Britney Loves Her Fried Chicken Y’all!

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By Nads | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | 2:11 pm | 208 Comments

Tagged: "britney spears", Colonel Sanders, fried chicken, KFC

I’m not one to just post pictures as a story on the Gasm unless they’re really good…and this one warmed my heart. Here’s a picture of Brit Brit carrying the Colonel Sanders finest! Want to know when this picture was taken? After she did a photo shoot for Shape magazine. How amazing is that? I love that Brit Brit is going back to her roots getting her Fried Chicken on! The only thing that would make this picture better would be if she had another bag in her hand from CVS…

She probably went home and got on a pair of stretch pants before going to town on those drum sticks!

We’ve missed you, Brit. Lindsay makes you seem so normal…

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Although comedy is her profession, Nadine has accomplished a lot in her young age. She is a national champion black belt, a world-class soccer player, and an avid snowboarder. She started playing soccer at the age of 4, and continued playing through college where she majored in Biology, but quickly realized her destiny was to tell jokes, not to wear a lab coat. So she decided to be funny while finishing her Bachelors Degree in biology and continued on to get her M.B.A. Nadine’s comedy style is much like her athleticism, fearless. She’s made her way up the comedy ladder very quickly, and has become a club favorite at many of the country’s top comedy clubs, including the Improv chain. Performing in the Boston Comedy Festival and being noted as the “one of the youngest and brightest up and comers” and traveling to the Middle East to entertain the troops are just a few of her notable accomplishments. These days Nadine splits time between the stage, a radio studio, her computer blogging, and a television studio. Nadine’s TV, Radio, Writing credits include: national commercials, talking head roles on E! Entertainment, Showtime’s Hot Tamales Live, The Skinny: Fat Free News, The Sunny Side of The Truth: Real World Hollywood, TVgasm, Zazreport, Daddy’s Girls, Jerseylicious, celebrity interviews on Mania TV, a weekly half-hour television show that syndicates to colleges across the country for National Lampoon and a nightly radio show on XM Satellite Radio.

208 Comments

1

sagittariuskim

Posted March 20, 2013 at 2:42 pm

KFC? I’m sorry but nothing beats Popeyes.
2

crankyguy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 2:56 pm

Let the Comment War begin! Brit is from Louisiana and Popeyes started in Louisiana. Yet, she buys KFC. Why is that? Because KFC kicks Popeyes’ ass, that’s why. Hell, my local Piggly Wiggly has better fried chicken than Popeyes. Know that.
3

chaosbutterfly

Posted March 20, 2013 at 3:29 pm

Ummm.
KFC is nasty as hell.
Their chicken is mushy and tasteless and the breading is soggy and slimy as fuck. Whenever I try to eat KFC chicken, I always have to find the breading in the bucket and delicately replace it onto the chicken. And the biscuits are so dry that they’ll dessicate you from the inside out if you don’t chase them with gatorade.
KFC is an abomination.

Popeyes though.
Popeyes is everything.
4

whoochile

Posted March 20, 2013 at 3:33 pm

where is the like button when it comes to these popeyes comments? Chile, i will TELL you that no popeyes kicks more ass than popeyes in mobile, AL during the original mardi gras…truth
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crankyguy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 3:59 pm

Liars!!!! All of you are damn liars. You think you know better than Britney? KFC is tender and juicy with a flavorful breading, but Popeyes is marinaded in some sort of “cajun” dish water and breaded so lightly as to be almost not there. I would eat Church’s chicken before I would eat Popeyes.
6

Classy Drunk

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:18 pm

Have you had Popeyes with sparkle ? Maybe that’s why you think KFC is better?
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crankyguy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:24 pm

Popeyes’ sides are better than KFC’s, but that’s all you’re getting out of me. Oh, and some KFC locations are dirty, but every Popeyes I’ve been to has been spotless. KFC has better chicken, though.
8

Tracy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:34 pm

Popeye’s all the way, except for my home-cooked. You can’t beat that with a stick…
9

chooch850

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:37 pm

LOL! I didn’t even check here and I posted the same picture on the TVG Facebook page! I felt the same way you did Nads. It was so normal. A nice change from all the other crap out there.
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Chicken Lips

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:41 pm

Stop picking on Brit Brit – since she’s all about klass and being healthy I’m sure she’s having KGC (Kentucky Grilled Chicken).

And by the way – KFC rulez and Popeyes droolz.
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Robin

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:42 pm

I make fried chicken, biscuits, red beans and rice better than both of them..BUT if I was forced to eat that dredge, I would buy the chicken from KFC (original), the biscuits from Popeyes, and because KFC doesn’t have beans and rice Popeyes for that. I also LOVE KFC coleslaw. Always have.
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crankyguy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:47 pm

@Robin, when I said Popeyes has better sides, I was not thinking of the slaw for some reason. The KFC slaw beats all other slaws in the entire fast food universe.
13

labowner

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Where I’m from Popeye’s and Churches were all located in sketchy hoods. Some sketchier than others.

I stopped eating KFC on a regular basis when they went from those luscious dinner rolls to dry, scratchy biscuits.

Robin have to agree on the coleslaw.
14

Clair

Posted March 20, 2013 at 4:59 pm

I haven’t eaten at KFC in decades, but as I recall, their mashed taters and gravy were delicious.
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crankyguy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 5:03 pm

@Clair, now I have to go to war with you by stating in no uncertain terms that when it comes to mashed potatoes and gravy, Popeyes beats KFC. But, the name of the place is not Kentucky Mashed Potatoes, so that’s not a deal breaker.
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chooch850

Posted March 20, 2013 at 5:20 pm

KFC’s cole slaw is hands down the BEST !
17

nativepeach

Posted March 20, 2013 at 5:36 pm

Mmm! Agreed, KFC slaw is definitely the very best. We have Bojangle’s and I think the chicken is better than KFC, but not as good as Popeye’s. Every Popeye’s I’ve been to has had horrible customer service though.
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chaosbutterfly

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:01 pm

I don’t eat slaw so I don’t know nothing bout that, but I do like KFC’s potato wedges alot.
They just need to change their name to KFP: Kentucky Fried Potatoes, because their chicken is a shame and a lie.

“KFC is tender and juicy with a flavorful breading, but Popeyes is marinaded in some sort of “cajun” dish water and breaded so lightly as to be almost not there. I would eat Church’s chicken before I would eat Popeyes.”

There’s tender and juicy, and then there’s mushy and soggy. When I can squeeze my meat and water comes out, or when I barely have to chew to swallow the meat, there is a problem. And I can do both with KFC.
I agree that the breading is flavorful, but you can’t enjoy it because it never stays on the damn meat. And it’s wet and greasy, like the chicken is perpetually crying, which it probably is.
I would cry if I was a KFC chicken too. They live miserable lives and die miserable deaths and then become miserable food in a miserable restaurant.
For shame.

Popeyes chicken is a golden brown wonderland, crisp and juicy. They don’t overbread like KFC does (that’s partially why their breading can’t stay on) but they give enough breading for the chicken to have good color, flavor and most important, crunch.
When you pull back the skin (which crackles as you do so, unlike KFC’s chicken skin which simply slithers away of its own accord) you can see the spice on the actual (white, not KFC gray) chicken meat.
And the biscuits. Oh god the biscuits.
Rich and dense, but fluffy and moist and oh so flavorful.
There is crack in those biscuits. Crack and powdered unicorn horns.

