sweet talk,love; Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…Anny get your gun back!

AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!

Americanberran10:23 am 20 Mar 09

No allowance for sweet talk,love; Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…Anny get your gun back!

It’s just so disappointing! I’m usually madly and fatally attracted to American men.

FC said :

You know those times where you ‘get to know’ an internet persona and are so damn thankful that you don’t have to engage with that person in real life…

I am very different in meatspace.
Reasonable, even.

Let’s not stroke this fool’s ego anymmore.

The guy is obviously a d*ckhead and nobody’s gonna change that.

FC, I know exactly what you mean. A dead-set oxygen theif..

It’s pointeless in engaging in a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed.

I thought I’d check out this thread finally – figuring there must be something interesting in it, seeing as it has come back for a second round.

You know those times where you ‘get to know’ an internet persona and are so damn thankful that you don’t have to engage with that person in real life, as your head might explode trying to figure out how someone can be such a waste of space. This was one of those times. There were so many comments that I went to comment against, and then just decided I wouldn’t even bother.

BTW – Androgens are totally hot.

jessieduck said :

Not to put a finer point on it, say I’m the only bee in your bonnet, put a little bird house in your soul.

Correction: Not to put too fine a point upon it… etc.

Carry on.

This thread needed a bit of class.

jessieduck said :

Not to put a finer point on it, say I’m the only bee in your bonnet, put a little bird house in your soul.

now, that I like.

Not to put a finer point on it, say I’m the only bee in your bonnet, put a little bird house in your soul.

Woody Mann-Caruso10:52 pm 19 Mar 09

not to put too fine a point on it, but you are proving another stereotype to be true, that of the arrogant american.

Is that like the sterotypical Australian who views the rest of the world in terms of stereotypes? Bag him if you like, but do it for what he says, not where he’s from.

Americanberran10:24 pm 19 Mar 09

OK Berra. He started, I finished…end of story.

Americanberran10:21 pm 19 Mar 09

I didn’t mention an observation I made in my next-to-last visit there, because I was speaking specifically about my last encounter- but a young worker in managerial garb took my order. Naturally, I looked him in the face, so as to properly place an order. Now if I tell ya, there was golden luminescence emanating from his encrusted nostrils…I’m tellin’ ya the truth; don’t know if it was booger, legal medicine or illicit drug, based in nature, but the appearance was shocking(yet another ‘stunner deal’ coming right up). The only reason I even went through in placing the request, was because I was ordering for two (I had a famished acquaintance desperately awaiting my return in Aldi’s parking lot)… which predictably got reduced to one. Needless to say, I didn’t make any startling revelations to the poor bloke as I handed him the bag, but only because he told me he could ‘kill for a Whopper’…and I take such declarations quite seriously.

For the love of god… I didn’t post on this thread first time round because I thought the topic pretty lame. Now I feel the need to comment just to say to Americanberran ‘chill-out’.

Mate, give it rest. Life’s too good to waste looking for the negatives in people, especially someone on the good side – like Danman. Best just to let old threads die naturally, too.

peterh, not to put too fine a point on it, but if it truly is a ‘free’ refill, the if they relocate the machine behind the counter it will be incumbent on the staff to provide this for you, at your whim, i’d have thought too! wascally kids!

Americanberran7:19 pm 19 Mar 09

“Sweet bejesus..this thread is so lame”, quacks the duck quackster. Well, Jesus H Friggin’ Hairy, with a comment like that…it’s looking like a self-fulfilling prophecy!

Hmmmm … Danman … Americanberran … Danman … Americanberran … nice bloke … arrogant tosser … nice bloke ….

I’ll go with Dan the nice bloke!

Gee, that was tough.

Not.

Sweet bejesus is this thread still going??? so lame so lame so lame

Americanberran5:45 pm 19 Mar 09

Actually, Peter, I received so much criticism for this post, that Dan’s comment got lost in the shuffle. It’s just that I’ve recently become aware of his work, and being armed with who he is, now…decided to respond to his undue offerings. And I did acknowledge how late in the hour my response was…with all due to respect(to you, not Dan, strongly implied.

