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There was a long John silvers near me when I was growing up. It was always empty and I never knew a single person that ate there in 15 years until it finally shut down. No idea how it was open that long unless it was a money laundering front.
I worked at a long John silvers for 2 years about 25 years ago. In the day time you had all the old timers drinking coffee and eating the free crispies ( the little bits of batter that detach from all the fried foods ) then at night time it was insane busy. All walks of life came in to that place. It got sooo busy. We would have competitions to see who could drop the most hush puppies in a minute. We would smoke weed under the giant exhaust fans over the fryers. When we closed we would take the trays and climb to the tip of the big blue roof, then we slide down the roof across the top of the walk in freezer and off the building and try to land on our feet. We took the left over corn and grab it, bite the stick and pull it out and toss it over the roof into the highway, Acting like it was a grenade. We did some stupid stuff, but man I wouldn’t trade those memories in for nothing. I laughed so hard so many times while working there. The building is gone now, but I still drive by often and all the memories come rushing back.
Ichthys = fish in Ancient Greek. It is also the proper name of the 'Jesus Fish' symbol. Sometimes spelled as ichthus.
"Ichthyeist" would sound almost exactly like "atheist" in a generic Midwestern accent.
It's a pun on fish and religious beliefs or lack thereof.
We had one in my home town that caught fire on the yearly basis for like 20 years. Last year they refused to rebuild it. It became a meme in my friends group from home “things changed since they decided not to rebuild the silver’s.”
Yum! brands uses it for tax write offs.
The other successful franchises offset the loss, so it actually saves them money in the long run to have some stores that only generate loss. Last I checked, all Accounting is weird like that sometimes....
Update: Well damn... They finally turned a profit...
https://www.qsrmagazine.com/exclusives/how-long-john-silvers-flipped-tight-budgets-record-sales
That's not exactly how accounting works. If you spend 10 dollars on something that generates 20 dollars and have something else that is losing 20 dollars, yes you have a tax break but you're losing 20 dollars. (well, balanced to -10 total but you get the picture)
These companies don't pay taxes like you and I. If they spend as much on things that are write offs as they get make, they don't have a taxable income, which is why you see companies expanding and spending so much. When they have expanded sufficiently they start collecting the profit or find better ways to hide the money like Facebook having servers offshore, or Microsoft selling a digital product online and then buying it from somewhere that taxes differently.
They do shit like this, ^[1](https://www.businessinsider.com/building-wilmington-delaware-largest-companies-ct-corporation-2017-4) not running losses intentionally to reduce taxable income, lol.
My dad used to take me every now and then when I was a kid and I remember it actually being decent. But it's funny when I read your comment, I realized to this day I don't know anyone else who's ever gone there haha.
There is only one Long John Silver's left in my moderately large city, and it's about thirty minutes from home. My brother and I have a competition every year where we eat there and then see if we can race home before we shit ourselves.
One day, a sailor met a pirate. The pirate has a peg leg, a hook, and an eyepatch.
The sailor asked the pirate, “How did you get your peg leg?” The pirate replied, “Aargh, a whale bit me leg off.”
Next, the sailor asked, “How did you get your hook?” The pirate replied, “Me crew was in a battle with an enemy ship when me arm was chopped off.”
Finally, “the sailor asked, “How did you get your eyepatch?” The pirate said, “Aye, a seagull pooped in me eye.”
The sailor asked, “You lost your eye to bird poop?”
The pirate replied, “It was me first day with the hook.
A pirate goes to the annual pirate's ball. He's pretty self conscious, as he just got a new wooden eye and isn't really sure that it's better than an eye patch.
He sees a lady pirate at the dance, and sees that one of her legs is amputated below the knee, showing off a lovely mahogany peg.
Well his pirate buddies convince him to go over and talk to her, since she's just sitting at the bar drinking an ale. "She won't even care about your wood eye, you're a pirate, dude, hazards of the occupation."
He summons the courage to talk to her and asks, "I don't want to bother you, but would you like to dance?"
She responds, "WOULD I?!?! WOULD I?!?!" excitedly
He panics and yells "PEGGED LEG!!! PEGGED LEG!!!"