Church’s Chicken doesn’t even deserve to be in the same sentence as.
Popeyes.
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crazy rooster

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:06 pm

Have to say there is something about the strange way kfc cuts up their chickens that appeals to me. Original recipe only for sure. I agree popeyes and churches are in sketchy neighborhoods but the popeyes mashed taters and gravy are yum. And I am from Louisiana so naturally I love britney. Bitch. She can do no wrong
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crazy rooster

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:15 pm

Can not believe me and cranky guy are on the same page on this one but mashed potatoes make strange bedfellows. Cranky – Want to go out for dinner? Kfc original chicken with popeyes sides. Pick you up at 7:00.
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Gypsy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:22 pm

I checked this out 4 hours ago and now just checked back and said what the hell is everyone commenting on. I gotta admit I cosign with Robin. KFC’s slaw is dynamite! The Popeye’s went out of business in our town before I graduated high school but the KFC still stands in it’s original place to this day.

AND, YAY FOR BRIT BRIT! Real hair, no bra, can’t tell if she’s barefoot or not but, hey she looks so normal I am so happy for her Eat that KFC and enjoy it Brit, you deserve it.
22

CrisB83

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:31 pm

Williams’ Chicken is the golden standard of fried chicken. KFC… Puh-leeze. And the best cole slaw comes from Chik-fil-a, hands down.
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crankyguy

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:40 pm

“And the best cole slaw comes from Chik-fil-a, hands down.”

That’s supposed to be funny, right? Chik-fil-a is not best anything, other than the best fast food place to work if you like your Sundays off.
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snowshoecat

Posted March 20, 2013 at 6:45 pm

Thanks for getting this going, @Crank. I’m a KFC kinda gal and I love the original and the sides. The mashed and gravy are pure comfort foods.

Okay, so the whole thing is the Cardiac Arrest Special, I’ll die happy.

If only I could get hubbycat to go there.
25

lindaw205

Posted March 20, 2013 at 8:14 pm

KFC used to be my number one spot for fast food chicken. Then I grew into adulthood and I have to say I think Popeye’s is better. Way better. The only thing I like about KFC are their fried chicken livers because they’re made to order. Oh, and their coleslaw.

Now I’m mourning my childhood. It used to be such a big treat to get KFC.
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sagittariuskim

Posted March 20, 2013 at 8:15 pm

@cranky: Don’t use my innocent comment to start a comment war. (/ _ ; )

@chaos: You described exactly how I feel about Popeyes biscuits. I always want to cry when someone beats me to eating the last one. ヾ(＠⌒ー⌒＠)ノ
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vish

Posted March 20, 2013 at 8:38 pm

Okay you’re all nuts, because all of those shit restaurants put MSG in their food which is a
NEUROTOXIN and an EXCITOTOXIN–you’re killing yourselves and your children. Make
your own damn fried chicken.
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JimbobJones

Posted March 20, 2013 at 8:59 pm

Since I am the definitive ruler on all things food (I just gave myself that title, but I’m sure you all agree), Popeye’s is better.

The only disappointing thing is that they stopped having fried okra.
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CrisB83

Posted March 20, 2013 at 9:13 pm

Neurotoxin, schmeurotoxin- delicious is delicious.

@Jimbob- unless your real last name is Duggar and you are speaking to your 19 spawn, you presume too much.

And I was definitely not kidding about Chik-fil-a’s cole slaw. I used to be able to eat an entire large container of it on my own. It makes my inner fat kid do a happy dance, and my outer flab jiggle in delight.
30

Robin

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:00 am

Anything that starts with EXCITO..I am nuts for.

I don’t have children to kill..;(

After reading this thread I took a damn chicken out. Got a craving…
31

Detinha

Posted March 21, 2013 at 3:23 am

@Robin, you took the chicken out?! Where did you guys go? A Steak House?!
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:04 am

@Detinha…nominating that for comment of the week!!!

Nothing is better than Popeye’s 3 wing combo spicy with cajun rice and a coke. Please give me lots of sparkle and hot sauce thanks!
33

itchy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:35 am

Obviously you lightweights have never been to Chicago. Harold’s. That’s right. Harold’s.
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Tracy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:36 am

Classy..WTF is sparkle–crushed up meth?
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sarcasatire

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:52 am

Popeyes wins. KFC’s bones are black. Who eats chicken with black bones?

What’s wrong with going to a Popeyes in a sketchy neighborhood, Lab? SOmetimes that’s where you gotta go to get the good food sometimes…especially the little mom and pop restaurants. Or, Popeyes. lol
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 21, 2013 at 6:07 am

@tracy, some seasoning they offer at Popeyes that I’m sure has crack in it but you need sparkle to complete the meal. If you ask for it the workers know exactly what are talking about.

@Sarcas, sounds like you are a chicken racist.
37

nativepeach

Posted March 21, 2013 at 6:45 am

@classy thx for mentioning the Cajun Sparkle! I had somehow forgotten about it. Must get Popeye’s THIS weekend!!
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sarcasatire

Posted March 21, 2013 at 7:49 am

@Classy, yep. But I’m an equal opportunity offender..I hate both black bones and white meat.

#popeyesthighs
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crankyguy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 9:00 am

Somebody needs to fix herself a nice big bowl of raw organic kale and a nice big frosty glass of fresh organic carrot juice, and then STFU.
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lindaw205

Posted March 21, 2013 at 9:02 am

I second the emotion about the sketchy neighborhoods. The best chicken I’ve ever tasted was obtained from a sketchy neighborhood family owned chicken joint. OMG, that was some damn good chicken. And there would be lines out the door.

I’m going to have to get Popeye’s this weekend, too.
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crankyguy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 9:03 am

@itchy, no matter WHAT it is, somebody is gonna say that there is some joint in Chicago that makes the best. The BEST!

All my life, I’ve heard people slam KFC for having shitty chicken. I don’t get it.
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JimbobJones

Posted March 21, 2013 at 9:11 am

@cranky. I get it. It’s because they have shitty chicken.

Does anyone find it hilarious that a discussion about chicken has gone on longer than any show-related thread lately?

It’s pretty telling about the state of reality TV right now.
43

JimbobJones

Posted March 21, 2013 at 9:11 am

BTW, my kids love KFC. I’m not a huge fan, but they love it.
44

labowner

Posted March 21, 2013 at 10:43 am

JimbobJones we all have opinions on food because we all eat.

Figures Sarc would bring race into the conversation. ~

Sorry Cranky, but Chicago does have all sorts of incredibly tasty food.
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Truthsquad

Posted March 21, 2013 at 11:05 am

The only job I was ever fired from was KFC. I was 20, and I was too free with my breasts and I didn’t “Colonel” enough!

The general Manager encouraged me to always run short on breasts since they are the most expensive piece…and rushed diners would usually settle for a thigh or a wing instead….but I’d just keep throwing more breasts into the fryer and onto the buffet line….I’ve always been generous with choice cuts of meat….

She also expected me to walk from table to table and “engage people” about their dining experience….WTF?..Dining experience? It’s KFC bitch!….people are covered in grease..it’s not conducive to pleasant conversation…had I seen Ms. Britney Jean Spears licking her fingers however, I would have made a beeline for that table!
46

Faye

Posted March 21, 2013 at 11:07 am

I prefer the Big Mac.

