No, Not Sbarro's- Page 2

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 7:26pm

They should bring back automats. It would solve the tipping problem.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 7:40pm

There had been an Automat down on St. Mark's Place sort of near NYU. I saw it on the Travel Channel once and went to visit it, only to discover it was gone. I didn't know because they had a website and facebook page that made it look like they still existed.

Sbarro's is no loss to me in the theater district. Only went in there once to grab a quick bite on my way somewhere else. Don't remember what I was doing. But, you can find it in like any mall in America. Same with Villa Pizza, which is on the corner of 8th & 42nd.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 7:53pm

Unfortunately, to be able to feel nostalgia, one first has to be able to feel.

Yes, one does and fortunately I do. For example, right now, I feel bemused at your ridiculous hypocrisy.

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 8:24pm

"Yes, one does and fortunately I do."

Whew. I'm relieved to hear that. Too bad to date you manifest it solely through resentment at other people's happiness or snapping at people twenty times a day.

Work on both. If you show some improvement, you'll get an ice cream soda.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 8:25pm

Too bad to date you manifest it solely through resentment at other people's happiness or snapping at people twenty times a day.

Seriously. Everyone knows that's After Eight's job!

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 8:38pm

^^^^^^^^^^
This

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/11/13 at 9:42pm

Marianne, I went to that automat you mention. It was not good. Some of the items they had were fried, and you can't leave fried food sitting for very long. One of their things was fried macaroni and cheese balls. The outside was hot, but when I bit into it, it was cold in the middle. It was really terrible food.

I understand they needed a cheap location to make it work, but St. Marks Place is only busy at night and the people in that area weren't interested in the novelty of an automat. Perhaps if they had located around Times Square or around one of the major office buildings they would have done better.

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:06am

Whoever missed the opportunity to visit the automat...post your address here and I am certain many of us will be happy to mail food you your post office box.

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:47am

Brian,

I don't think that would provide quite the same experience.

Fot those who never got to the automat, you can see it currently on stage in The Nance. However, the food is not the concern there.

For a better and more agreeable example, you can see Doris Day at the automat in the amusing film, That Touch of Mink.

[Brian07663NJ]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 8:59am

LOL After Eight...I know hahaha

I've never experienced a genuine automat. I've only purchased food from a vending machine and some new ones even 'deliver' hot food too. I just don't get the wow factor of it...the 5 seconds of opening a door after depositing coins?

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 9:19am

^

I guess the novelty of the gadgetry was fun at the time. And it was. But at least with respect to the theatre district automat, there was also food served cafeteria style.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 10:24am

Too bad to date you manifest it solely through resentment at other people's happiness or snapping at people twenty times a day.

Interesting hyperbole. It manages to be simultaneously false AND hypocritical.

[D2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:09am

Cut A8 some slack, Matt. They're still adjusting his meds.

[After Eight]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 11:48am

False? Look at yourself in the mirror, Matt. See that gargantuan chip where your shoulder is supposed to be?

No wonder why you fly off the handle as you do.

And then ask yourself why someone's innocuous reminiscences rile you so, or why the merest recollection of a show of yesteryear makes you blow a gasket.

In other words, Matt, you have what they call "issues." For your own sake, I hope you deal with them.



Updated On: 6/12/13 at 11:48 AM

[Kad]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:06pm

Leave AfterEight alone. It's been hundreds of years since he arrived in the New World and he's still trying to adjust.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:09pm

No wonder why you fly off the handle as you do.

And then ask yourself why someone's innocuous reminiscences rile you so, or why the merest recollection of a show of yesteryear makes you blow a gasket.

False. As in, I did not "fly off the handle", get "riled" or "blow a gasket".

In other words, Matt, you have what they call "issues." For your own sake, I hope you deal with them.

Oh, I don't think anyone is going to take that pot/kettle statement seriously at all.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:11pm

Kiss and make up

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:12pm

Ew.

[D2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:16pm

"Oh, I don't think anyone is going to take that pot/kettle statement seriously at all."

^^^This^^^

Certainly not anyone with even half a brain and even just a passing acquaintance with this board.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:31pm

You are arguing with the anthropomorphized version of Grumpy Cat, who sincerely believes that his reputation as a curmudgeon is a smear job by a cabal of posters on here. Just a reminder.

[D2]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 1:32pm

You mean After Eight is Sarah Michele Palin Bachmann?

Who knew?

But it all makes sense now.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/12/13 at 2:06pm

Careful, you may be accused of having what "they" call "issues".

Miranda Hart: "Everyone calls them issues!"