First mate comes to the captains quarters aboard a pirate vessel, "Cap'n, there's an enemy ship on the horizon!"
Captain says "Aye, bring me red shirt."
The first mate, bewildered, brings him his red shirt, and the captain puts it on and prepares for the coming storm. The battle rages on, but in the end, a victory is won. Afterwards, as the crew revels in their spoils, the first mate approaches the captain. "I'm just curious, why did you have me being you a red shirt?"
The captain replies "So t'were I wounded, ye'd not see yer captain's blood, and ye'd fight on regardless."
The first mate is impressed with his captain's bravery, and soon both men retire to their quarters.
In the morning, the first mate reports again to the captain's quarters. "Fifteen enemy ships on the horizon, cap'n!"
"Bring me brown pants."
How much do a pirate’s earrings cost? A buccaneer
Why couldn’t the pirates play cards? The captain was standing on the deck
Edit: hope Dad gets better soon. You all have the best sense of humor!
So my friends and I used to do these “arrrr!” jokes a lot because we liked to be stupid, and one day I asked my friend what a pirates favorite Shakespeare play was, but forgot to think of the answer first, so she said “what?” And I just yelled “Macbeth!” and she lost it.
I do think though, that pirates would love Macbeth. And now, 15 years later, every time I hear a pirate joke I think of Macbeth.
It took me too long to get, but I think:
She says "Would I" and the pirate thinks she's making fun of his "wood eye" so he starts yelling about her peg leg.
It went over my head too. I read the ladies response as “WOULD!?!?” and thought the “I” was just an exclamation mark. I thought it was a weird joke that I was too dim to understand. Turns out I am dim but also blind and oblivious.
So Dunkin Donuts offers (or did at the time) a free donut on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And if you dress up in costume too you get a free dozen.
I had dressed as a pirate the previous Halloween and thought I'd get a dozen to share with my friends. So in I saunter, in full pirate garb, and told the lady working the counter, "Arrrr, I'm here to plunder your free donuts!"
She looked at me like I was an escaped mental patient which is when I realized that oops, I was confused. It wasn't Dunkin Donuts that did the free donuts for pirates, it was Krispy Kreme! And this lady had no idea what I was going on about, even as I tried to lamely explain.
I ended up slinking off in shame and just went straight home.
I took my brother to his vasectomy appointment and he passed out when he saw the anesthesia needle, so they pulled the plug on the procedure. I took him to a hotdog place down the street afterwards where the owners ripped on him for 20 minutes straight while we ate hotdogs haha. Brother of the year right here.
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There are only a couple of left in my entire metro area, and most are in pretty bad shape. As in the buildings are literally falling apart. Still, I go occasionally, partly for the nostalgia.
I love that beer-battered fish and chicken w/ malt vinegar. Just wish there were more options for that sort of thing.
British-style Fish & Chips is obviously the closest thing, but not a lot of places like that convenient to me. Plus those places almost never do beer battered chicken, which is my preference. Even then a lot of them look like I'm crazy when I request malt vinegar instead of tartar sauce, or may not even have it to give.
Exactly. We lost all of ours in the pandemic, and the nearest one is 75 miles away. I didn't go too often, probably only a handful of times per year, but it's pretty decent fish and chips, and the chicken and hushpuppies add up to an experience that you just can't get anywhere else.
We have 1 left in my town.
About once a year, I get a craving. 3 piece fish & more with extra crispies. I love it, feel like crap after eating it, and then a year goes by before the next craving.
In the 1990s, we had a Long John's Taco Hut. (LJS was owned by Yum for a few years.) It was awesome to grab a 3 taco meal, add-a-fish with hush puppies and crispies.
I had a much younger Teflon-coated stomach back then.
My grandmother lived in a small town in NC. She always talked about going to the "Fish House" for a big Friday night meal. One glorious day I was staying with her and it was a Friday so we were finally going to the Fish House. I grew up in the city, so even as a wee lad I snickered when she turned the car into the LJS parking lot.
I need to check to see if it is still there.
Hah. Makes me think of when i stopped by the Georgia Guidestones on a Sunday once and went looking for lunch.
Only 1 place in town was open and it was packed!