Americanberran said :

Comment#6>>>

Danman said :

You were right with the first line. *And you’re right with the first line, yourself, Danman, but the problem being…you pressed your luck*

The rest is your fault for expecting better – it was just a par for course fast food experience. *Hmmmmm. Who ever said I was expecting anything?(besides Dan[ger to himself]man. I was pressed for time and cash, and ended up in Hungry Jack’s; guess I’m the only one this ever happened to.*

Your sundae melted by meals end… Who would have thought that. *I only gave mention of the obvious, so as to deliver the succeeding punchline(sorry your face got in the way, Danny boy)*

I guess you expect a bouncer at the door to keep unruly temperatures out so your sundae does not melt huh *If only Danman had used the word ‘tempers.’ in place of ‘temperatures’, he might of had himself a nice pun there(but we do appreciate the emotionally-driven effort.)*

I guess you also came here before ranting to management as well *Guess, yet again, Dan…and next time heed the lesson of the previous ‘para-graphics’* – I mean its so much easier to make an anonomous complaint huh ? *Anonymous, ay?(note spelling, Danny boy)…no, but i think its UNANIMOUS that bad-punny(not remotely funny), punchy Danman, TKO’d himself…judges?!*

Grow a spine.

*With spine-chillin’ words like yours, Dan…me thinks,not!*
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Hey, just thought I had better earn my hooligan rating, by dissecting Danman’s essence…for the cockroach that he is. I know it’s late in the game, but after reading yet another one of his ‘contributions’ on another thread, I felt a moral obligation to contribute…to his demise.

not to put too fine a point on it, but you are proving another stereotype to be true, that of the arrogant american. It took you how long to come back to this thread?? Must have taken a while to think of the answers to danman.

and the hooligan rating?
pfft. agitator is way better.

perhaps, when looking at the other threads that danman is on, you could post responses there? not resurrect old, forgotten posts?

OT, now, the HJ at tuggeranong has apologised to me for the incident of the kids drinking directly out of the postmix machine. problem that I can see is that if these little oiks keep doing it, they will take the machine away, and I won’t be able to get my free refill.

Americanberran4:40 pm 19 Mar 09

Comment#6>>>

Danman said :

You were right with the first line. *And you’re right with the first line, yourself, Danman, but the problem being…you pressed your luck*

The rest is your fault for expecting better – it was just a par for course fast food experience. *Hmmmmm. Who ever said I was expecting anything?(besides Dan[ger to himself]man. I was pressed for time and cash, and ended up in Hungry Jack’s; guess I’m the only one this ever happened to.*

Your sundae melted by meals end… Who would have thought that. *I only gave mention of the obvious, so as to deliver the succeeding punchline(sorry your face got in the way, Danny boy)*

I guess you expect a bouncer at the door to keep unruly temperatures out so your sundae does not melt huh *If only Danman had used the word ‘tempers.’ in place of ‘temperatures’, he might of had himself a nice pun there(but we do appreciate the emotionally-driven effort.)*

I guess you also came here before ranting to management as well *Guess, yet again, Dan…and next time heed the lesson of the previous ‘para-graphics’* – I mean its so much easier to make an anonomous complaint huh ? *Anonymous, ay?(note spelling, Danny boy)…no, but i think its UNANIMOUS that bad-punny(not remotely funny), punchy Danman, TKO’d himself…judges?!*

Grow a spine.

*With spine-chillin’ words like yours, Dan…me thinks,not!*
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Hey, just thought I had better earn my hooligan rating, by dissecting Danman’s essence…for the cockroach that he is. I know it’s late in the game, but after reading yet another one of his ‘contributions’ on another thread, I felt a moral obligation to contribute…to his demise.

I got a pube in my fast-food chicken once. It was in Germany though.

On Topic now, I saw the manager of HJ Tuggers chastising some yong boys who had been DRINKING out of the post mix Machine, before other patrons had a chance to use the machine. he swapped the nozzles, but it just wasn’t enough for me and several others…

wow. posts 96 & 98…. how did they make it through the mod net??

[Ed. Jazz. have been removed. Occasionally we’re away from the computer peter]

Americanberran6:04 pm 05 Mar 09

But the staff there is so wonderfully accomodating; nothing like indigestion..with a smile.
Hey, thx fair Rioters; don’t know if I’ll ever be back again, but I’m glad I got a feel for this mob (especially the mafia goddesses) ;))

Americanberran said :

Lol Psy .. But if you guys thought me and my adventure at HJ’s in Tuggeranong was bad, be forewarned, early: Tomorrow I do the fabeled McDonald’s of Erindale..with the Queen. LMAO

Good keep throwing that fast food down your throat and maybe we’ll hear less about how fat everyone else is from you.

Fool.

Americanberran said :

Lol Psy .. But if you guys thought me and my adventure at HJ’s in Tuggeranong was bad, be forewarned, early: Tomorrow I do the fabeled McDonald’s of Erindale..with the Queen. LMAO

don’t even joke about that place. I can say without risk of hyperbole that maccas at erindale serves the worst food ever produced in the history of the universe. It is terrible to an extent that i sometimes wonder if they are doing it on purpose in attempt to bring in the lucrative s&m crowd or become some sort of perverse tourist attraction.

