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PoindexterOglethorpe

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51. No, it really hasn't always been around,
Tue May 7, 2019, 02:26 PM
May 2019

but it's now been around long enough that it does seem like forever.

I'm also going to guess that Grandpa rarely went out to eat, which would also make a difference.

Eating out was relatively uncommon for families at least through the 1950's and well into the '60's. I remember that my parents at one point would go out once a month and take one of us six kids with them. It was an incredible treat.

At this point most of us take for granted eating out on a regular basis.

I haven't katmondoo May 2019 #1
Me neither. (n/t) thesquanderer May 2019 #3
I have not, either NewJeffCT May 2019 #4
What do you have against horizontal eating? underpants May 2019 #14
Just curious.... Ohiogal May 2019 #5
You're definitely out ahead on this. One of the mysteries Hortensis May 2019 #15
Oh, I love tacos! Ohiogal May 2019 #17
It's probably just as bad as your Hortensis May 2019 #19
Once about 15 years ago Ohiogal May 2019 #21
A girlfriend likes Arby's. :) I'm a Popeye's addict, Hortensis May 2019 #25
McDonald's fish sandwich, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #32
Yes, my hubby worked at McDonald's as a teenager Ohiogal May 2019 #38
McDonald's was the first "fast food". Quick cheap and FUN underpants May 2019 #44
That must be it. Little fun things came with the meals too. Hortensis May 2019 #64
Frying tortillas? Retrograde May 2019 #63
:) SoCal. Tex-Mex's rep for me didn't survive my first drive across Texas. Hortensis May 2019 #67
You'll love it, they're way tastier than homemade burgers Polybius May 2019 #23
Don't judge me Ohiogal May 2019 #39
Where do you live? Do you not have access to tacos in your area? Shell_Seas May 2019 #7
Why not? Polybius May 2019 #22
Okay, now I'm hungry--carnitas tacos for breakfast! panader0 May 2019 #2
Fuck ya! Make my tortillas corn please. nt Hotler May 2019 #27
Only 2%? Cartoonist May 2019 #6
You've skipped the important part of that story. Codeine May 2019 #8
You caught me in a lie Cartoonist May 2019 #16
What? Polybius May 2019 #24
When did it start to boom? Cartoonist May 2019 #28
So how long ago was it that he finally PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #33
Pie history Cartoonist May 2019 #37
No, it really hasn't always been around, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #51
He dined at Country Clubs Cartoonist May 2019 #53
Aha! That makes perfect sense PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #55
If he lived in Youngstown, Ohio .... Ohiogal May 2019 #40
I live in Texas, this may be the most shocking poll I have ever seen. Shell_Seas May 2019 #9
I agree being a Texan this is INSANELY shocking! Dem_4_Life May 2019 #10
Maybe Montana or North Dakota where they all live in the sticks... Shell_Seas May 2019 #12
I live in Texas qazplm135 May 2019 #34
But at least you have tried them once I am guessing Dem_4_Life May 2019 #36
as a kid yes qazplm135 May 2019 #49
On the other hand, I have eaten enough tacos to make up for that 2%. dameatball May 2019 #11
I'm willing to pick up the slack as well. CentralMass May 2019 #29
I hate to generalize...but the people I know under like 32 haven't tried much. cbdo2007 May 2019 #13
Only if a taco dinner kits counts as tacos csziggy May 2019 #18
This is going to blow their minds dalton99a May 2019 #20
We have an Indian taqueria in Boulder ProudLib72 May 2019 #60
I had the worst "taco" ever in small town Kansas, the second in eastern Oregon. hunter May 2019 #26
Met a neighbor who complained she did not like that the school was giving her kids lunasun May 2019 #30
A lot of people aren't very adventurous in their eating. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #35
Amazing underpants May 2019 #43
Don't know if you ever been around here but that is so bizarre considering the restaurant lunasun May 2019 #57
What are these 'tacos' you speak of? Are they anything like this ... mr_lebowski May 2019 #31
Everyone here in San Diego has eaten a taco. maveric May 2019 #41
Surprised the reported percentage isn't higher just from trolls Amishman May 2019 #42
For whom the bell tolls... Blue Owl May 2019 #45
That's why we need taco trucks on every corner. MrsCoffee May 2019 #46
YES! underpants May 2019 #47
love vegan tacos from the Veggie Grill Demovictory9 May 2019 #48
I've made some good ones at home Codeine May 2019 #52
I'm from a NYC suburb and pizza was advertised in the local papers as early as the 1930s kskiska May 2019 #50
it's still called apizza in some places in Connecticut NewJeffCT May 2019 #56
Modern #1!!!! ProudLib72 May 2019 #61
That's what I'm having for supper today. blueinredohio May 2019 #54
And they're probably newborns lunatica May 2019 #58
A breast-feeding mom who had tacos for dinner. GoCubsGo May 2019 #68
That's another drawback to Hillary "losing" MurrayDelph May 2019 #59
Count me in. I have never eaten a single taco ProudLib72 May 2019 #62
Mmmmm. Making me hungry for a flour tortilla with Ilsa May 2019 #65
Oh the humanity!!! MicaelS May 2019 #66
People who don't eat tacos... Xolodno May 2019 #69
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