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B Calm

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32. I was a curb hop at Steak & Shake way back when I was in high school.

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Mon Aug 19, 2013, 06:06 AM

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Ever work in fast food? [View all] Archae Aug 2013 OP

Oh. You worked for someone who read the McD training manual. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #1

Isn't that oxymoronic? antiquie Aug 2013 #11

Try telling that to these folks ... In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #12

...drooling antiquie Aug 2013 #13

The Carvel treats are so easy to make at home. In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #14

Did I hear correctly? antiquie Aug 2013 #16

Have you seen my whale ... In_The_Wind Aug 2013 #36

Sarah palin has a similar recipe KamaAina Aug 2013 #35

Yes, McDonalds for a summer. IrishEyes Aug 2013 #2

I worked for Burger King the summer of 1988 when I was a junior in HS maryellen99 Aug 2013 #3

Junior in HS? HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #4

yes nt maryellen99 Aug 2013 #5

Did your parents do that to you too? Chan790 Aug 2013 #27

Wasn't my parents HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #28

It was my first job too, but years earlier. We used to go to McDonalds in our BK uniforms for lunch. Squinch Aug 2013 #29

I worked at a movie theatre for less than three months.. AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #6

Article here from a guy who worked in a theater. Archae Aug 2013 #8

Oh yeah he has it down pat. AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #9

I worked concession at a movie theater in HS tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #33

Yes, Burger King for the lunch crowd..the mommy shift..when kids were in school angstlessk Aug 2013 #7

I worked at a Ma & Pa fast food place before there were chains olddots Aug 2013 #10

By any chance, is your name 'Owen'? pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #15

No, why? Archae Aug 2013 #18

It's closer than you think... pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #19

LOL! Archae Aug 2013 #22

You did THOSE, too? pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #23

The pies were cooked in the same hot oil deep-fryer the fish was. Archae Aug 2013 #25

Del Taco, '79-81. n/t Bertha Venation Aug 2013 #17

my dad's first job, age 14 Bertha Venation Aug 2013 #20

Burger King, Blimpie, McDs (4 hrs), Gyro King, Short Stop Burgers... NightWatcher Aug 2013 #21

No, but I worked pear packing houses and MerryBlooms Aug 2013 #24

I did, back in high school, selling burgers and ice cream at DismalLand, petronius Aug 2013 #26

Sort of, I worked night shift clean-up at McDonald's in the mid 80's ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #30

At 16, I worked at Harvey's u4ic Aug 2013 #31

I was a curb hop at Steak & Shake way back when I was in high school. B Calm Aug 2013 #32

Well sort of. I worked at a Chinese restaurant delivering food in my '70 Challenger 440 Six-Pack. bluesbassman Aug 2013 #34

I was a car hop on roller skates frogmarch Aug 2013 #37