McDonalds Dicksn closed down for quite while many many moons ago (early 80’s?).

Americanberran5:10 pm 05 Mar 09

Lol Psy .. But if you guys thought me and my adventure at HJ’s in Tuggeranong was bad, be forewarned, early: Tomorrow I do the fabeled McDonald’s of Erindale..with the Queen. LMAO

Americanberran said :

flaming c*ck?.. now your talkin’ dirty,Henry. Hungry Jack’s grilled chicken, ay? Watch the foul language, my friend, lol.
Granny, I do humbly apologize. In fact, I’ll even spell ‘apologise’ the Aussie way.. just for you. See the beauty in my “handicap”, dear woman; I’m quite the Internet-golf player.

I knew from your first round of comments that you were going to be a douce.

Americanberran said :

flaming c*ck?.. now your talkin’ dirty,Henry. Hungry Jack’s grilled chicken, ay? Watch the foul language, my friend, lol.
Granny, I do humbly apologize. In fact, I’ll even spell ‘apologise’ the Aussie way.. just for you. See the beauty in my “handicap”, dear woman; I’m quite the Internet-golf player.

Better than talking sh*t.

Or patronising people for that matter.

Holden Caulfield4:36 pm 05 Mar 09

justbands said :

If there’s one thing I noticed when I was in the states, it was how poorly just about everyone treated Mexicans. It was as though they were considered less than human.

Kind of like the way the English in England treat, well, everybody, but especially … yeah, everybody!

Americanberran4:35 pm 05 Mar 09

flaming c*ck?.. now your talkin’ dirty,Henry. Hungry Jack’s grilled chicken, ay? Watch the foul language, my friend, lol.
Granny, I do humbly apologize. In fact, I’ll even spell ‘apologise’ the Aussie way.. just for you. See the beauty in my “handicap”, dear woman; I’m quite the Internet-golf player.

Holden Caulfield4:34 pm 05 Mar 09

lobster said :

KFC in Gungahlin always manages to dissapoint. Staff are always slow and the finished product is always below par.

They’re silver service compared to their mates at the Dickson outlet.

Did I say c*ck?

I meant flaming c*ck.

The food was bad at Hungry Jacks.

What were you expecting – trout?

Americanberran4:17 pm 05 Mar 09

A spokesman for the Canberran Zunion asked that I respectfully pass this lil memo along>>>Dear tax-paying, human garbage: Yes, we are not models, nor even model citizens. But one thing we are, is fat(by the way, none of us here voted for that, except for the lady that moonlights as an opera singer). So the next time an excessive budget stampedes its way through Parliament Slaughter House, kindly summon your serving MP to trim it down to a science, and remove all the toxic waste..then, and only then, can we follow suit .. NO MORE PORK-BARREL SPENDING, YOU’RE CREATING A MONSTER..THOUSANDS OF US! Signed, Phil A. Buster.

AngryHenry said :

Jim Jones said :

AngryHenry said :

Go to the lake at lunchtime and check out all the civil servants fit, sweaty and damn fine looking bodies jogging around the lake mate, not a fat-ass amongst them.

Because the fat ones, by and large, aren’t jogging. Sorry AH, but that’s a dodgy sample group and you know it.

If you go to the food court instead there are plenty of fatty boombaladas.

Yeah but it’s a great perv for guys and girls. The joggers, not the food court.

Give the fatties a break, not all of them are civil servants and even if they were most of them could probably afford to do much better than Hungry Jacks.

Heh. I know.

I go riding round the lake sometimes at lunch and have come close to riding into a flagpole, the lake, or just plain falling off.

Jim Jones said :

AngryHenry said :

Go to the lake at lunchtime and check out all the civil servants fit, sweaty and damn fine looking bodies jogging around the lake mate, not a fat-ass amongst them.

Because the fat ones, by and large, aren’t jogging. Sorry AH, but that’s a dodgy sample group and you know it.

If you go to the food court instead there are plenty of fatty boombaladas.

Yeah but it’s a great perv for guys and girls. The joggers, not the food court.

Give the fatties a break, not all of them are civil servants and even if they were most of them could probably afford to do much better than Hungry Jacks.

Americanberran, I have been to many RiotACT events as well as those posted by other Rioters. I am not afraid to meet them because I am not pretending to be anything other than I am.

I am not the least bit androgynous. But if you can prove that I am, by all means continue to make defamatory remarks.

AngryHenry said :

Go to the lake at lunchtime and check out all the civil servants fit, sweaty and damn fine looking bodies jogging around the lake mate, not a fat-ass amongst them.

