• The story of Jenny and Chick Fil A.

    From Emily@Etrack@gnood.com to alt.food.fast-food on Thu Sep 10 20:46:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.fast-food

    Jerry Sauk stood on the sidewalk, glaring at the closed doors of Chick-fil-
    A with the intensity of a man staring down an existential threat. It was
    12:05 PM on a Sunday, his stomach was growling for waffle fries, and the
    empty drive-thru was, in his mind, undeniable proof of a grand
    ecclesiastical conspiracy.

    "Look at it!" Jerry declared to a bewildered bystander walking a golden retriever. "The locked doors! The quiet parking lot! They aren't just
    selling chickenuthis is an unholy house of worship forcing its sacred
    Sunday Sabbath on the innocent, chicken-deprived masses!"

    The dog owner slowly edged away, but Jerry was on a roll. He whipped out
    his phone, firing off rapid-fire online forum posts with furious thumb-
    taps.

    oFast-food restaurants stay OPEN on weekends!o Jerry typed, his blood
    pressure spiking with every keypress. oCity Hall is closed on Sunday
    because itAs the weekend, but people still NEED TO EAT! Closing on Sunday means Chick-fil-A is a full-blown religious institution, and they are
    imposing their rules on the general public!o

    A friend tried to chime in online: "Jerry, it's just a private business choosing to give its employees a day off."

    "Nonsense!" Jerry muttered aloud, pacing back and forth under the golden arches of a neighboring burger joint. "If it closes on Sunday, it's a
    church! That's the law of nature!"

    By that logic, Jerry's local bank was a cathedral, the post office was a monastery, and his barberuwho took Sundays and Mondays offuwas practically
    the Archbishop of Canterbury.

    Undeterred by basic common sense or the fundamental definition of a
    business, Jerry vowed to continue his holy crusade against the closed drive-thru, standing guard in the parking lot every Sundayuhungry,
    outraged, and utterly convinced that a chicken sandwich held the keys to
    the kingdom.
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  • From KenitoBenito@Kenito@Benito.too to alt.food.fast-food on Fri Sep 11 01:03:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.fast-food

    On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:46:16 -0000 (UTC), Emily <Etrack@gnood.com>
    wrote:

    Jerry Sauk stood on the sidewalk, glaring at the closed doors of Chick-fil-
    A with the intensity of a man staring down an existential threat. It was >12:05 PM on a Sunday, his stomach was growling for waffle fries, and the >empty drive-thru was, in his mind, undeniable proof of a grand >ecclesiastical conspiracy.

    [...]

    Brilliantly written!
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  • From KlausSchadenfreude@klaus.schadenfreudeREMOVE@gmail.com to alt.food.fast-food on Sat Sep 12 12:33:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.fast-food

    On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:46:16 -0000 (UTC), Emily <Etrack@gnood.com>
    wrote:

    Jerry Sauk stood on the sidewalk, glaring at the closed doors of Chick-fil-
    A with the intensity of a man staring down an existential threat. It was >12:05 PM on a Sunday, his stomach was growling for waffle fries, and the >empty drive-thru was, in his mind, undeniable proof of a grand >ecclesiastical conspiracy.

    "Look at it!" Jerry declared to a bewildered bystander walking a golden >retriever. "The locked doors! The quiet parking lot! They aren't just >selling chickenuthis is an unholy house of worship forcing its sacred
    Sunday Sabbath on the innocent, chicken-deprived masses!"

    The dog owner slowly edged away, but Jerry was on a roll. He whipped out
    his phone, firing off rapid-fire online forum posts with furious thumb-
    taps.

    oFast-food restaurants stay OPEN on weekends!o Jerry typed, his blood >pressure spiking with every keypress. oCity Hall is closed on Sunday
    because itAs the weekend, but people still NEED TO EAT! Closing on Sunday >means Chick-fil-A is a full-blown religious institution, and they are >imposing their rules on the general public!o

    A friend tried to chime in online: "Jerry, it's just a private business >choosing to give its employees a day off."

    "Nonsense!" Jerry muttered aloud, pacing back and forth under the golden >arches of a neighboring burger joint. "If it closes on Sunday, it's a >church! That's the law of nature!"

    By that logic, Jerry's local bank was a cathedral, the post office was a >monastery, and his barberuwho took Sundays and Mondays offuwas practically >the Archbishop of Canterbury.

    Undeterred by basic common sense or the fundamental definition of a >business, Jerry vowed to continue his holy crusade against the closed >drive-thru, standing guard in the parking lot every Sundayuhungry,
    outraged, and utterly convinced that a chicken sandwich held the keys to
    the kingdom.

    Reading this was a religious experience.
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  • From chef boy howdy@woop@de.do to alt.food.fast-food,hawaii on Sat Sep 12 15:58:47 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.fast-food

    On Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:33:46 -0700
    KlausSchadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreudeREMOVE@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:46:16 -0000 (UTC), Emily <Etrack@gnood.com>
    wrote:

    Jerry Sauk stood on the sidewalk, glaring at the closed doors of
    Chick-fil- A with the intensity of a man staring down an existential >threat. It was 12:05 PM on a Sunday, his stomach was growling for
    waffle fries, and the empty drive-thru was, in his mind, undeniable
    proof of a grand ecclesiastical conspiracy.

    "Look at it!" Jerry declared to a bewildered bystander walking a
    golden retriever. "The locked doors! The quiet parking lot! They
    aren't just selling chickenrCothis is an unholy house of worship
    forcing its sacred Sunday Sabbath on the innocent, chicken-deprived >masses!"

