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Williams, 1986Quoted from Taxman:I think she means the half bag. In the US they call it "settling". It is supposed to mean they settled to the bottom. I think it just means we are so accustomed to getting ripped off we settle for whatever they give us.
Haha yeah, she was pretty bummed with the 1/4 full bag of potato chips. That is a fair bit of "settling". 
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Quoted from rotordave:Haha yeah, she was pretty bummed with the 1/4 full bag of potato chips. That is a fair bit of "settling".
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Call the 800 number on the bag. Get free stuff. That's the American way.
Quoted from stevevt:Call the 800 number on the bag. Get free stuff. That's the American way.
Yep, they'd probably send her case of chips
Quoted from rotordave:11 hours.
Coach seats - $800 USD each return x 3
business class - $3000 USD each return x 3
Manly = spending all the difference on Modelos.
Figured with all your world travels
you be able to cash in some frequent flyer miles.
Furthermost trip i ever made was from LAX to Dubai direct
on my way to work in east africa a few years ago.
Good luck to all (@PAPA) and safe trip.
cheers tom
Quoted from pinwiztom:Figured with all your world travels
you be able to cash in some frequent flyer miles
When you buy the bargain airfares, they are a bit stingy with the air miles. I have been able to get a few upgrades over the years which was nice...
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Quoted from rotordave:Just heading off for some pinball at FlipperSpeill in Vegas.
Stopped off at McDs for a burger.
Can't complain at the value. Any size soda is $1. Here is the large which is almost ONE LITRE!! so I filled it with an NZ amount of soda.
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Dude, it you just ate McD's don't stray too far from a bathroom. That ExLax will shoot through you like you have Teflon insides.
Think about it. 10 chicken nuggets for $1.50. For $5 you can get 30 chicken nuggets and change back. Sounds good when drunk but straight you know something is not right.
Edit: P.S. I don't travel anymore so I am having fun watching you. When you get East Coast see if your near CT on a Monday night for the Sanctum.
Quoted from MrBally:There's In-N-Out Burger's all around Las Vegas. If you've never had, you should try it. Won't be as cheap as the fallen arches. But tastes way better.
True dat. Just watching them make fries from fresh potatoes is worth the trip.
Just because of this post, I'm going out to join Labnip for a steak now.
Quoted from MrBally:There's In-N-Out Burger's all around Las Vegas. If you've never had, you should try it. Won't be as cheap as the fallen arches. But tastes way better.
Good God! Why would you ever eat at McDonald's when In-N-Out is everywhere? Buy a few t-shirts at the corp office and marvel at how no matter where you go when you get back home, somebody will ask you if there is an In-N-Out nearby.
Quoted from beelzeboob:True dat. Just watching them make fries from fresh potatoes is worth the trip.
Just because of this post, I'm going out to join Labnip for a steak now.
Quoted from mcluvin:Good God! Why would you ever eat at McDonald's when In-N-Out is everywhere? Buy a few t-shirts at the corp office and marvel at how no matter where you go when you get back home, somebody will ask you if there is an In-N-Out nearby.
Well, the Corporate offices are in Baldwin Park, California so I don't think our New Zealand guests are heading over there. There is a Company Store at the location due West of the New York-New York casino & I-15 on Dean Martin Drive. The one with the casino-style sign. All of their swag is available there with the exception of maybe the Texas & Utah shirts. I was able to get some California shirts at the Las Vegas location. Photos of the Baldwin Park campus including a replica of "Location #1" along with one of their catering trucks plus a shot of my "decade-old, secondhand Audi" by the Las Vegas location I mentioned.IMAG4021_(resized).jpg
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That's the one I ate at in Vegas! Got a shirt, too.
(The walk there from the strip was a little dicey, though. Some shady underpasses you have to walk through that don't look too inviting...)
In and out is great. But McDs is next door to Flipperspiel and we were short on time.
To be honest I rarely eat fast food back home, maybe once or twice a month. My wife makes me lovely food so no need to go for second (or third!) best.
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Flipperspiel is a cool setup. Maybe 100-120sqft with 20 pins and some vids.
All the games are nice but I personally find it a bit dark with the lights off. Obviously that's no issue for Danni cause she is currently leading the 37 player tournament after 4 rounds.
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(The lights were on in these pics obviously ...)
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Quoted from rotordave:Tony Roma's $8.99 prime rib for the win. At Fremont casino.
Too rare for me Dave. I always have to ask for well done in the US for it to come out right for me.A little bit of pink showing is how i like it.
Thanks for the thread.
Quoted from Jaybird815:Yep, they'd probably send her case of chips
And three cases of air!
Quoted from Danni_NZ:GUYS? REALLY? THE HECK IS THIS?
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Oh well, they were only cheap anyways...
Ghost Chips, Danni 
Quoted from rotordave:Just heading off for some pinball at FlipperSpeill in Vegas.
Stopped off at McDs for a burger.
Can't complain at the value. Any size soda is $1. Here is the large which is almost ONE LITRE!! so I filled it with an NZ amount of soda.
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Sorry couldn't resist. Hope your enjoying your Holiday!
Well, in the end Danni had a bad game on an EM and missed the top 8 playoffs.
I won most of my EM games but on some of the modern games, honestly, I was having real trouble seeing the ball in the dark. Worst was F14 which is generally a go-to game for me. I had the locks lit on ball one, then ball 2 and 3 went screaming STDM without me even seeing them. Ahhhh shit happens.
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Quoted from Kiwipinhead:Ghost Chips, Danni
I miss the good old New Zealand commercials. It just isn't the same here, you know
How can you live without Ghost Chips and all of the other ones
Must tag this video though:
Nice play on the original
Quoted from stevevt:Call the 800 number on the bag. Get free stuff. That's the American way.
Quoted from Jaybird815:Yep, they'd probably send her case of chips
Or a quarter-case and a bunch of air ... amirite? <rimshot>
Quoted from pauloz:Good stuff Dave and Danni. Looking forward to updates on how well your both playing.
Update. Poorly.
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How'd you guys do today? Nice Kiss shirt, you raised her well! My niece is 13 and wears Zeppelin, Floyd and AC/DC tees all the time.
Quoted from str8cash:How'd you guys do today? Nice Kiss shirt, you raised her well! My niece is 13 and wears Zeppelin, Floyd and AC/DC tees all the time.
Danni listens to rock music, she can't help it living in my house.
Pingolf was tough today, I had some real stinkers, ironically on games I generally play very well on. I think I only beat par on 3 of the 9 machines. Par was 45, I got 59. Danni got 54. More torture tomorrow.
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Quoted from oldskool1969:Is that a burger? where is the bacon, beetroot and pineapple? Looks dodgy as bro.
Add a slice of pineapple to any hamburger on the planet and suddenly you're in tropical paradise.Advertising taught me that.
Quoted from Shiny_balls:Have you tried a fatburger?
You can add an egg in it....Yummy!
Now that's a burger. A triple is probably a little too big for me to eat.
Looks a little like a standard kiwi/Aussie hamburger that you'd buy in a fish n chip shop... Albeit with only one meat patty.
Hamburger = buttered toasted bun, meat, lettuce, tomato, onion, sauce, mayo
Cheeseburger = add cheese
Eggburger = add egg
Hawaiian burger = add pineapple (if you add pineapple to ANYTHING it becomes Hawaiian)
Bacon burger = add bacon
When McDs came to NZ in 1976, kiwis would go buy a "hamburger" and say WTF! A bun and a tiny piece of meat? Where's the rest gone?
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Quoted from Shiny_balls:It came with egg and British style bacon!
That's "the whole world except the USA" style bacon. 
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