Because the fat ones, by and large, aren’t jogging. Sorry AH, but that’s a dodgy sample group and you know it.

If you go to the food court instead there are plenty of fatty boombaladas.

If I was being paid five bucks an hour to feed crap to people I wouldn’t care less about what you thought of me or the service I provided.

I think it’s cool that Americanberran contributed something to the site for us to comment on and discuss but I think after some of the to-and-fro action that’s gone on he’s coming across as a bit of a c*ck.

Go to the lake at lunchtime and check out all the civil servants fit, sweaty and damn fine looking bodies jogging around the lake mate, not a fat-ass amongst them.

Americanberran said :

monkeypuzzle the newbie (OK, which reg is this?), has a problem with all of this. I’m guessin’ that it’s really our elderly, beloved, androgynous resident, Granny..thought I recognized the tail…

Dunno who it is. But it aint Granny – she doesn’t sock puppet.

lobster said :

KFC in Gungahlin always manages to dissapoint. Staff are always slow and the finished product is always below par.

Nah, go to KFC Tuggeranong if you really want to experience truly disinterested, apathetic, incompetent, slothful, lazy, and frankly sh!tty service. They are the ACT Government of fast food, except they don’t do useless public art installations (or maybe they do, by not clearing up the nearby litter)…

flying doormat said:

flying doormat said :

“Bag felt a bit light but I figured the muffins or whatever were small and full of air. 15 minutes down the I-80 I opened the bag to find it contained…. some napkins and containers of half and half.”

Ant dont be afraid to check what you ordered has been provided before leaving the drive-in. Surely wouldnt have taken too long to open the bag and realise there was nothing in it. Damn those lazy Mexicans!

They weren’t being lazy, they were either being iceholes, or more likely, didn’t care enough to ensure they got it right. Yes, defend the poor downtrodden Mexicans if you must, but you know what? When paying for a basic service, you expect it to be provided. You don’t expect to have to check everything. If I was a proper card-carrying racist, I would have gone “ah ha, Mexicans. I’d better check the bag, check the coffee cup to ensure it’s not just full of water AND count my change carefully”.

Americanberran2:55 pm 05 Mar 09

monkeypuzzle the newbie (OK, which reg is this?), has a problem with all of this. I’m guessin’ that it’s really our elderly, beloved, androgynous resident, Granny..thought I recognized the tail…

wow 76 posts about A fast food meal (s) – ok thats it for me seeya all round.

lobster said :

KFC in Gungahlin always manages to dissapoint. Staff are always slow and the finished product is always below par.

You are not wrong. It is probably the worst KFC I have been to. To say it is slow is an understatement. One of the few good thing about KFC is the salt on their chips and 75% of the time, Gungahlin KFC forget to salt their chips. Don’t make the mistake of asking for salt on the chips unless you want to use your tongue for holding land speed record events afterwards. I would avoid it at all costs.

flying doormat12:49 pm 05 Mar 09

“Bag felt a bit light but I figured the muffins or whatever were small and full of air. 15 minutes down the I-80 I opened the bag to find it contained…. some napkins and containers of half and half.”

Ant dont be afraid to check what you ordered has been provided before leaving the drive-in. Surely wouldnt have taken too long to open the bag and realise there was nothing in it. Damn those lazy Mexicans!

Americanberran12:17 pm 05 Mar 09

K, henceforce I’ll use ‘probably’ in place ‘prolly’..though most here give me prollable cause 😛

No donkeys in my office. I rest my fat arse on a chair, thankyou very much. +1 on “prolly” too.

Americanberran12:05 pm 05 Mar 09

justbands- I remember hearing that on a local news report, and my wife offering, “It’s the civil servants that are ultimately responsible for this shameful statistic. All they know how to do is sit on their fat asses.” (something to this effect” .. Of course, this stat does not serve me well, either. I can appreciate a woman that really knows how to fill out a dress..not overflow it!

I think Americanberran is having a red-hot go at recreating the Richard Branson airline food rant.. with little success.

Urgh.

Deadmandrinking11:59 am 05 Mar 09

Maybe it’s an assumption based on the higher wealth in Canberra.

However, I think our high obesity rates come from our lower socio-economic groups. So, yes, Americanberran got that wrong.

I only came in at first because of the usual chic let’s bag on american citizens rants – as well as the fact that you seemed to think a complaint about fast food was a completely unacceptable post.

> Actually, we’re the most obese people in the world, Granny. Well, us and the Americans.

Yes…Australians are. However they specifically mentioned Canberrans….when we are actually the ones that go against the national trend & many of us keept fit, trim, active & healthy.