Besides ANYONE with the sense God gave a cup of ice knows the best (and cheapest) fried chicken is in the Kroger Deli Department…my imaginary e-friends are so debauched
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chaosbutterfly

Posted March 21, 2013 at 11:16 am

“I was too free with my breasts”

Chicken whore.
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labowner

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:06 pm

Damn you Faye. I haven’t had a Big Mac in ages. I have always preferred BK for the burger and McDs for the fries until the vegetarians/vegans bitched about them being cooked in beef fat. What the fuck are vegans/vegetarians eating at McDs for anyway? I can’t believe McDs caved to such a tiny portion of their customers. I digress.
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Tracy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:10 pm

Dammit Chaos…you beat me to it.

Thanks to all you chicken bitches, I had Bojangles chicken for lunch. I forgot how much it kicks ass. I change my vote to Bo-J.

Their sweet potato pies rule.
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snowshoecat

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:12 pm

I nominate every single comment, including the hater, as comment of the week.

Month.

Year.

Well I guess I can just go watch tv now.
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:21 pm

@tracy I love bojangles because they have chicken and grits.

@labowner I was trying to bait Sarcas into a comment war, but since she’s equal opportunity there’s nothing to really bitch about

LOL @ chicken whore.

This thread is probably one of the funniest we’ve had in awhile…
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Faye

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:37 pm

I have stock in Burger King and still refuse to eat there. Everything smells like it’s been grilled including the smoothies

I am a proud chicken supremacists. I don’t eat white meat! Yeah I said it, big whoop, wanna fight about it … God I need a life, a man and a hobby in no particular order
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Clair

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:44 pm

I got “suspended” from a Burger King job back in high school because I preferred to lean instead of clean (“if there’s time to lean, there’s time to clean”). After being informed of said suspension, I changed my clothes, threw my uniform into the dumpster and never went back.
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labowner

Posted March 21, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Decisions, decisions, decisions. I am really craving some greasy fried food, but I have left over pizza and we have a company coming in for a meeting that catered lunch for the office.

Mmm chocolate.

Classy we all can find something to bitch about.

Way out of left field – stop with the chocolate and raspberries. It really is not that tasty. Bananas or strawberries is all chocolate should be mixed with when it comes to fruits.
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sarcasatire

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:16 pm

@Lab, the fact remains, if you wanna avoid black bones you’re gonna have to go to the ghetto.

#popeyes

P.S. Y’all can’t bait me. I’m the master baiter!
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sweetblondie

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:17 pm

I can only eat KFC cold. It’s greasy and soggy when hot. and KFC has better sides (who doesn’t love green cole slaw?), but Popeye’s spicey chicken kills it.
And their fries stay crispie all night so when you get the 12 pc family combo and it’s just you and your husband and you’re watching a Game of Thrones marathon, you get to stay full on those crispie fries until the last episode of Seaons 2.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:18 pm

Does the US have Mary Brown’s? Or is that just up here…because that beats both Popeye’s and KFC…
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Clair

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:20 pm

@sweetblondie – my hubby and I are Game of Throne marathoning it too! Unfortunately, he finished season 2 without me. Some people need more sleep than others.

Are you reading the TVG recaps? They’re awesome. I want to post on them, but this late in the game, no one would read them so what’s the point.
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:27 pm

@clair…post away…I’ll go read your comments because I watched Game of Thrones late also. Finished two seasons in three days.
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labowner

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:29 pm

@Sarc I didn’t know you you were such an avid fisher. Fresh or salt?

Sweet – not that I am aware of.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:35 pm

@Clair: we actually called in sick to work so we could continue watching Game of Kickassery.

Damn the Canadian Food & Drug Administration! the US gets all the good junk food! NO FAIR! If I want jam IN my peanut butter, I should be able to damn well get it. Or Almond Joy coffee creamer…why can we have Cinnibun creamer, but no Almond Joy…wtf.

Also I would like to propose a ban on food commercials after 8pm (EST). How can one possibly stay on Weight Watchers 360 when I see god damn Mars bar or McDs commercials every two minutes…
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Mummy Butterfly

Posted March 21, 2013 at 1:47 pm

KFC:
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy
Corn on the Cob

Popeyes:
Spicy Chicken Tenders (though, they aren’t as spicy as they use to be)
Red Beans and Rice
Biscuits
“Spicy” Fries

Chick-fil-a:
Nuggets (fried!)
Waffle Fries
Cole Slaw
LEMONADE!!!!

Between my house and the park – I pass all three. I could totally have the best picnic EVER!
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sheesh

Posted March 21, 2013 at 2:03 pm

I was turned off of fast food when i was told by a highschool classmate that he would spit loogies into the fryer
and serve it.
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Derek Hazelton

Posted March 21, 2013 at 2:03 pm

I can eat either KFC or Popeye’s or Church’s, but if you want to talk hood brands: there’s Crown Fried Chicken, which I’ve found in Philly (where I live) or NYC. There was also a place called Mrs. Winner’s across the street from my college in ATL, which was the grossest shittiest chicken I’ve ever eaten. Nothing beats home made; deep South, Minny from “The Help” style.

Now, when you start going on about biscuits, you all forgot Roy Rogers. Man, they had the best biscuits and unfortunately, they all closed here in PA about fifteen to twenty years ago. But there’s still one on the PA Turnpike, so when I travel west, of course I wear my fat boy sweatpants and get my grub on.
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Faye

Posted March 21, 2013 at 2:19 pm

Someone mentioned HARTZ … That chicken so good you would rob ya granny of her social security check in broad daylight then call her later to see if she is alright cause you heard she got mugged. And the yeast rolls oooo weeeee I better not see whoever they have kneading that dough naked on pay day. Talk about an indecent proposal … “hey Baby I got the only dough you knead”

Sheer coincidence – my captcha code is Baker’s Dozen
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chooch850

Posted March 21, 2013 at 2:21 pm

God Bless Britney! She and her chicken have brought us all together in finger-lickin’ harmony!
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Tracy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 3:45 pm

Faye! I think you just won best comment EVAH!
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sarcasatire

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:39 pm

Derek! Oh no you better don’t bring up Crown Fried Chicken! That’s a hood staple! Even gentrification doesn’t affect their business. Shoot, the one by dad just went halal. Gotta change with the times. But I tell you what won’t change.. that $2 leg and thigh special. Ow!

#chickensupremacy
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Robin

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:52 pm

@Detinha, Bazzinga!!! Good One!

@Derek, I have never had Roy Rogers biscuits but I was in love with their burgers as a kid. They used to be in malls. I thought they were lost to me forever until I saw one on the Fla turnpike! I was so excited. I guess they are now located on turnpikes…
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crazy rooster

Posted March 21, 2013 at 5:58 pm

@ Derek hazleton… you brought back memories of Roy Rogers. What was that desert they had with the apples?

@ Faye. You made me lol
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Robin

Posted March 21, 2013 at 6:12 pm

@crazy Were they in a plastic cup with whipped cream and a crisp at the top? I think I remember them!
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Gypsy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 6:58 pm

If we’re letting it all hand out then I am going straight to TACO HELL!
Bring a burrito supreme and 4 Doritos Locos Tacos PRONTO. EXTRA HOT SAUCE! And, hold the Cool Ranch, that’s only for the little kids.
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Gypsy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 6:58 pm

*HANG
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Gypsy

Posted March 21, 2013 at 7:23 pm

Why was Roy Rodgers Lemonade RED???? That always freaked me out.
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crazy rooster

Posted March 21, 2013 at 7:44 pm

@ robin. Yes. Some sort of crispys on top….mmmm.
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Elmstreet

Posted March 21, 2013 at 8:02 pm

KFC vs. Popeyes? Really? Yall are only arguing about this because you clearly don’t live near a Publix. (or for that matter, neither does Brit Brit).
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Robin

Posted March 22, 2013 at 4:09 am

I remember when Publix always smelled like ass and old people and nobody shopped there except for asses and old people.