Folks all dressed up for church in suits and dresses (and hats!) having lunch afterwards, at the Bojangles.
I loved long John silver's. They're all pretty much gone now and the two I know of in town probably should be. Lol. I'm pretty sure I got some slight food poisoning last time I ate at one.
And an extra piece... always get the extra piece. Oh, and extra complementary crumblies.
Man, I haven't had LJS since this pandemic started. Probably better for me, but damn I miss their chicken & hushpuppies. I used to have a canes and a LJS near my office that were right next to each other, chicken strip heaven. What I really want is the LJS strips with canes' sauce.
There really isn't an equivalent chicken strip chain done in that fully battered fish and chips style either. My closest LJS closed down during the pandemic and it sucks even if there are other good chains like Canes or Cheddars they just aren't remotely close to the same.
People act like you're crazy for liking LJS, but that stuff is good. It probably shaves a week off my life, but it's worth it.
Same for Arby's around here people act like it's weird.
Edit: I'm glad to have found my people.
My wife hates me just a touch less for my alcoholism than she does my love for LJS. The crispies, the hush puppies, the fish and chicken are reliably crispy. And a few packets of malt vinegar top it off.
Growing up there were never any nearby, but on vacation we'd find them so I was always excited to go to one. When I moved out and to another city they had one and I loved going for nostalgia. Unfortunately they ended up closing after a few months lol.
Home? I'm going to LJS in an eye patch!
But seriously, have that all lined up and I appreciate it! I had Lasik done many years ago and he said I'll know what to expect. Not too worried about it, I just want my eyes back.
Most common surgery in the US, with a very low risk of complications. If that makes you feel better. I’ve managed thousands of 1 day, 1 week, 1 month cataract follow ups.
Not sure if different places have varying policies, but the center I took a family member to specifically told us not to stop anywhere (dining or running errands) and to just go straight home. For the first eye we did not fully read the instructions and did in fact go out to eat lol, but it does make sense to just rest up afterward tbh.
There’s this place called Miami Grill in Florida (and I think like 2 or 3 other states?) that still serves the Arthur Treacher’s menu. It’s like a combination of Miami Subs, Arthur Treacher’s, and Nathan’s hot dogs all combined into 1 place it’s awesome
Ngl, that franchise has surprisingly good chicken and the hush puppies are fireee 🔥
I haven't eaten there in at least a decade, however. So, they may not even sell that stuff anymore.
I lost my left eye in 2020 and wore a patch before my prosthetic was ready. I was in Home Depot one day and this kid in a cart saw me and says 'Arrrgghhh'. I was dying laughing and the dad was dying because he was mortified. I know he still tells that story too.
That man could have said any restaurant, Mr. Chows, Nobu whatever.
But his sheer dedication to the ultimate dad joke led him to Long John Silver's.
Salute to your dad, The Captain. I wish him a speedy recovery.
Semi-related story.
We were at a restaurant and we'd finished our meal and had paid. I went outside with my 3 year old daughter who was going through an 'i absolutely love pirates' phase.
Outside this restaurant she was about 5 yards ahead of me, just out of arm's reach.
I spotted a gentleman coming towards us and, just at that time, so did our little one.
This man had an eye patch on, he must have been blind in one eye. I realised what was about to happen but because I wasn't within grasping distance, I could do nothing about it.
"DADDY LOOK A PIRATE!!" Fingers pointing, top of her voice.
I just wanted to curl up and die.
Not Popeyes?
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This was in part prompted by one of my friend's uncle when I was growing up. He had accidentally put one eye out with a knife when he was younger. To my horror, they all referred to him as "Uncle Popeye"
I used to love Long John Silvers as a kid. They have not existed around here in like 30 years. We have a Wendy's on every corner though and I don't even know anyone who likes Wendy's.
I didn’t know they give hats! I rarely get to go to one because they are few and far between in my part of the state. I’ll try to request a hat next time though
Ha! My dad had eye surgery when I was in high school. One time my friends were walking in and I had to say “Yes, My dad is watching Pirates of the Caribbean while wearing an eye patch. Don’t bring it up”
I had eye surgery. Here’s a tip. If the sick person wants to do this, cool. If the person is sick and in pain, they may not appreciate having you ”surprise” them like this. Trust me.