Deadmandrinking11:53 am 05 Mar 09

Actually, we’re the most obese people in the world, Granny. Well, us and the Americans.

Maybe it’s a reference to the person’s personal grooming? Not that it should matter too much, but still, it does seem to be a storm in a teacup.

DarkLadyWolfMother11:48 am 05 Mar 09

Mentioning someone is androgynous isn’t offensive I’d suggest DMD, but it goes downhill from there:
You know, the one with the unkempt curly brown hair and indiscernible voice
Fine so far.

(by the way: this, how shall we say, individual,
Here we begin to drift. Why not just call them an individual/person/human/whatever without any kind of lead in like that?

is quite courteous & attentive, and is prolly the best part of the HJ experience there.. speaks volumes in itself!)
Now we get to the nub of the matter. This implies that someone androgynous serving you is a bad thing. After all, it speaks volumes that this is the best part…

Is knowing someone’s gender that important unless you want to chat them up, or are in the position of having to decide if “Sir”, “Madam” or “Get your filthy arse out of here, loser” is an appropriate title?

Deadmandrinking said :

Granny said :

It doesn’t matter. It’s an observation, something that the poster obviously remembers from the encounter.

Like all the obese Canberrans. Where did these fast food chains originate again? And if you want to see obese just tune in to Oprah.

Might you be a wife-beater? Might you wanted for Texas chainsaw massacre?

Was your dining experience really diminished because you were served by the ugly 14 year old instead of the good looking one?

Thin ice.

Deadmandrinking11:44 am 05 Mar 09

Granny said :

Why does their gender even matter when they are there to give service, DMD? And to all accounts they give good service.

But, no, this, ‘how shall we say, individual’ always seems to find Americanberran. Why, oh, why? Why does it have to be the individual-looking one with a good attitude? Why must they inflict themselves on people?

It doesn’t matter. It’s an observation, something that the poster obviously remembers from the encounter.

So might you be a passive aggressive on day release from Bimberi?

Americanberran11:43 am 05 Mar 09

Psttttttt, Jim Jones..drink the Kool-Aid at Hungry Jack’s, but not the one in Tuggeronang Centre..they’ll bugger that up, too!

I still want to know how you figure that ACT residents are the fattest Americanberran?

Americanberran11:36 am 05 Mar 09

Well,Granny, being that I can’t tell the sex of that particular server (honestly), I thought I’d used the word “androgynous”, properly. You’re level of interest with regard to that referrence, is really starting to raise the level of my suspicion; I think I’ve really hit a nerve with Granny, but I’m not dentist, lol. So tell me..might you be the granny with a lil something (s)extra?!

Why does their gender even matter when they are there to give service, DMD? And to all accounts they give good service.

But, no, this, ‘how shall we say, individual’ always seems to find Americanberran. Why, oh, why? Why does it have to be the individual-looking one with a good attitude? Why must they inflict themselves on people?

Growling Ferret said :

How is Canberra the most active population and also the fattest?

Since some dude made up stats to back up his ‘fatty fat fat fat’ argument against the haters.

Growling Ferret11:26 am 05 Mar 09

McDonalds Weston was closed for a year or so in the late 80’s/early 90’s. If I recall, for a long time, the only McDonalds in Canberra were at Dickson and Weston.

As for franchised takeaways, KFC Kambah closed. KFC Weston Creek closed.

How is Canberra the most active population and also the fattest?

I can’t stand going into any kind of business where I am served by someone with a poor attitutde and no product knowledge.

I’d suggest going around the corner to ruffage or somewhere and getting a nice fresh sandwich.

Your body will be greatful for it.

Deadmandrinking11:23 am 05 Mar 09

Granny, I honestly can’t tell gender sometimes with long-haired kids. What’s so offensive, exactly?

After all he or she probably doesn’t get a huge amount of Americans patronising the establishment in amongst all the obese Canberrans.

Well, you just keep on eating there, Americanberran. You can come back next week and report with amazement and outrage how androgynous cashier must have added a little something to your burger.

proofpositive11:04 am 05 Mar 09

i like turtles

> Most of the Americans I have met have been perfectly fine people.

Most *people* I’ve met have been perfectly fine, including Americans AND yes, even Kiwis!

Most of the Americans I have met have been perfectly fine people.

It’s the bloody Kiwis I can’t stand!

Skidbladnir said :

For a post you all hate nd wish there were less of, you sure are giving a lot of commentary.

I’ve never understood this weird concept that ignoring something should be the natural consequence of hating something.

It is the things I hate that I must spend the most time fighting.

Deadmandrinking10:53 am 05 Mar 09

Skidbladnir said :

For a post you all hate nd wish there were less of, you sure are giving a lot of commentary.