They have amped it up and their produce and bakery dept are the bomb now. I still can’t understand why their stores always have a large scale so you can weigh yourself before you enter? Wouldn’t this be counterproductive if you wanted to sell lots of food?? Never understood that.
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lindaw205

Posted March 22, 2013 at 5:59 am

We have several Publix stores in town and their fried chicken and wings are pretty good but no where near as good as Popeye’s. And……Queen Bey eats Popeye’s, too!
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 6:55 am

Red Lobster cheese biscuits. Nuff said.
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chaosbutterfly

Posted March 22, 2013 at 7:38 am

“They have amped it up and their produce and bakery dept are the bomb now. I still can’t understand why their stores always have a large scale so you can weigh yourself before you enter? Wouldn’t this be counterproductive if you wanted to sell lots of food?? Never understood that.”

It’s to fill you with self-loathing and despair so deep and vast that the only way to fill it is with Oreos and chips and soda and their fried chicken and baked goods that seem to be so well-liked.
They know what they’re doing.
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itchy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 8:06 am

You know, this is really unfair. I can’t get good fried chicken here in France. It’s just not fair, dammit.
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chaosbutterfly

Posted March 22, 2013 at 8:21 am

According to Wolfgang Puck, Austria has marvelous fried chicken.

Road trip?
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 9:04 am

@itchy, if you ever relocate back to the States, what food will you really miss from France that you can’t get here? I’ll bet there is something. But, having a KFC in every little town will more than make up for it. We don’t have a Popeyes in every town, well, because who needs one? If every Popeyes magically disappeared overnight, I just wouldn’t give a shit.
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itchy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:08 am

Well, if you’ve never tasted real French raw milk cheeses, then you’re really missing something. But food is the only thing I really miss about the States! I’d kill for a great NJ sub sandwich. Or Al’s Italian Beef….drool…
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KJN

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:18 am

When I was a kid, we actually had a KFC in our little tiny town. And it was delicious. Of course, my father was a cheap-ass and we hardly ever got it but when we did it was a special day indeed. Being that our town was also about 80% Catholic, every Friday they had a fish fry. Now THAT was to die for! It’s long gone and every time I’ve tried to have KFC since then has been a disgusting experience. Only the potatoes and gravy are any good. Doesn’t much matter anyway as I can’t have gluten anymore. So, Costco rotisserie chicken it is.

What are these Popeye’s, Church’s, Roy Roger’s and Publix’s of which you speak? We don’t have those things “round these parts.
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sheesh

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:19 am

@sweetblondie
There is crack in those cheese biscuits from RL!
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:37 am

@crankyguy: KFC originated in Kentucky…Popeye’s in Louisiana.

Louisiana wins in food everytime…that’s just math.
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labowner

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:38 am

Itchy can you believe Scala’s doesn’t have a website?
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:41 am

@sheesh: no wonder i’m always willing to whore myself out for more cheese biscuits…damn you RL!!!
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sheesh

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:50 am

I ate so many of those damn biscuits once I gave myself a tummyache.
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crazy rooster

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:55 am

There is a kfc across the street from the pyramids in egypt
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Faye

Posted March 22, 2013 at 10:56 am

Im from Louisiana so im probably a little biased cant read and having sex with my cousin. Be that as it may Popeyes is better and the one in new orleans sell liquor. I really cant think of a better arguement than that because see reference to my home planet.

It is now a entry into the age old debates – mcdonalds or burger hell im sorry king, coke or pepesi, Britney or christina, n’sync or backstreet boys, paper or plastic, seinfeld or cheers
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:05 am

@sweetblondie, Louisiana food is no better than any other region’s food. Take garlic, onion, lard, salt, and cayenne pepper away from them and they wouldn’t know what to do. And, I’m not saying that I dislike any of those ingredientences. Tabasco and Crystal are sauces that I use every day on just about anything.

KFC was delighting connoisseurs of the finest fried chicken for decades before Popeyes was even in existence. It’s no contest, and people who say otherwise are just flat wrong. Take it from crankyguy.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:07 am

@Faye: Seinfeld Schmienfeld. I’m insulted on behalf of Cheers. Everyone knows Coke is better than Pepsi and New Kids on the Block over N’sync and the Backstreet Boys anyday.

Also: <3 Louisiana.
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:13 am

@sweetblondie, if you say that Cheers is better than Seinfeld, then you don’t have enough common sense to appreciate the wonder of KFC Original Recipe. You got it right about Coke over Pepsi, so good job on that particular call.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:14 am

@crankyguy: garlic, onion, and lard are the Father, Son and Holy Spirit of good food….which is partly why their food rocks above all other regions’…

and just because a company has been around longer, doesn’t make it better than the competition (i’m looking at you, BELL!).
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:17 am

@sweetblondie, it’s called Standing the Test of Time™.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:21 am

@crankyguy: Cheers still makes me laugh out loud. Seinfeld? Maybe a chuckle, at best.

And without Cheers, we wouldn’t have the gem that is Made In America. Game, set, match.

When I bite a piece of KFC “chicken” I have to wipe my chin…this is not a good thing.
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labowner

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:21 am

Cheers or Seinfeld? What? Two different shows.

Cranky how is you have not mentioned breasts yet?

Coke of course.

Boy bands? Beneath me.
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:23 am

@labowner — Chicken Breasts!

And, for your general information, I’m an ass man all the way.
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:26 am

@sweetblondie — Ha! Without Seinfeld, we would not have Curb Your Enthusiasm. Double HA!
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itchy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:36 am

I’m still trying to figure why people like Cougar Town.
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whoochile

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:36 am

let us not even delve into that magic which is blue bell ice cream!!
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JimbobJones

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:40 am

I can’t stand Seinfeld. I’ve never found it remotely funny.
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JimbobJones

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:41 am

And screw McDonald’s and Burger King. Come out west and have some In n’ Out Burgers.

Mmmmm…. Double-Double.

Dammit. I was trying to lose a bit of weight. I hate you all!!!
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:42 am

@whoochile, I thought my work was done with over 100 comments, but you opened up a whole other can of worms. Blue Bell ice cream is a lie and a fraud. Right there, in my Walmart’s freezer section is something called Blue Bell Homemade Ice Cream. Homemade? How the fuck are they even allowed to print that on the package? Not to mention that Blue Bell is not even in the same league with either Ben and Jerry’s or Haagen Dazs.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:44 am

@crankyguy: okay okay…Curb definitely trumps Frazier in the spin-off dept so I’ll give you that one.

@Itchy: Cougartown? Two and Half men has been on for 10 years…wtf?
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:47 am

“I can’t stand Seinfeld. I’ve never found it remotely funny.”