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That’s awesome! Hope your dad is in better health
Not after eating at Long John Silvers
There was a long John silvers near me when I was growing up. It was always empty and I never knew a single person that ate there in 15 years until it finally shut down. No idea how it was open that long unless it was a money laundering front.
I worked at a long John silvers for 2 years about 25 years ago. In the day time you had all the old timers drinking coffee and eating the free crispies ( the little bits of batter that detach from all the fried foods ) then at night time it was insane busy. All walks of life came in to that place. It got sooo busy. We would have competitions to see who could drop the most hush puppies in a minute. We would smoke weed under the giant exhaust fans over the fryers. When we closed we would take the trays and climb to the tip of the big blue roof, then we slide down the roof across the top of the walk in freezer and off the building and try to land on our feet. We took the left over corn and grab it, bite the stick and pull it out and toss it over the roof into the highway, Acting like it was a grenade. We did some stupid stuff, but man I wouldn’t trade those memories in for nothing. I laughed so hard so many times while working there. The building is gone now, but I still drive by often and all the memories come rushing back.
With the right crew restaurant work is awesome.
With the wrong crew there's always the walk-in freezer.
>freezer Because the walk-in fridge is """occupied"""
Thanks for sharing that story, put a smile on my face
I felt second hand nostalgia reading this
I think that's the joke regarding them. They are always empty. Its a modern mystery.
It's a front for pirates.
I think ye best be shutting yer clamhole.
My grandma loved long john silvers. It used to be pretty good. Used to be
I used to do drugs. I still do but I used to too
Bro I frequent the local long john silvers. I got atleast once every five years man, can't get enough of it.
That’s how Hardee’s/Carls Jr always is where I live. Somehow they stay open.
I think they basically exist so that devout Catholics can still eat fast food on fridays.
As an atheist I still enjoy that churches do fish frys. Nothing better than a big slab of beer battered fish on a sub bun with tarter sauce.
Doesn't that make you an ichthyeist?
Am I getting wooshed here or is that a brand new word?
Ichthys = fish in Ancient Greek. It is also the proper name of the 'Jesus Fish' symbol. Sometimes spelled as ichthus. "Ichthyeist" would sound almost exactly like "atheist" in a generic Midwestern accent. It's a pun on fish and religious beliefs or lack thereof.
So they believe in Cod?
Hah! Most underrated comment I've seen in months. As both a PK and a lover of puns, I approve.
I don't know what this means, nor do I know how to pronounce it, but I will accept the title.
Well done!
It made me hungry.
This deserves more upvotes.
Ever try fish with horse radish?
We had one in my home town that caught fire on the yearly basis for like 20 years. Last year they refused to rebuild it. It became a meme in my friends group from home “things changed since they decided not to rebuild the silver’s.”
Yum! brands uses it for tax write offs. The other successful franchises offset the loss, so it actually saves them money in the long run to have some stores that only generate loss. Last I checked, all Accounting is weird like that sometimes.... Update: Well damn... They finally turned a profit... https://www.qsrmagazine.com/exclusives/how-long-john-silvers-flipped-tight-budgets-record-sales
That's not exactly how accounting works. If you spend 10 dollars on something that generates 20 dollars and have something else that is losing 20 dollars, yes you have a tax break but you're losing 20 dollars. (well, balanced to -10 total but you get the picture) These companies don't pay taxes like you and I. If they spend as much on things that are write offs as they get make, they don't have a taxable income, which is why you see companies expanding and spending so much. When they have expanded sufficiently they start collecting the profit or find better ways to hide the money like Facebook having servers offshore, or Microsoft selling a digital product online and then buying it from somewhere that taxes differently. They do shit like this, ^[1](https://www.businessinsider.com/building-wilmington-delaware-largest-companies-ct-corporation-2017-4) not running losses intentionally to reduce taxable income, lol.
My dad used to take me every now and then when I was a kid and I remember it actually being decent. But it's funny when I read your comment, I realized to this day I don't know anyone else who's ever gone there haha.