That’s why JB posts them.

For a post you all hate nd wish there were less of, you sure are giving a lot of commentary.

Americanberran10:51 am 05 Mar 09

Thx John, and might I point out that you’re a man of high class and exquisite “tastes”?*see ya at the Hungry Jack’s in Tuggies, lol* .. And hey, I don’t mind being the sacrificial lamb here..better than the mutton at Ali Baba’s.

Deadmandrinking10:47 am 05 Mar 09

Find me 1 good texas oil cowboy and I’ll believe you.

I also find something wrong with the KFC at dickson. The battering on the chicken just doesn’t taste right. I don’t know what it is, maybe I just got a bad batch or something., but it just didn’t have that zing taste I expect and love.

Now I’m drooling about fried chicken. Mmmm fried chicken.

The Fyshwick Hungry Jacks is an absolute shocker. God I hate that place.

Deadman: Hey, there’s nothing wrong with Texas oil cowboys…hypothetically.

Americanberran said :

The purpose of the article was basically to illustrate the fact that the HJ’s in Tuggeranong, could make even its namesake in the much-maligned Queenbeyan coordinates..look like the “jewel of the Nile”, lol. Given, all fast-food is shit, but why can’t I point out that one particular franchise is exceedingly good..at being bad?

You most certainly can which is why I decided to give it a run.

Deadmandrinking10:30 am 05 Mar 09

I was talking to a Californian in a pub. He was telling me how people in this country tended to put sh-t on him being american, citing Bush, to which he would reply, “Well, did you vote for Howard?”

But, of course all Americans are rascist. Didn’t you see that massive hoo-hah where a whole bunch of flag-waving wannabe patriots charged through the streets bashing anyone who looked ethnic? Oh wait, that was here, wasn’t it?

We treat aboriginals so well too.

Honestly, the put sh-t on people because their American aspect of the left damns the otherwise good values. It’s xenophobia. Not all Americans are racist, not all of them are Texas oil cowboys. It’s a large, diverse society with many elements similar to our own. It’s had bad governments and it’s had good governments. It’s got bad food, it’s got good food.

And on the actual topic…if I do get a burger from hungry jacks, I kind of do like to be at the positive end of the small standard they have. There’s good bad junk food and there’s bad bad junk food. There’s little things they can do to make it taste good in a bad sort of way and when they don’t, it’s a waste of money.

Not the worst whinge I’ve heard. Not the best, but hey, it’s the Riot-Act.

It all started with that androgynous cashier (who always seems to find me) taking my order. You know, the one with the unkempt curly brown hair and indiscernible voice (by the way: this, how shall we say, individual, is quite courteous & attentive, and is prolly the best part of the HJ experience there.. speaks volumes in itself!)

What started? What was bad about it?

You make yourself sound like a real prat writing comments like this and then wonder why people are not sympathetic.

Americanberran10:24 am 05 Mar 09

The purpose of the article was basically to illustrate the fact that the HJ’s in Tuggeranong, could make even its namesake in the much-maligned Queenbeyan coordinates..look like the “jewel of the Nile”, lol. Given, all fast-food is shit, but why can’t I point out that one particular franchise is exceedingly good..at being bad?

I had Jack Hungry in the Civic food court the other day.. it was pretty good, they pcked me up with a shiat load of chips to. I could honestly go a whopper with cheese right now.

I wouldn’t bother Jake. The poster’s argument so far has consisted of: “Sure, maybe I’m stupid for expecting fast food to be good, but … but … but you’re all really fat!”

The only logically consistent way to respond to such a method of discourse is to enquire thusly: “I know you are, you said you are, but what am I?”

Americanberran said :

Sorry, I just figured the topic was relevent, since the ACT is the most obese of all the territories. I mean, there’s more blubber walking around here, than there is sitting on tables in Japanese restaurants.
My bad, must be the beer that gives Canberrans their wonderful shape, not the fast-foodies.
PS- If any of you are aware of even 1, just 1 McDonald’s, that has ever closed down in Canberra (and I don’t mean relocated), feel free to tell me all about it..

There was one in Civic near Senator Humphries office many moons ago. It was where the Civic Holy Grail is now.

I’m pretty sure it closed down and not just relocated because it was a pretty big deal when it closed down (being one of the very small number of Macca’s to do so). I could be wrong though.

Americanberran said :

Sorry, I just figured the topic was relevent, since the ACT is the most obese of all the territories.

You mean out of ACT and Northern Territory? All two of them!!