You ain’t one them extraterrestrials are you? That’s the only thing that would explain that comment. Please don’t suck out my brains, even though they would be delicious with some Popeyes’ Sparkle.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:56 am

A cow patty would be delicious with Popeyes’ Sparkle. KFC seasoning? Not so much…
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labowner

Posted March 22, 2013 at 12:21 pm

In-n-Out is over rated Jimbob; although they do treat their employees well.
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Faye

Posted March 22, 2013 at 12:25 pm

Cant stand Seinfeld ? NO SOUP FOR YOU

I love Cheers when it was cancelled I died a little inside then came Seinfeld and I felt whole again and it went away and I died a little inside but then God created 30 Rock and I found meaning again in this cold cruel world and it was taken away from me then came Happy Endings and no one watched so it will be snatched as well. But on the 7th day someone smarter and richer than me put everything on DVD so now I drink just because

I hat pizza and ice cream and I think Pepsi smells like soup
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labowner

Posted March 22, 2013 at 12:44 pm

Faye did you forget Arrested Development or didn’t watch it?
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whoochile

Posted March 22, 2013 at 12:46 pm

oh sweet baby jeebus! DO NOT take blue bell’s name in vain!!! I am trying to figure out how to bring that mofo’ng carton of deliciousness on the 9 hr drive from fort worth to nebraska, I’m willing to risk dry ice burns.
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 1:18 pm

@whoochile, so you’re going to Nebraska. Well, just leave your Blue Bell at home and pick up some Blue Bunny while you’re there. Or better yet, just step into a Baskin Robbins. Either way, you’ll be better off. I think Blue Bell wins the grand prize for over-hyped, over-rated just about anything. And, their damn commercials are more vomit-inducing than those smarmy, mawkish Folgers coffee commercials. If Texans love Blue Bell so much, they are welcome to it, but keep it away from me.
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Faye

Posted March 22, 2013 at 1:43 pm

@labowner didn’t watch but people who I trust to know whats funny said I should
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sagittariuskim

Posted March 22, 2013 at 1:49 pm

Seinfeld and Cheers were before my time.

Coke beats Pepsi, who can resist the deliciousness of a cherry coke.

And N*sync beats Backstreet Boys because of JT’s hair and “Bye, Bye,Bye.”
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sweetblondie

Posted March 22, 2013 at 1:55 pm

My Donnie Walberg’s ripped jeans and pompadore kick JT’s ass. Also, Donnie Walberg could kick JT’s ass. that’s hot.
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whoochile

Posted March 22, 2013 at 1:57 pm

phssst! cranky! Blue bunny is fine but not amazing, I live in Nebraksa so blue bell is a treat when we visit my daughter in college. There is an amazing little ice creamery in iowa, can’t remember the name, i’ll look at my little market today or tomorrow. I’d eat hagen dazs or b&j any day over blue bunny.
hahaha! my code is stuck in mud
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 2:12 pm

Blue Bunny is not amazing, but neither is Blue Bell. They are both just garden variety whipped-up-with-air grocery store brands. Walmart Great Value is made in the same Nebraska factory as Blue Bunny. It IS Blue Bunny. That’s what I meant by saying you’re better off with Blue Bunny over Blue Bell. It’s cheaper and no worse in quality or taste.

People tend to like things that aren’t available in their own market area better than things that are. Where I live now we have no White Castles, but there is this White Castle ripoff called Krystal. People who visit from White Castle county tend to think Krystal is better whereas people who have to drive several hundred miles to a White Castle think just the opposite. That is my observation, anyway.
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sagittariuskim

Posted March 22, 2013 at 2:50 pm

@sweetblondie: No. Just no.
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 22, 2013 at 3:09 pm

Thank you sweetblondie…someone to co sign with me about sparkle. I get extra packets so when I make my own chicken I can season it with that.
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Tracy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 3:22 pm

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/Popeyes-Cajun-Sparkle-Recipe.html
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Tracy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 3:32 pm

Coke, Backstreet, and Cheers if forced to watch one or the other.

McDonald’s over BK.

Cold Stone Creamery in small doses.

High’s Lemon Custard ice cream as last meal dessert before electric chair (VA is still super BARBARIC).
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 3:47 pm

Here is Emeril’s Essence recipe from the Food Network: it’s just a Sparkle variation without the MSG.

2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme
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labowner

Posted March 22, 2013 at 4:47 pm

Yep Faye there is money in the banana stand. No Touching – Not Touching

Not one person mentioned one of the funniest shows ever Soap.

BRs Mint CC for me. Or how ever they say it.

Speaking of sparkles. Beetlejuice is off the farm huh?

For those of you that cook, how in the hell do you get the nasty fry smell out of the house? My mom use to fry chicken and everything would smell like it for a day or two.
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Faye

Posted March 22, 2013 at 5:06 pm

@labowner – boil one part water with equal parts vinegar it should absorb the smell in about 15 to 20 minutes
Other than the ice cream I think Tracy & I were separated at birth

Coke backstreet cheers paper britney and mcdonalds
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JimbobJones

Posted March 22, 2013 at 5:20 pm

My best friend from high school has a cousin in N’Sync. Back when they were popular, he had to take his teenage girl cousin and friends to the show (I want to say he was in his mid twenties at the time). Said it was the worst experience of his life — gotta agree it would be. Thousands of screaming young teen girls — my eardrums explode just thinking about it.

I’m all over the map for 80s/90s comedies. Married with Children, In Living Color, Friends, The Simpsons… just could never understand the appeal of Seinfeld.

That Emeril recipe sounds a lot like a base set of spices I use when cooking, except I use garlic salt instead of onion powder and powdered chipotle instead of cayenne (I like the smoky taste).

@Classy — it’s funny that you take the sparkle packets. I have a friend who LOVES Del Taco. Whenever he’s in town, he grabs like 50 packets of their hot sauce.
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crankyguy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 6:02 pm

@Jimbob, I’m usually lazy and grab some Tony Chachere’s in the green can, but it’s really mostly salt. I might try Emeril’s recipe with smoked paprika. When I make Emeril’s, I whiz the oregano and the thyme in a spice grinder with the salt so that everything gets powdered.
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Tracy

Posted March 22, 2013 at 6:58 pm

Let’s see if you’re a blood sis or a foster kid: grits…buttery and salty or sugary?

If you don’t even know wtf a grit is, then that’s a whole nother discussion.
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sarcasatire

Posted March 22, 2013 at 7:59 pm

Faye, I watch Happy Endings!!! You and I are the only two people keeping the funniest show on the air. You guys please watch and I’ll buy you all the KFC you want!

Me? I’ll be eating Popeyes, drinking Pepsi, and saving episodes of Archer in my queue.
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Faye

Posted March 22, 2013 at 9:21 pm

@Tracy – Grits butter and salt; and if they are those packets of instant grits, I will murder your neighbor and plant the evidence in your garage. No self respecting Southern eats instant grits. And when I feel like spiking my blood pressure, I fry some catfish on the side …
I do not like sugar on anything. I believe its the only thing keeping me from being hired as a Nell Carter celebrity look alike

@sarcasatire — YOU ARE UUUHH MAUZE ING.
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whoochile

Posted March 23, 2013 at 11:55 am

who would ever put sugar on grits?
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Tracy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 12:24 pm

I’ve personally witnessed sugar AND milk in grits. So nasty.