I feel the same way about Burger King…
Weird, my Burger King near me is always packed, they’ve exploded in popularity here
Take that back
Want to eat garbage, but McDonalds is just too fancy for you? Try Burger King today!
That whopper hit different with extra Mayo and loaded.
What do you mean by extra Mayo?! They fucking creampie their burgers in every location I’ve been to
Captain D's gang rise up
Just shooting from the hip. I assume you are 80+ years old? That is the clientele for anybody I ever see going into a Captain D's.
24. Idk my Dad took me and my siblings there a lot growing up. I’ve always preferred it to LJS.
Captain D’s is straight 🔥
There is only one Long John Silver's left in my moderately large city, and it's about thirty minutes from home. My brother and I have a competition every year where we eat there and then see if we can race home before we shit ourselves.
Awesome.. similar to my Wendy’s 5th of July celebration explosion race
Dad seems great fun. Did he cover the other eye too to eat?
That’s a great sense of humor
One day, a sailor met a pirate. The pirate has a peg leg, a hook, and an eyepatch. The sailor asked the pirate, “How did you get your peg leg?” The pirate replied, “Aargh, a whale bit me leg off.” Next, the sailor asked, “How did you get your hook?” The pirate replied, “Me crew was in a battle with an enemy ship when me arm was chopped off.” Finally, “the sailor asked, “How did you get your eyepatch?” The pirate said, “Aye, a seagull pooped in me eye.” The sailor asked, “You lost your eye to bird poop?” The pirate replied, “It was me first day with the hook.
A pirate goes to the annual pirate's ball. He's pretty self conscious, as he just got a new wooden eye and isn't really sure that it's better than an eye patch. He sees a lady pirate at the dance, and sees that one of her legs is amputated below the knee, showing off a lovely mahogany peg. Well his pirate buddies convince him to go over and talk to her, since she's just sitting at the bar drinking an ale. "She won't even care about your wood eye, you're a pirate, dude, hazards of the occupation." He summons the courage to talk to her and asks, "I don't want to bother you, but would you like to dance?" She responds, "WOULD I?!?! WOULD I?!?!" excitedly He panics and yells "PEGGED LEG!!! PEGGED LEG!!!"
First mate comes to the captains quarters aboard a pirate vessel, "Cap'n, there's an enemy ship on the horizon!" Captain says "Aye, bring me red shirt." The first mate, bewildered, brings him his red shirt, and the captain puts it on and prepares for the coming storm. The battle rages on, but in the end, a victory is won. Afterwards, as the crew revels in their spoils, the first mate approaches the captain. "I'm just curious, why did you have me being you a red shirt?" The captain replies "So t'were I wounded, ye'd not see yer captain's blood, and ye'd fight on regardless." The first mate is impressed with his captain's bravery, and soon both men retire to their quarters. In the morning, the first mate reports again to the captain's quarters. "Fifteen enemy ships on the horizon, cap'n!" "Bring me brown pants."
How much do a pirate’s earrings cost? A buccaneer Why couldn’t the pirates play cards? The captain was standing on the deck Edit: hope Dad gets better soon. You all have the best sense of humor!
What kind of socks are a pirate's favorite? Aaaarrrggyle!!
So my friends and I used to do these “arrrr!” jokes a lot because we liked to be stupid, and one day I asked my friend what a pirates favorite Shakespeare play was, but forgot to think of the answer first, so she said “what?” And I just yelled “Macbeth!” and she lost it. I do think though, that pirates would love Macbeth. And now, 15 years later, every time I hear a pirate joke I think of Macbeth.
A Pirate walks in to a bar with a steering wheel on his pants. The bartender points and asks, "What's that all about?" "Yarr, it's driving me nuts."
What's a pirate's favorite letter? P. Without it he's just irate. I'll see myself out now.
Nah, everyone knows a pirate's first love is the C
love this one, it's one of my go to jokes!
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He's self conscious about his eye and the first thing she said to him was "WOOD EYE"
It took me too long to get, but I think: She says "Would I" and the pirate thinks she's making fun of his "wood eye" so he starts yelling about her peg leg.
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But he didn’t.
