Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages…RPad.tv is proud to present the latest refrigerator magnet winner in the wooooooorld! Nightshade386!!! And if you’re not down with that, I’ve got two words for you! Winning comment.
Hrolf was kind enough to send pictures of his magnet. I’m honored to be on his fridge, along with his beautiful kids and Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo. Be sure to hit the break for one more photo.
LarcenousLaugh, you’ve been emailed. I’m still waiting for your mailing addy.
Congratz Nightshade386!!!
WooHoo!!
So uh, my shameless self-promotion post won me a prize? Excellent. And they say we should be more modest….
@Nightshade386 Ha! It's a random draw. Modest and self serving posts can win.
:P
congrats nightshade! (and hrolf!)
heh,our fridge is a little busy looking. My daughter LOVES Mr. Hanky,even sings the christmas poo song.
Congratulations!
@Nightshade; you should totally send in a picture of the "R-Pad Chick Magnet" poised in an inappropriate place like on a police cruiser, grandma's oxygen tank, or Reggie Fils-Aime's chin. Lord knows there's space enough there for a whole theme park.
-M
@iceman Reggie's chin is powerful. I'm pretty sure it's responsible for 65% of the Wii's sales in North America. Seriously, he's a pretty awesome guy. He still makes me nervous during face-to-face conversations…probably because I haven't gotten hammered with him. Ha!
I don't care for Reggie. He's a damn suit who tries to act like he knows about gaming. He should fork over millions of bucks to learn from Steve Jobs.
It slipped you into the bulk mail for some reason, so it didn't update automatically to the old iPhone. Replied.
@Smartguy He's done a fantastic job with Nintendo's marketing since he came to the company. Plus, the dude use to work for Panda Express and Guiness (beer). That's pretty awesome.
What did he do for Panda Express and Guinness? I only ask because I lived off of Panda Express during college and one of my favorite beers is Guinness. Plus, I have a Wii. Does that mean that my subconscious purchasing decisions are somehow affected by Mr. Fils-Aime? If he leaves Nintendo and goes to work for Hustler, I'm screwed!
-M
@iceman He invented orange chicken. *joke* He was also in marketing.
@ Panda Express
One day, I friend of mine who has 3 kids got kicked out of his house. I took him out to Panda to try and cheer him up. For some reason, that day the chef had made the best orange chicken either of us had ever had in our lives. Not too tangy, not too spicy, absolutely none of the hard to chew parts, perfect.
It was a miracle. We remembered the chef but neither of us ever saw him there again. I still contest that Jesus took the form of an asian chef at Panda just to make orange chicken for my friend that day.
panda express? i thought of reggie as more of an in n out burger kinda guy.
I nominate Panda for the preferred fast food of RPad.TV readers 2009.
@Ray
He doesn't sell anything to me. I can't stand to hear the guy talk.
Also, Guinness is made in the Bahamas. I don't drink that fake Irish stuff.
@N8R
There is no Panda here. I can't support your nominee.
@ Smartguy
Except this one:
http://neworleans.citysearch.com/profile/4441053/…
@iceman: I have every intention of sending in a pic of something with a comedic twist.
it's never open and too close to so many better places.
@N8R That was really Reggie. He's a master of disguise.
Also, not too spicy?!? Pfft. Having Indian roommates in college and living in Thailand for a stint has raised my spice tolerance to super saiyan levels.
i love spicy food. i keep cayenne and the such on my table in salt shakers. can't get enough.
after thinking some that map shows panda express where mulate's is. that is right on the river. i don't remember seeing it there. unless it is some place inside the Riverwalk (a mall).
@ Spicy food
Please don't take that comment out of reference. I put hot sauce on pizza as well as a number of everything that's not ice cream or pudding.
I meant for orange chicken at Panda. It wasn't overbearingly spicy. The spice complemented perfectly.
It almost spoiled orange chicken for me since.
@ Smartguy
There's one in the mall here. I would not be surprised if it's in a mall there.
we have a PF Changs. Is that similar?
I don't think so… but I don't regular Changs.
Is it cafeteria style? Because Panda is.
@N8R
I've only been there once. It's a la carte.