And my mother-in-law puts sugar in EVERYTHING! Sometimes you’re just not mentally prepared for sweet deviled eggs.
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Tracy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 12:31 pm

Oh, and just why do some of you like Pepsi? It tastes worse every time I try it…sort of like lemon Pine-Sol.
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crankyguy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 1:07 pm

We have already had the grits comment war about a year ago in a Hell’s Kitchen thread. I took some crap because I said that I had seen (and even tried) grits with sweetener and milk, and also had the audacity to declare that it was no worse than putting milk and sweetener on oatmeal. Grits is just another kind of cereal. Hey, maybe we can get to 200 with this thrown into the mix.
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crankyguy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 1:13 pm

I made Emeril’s essence, so now I have to drive 60 miles to the nearest Popeyes for a side-by-side taste test against Sparkle. I actually have two batches since I decided that Emeril should have upped the paprika to 3 parts, the garlic powder to 3 parts, the black pepper to 2 parts, and he should have added one part dried parsley. Yeah, much better, so suck it Emeril.
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Tracy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 2:15 pm

Sorry. Grouchyguy…not everyone was on TVGasm for the first Great Grit Debate.
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Robin

Posted March 23, 2013 at 3:12 pm

COCK!

It is appropriate dontcha know!
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Tracy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Tourette’s, Robin?
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chaosbutterfly

Posted March 23, 2013 at 4:07 pm

I’ve had grits with brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisin.
It was good.
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whoochile

Posted March 23, 2013 at 5:33 pm

cranky let us know the comparison of the sparkle with your version of emerails essence. Also I like my grits with a bit of butter and nothing on my oatmeal
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sarcasatire

Posted March 23, 2013 at 5:35 pm

I eat with my grits with black pepper and ketchup. And with eggs mixed in and bacon crumbled on top. A light breakfast, you see.
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whoochile

Posted March 23, 2013 at 5:39 pm

although i way prefer to eat it as shrimp and grits with some cheese in it and all
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Tracy

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:13 pm

Mmmmmmmmmm!
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Aunt Dorsey

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:24 pm

Cheese grits.
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Derek Hazelton

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:33 pm

The appeal of Seinfeld, at least to me, is this. Four unlikable people who are extremely selfish and self-involved and how those worst aspects of themselves impact every day situations and their relationships, or lack of relationships. I am not the hugest Seinfeld fan, but if I were to suggest one episode to watch, it would be the one where Jerry/Elaine visit an old friend and they are forced to look at her ugly baby, while George meets a girl and she sees his dick after he came out of the shower and he’s embarrassed and screams, “SHRINKAGE!” That is the best twenty-two minutes of my life, every time I catch it in reruns.

I guess I’m in the minority with preferring Pepsi over Coke, but I will say Cherry Coke is like crack with its addictiveness.
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lindaw205

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:34 pm

Amen, Aunt Dorsey. I ate some awesome cheese grits just 2 days ago. And absolutely no to sugar in grits!

Also, NO sugar in cornbread!

Also also, I think rooster is more appropriate in this thread than cock.
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Robin

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:34 pm

@ Tracy “Tourette’s, Robin?”

No, just impatient I couldn’t wait for milestone # 150 after it dawned on me that we could use Cock here too!
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Robin

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:42 pm

Rooster? Really Linda? Better than cock ? Yeah, yelling out Rooster @ #200 is gonna be so much fun!..hehe
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Robin

Posted March 23, 2013 at 6:50 pm

Cock-a-Doodle-Do!
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sarcasatire

Posted March 23, 2013 at 7:41 pm

@Linda, my mom used to put bacon bits in her cornbread. (Seriously, everything tastes better with bacon crumbled on top. It’s even how I eat my salads.)
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Chicken Lips

Posted March 23, 2013 at 8:18 pm

I was away for a couple of days and I missed all the fun – I’ll try to catch up:

1) Kroger deli and Giant Eagle deli fried chicken blows KFC out of the water. I’ve never had Popeyes because they are all on the other side of town. I have had a honey biscuit from Church’s Chicken (which was actually part of a White Castle) and it was tasty. But for fried chicken, gotta go grocery store deli made.

2) Yes, I realize the chicken debate is sooooooo 2 days ago, but I had an opinion and I felt y’all worthy of hearing it.

3) Coke over Pepsi, Pepsi Throwback over Coke, but Cherry Coke rules supreme.

4) Re: “No good fried chicken in France” – I agree. I was in France 18 years ago on a school trip. One of the restaurants made us fried chicken and French fries because we were Americans and they were trying to make us feel welcome. They even rustled up a bottle of ketchup for us. It was a nice gesture, but completely disgusting. We were all very polite about it and ate every piece.

5) Road trip to Austria with Wolfie for chicken? Will Padma be there? The response to that will affect my answer.

6) Cheers v. Seinfeld? Cheers – only because I usually laugh with every show. Don’t get me wrong – I love a good episode of Seinfeld, but sometimes the whining from George and Elaine grates the nerves.

7) The best way to serve grits is to not serve grits.

I think I hit all the high points. Just doing my part to get to Rooster 200.
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Robin

Posted March 23, 2013 at 10:12 pm

I wake up to the sound of roosters an acre away every morning if my windows are open. Without going into too much detail, my hubby’s aunt sold my neighbors her lock stock and barrel and they are doing well with it.

Anyway, just a few tidbits.

If the rooster is a pain in the ass and chases off other roosters or pecks at the hens. he is a goner. You fry him because he has been running around and isn’t fatty. You don’t even need a rooster, technically for the hens to lay eggs. They produce eggs just like a woman does but instead of dropping them in a mess; they drop then in a convienient package, unfertile. That said, hens do lay a bit more when there is a cock on the block. And of course a rooster is necessary if you want more stock.

Also, a layer that is past her prime can’t be fried. Well, she can, but she is best stewed for chick and dumplins etc or roasted because they are tough and need to be cooked long and slow.. . A rooster is always fried. Slow cooking brings out a funny taste in a rooster.
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chaosbutterfly

Posted March 24, 2013 at 1:24 am

Cherry Coke is everything. Diet Cherry Coke is not so good.
I also really like Vanilla Coke. I thought it would be a fail, but no that shit is consistently delicious.
Padma is most certainly not invited to the chicken trip.
Hughnibrow and Daddy Tom are coming though.

Bacon in cornbread sounds amazing.
I like to make some with chocolate chips for a dessert cornbread (can ya’ll tell I like everything sweet?) but I’m gonna try bacon next.
Do you just sprinkle it on top or actually fold it into the batter?
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lindaw205

Posted March 24, 2013 at 4:13 am

Robin, thanks to you I dreamed I was laying eggs last night, Alien Style. I woke up tired, too, so I guess I laid a lot of eggs. Easter’s just around the corner you know.

Coke over Pepsi, hands down. Cherry coke is deeeelicious. I always order one once a year when I get a burger at Johnny Rockets.

My mother always used bacon grease when making cornbread so bacon in cornbread sounds pretty good to me.
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whoochile

Posted March 24, 2013 at 6:27 am

just put some bacon grease in my beans last night, delicious! also had to make some biscuits and they were pretty darn good, super light and fluffy like popeyes, just needed a little sparkle to round it out
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Aunt Dorsey

Posted March 24, 2013 at 6:35 am

Roosters are just straight up Siberian assholes. Don’t need ‘em, so they usually hit the dinner table. But you always get some in an order of chicks, whether you want them or not.

You can drive to the damn pound after every Easter and pick up free poultry, because there’s always some dumb ass that just has to buy a cute little chick for their little darling. Oh, they’re so cute. Then it poops and pees in their house–and grows up.

