Spokane has a Dick’s hamburger joint that looks and feels exactly like the various Dick’s in Seattle. The Spokane Dick’s may actually look and feel more like the Seattle Dick’s than the Seattle Dick’s do. So I was surprised when happening upon the Dick’s website yesterday to find no mention of Spokane’s Dick’s.
So I clicked on “feedback” and sent the following note:
Why no mention of the Spokane Dick’s here? Spokane feels slighted.
Soon a reply arrived in my inbox, stating in no uncertain terms:
Sorry but the Spokane dick’s is not now, nor has it ever been affiliated with the Seattle based Dick’s Drive-in restaurants.
Thanks for the enquiry
Dick’s Drive-in Restaurants
Stunned silence.
“Dicks”? “another blow”?!? It’s just this sort of title that got us that “X” rating a while back.
My word verification is “MATER”, by the way. As in “MATER DEI”
We should all be ashamed of ourselves.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “If your actions speak louder than
words,” rants TV pundit Stephen Colbert, “then you’re not yelling loudly
enough.” That’s a funnier variant of the advice I have for you, Sagittarius,
which is as follows: The coming week is a time for crafty talk, not
impulsive deeds; a time for intense discussion, not brash exploits.
Engaging in almost any kind of negotiation, even if it’s heated and
convoluted, is better than leaping into an adventure prematurely. It’s my
opinion that you and yours will have to express a lot of ideas and feelings
in order to uncover the understandings that should be at the root of your
next moves.
So, Dick’s in Spokane isn’t really Dick’s. That truly sucks.
I wonder if there are plans to erect any more Dick’s in either Spokane or Seattle.
Brilliant, love the blog. The Spokane Dick's is nothing like the Seattle ones. in fact it is disgusting. just saying.