Places like that don't do so well around here. I think PF Changs stays in business because it is right by the Causeway and hooked to the mall right by the Causeway.
Weird fact, there are no fast food restaurants at all in Chalmette. (part of St. Bernard Parish). Only family owned mom and pop places. Pretty neat.
PF Chang's blows. Gimme dirty NYC Chinatown food any day.
yeah, chinese food isn't that good here. i have no idea what good chinese tastes like. we do stuff like raw oysters, tons of seafood dishes. Good stuff.
Mom and Pop FTW!
What I want to know is, where can you find General Tso's in SoCal?
I saw a bag of it at Target (gross) but that was it. No place I've been to has General Tso's chicken.
@N8R I've SGV has the best Chinese food in SoCal.
@ Rpad
Next time I'm in that neck of the woods, I'll look around.
Now I'm freaking hungry, thanks guys.
Grats to the 2 winners!
I like Panda Express, but I'm more of a Subway guy….
I'm more of a Copeland's guy myself. Or a poboy shop. Yum yum.
@Smartguy: French Market on Decatur FTW!!
In 'n Out FTW!!! I'm sad that I missed out on this wonderful chain in my 25 years in NY.
I don't like the cheese at In 'n Out… or the fries.
Carl's Jr is one we didn't have on the east coast that I like. I wish we had a Waffle House in either state.
no one can beat IN n OUT. their double double animal style is just heaven.
@Nightshade
Good pick. Can't go wrong in that part of town though.
I feel so left out of the convo, chain places aren't big here. Not fast food anyway.
@N8R You should try the fries well done, animal style. They're much better that way.
@Smartguy: I always laughed at the fact there's a Hooters just off of the French Quarter. It's like, don't they realize there are about 15 strip joints about 30 feet away?
@N8R
dats what i thought too at first. hated their fries. but then i discovered animal style. carl's jr has one of the best teriyaki burgers ever
@ R Pad
Well done might fix the sponge-like quality I don't like about them. I gotten them animal style before, I'm allergic to onions though.
@nightshade
i honestly don't know one soul who goes to Hooters. HoB and HardRock are right there as well and they have much better food.
As far as the "entertainment" is concerned…yeah…it's much better one block over lol.
@Smartguy: I love New Orleans, particular the French Quarter. I was there for Mardi Gras about 5 years ago. Flew in on Monday. Tuesday was Fat Tuesday & Wednesday was Ash Wednesday. Flew out on Thursday. Best vacation I've ever had, even if it was only a couple of days. Can't wait to go back someday, although now that I'm married I think another Mardi Gras is probably out of the question. :-(
@nightshade
try and get her to let you take a vacation with your friends. Tell her "it's NOLA, not Vegas…so it isn't like all partying, strippers, gambling and other forms of debauchery."
hopefully she buys it. otherwise idk lol.
@Smartguy: Thankfully (in most cases) I didn't marry an idiot. That does work against me sometimes though. lol.
bring her with you. she'll have a good time perhaps. you can arrange it to be two trips. bring her when it isn't mardi gras. go to the vieux carre (french quarter), jackson square, commander's palace. then bring her again during mardi gras. win win.
in va we dont have panda express, carls jr, del taco, or in n out
we do have "food lion" though
Food Lion? I'm intrigued….
its a supermarket really
im intrigued by regional supermarket chains
had never heard of "price chopper" before i met my gf
That's a little disappointing, but nearly as disappointing as when LucasArts took me to Strawberry Village — there was nothing strawberry-y or vilage-y about it.
ray
do you sometimes have trouble coming up with the topic for coffee talk?
@thundercracker Not yet, but some are better than others. To me though, the topic is secondary. It's more about letting all of you go at it.
its not often i get to talk to you anymore, so i just wanted to tell you thank you for all the hard work youve put into this site. It really has become part of my day and i think i speak for all of us when i say that we really appreciate everything you do
happy thanksgiving dude
Thank you! I do miss chatting it up with you too. Our hours just aren't overlapping as much. Fortunately, my brother was in town last night, so I was out with him and his girlfriend and got a late start on today's writing…and also I took an ill advised Dragon Age break. Ha!
Seriously though, I really appreciate your support and comments from back on TheFeed and here!