By, the way–bacon drippings go in the bottom of a hot iron skillet for corn bread (easy hand on that sugar, we ain’t making dessert).
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Aunt Dorsey

Posted March 24, 2013 at 6:39 am

What the hell is sparkle– unicorn dust? Sounds like something you’d sprinkle over in Tot’lers and Tiaras. Forgive my ignorance, but I don’t eat fast food.
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insanehousewife

Posted March 24, 2013 at 6:48 am

@Robin – Thank you for the Brandi Cock Reference… because as always it was hilarious!

As I’m late to the game, I’m throwing in my two cents on everything…

Since I’m from the smallest state in the union and my nearest Popeye’s is located in an inconvenient mall in our capital city that I rarely have time to go to, and since KFC sucks ass…. I’m going with Popeye’s just because the one time I had it, the chicken actually tasted like chicken. I’ll go with a good batch of fried clams over the fried chicken in these parts any day.

Coke over Pepsi definitely… and Cheers over Seinfeld. Cheers made me laugh always and I never cringed as I did with Seinfeld.

NKOTB over every boy band… is there even a comparison? Without Donnie Walberg we wouldn’t have Marky Mark and his CK tighty whities… mmmm

And just say no to grits… actually I do love me some shrimp and grits. Bacon does a body good… no matter what anyone says.

Cock-a-doodle-do bitches!
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Faye

Posted March 24, 2013 at 8:17 am

Honey in cornbread mix and then baked in a cast iron skillet will convince someone to go to rehab if they knew it was the only way they could have a piece
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smarlo

Posted March 24, 2013 at 8:53 am

Broasted chicken from Chicken Inn in Chicago or Harold’s fried over anything else!

Coke Zero over all.

No grits anytime, anywhere!

All bacon, all the time!
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sarcasatire

Posted March 24, 2013 at 8:54 am

@chaos, she actually misses it in the batter, like walnuts in banana bread. That way, every bite is a surprise!

Do you non-New Yorkers who make their cornbread from a box use Jiffy? Are there any other popular brands out there?
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sarcasatire

Posted March 24, 2013 at 8:56 am

that should say ‘mixes’ it in the batter. Although, since she hasn’t done in it in a while, she IS missing it in the batter!
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smarlo

Posted March 24, 2013 at 8:56 am

Jiffy is the best cornbread if you’re not making it from scratch…in my opinion.

Also, I’m sick of watching a stupid commercial before I can post.
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lindaw205

Posted March 24, 2013 at 9:12 am

No cornbread mixes EVER!
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lindaw205

Posted March 24, 2013 at 9:14 am

Oh, and getting back on topic. Each time I see that pic of Brit with the KFC bag I wonder which sides she bought. I see Brit as a mashed potatoes and gravy / mac and cheese kinda chick.
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Tracy

Posted March 24, 2013 at 9:15 am

Jiffy is the bomb especially if you use it to make hoe cakes fried in bacon grease.

Let’s not forget New Edition, BBD, and Boys 2 Men.
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KJN

Posted March 24, 2013 at 10:46 am

I go back even further…Duran Duran all the way! John Taylor was (and still looks pretty damn good) one of the most beautiful men ever and Simon was petty hot back in the day, too. Wall to wall Duran alll over my room. I even saw them in ’84. Probably the most excited I have ever been about anything, ever.
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KJN

Posted March 24, 2013 at 10:50 am

Oops! Simon was pretty, not petty. But, who knows? Maybe he was. I don’t personally know the guy.

I wasn’t obsessed with New Edition, but I sure did love Candy Girl, Mr. Telephone Man and Cool it Now. I still sing them all the time. Those are some catchy tunes there.
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sarcasatire

Posted March 24, 2013 at 11:26 am

yes, Tracey. It’s all about the pan drippings! cornbread and bacon are a winning combo. Like Brit Brit and Uggs. Or Brit Brit and Cheetos. Or Brit Brit in denim shorts with a no-name babysitter boyfriend on her arm.

Brit Brit stays winning!
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crankyguy

Posted March 24, 2013 at 12:40 pm

I see Brit as a mashed potatoes and gravy / mac and cheese kinda chick.

Back during her crazy episode a few years ago, I saw some clip of her dad, who was staying with her at the time, making her cheese grits. I believe he just melted some Velveeta in some instant grits. “She’s been eatin’ mah cheeze grits since she was a li’l girl.”
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Faye

Posted March 24, 2013 at 1:34 pm

New Edition is in a class all alone. Cant think of another Boy Band (or girl group for that matter) where every single member went on to find success outside the group … they dont get enough credit for that!

Also why is it boy band but girl group ? Dont none of they asses play nan instrument !
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crankyguy

Posted March 24, 2013 at 1:40 pm

Also why is it boy band but girl group ?

Alliteration. Gotta have amazing alliteration.
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sagittariuskim

Posted March 24, 2013 at 2:51 pm

Having KFC for dinner.
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 24, 2013 at 3:22 pm

New Edition is everything. I will still go see them perform when they come to Atlanta.

Grits with cheese salt and pepper.

Jiffy mix if you’re not mixing from scratch.
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lindaw205

Posted March 24, 2013 at 3:27 pm

That’s why she had that breakdown, cranky. Instant grits. Now we have living proof that if you eat too many instant grits they cause a buildup in the brain causing the sufferer to shave his/her head. Cause and effect, guys. Just ask Pedro.
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KJN

Posted March 24, 2013 at 3:33 pm

@Classy Do all 5 original members-Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, and Mike (and Ralph too, of course)-tour together? That would be fun to see. Wasn’t there another guy too, that was replaced by one of the 5 I know?
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Faye

Posted March 24, 2013 at 4:10 pm

@KJN – Johnny Gill ! *roger rabbit to Fair Weather Friend*
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Gypsy

Posted March 24, 2013 at 4:42 pm

@Cranky comment #171, I saw that same thing. YUMMMMMMMMMMM!

Add some SPARKLE PONY to that KFC please.
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crankyguy

Posted March 24, 2013 at 5:27 pm

@Gypsy, I’ve been trying to remember where I would have seen that, and the only thing I can think of is The Soup.
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Gypsy

Posted March 24, 2013 at 6:25 pm

@crankyguy, right network wrong show…sort of. Brit Brit did a one hour special about the whole Conservatorship debacle on E! and I am almost positive that The Soup ran clips of Brit’s dad making the grits with Velveta over and over and over again.

If I recall, it was the expose where Brit Brit states that she’d lost her ‘cool’. Meaning she wasn’t cool or it wasn’t cool to like her anymore. (Brittany Spears for the Record Documentary maybe) She was in a hotel room with glass windows at her back in a red striped shirt.

AND KFC SPONSORED IT!
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Chicken Lips

Posted March 24, 2013 at 7:16 pm

@171 Cranky and @176 lindaw205 – I don’t eat grits, I don’t like grits, I would still hold out a couple of days if grits is the last food on Earth. However, even I know that instant grits are the devil. Learned that from My Cousin Vinny (“No self respecting Southerner uses instant grits – I take pride in my grits”). Is that family really from somewhere like Minnesota or Vermont and just talking funny to make everyone think they are Southern?
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sweetblondie

Posted March 25, 2013 at 7:49 am

I could google this but…what are grits anyway? Like an oat or something? They sound friggin awesome…it’s a food you can make savoury or sweet? Me likey!!!

