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A&W’s new Complicated Family Menu features Step-Mom Burger, Secret Cousin Burger (www.thebeaverton.com)

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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I know I've been to one because I recall that they couldn't just leave it at A&W... They specifically had a custom sign added on so it read "Trudy's A&W"

edit: I made up the name Trudy, it could have been Suzanne for all I remember. It was in the 80's while we were on a family road trip and I'm remembering South Dakota, but I was young and the memories smear. The moment stuck with me because I remember being amused somebody bought a franchise but was that petty, and as a Canadian I'd never seen that. I also remember that they treated us like shit while gushing over the local regulars. I got an extra laugh several decades later, during the King of the Hill ep where Peggy renamed a restaurant after herself.

[–] TheMcG@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

There is another restaurant chain you have probably heard of that is that petty in a way.

Ruth’s Chris steak house was optionally a single franchise of Chris steak house owned by a woman named Ruth. The real issue was some legal problem with reopening after the origin back location burnt down so she added her name to it so it became her Chris steak house.