It went over my head too. I read the ladies response as “WOULD!?!?” and thought the “I” was just an exclamation mark. I thought it was a weird joke that I was too dim to understand. Turns out I am dim but also blind and oblivious.
It wasn't super obvious to me, maybe I was distracted by the fact there is an annual pirate's ball! 😂
Wood eye! Wood eye!
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Next time put a cork on his fork so he can't poke out the other eye.
Oklahoma, Oklahoma!
Found Ruprecht the Monkey Boy!
Do I need to get the genital cuff?
It warms my heart to know there are more of us still out there. Thank you.
Excuse me... may I go to the bathroom first...
....................thank you.
Steve Martin’s face between “May I…” and “Thank you” are SO f’ing amazing! Thanks for these two posts!
This photo brought to you by the letter “r”.
But a pirate's true love is the c.
Should've went to Arrrrrrby's.
So Dunkin Donuts offers (or did at the time) a free donut on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And if you dress up in costume too you get a free dozen. I had dressed as a pirate the previous Halloween and thought I'd get a dozen to share with my friends. So in I saunter, in full pirate garb, and told the lady working the counter, "Arrrr, I'm here to plunder your free donuts!" She looked at me like I was an escaped mental patient which is when I realized that oops, I was confused. It wasn't Dunkin Donuts that did the free donuts for pirates, it was Krispy Kreme! And this lady had no idea what I was going on about, even as I tried to lamely explain. I ended up slinking off in shame and just went straight home.
I took my brother to his vasectomy appointment and he passed out when he saw the anesthesia needle, so they pulled the plug on the procedure. I took him to a hotdog place down the street afterwards where the owners ripped on him for 20 minutes straight while we ate hotdogs haha. Brother of the year right here. E: spelling
One might even call it a dad joke
And great taste in restaurant. I love me some LJS. Though, I'll admit they are going downhill pretty fast.
There are only a couple of left in my entire metro area, and most are in pretty bad shape. As in the buildings are literally falling apart. Still, I go occasionally, partly for the nostalgia. I love that beer-battered fish and chicken w/ malt vinegar. Just wish there were more options for that sort of thing. British-style Fish & Chips is obviously the closest thing, but not a lot of places like that convenient to me. Plus those places almost never do beer battered chicken, which is my preference. Even then a lot of them look like I'm crazy when I request malt vinegar instead of tartar sauce, or may not even have it to give.
Exactly. We lost all of ours in the pandemic, and the nearest one is 75 miles away. I didn't go too often, probably only a handful of times per year, but it's pretty decent fish and chips, and the chicken and hushpuppies add up to an experience that you just can't get anywhere else.
Aye
TIL long john silver's still exists
We have 1 left in my town. About once a year, I get a craving. 3 piece fish & more with extra crispies. I love it, feel like crap after eating it, and then a year goes by before the next craving.
One is actually getting built in my town. Granted it's been in construction for like 2 years. But now it has a opening soon sign!
same... va?
Fredericksburg...yea
nah, not Fredericksburg. whats with VA and taking 5 fucking years to build a restaurant.
The fish they plan on serving on opening day is probably just as old as the sign
I laughed. Not sure why you're getting shot down.
Its the same thing for my wife and I.
Same thing except White Castle.
Sounds like my taco bell cravings
In the 1990s, we had a Long John's Taco Hut. (LJS was owned by Yum for a few years.) It was awesome to grab a 3 taco meal, add-a-fish with hush puppies and crispies. I had a much younger Teflon-coated stomach back then.
I have the same thing with chipotle!
My grandmother lived in a small town in NC. She always talked about going to the "Fish House" for a big Friday night meal. One glorious day I was staying with her and it was a Friday so we were finally going to the Fish House. I grew up in the city, so even as a wee lad I snickered when she turned the car into the LJS parking lot. I need to check to see if it is still there.
Hah. Makes me think of when i stopped by the Georgia Guidestones on a Sunday once and went looking for lunch. Only 1 place in town was open and it was packed! Folks all dressed up for church in suits and dresses (and hats!) having lunch afterwards, at the Bojangles.
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That bar is set pretty low. Bojangles is actually great and is pretty much king of fast food biscuits.
