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dthomas Jun 10th 2008 8:58 pm

Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 
I just finished a Tim Horton’s medium Ice Cappuccino© and was sorely disappointed; I should stick to café-made ice caps. It then dawned on me, as I drizzled up the last artificially flavoured geometrically perfect ice-crystals, that the only thing that TH has going for it is the pleasant service. The coffee, doughnuts, muffins, et. al. are utter shite. Has anyone else had a similar revelation? The opening lyrics of Frank Zappa's Muffin Man also came to mind:

The muffin man is seated at the table in the laboratory of the utility muffin
Research kitchen... reaching for an oversized chrome spoon he gathers an
Intimate quantity of dried muffin remnants and brushing his scapular aside
Procceds to dump these inside of his shirt...

mandymoochops Jun 10th 2008 9:02 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by dthomas (Post 6454361)
I just finished a Tim Horton’s medium Ice Cappuccino© and was sorely disappointed; I should stick to café-made ice caps. It then dawned on me, as I drizzled up the last artificially flavoured geometrically perfect ice-crystals, that the only thing that TH has going for it is the pleasant service. The coffee, doughnuts, muffins, et. al. are utter shite. Has anyone else had a similar revelation? The opening lyrics of Frank Zappa's Muffin Man also came to mind:

The muffin man is seated at the table in the laboratory of the utility muffin
Research kitchen... reaching for an oversized chrome spoon he gathers an
Intimate quantity of dried muffin remnants and brushing his scapular aside
Procceds to dump these inside of his shirt...

Am I wrong or does Frank Zappa suck :confused:

JonboyE Jun 10th 2008 9:08 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 6454383)
Am I wrong or does Frank Zappa suck :confused:

You are wrong, I'm afraid to say. Frank Zappa does not suck.

Novocastrian Jun 10th 2008 9:09 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by dthomas (Post 6454361)
I just finished a Tim Horton’s medium Ice Cappuccino© and was sorely disappointed; I should stick to café-made ice caps. It then dawned on me, as I drizzled up the last artificially flavoured geometrically perfect ice-crystals, that the only thing that TH has going for it is the pleasant service. The coffee, doughnuts, muffins, et. al. are utter shite. Has anyone else had a similar revelation? The opening lyrics of Frank Zappa's Muffin Man also came to mind:

The muffin man is seated at the table in the laboratory of the utility muffin
Research kitchen... reaching for an oversized chrome spoon he gathers an
Intimate quantity of dried muffin remnants and brushing his scapular aside
Procceds to dump these inside of his shirt...

Cave cibum, valde malus est

mandymoochops Jun 10th 2008 9:13 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 6454414)
Cave cibum, valde malus est


Or utter shite!

Novocastrian Jun 10th 2008 9:16 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 6454435)
Or utter shite!

Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.

Steve_P Jun 10th 2008 9:20 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 6454457)
Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.

Tell that to the majority of voters in Alberta. :mad:

hot wasabi peas Jun 10th 2008 9:26 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by dthomas (Post 6454361)
Has anyone else had a similar revelation?

Revelation? :confused:

Like chowing-down at Rotten Ronnies and being thoroughly surprised that it's shite?

mandymoochops Jun 10th 2008 9:29 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 6454457)
Cuiusvis hominis est errare; nullius nisi insipientis in errore perseverare.


I love google ;)

rwin Jun 10th 2008 9:49 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by dthomas (Post 6454361)
the only thing that TH has going for it is the pleasant service.

Are you sure you were at Tim Hortons?

Novocastrian Jun 10th 2008 9:49 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 6454518)
I love google ;)

Me too.

babsi Jun 10th 2008 9:51 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 
Pleasant service?:rofl:

Piff Poff Jun 10th 2008 10:13 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 
The one and only thing I have found to be good at Tim Hortons is the Honey Crueller timbits otherwise known as little puff balls of yum in our house. Would I go out of my way to get them though? NO!

Jingsamichty Jun 10th 2008 10:24 pm

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 
Personally, I find franchises like Tim Horton's to be "ubiquitous-mould-injected-plastic-American-culture" and "platudinous Canadiana/Americana".

But then I am just a simple good ol' prairie boy...

;)

Gcauseway Jun 11th 2008 12:22 am

Re: Am I wrong, or does Tim Horton's suck?
 
Timmies may not be perfect but every time I head back to the UK I have to take tins of coffee, fresh timbits and travel mugs for the relatives. Sadly, upon arriving I am barely given a hug n kiss :huh:. It`s all about the timbits and making some coffee. Oh and if you think that`s sad ... I have a cousin who travelled 2.5 hrs on the train from Belfast to Dublin because Spar have a Tim Hortons counter and she fancied a boston cream donut :rofl:


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