Americanberran said :

Sorry, I just figured the topic was relevent, since the ACT is the most obese of all the territories. I mean, there’s more blubber walking around here, than there is sitting on tables in Japanese restaurants.
My bad, must be the beer that gives Canberrans their wonderful shape, not the fast-foodies.
PS- If any of you are aware of even 1, just 1 McDonald’s, that has ever closed down in Canberra (and I don’t mean relocated), feel free to tell me all about it..

You sound angry … and fat.

Maybe you need another burger or something, just to calm down a bit.

> Sorry, I just figured the topic was relevent, since the ACT is the most obese of all the territories.

Is that an actual fact? I find it difficult to believe, considering we have the highest participation rates in sport & the longest average lifespans in the nation.

Woody Mann-Caruso said :

I think this thread says more about all of you than it does about Americanberran. If his/her username was “V8OckerUte76” and had a bad experience with fish and chips you’d all be waxing lyrical about how great fast food can be.

No, I’d still be saying, “Why do you keep going there if you don’t like it?” … duh!!

And I’d still be annoyed at the comments about the cashier’s appearance.

Woody Mann-Caruso said :

I think this thread says more about all of you than it does about Americanberran. If his/her username was “V8OckerUte76” and had a bad experience with fish and chips you’d all be waxing lyrical about how great fast food can be.

I love Americans and America mate, his/her name was a plus for me and I still condemn this thread.

I got your point ant..it’s ok, really. 🙂

ant said :

And isn’t bagging out AmericanBerran because he’s identifying as a yank racist too? Where’s all the sanctimonious screaming about that?

It’s not racist, he’s an American…

They did gain some brownie points however when they managed to successfully vote in Obama.

Anyone who goes to Hungry Jacks and whinges about the experience must be very, very, very stupid indeed. What on earth do they expect?

Americanberran9:47 am 05 Mar 09

Sorry, I just figured the topic was relevent, since the ACT is the most obese of all the territories. I mean, there’s more blubber walking around here, than there is sitting on tables in Japanese restaurants.
My bad, must be the beer that gives Canberrans their wonderful shape, not the fast-foodies.
PS- If any of you are aware of even 1, just 1 McDonald’s, that has ever closed down in Canberra (and I don’t mean relocated), feel free to tell me all about it..

Switch to maccas or KFC then and stfu 🙂

…and it’s a shame we don’t have Wendy’s here. It’s similar food to Hungry’s and McDonalds etc, but they do make each burger there as you order it, so it’s not all squashed and weird and liquifying like the offerings of the former two.

And yes, WMC, I agree with your point. And isn’t bagging out AmericanBerran because he’s identifying as a yank racist too? Where’s all the sanctimonious screaming about that?

The “racism” PC thing is the best way to ensure that real racism stays alive and well, where people like the Mexicans CAN be treated like crap. It would be nice to think that, here in Australia, we can call a shovel a shovel, and discuss issues openly. In the US, no one dares to openly talk about these things because anything to do with a racial group is “racism”, and so real racism festers and bubbles away below the surface.

Woody Mann-Caruso9:40 am 05 Mar 09

I worked at Hungry Jacks for 4 days before sort of never turning up for work again.

A properly-made Whopper can be a thing of beauty. Sure, the end product is microwaved to melt the cheese and soften the bun, but that’s not a bad thing (ooh, scary microwaves!). If the salad is fresh, the condiments properly applied, and the burger consumed immediately after preparation, it’s hard to beat. Ditto fries and onion rings if they’re fresh. With properly trained and attentive staff who follow the system properly, there’s no reason it can’t be like this all the time.

I think this thread says more about all of you than it does about Americanberran. If his/her username was “V8OckerUte76” and had a bad experience with fish and chips you’d all be waxing lyrical about how great fast food can be.

Without a doubt the worst post every.

Kill the thread.

I have a soft spot for the grilled chicken burgers…

SORRY

Thanks for the clarification ant.

justbands said :

What is it with Americans & racism? (sorry if I’m making a false assumption of you being American ant)

“The place was all Mexicans”

If there’s one thing I noticed when I was in the states, it was how poorly just about everyone treated Mexicans. It was as though they were considered less than human.

I am not american, but have lived and worked there for years. And the unpleasant fact is, businesses who use all Mexican labour for customer service usually provide poor customer service. I also lived in the Mexican accommodation for a winter, I was the only gringo there, and got to know them pretty well, and I know WHY they provide poor customer service, as they made it abundantly clear in our many chats sitting on the steps of the building. I didn’t really blame them for their attitude, but I get very annoyed when companies there make the cynical decision to hire them in front-of-house ops, when they know damn well what’s going to happen. It’s all about doing it as cheaply as possible. The Mexicans know they’re being had, and react accordingly.