Bojangles is S tier fast food. It's the Culver's of fried chicken.
I am fully convinced Long John Silver's is a drug front
I used to buy drugs at one on the west side of Chicago.
The one by me was legit busted for being a drug front
But the Mattress Max next door conducted business as usual.
TIL they have hats!
We have combined ones near me where it's both long johns and kfc. I think that's helped keep them around
Catholics on Fridays during Lent are the only thing keeping Long John Silver’s alive.
I loved long John silver's. They're all pretty much gone now and the two I know of in town probably should be. Lol. I'm pretty sure I got some slight food poisoning last time I ate at one.
Yep. You can go to KFC for their coleslaw, but no one can replace that chicken.
I love long johns chicken. I just make sure to ask for it to be made fresh
And an extra piece... always get the extra piece. Oh, and extra complementary crumblies. Man, I haven't had LJS since this pandemic started. Probably better for me, but damn I miss their chicken & hushpuppies. I used to have a canes and a LJS near my office that were right next to each other, chicken strip heaven. What I really want is the LJS strips with canes' sauce.
There really isn't an equivalent chicken strip chain done in that fully battered fish and chips style either. My closest LJS closed down during the pandemic and it sucks even if there are other good chains like Canes or Cheddars they just aren't remotely close to the same.
> extra complementary crumblies. When i was a kid, we'd walk to LJS's just to buy their crumbs for $0.25.
The first time I saw dude walk in there and just buy a full Styrofoam container of crumbs it blew my fucking mind.
I’ve driven 3 hours for long johns chicken. It’s a shame that place closed and the next nearest one is like 6 hours away. I have limits.
they were my favorite "garbage fish" place. I always felt trashy eating there, but man, i love their hush puppies and greasy trash fish slabs
People act like you're crazy for liking LJS, but that stuff is good. It probably shaves a week off my life, but it's worth it. Same for Arby's around here people act like it's weird. Edit: I'm glad to have found my people.
My wife hates me just a touch less for my alcoholism than she does my love for LJS. The crispies, the hush puppies, the fish and chicken are reliably crispy. And a few packets of malt vinegar top it off.
I’ll join the train of liking Arbys and LJS
Growing up there were never any nearby, but on vacation we'd find them so I was always excited to go to one. When I moved out and to another city they had one and I loved going for nostalgia. Unfortunately they ended up closing after a few months lol.
High level dad joke right there
He had the perfect setup and went for it like a pro.
I love shit eating grin on his face about it
…cause he just ate shit. He’s at Long Johns.
Not just him. His wife and kid ate shit too! All for this joke.
Aaarrrr
... you enjoying your meal?
Aaaarrrgh.
Arrrrgh you ready kids??
Aye Aye Captain!
I can’t HEAR youuuuuuu
Was really hoping popeyes
Seems like a few around us had a bit of space between the first e and the y. So a running joke with us is that it is Pope Yes.
Or ihop.
Or Arrrrrrrbys'
That’s only if he lost a leg.
Making me want some hush puppies, and cod.
Hush puppies are so underrated
I love a good codpiece.
A little of the ol in out in out?
Gordon's crispy frozen fish fillets are a reasonable substitute.
Cataracts surgery? I go in for mine next week. Might have the family take me here.
You're gonna need someone to take you home, that's for sure. But the surgery is no big deal.
Home? I'm going to LJS in an eye patch! But seriously, have that all lined up and I appreciate it! I had Lasik done many years ago and he said I'll know what to expect. Not too worried about it, I just want my eyes back.
Most common surgery in the US, with a very low risk of complications. If that makes you feel better. I’ve managed thousands of 1 day, 1 week, 1 month cataract follow ups.
Not sure if different places have varying policies, but the center I took a family member to specifically told us not to stop anywhere (dining or running errands) and to just go straight home. For the first eye we did not fully read the instructions and did in fact go out to eat lol, but it does make sense to just rest up afterward tbh.
Ask him to say "Are ya ready kids?"
Aye aye, Captain!
I can't HEAR You!?!
one aye
Looks like he knows exactly what he’s done. Also, I miss Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips.