    The dog owner slowly edged away, but Jerry was on a roll. He whipped
    out his phone, firing off rapid-fire online forum posts with furious
    thumb- taps.

    rCLFast-food restaurants stay OPEN on weekends!rCY Jerry typed, his
    blood pressure spiking with every keypress. rCLCity Hall is closed on >Sunday because itrCOs the weekend, but people still NEED TO EAT!
    Closing on Sunday means Chick-fil-A is a full-blown religious
    institution, and they are imposing their rules on the general
    public!rCY

    A friend tried to chime in online: "Jerry, it's just a private
    business choosing to give its employees a day off."

    "Nonsense!" Jerry muttered aloud, pacing back and forth under the
    golden arches of a neighboring burger joint. "If it closes on
    Sunday, it's a church! That's the law of nature!"

    By that logic, Jerry's local bank was a cathedral, the post office
    was a monastery, and his barberrCowho took Sundays and Mondays offrCowas >practically the Archbishop of Canterbury.

    Undeterred by basic common sense or the fundamental definition of a >business, Jerry vowed to continue his holy crusade against the
    closed drive-thru, standing guard in the parking lot every
    SundayrCohungry, outraged, and utterly convinced that a chicken
    sandwich held the keys to the kingdom.

    Reading this was a religious experience.
    The Church of the Holy Dashboard Hula Girl... https://www.tiktok.com/@0..ava/video/7641255798013758742
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  • From Emily@Etrack@gnood.com to alt.food.fast-food on Sat Sep 12 22:47:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.fast-food

    KlausSchadenfreude <klaus.schadenfreudeREMOVE@gmail.com> wrote in news:a8abal1jbe4883d2qud4uitj36k9mi19o0@Is.Rudy.Canoza.dead.yet.com:

    On Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:46:16 -0000 (UTC), Emily <Etrack@gnood.com>
    wrote:

    Jerry Sauk stood on the sidewalk, glaring at the closed doors of
    Chick-fil- A with the intensity of a man staring down an existential >>threat. It was 12:05 PM on a Sunday, his stomach was growling for
    waffle fries, and the empty drive-thru was, in his mind, undeniable
    proof of a grand ecclesiastical conspiracy.

    "Look at it!" Jerry declared to a bewildered bystander walking a
    golden retriever. "The locked doors! The quiet parking lot! They
    aren't just selling chickenuthis is an unholy house of worship forcing
    its sacred Sunday Sabbath on the innocent, chicken-deprived masses!"

    The dog owner slowly edged away, but Jerry was on a roll. He whipped
    out his phone, firing off rapid-fire online forum posts with furious
    thumb- taps.

    oFast-food restaurants stay OPEN on weekends!o Jerry typed, his blood >>pressure spiking with every keypress. oCity Hall is closed on Sunday >>because itAs the weekend, but people still NEED TO EAT! Closing on
    Sunday means Chick-fil-A is a full-blown religious institution, and
    they are imposing their rules on the general public!o

    A friend tried to chime in online: "Jerry, it's just a private
    business choosing to give its employees a day off."

    "Nonsense!" Jerry muttered aloud, pacing back and forth under the
    golden arches of a neighboring burger joint. "If it closes on Sunday,
    it's a church! That's the law of nature!"

    By that logic, Jerry's local bank was a cathedral, the post office was
    a monastery, and his barberuwho took Sundays and Mondays offuwas >>practically the Archbishop of Canterbury.

    Undeterred by basic common sense or the fundamental definition of a >>business, Jerry vowed to continue his holy crusade against the closed >>drive-thru, standing guard in the parking lot every Sundayuhungry, >>outraged, and utterly convinced that a chicken sandwich held the keys
    to the kingdom.

    Reading this was a religious experience.




    Jenny Sauk didnAt just visit the local drive-thru for a quick meal; he
    treated every franchise location as a personal constitutional
    battleground. Armed with a stack of self-printed legal manifestos, Jenny
    lived under a single, unshakeable delusion: the moment a corporation
    opened its doors to the public, its private property rights evaporated, transforming the parking lot directly into sovereign public land.

    His obsession peaked every Tuesday at the local Burger Shack. Jenny
    would set up a folding chair right in the middle of the order lane,
    clutching a megaphone and declaring the asphalt an irrevocable public
    forum under 18th-century common law. When the bewildered night manager
    would step out to politely ask him to leave, Jenny would immediately
    launch into his grand defense.

    "You have open doors, don't you?!" Jenny would bellow, waving a French
    fry like a gavel. "You serve the public! Therefore, by legal osmosis,
    this land belongs to the people!"

    No amount of police intervention, trespassing warnings, or explanations
    of basic property law could shake his resolve. In Jenny's mind, as long
    as they kept selling chicken tenders to anyone with five dollars, the drive-thru lane was as much a public park as Yellowstoneuand he was its self-appointed caretaker.
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  • From KenitoBenito@Kenito@Benito.too to alt.food.fast-food on Sun Sep 13 06:03:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: alt.food.fast-food

    On Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:47:18 -0000 (UTC), Emily <Etrack@gnood.com>
    wrote:

    Reading this was a religious experience.



    Jenny Sauk didnAt just visit the local drive-thru for a quick meal; he >treated every franchise location as a personal constitutional
    battleground. Armed with a stack of self-printed legal manifestos, Jenny >lived under a single, unshakeable delusion: the moment a corporation
    opened its doors to the public, its private property rights evaporated, >transforming the parking lot directly into sovereign public land.

    [...]

    These stories are great. Please continue.
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