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New meal in the four lights.

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  • 13-09-2008 12:31am
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    AlmightyCushion
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    Did anyone else see the new meal (not sure how new it is exactly) in the four lights called the recession special. Gave me a laugh when I seen it the other day.


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    Mrs.T
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Mrs.T


    Is that the steak one? We had it, pretty good we thought


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    lol

    recession specials

    credit crunch sales



    Something tells me people aren't taking this very seriously.


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    Jabby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 242 ✭✭Jabby


    Xiney wrote: »
    lol

    recession specials

    credit crunch sales



    Something tells me people aren't taking this very seriously.

    Recession... What recession? Has everyone forgotten the eighties or are you all too young to remember. Now THAT was a recession.


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    gino85
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭gino85


    any of you lot order a burger with no dressing only to get a burger with all the dressing and no meat, happaned to me before and i was not happy about it also gave me a curry cheese instead of a plain curry chip in the same order


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Jabby wrote: »
    Recession... What recession? Has everyone forgotten the eighties or are you all too young to remember. Now THAT was a recession.

    All I remember about the 80s is sesame street, velveeta cheese and finger paint.


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    Big_Mac
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    Pffft! Such a highly unimaginative name to give something. Nonsense.

    Oh, and as regards the 80's, All I can say is THE HAIR!!! THE HAIR!!!


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    elshambo
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    Jabby wrote: »
    Recession... What recession? Has everyone forgotten the eighties or are you all too young to remember. Now THAT was a recession.

    damn right , this is gonna be a walk in the park for anyone who grew up in the 70's/80's in the west


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    elshambo wrote: »
    damn right , this is gonna be a walk in the park for anyone who grew up in the 70's/80's in the west

    Well, I didn't.


    ...I want my mommy :(


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    Jabby
    Closed Accounts Posts: 242 ✭✭Jabby


    This sounds unbelievable but in 1986-87 (I think),the real recession meals were distributed at the dole offices in the form of cans of meat from the ''EEC Beef Mountain''

    When we are back dishing out this dog food ...then we can call it a recession.


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    When growth of the economy becomes shrinkage, we have to call it a recession, but yeah, so far it's not nice, but it's not the eighties.


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Thank god it's nothing like the 80's were, I can't stand mullets.


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    il gatto
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    Careful not to offend any Australians who might be browsing here. It's still de rigueur down there.:D


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    The staff at the cinema seem to be of the opinion that a mullet is an acceptable thing to have on one's head.


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    DenMan
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    Thought someone was taking the pi$$ here so didn't post a response, but low and behold I was in 4 Lanterns today and saw the sign for "The Recession Meal". WTF. Closed my eyes for a second and opened them again and still saw it. Then I looked around the restaurant and it was up everywhere. Amazing, and a little weird!!! What next I wonder?


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    AlmightyCushion
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    What next I wonder?
    The unemployment burger, dole queue cola, emigration fries?


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    starbelgrade
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    Last time I was on the dole, they used to give out butter vouchers. In most shops, if you had 2 of them, you could swap them for a pack of fags. The theory was that it was by far a healthier option to give yourself cancer than fill your arteries full of fat.

    In the 80s, a recession meal was a John Player Blue & a cup of tea. Steak was not even an option. :D


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    You have to hand it to the Four lanterns. When God shuts a door, he opens a till. Chi-Ching!:D


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    starbelgrade
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    So it's not the credit crunch nor the collapse of thr construction industry that has to do with the recession.. it was God?!?!


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Yes. Yes it was. He dallied with the idea of a plague of locusts, then went for biblical floods, but when he nearly drowned the entire country, he had a brainwave and started the recession instead. He's punishing Ireland for Westlife, greedy politicians and Fáilte Towers. Hard to blame him really.


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Personally, I blame God for everything that goes wrong in my life.

    So much simpler that way.


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Xiney wrote: »
    Personally, I blame God for everything that goes wrong in my life.

    So much simpler that way.

    And you plan to smite him how, exactly? That's the problem:confused::D


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    Xiney
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    hehe

    in other news, I have joined the ranks of the gainfully employed in record time! w00t!

    (recession? What recession? I interview damn well)


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    starbelgrade
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    Xiney wrote: »
    hehe

    in other news, I have joined the ranks of the gainfully employed in record time! w00t!

    (recession? What recession? I interview damn well)


    Fair play! I'm jobless at the moment, so burgers in town are out of the question. Damn you God - if you hadn't made me so damn good looking, I might have considered becoming Muslim. :)


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    sorry to hear that man. Being jobless sucks, but when everyone keeps on harping on about the economy it was bumming me out :(


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    starbelgrade
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    Xiney wrote: »
    sorry to hear that man. Being jobless sucks, but when everyone keeps on harping on about the economy it was bumming me out :(

    Buy me a burger & we'll call it quits! :D


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    haha, yes, next time I'm in Sligo I'll buy ya a burger.

    (better than giving you money to spend on booze :D )


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    starbelgrade
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    Xiney wrote: »
    haha, yes, next time I'm in Sligo I'll buy ya a burger.

    (better than giving you money to spend on booze :D )

    Sound. I'll bring my own booze! :)


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    bobcar61
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    Xiney wrote: »
    haha, yes, next time I'm in Sligo I'll buy ya a burger.

    (better than giving you money to spend on booze :D )

    Seeing as your offering,you may as well buy me a burger too:rolleyes:


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    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    pfft!

    everyone knows you're employed :P


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    bobcar61
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    But you're probably in a better paid job...actually you're definitely in a better paid job so I say buy me a burger,I will pay for my own portion of sauce though.


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