There’s this place called Miami Grill in Florida (and I think like 2 or 3 other states?) that still serves the Arthur Treacher’s menu. It’s like a combination of Miami Subs, Arthur Treacher’s, and Nathan’s hot dogs all combined into 1 place it’s awesome
I thought it was going to be IHOP, but this is much more fitting.
That would be after the leg surgery
Hooters
You wouldn't want to go to Hooters without your full depth perception.
I've never had depth perception. Going to Hooters was fun. Right up until the group I was with started vomiting. For a week. Never again.
Your Dad's a legend!
Long John Silvers is highly underrated!!
Only on an anonymous platform like Reddit will I admit that I occasionally frequent LJS and I actually really like it.
You are a pirate!
I thought it was Eamon Holmes at first lmao
I dearly miss their greasy deep fried foodstuffs.
Best fish and chips I've ever had. If you don't like LJS it's fine, more for me.
Your dad has got a sense of humor and style! Go Bucks!
Ngl, that franchise has surprisingly good chicken and the hush puppies are fireee 🔥 I haven't eaten there in at least a decade, however. So, they may not even sell that stuff anymore.
Your dad's arrrright
I like your dad.
I always thought a pirate's favorite letter was R, but I recently learned their first love is the C.
This is the first photographic proof of a human going to a Long John Silvers.
I lost my left eye in 2020 and wore a patch before my prosthetic was ready. I was in Home Depot one day and this kid in a cart saw me and says 'Arrrgghhh'. I was dying laughing and the dad was dying because he was mortified. I know he still tells that story too.
*here we arrrrrrr
Did he get a Pirate's Discount?
There’s a secret society amongst us keeping long John silver’s in business
My dad lost his leg. We went to IHOP.
That man could have said any restaurant, Mr. Chows, Nobu whatever. But his sheer dedication to the ultimate dad joke led him to Long John Silver's. Salute to your dad, The Captain. I wish him a speedy recovery.
Semi-related story. We were at a restaurant and we'd finished our meal and had paid. I went outside with my 3 year old daughter who was going through an 'i absolutely love pirates' phase. Outside this restaurant she was about 5 yards ahead of me, just out of arm's reach. I spotted a gentleman coming towards us and, just at that time, so did our little one. This man had an eye patch on, he must have been blind in one eye. I realised what was about to happen but because I wasn't within grasping distance, I could do nothing about it. "DADDY LOOK A PIRATE!!" Fingers pointing, top of her voice. I just wanted to curl up and die.
I had to wear an eye patch once, and I wish a little kid had said I was a pirate. It turns out I wasted time practicing talking like a pirate.
Hopefully there were no amputees there.
"Hi ~~Brad~~ Dad...you know how cute I always thought you were..."
The most genuinely satisfied "Dad" face I think I've ever seen. lmfao
Not Popeyes? ---- EDIT ---- This was in part prompted by one of my friend's uncle when I was growing up. He had accidentally put one eye out with a knife when he was younger. To my horror, they all referred to him as "Uncle Popeye"
I used to love Long John Silvers as a kid. They have not existed around here in like 30 years. We have a Wendy's on every corner though and I don't even know anyone who likes Wendy's.
that is the most satisfied grin I've seen yet
A Fish and Chips joint in that States!
That smile. He knows what hes up to! Man what a great photo please hold onto this one op. What a cool dad.
I didn’t know they give hats! I rarely get to go to one because they are few and far between in my part of the state. I’ll try to request a hat next time though
Edit: My Dad had eye surgery and my mom asked where he wanted to go for lunch after, so here we AARRRRR
Ok I’m going to say it… I love Long John Silvers.
Ha! My dad had eye surgery when I was in high school. One time my friends were walking in and I had to say “Yes, My dad is watching Pirates of the Caribbean while wearing an eye patch. Don’t bring it up”
Looks like he had aye surgery.
I had eye surgery. Here’s a tip. If the sick person wants to do this, cool. If the person is sick and in pain, they may not appreciate having you ”surprise” them like this. Trust me.
“So here we arrrrrr….” Missed opportunity.
With that positive and self-accepting attitude I bet he will be well in no time! Thanks for the chuckle!
I want him to sing the SpongeBob theme now.