Bacon *IN* the cornbread!?!?!? Oh. My. God. This sounds almost good enough to make me eat pig again…

Cheers, Cheers, Cheers. Again.
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Robin

Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:01 am

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LRP6X4/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk#reader_B004LRP6X4

I saw this while looking for books to add to the free book thread at the forum. It has 47 pages and I thought it would fit perfect for this thread. Also, don’t freak out about a cookbook that has a chapter called “kittens ..” ! I only glanced at the book but I assume this is just a little story. lol
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Robin

Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:10 am

@sweetblondie,

Grits are made from corn. Some folks (my Mom) call them hominy grits.

I don’t eat bacon, don’t care much for it. But the hubby does, so I save the grease in my little crock on the stove and use it to oil my cast iron skillet then I pop the skillet in the oven, turn on to preheat when the preheating is done the skillet is good and hot and then I pour my batter into the skillet and pop it in the oven. It gives it a nice bottom crust. I have an 8” skillet that I only use for cornbread.
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crankyguy

Posted March 25, 2013 at 11:59 am

@sweetblondie — grits are just coarsely ground dried posole or hominy corn. The texture in the dry state is hard and gritty, so perhaps the name comes from that. Instant grits are to be avoided because they are likely not to be whole grain, having had their bran and germ removed making them less nutritious and lacking good corn flavor. Also the texture is finer so they cook up to be more like corn mush rather than proper grits. As others have stated, instant grits are not really grits, even if Brit eats them with Velveeta.

If eating grits is too lowbrow for anyone, they can simply say that they are eating polenta and keep their dignity intact. The whole-grain Bob’s Red Mill grits that I buy (sold by Amazon if not available locally) says “Organic Corn Grits also known as Polenta” on the package.
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CrisB83

Posted March 25, 2013 at 12:56 pm

Forget grits! Cream of Wheat is ALWAYS a better choice. Especially if it has the homemade gemstone quirks of lumps and lots of sugar. I think I will make myself some right now.
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CrisB83

Posted March 25, 2013 at 1:01 pm

Also, cornbread is SO much better when it’s more of a sweet corn cake. Super moist, with plenty of sweet. Many may disagree, but in my book SWEET IS THE ONLY WAY.
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labowner

Posted March 25, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Is Browns Chicken only in the Chicagoland area?

We use to throw white-trash parties. My friend had an Elvis cookbook and would mix the hush puppies and grits together? Is that possible or are those two items the same? They were damn good. Although I have come to learn you will eat lots of interesting things when you are drunk and hungry.
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sweetblondie

Posted March 25, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Well I’ve never had grits before…but LOTS of cornmeal and also cream of wheat…and we usually put milk and brown sugar/maple syrup in it…

But the cornbread we like buttery/salty…more like a biscuit I guess…

Mmmmmm Red Lobster biscuits…*drool*
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Aunt Dorsey

Posted March 25, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Ought to be a law against instant grits and Velveeta…..now that’s a sin.
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Robin

Posted March 25, 2013 at 9:41 pm

You can make a quick easy Cheddar bay biscuit with Bisqiuck. Just make the standard drop biscuit recipe on the box. Then add shredded cheddar ( I like extra sharp) garlic powder to taste and a few turns of the pepper mill. Omit the pepper if it is that powdered stuff.

Oops forgot to tell you to melt butter. About a half stick.

Bisquick drop biscuits are good, but they have pointy peaks. CB biscuits don’t so instead of dropping from a spoon, wet your fingers in the melted butter then reach into the batter, grab about 2 T of dough in your fingers and form a little biscuit. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake @400` until golden brown. You can toss some parsley on top after cooking to make them purty.
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captain save-uh-hoe

Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:01 pm

WAIT. WTF. I saw Robin’s comment about Bisquick biscuits and I had to swing by this party. 192 comments? Surely KFC is paying Britney loads… or they should be at least paying her in free chicken buckets.
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Robin

Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:22 pm

I think that some folks are confusing instant grits with Quick Grits.

I use quick grits but there is nothing quick about it if you do it right Many packages of Quick Grits will say somethig like “cooks in 5 mins”. I have never cooked a pot of grits, especially cheese grits for less than 25-30 mins.

The best thing to do with instant grits is to pour it over a pesky red ant nest so they will eat it and it will explode in their stomache.
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Robin

Posted March 25, 2013 at 10:41 pm

@captain save-uh-hoe,

This thread is just asking for a #200 milestone post! lol And a #201 #202..etc ;}
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Classy Drunk

Posted March 26, 2013 at 5:38 am

@KJN — Yes all the guys tour together and Johnny Gill is also there. So it’s 6 guys on stage at any given time.
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nativepeach

Posted March 26, 2013 at 6:28 am

I had to have salty, buttered grits for breakfast today. Thanks, bitches.

For me, it’s the above for grits, NKOTB, Pepsi, Popeye’s with Sparkle!, KFC for slaws & potato wedges, CB biscuits rule, and Cheers. Seinfeld was pretty good, too, especially ‘The Contest’ (about being master of your domain).

@cranky that essence sounds tasty!

200 anyone?
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sweetblondie

Posted March 26, 2013 at 7:00 am

Back in the day, when our cottage didn’t have the finer things in life like indoor plumbing and electricity…we made “bannock bread” a lot over the fire…it’s a flat bread you make on a skillet…

you tear it apart and use your piece as a utensil to scoop up the beans…(or stew if anything was caught that day)

Anyone else try bannock bread before?
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whoochile

Posted March 26, 2013 at 2:47 pm

how many are patiently lurking, waiting to pounce on #200?
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whoochile

Posted March 26, 2013 at 2:48 pm

cock and I hate teresa
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crankyguy

Posted March 26, 2013 at 2:54 pm

200 posts … well, 201 now. Pretty good for a Watercooler thread.
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Tracy

Posted March 26, 2013 at 4:24 pm

Good job,Wooo! You win a KFC gift certificate!
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insanehousewife

Posted March 26, 2013 at 7:19 pm

@ Tracy …. and a box of instant grits?
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Tracy

Posted March 26, 2013 at 7:35 pm

Yes! With a sprinkle of Sparkle!
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insanehousewife

Posted March 26, 2013 at 7:46 pm

And of course the NKOTB Compilation Box Set signed by Joey himself…. swoon…
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Gypsy

Posted March 27, 2013 at 8:06 pm

I always feel like Johnny Gill was saying “Peanut butter, Peanut butter” in his song @Classy. You know which one I mean? When he has the Hammer pants on in the video.
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ms. g

Posted April 1, 2013 at 10:58 pm

OK so I’m late in this chicken debate. Though I love Popeyes hands down. Korean Fried Chicken is the shit and can’t nobody convince me otherwise. If you get a chance to have it mmmm. It is so crispy and juicy and there is sometimes like a soy garlicky glaze on it mm mm mm. The next day…. still crispy. It’s fried twice and then coated. Love. In Korea it taste better than both KFC and Popeyes (which they have both of Koreans love them some fried chicken). But there are no sides =( Also KFC doesn’t have mashed potatoes ! How do you have KFC with no freakin mashed potatoes?
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Tracy

Posted April 3, 2013 at 3:41 pm

Is Korean fried chicken cooked with nuclear weapons?

Britney Loves Her Fried Chicken Y’all!

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