Good employers have a mixture of anglos, latinos, black people, asians, you name it, hired because of their individual abilities and attitudes. The bad ones have a predominace of those they can underpay and exploit. The phrase “it was all Mexicans” is short hand for “poor employer with an underpaid exploited workforce which retaliates by providing poor service”.

Let’s not go down the American PC path of screaming Racism whenever someone says something that might be stretched into a racism shape, thus covering up what’s really happening. Please.

> Next time ant should say “The place was all Kiwis”.

He’d be no friend of mine….my lovely wife is a Kiwi! 🙂

justbands said :

What is it with Americans & racism? (sorry if I’m making a false assumption of you being American ant)

“The place was all Mexicans”

If there’s one thing I noticed when I was in the states, it was how poorly just about everyone treated Mexicans. It was as though they were considered less than human.

Next time ant should say “The place was all Kiwis”.

Then he’ll be everyone’s best friend.

justbands said :

What is it with Americans & racism? (sorry if I’m making a false assumption of you being American ant)

“The place was all Mexicans”

If there’s one thing I noticed when I was in the states, it was how poorly just about everyone treated Mexicans. It was as though they were considered less than human.

It’s because they took everyones jobs…apparently.

Granny said :

Why do you keep going there?

I really disliked your comments on the appearance of the cashier, by the way.

I agree. OP lost any sympathy from me at the very start.

Mate, Hungry Jacks microwaves their burgers. WELL DONE ON THIS AMAZING DISCOVERY!

If you are going to do one of these complaint stories on RiotACT, it needs to be about something at least reasonably unique.

What next? KFC chicken surprisingly oily? McDonald’s ‘Made for You’ has made Macca’s super slow for a burger that doesn’t taste any better?

What is it with Americans & racism? (sorry if I’m making a false assumption of you being American ant)

“The place was all Mexicans”

If there’s one thing I noticed when I was in the states, it was how poorly just about everyone treated Mexicans. It was as though they were considered less than human.

Ha, you think that’s bad. I used the drive-through at Burger King (Hungry’s) in Park City before dawn a few weeks back. I had a 1.5 hour drive to Powder Mountain, had to be there on time to join a big training event (going out on cats so if you missed it, you missed out). So I ordered the breakfast deal with coffee. The place was all Mexicans. Got to the window, got my coffee, and a bag. Bag felt a bit light but I figured the muffins or whatever were small and full of air. 15 minutes down the I-80 I opened the bag to find it contained…. some napkins and containers of half and half.

And yes, I shall tell THAT story fairly often. I am so glad that Burger King pays such crap wages that it can only attract staff who don’t give a crap, and hope that the negative publicity they cop as a result annoys them.

I dislike Hungry Jacks almost as much as I hate people using ‘prolly’ instead of the word probably….. argggg!

Why do you keep going there?

I really disliked your comments on the appearance of the cashier, by the way.

i was in said hungry jacks yesterday, and agree with the drink issue…i got a coke, and it was just the soda crap. with no coke syrup.
tried another drink (possibly fanta?), it tasted like …i dont even know what.

but pfft, i hear thats just average for them..

I don’t think you know what ‘behooves’ means. However, I whinge about sandals and pubs. Feel free to ignore me.

Eyeball In A Quart Jar Of Snot9:02 am 05 Mar 09

Wait, you actually paid money for a microwaved burger and you’re surprised it didn’t taste very good?

flying doormat8:51 am 05 Mar 09

Why whinge here? Get off your ass next time and tell Hungry jacks rather than sit there, eat every last bit, waddle away then complain online.

You were right with the first line.

The rest is your fault for expecting better – it was just a par for course fast food experience.

Your sundae melted by meals end… Who would have thought that.
I guess you expect a bouncer at the door to keep unruly temperatures out so your sundae does not melt huh

I guess you also came here before ranting to management as well – I mean its so much easier to make an anonomous complaint huh ?

Grow a spine.

Yes, what exactly did you expect? They’re doing you a favour by turning you off eating there again…that stuff is the pits of food.

It does remind me of a funny thing a friend visiting from Japan said when here… “I figured out why they call Burger King “Hungry Jacks” in Australia. It’s ’cause you go in hungry & you get jack!”.

Oh wait, just noticed you’re name, “American”berran.

Can’t remember the last time I ate from a major fast-food chain… (except Sumo Salad)

What did you expect?!

Growling Ferret8:39 am 05 Mar 09

Fast food poor presented rubbish? No way?

Worst thread ever

KFC in Gungahlin always manages to dissapoint. Staff are always slow and the finished product is always below par.

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