A FrontBurnervian Foodie with a fondness for a quick salad moans:
Have you noticed that yesterday and today Lexus has been holding camp in the already ridiculously crowded and small parking lot at Eatzis? I guess it’s for some promotion. They have literally set up a tent in the parking lot and taken up perfectly good parking spots with their own vehicles. To give them some credit, the Lexus people did create 2 previously nonexistant parking spots for 2 of their cars. But the sidewalk to the entrance is blocked with sales reps who won’t let you walk in the door without hounding you about taking a car for a test drive. Do they really think people on their lunch breaks have time for a test drive?! If I had that kind of time, I wouldn’t be rushing in and out of Eatzis! And when you tell them “no thanks” they do not let up, saying they’ll give you 20 bucks, etc. Seriously. I’m so annoyed that I think I’ll have to get my salad fix elsewhere during my lunch break tomorrow. The annoyance is so not worth it. That, and spending nearly 9 bucks for a bowl of lettuce.
He/She is ranched up. Are you?
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two words – Oak Cliff
minutes from downtown
plenty to eat, especially in the Bishop Arts with no stoopid valet parking (unless you’re from Frisco/Plano/some other suburban wasteland and too lazy to park one block away in the lot)
avoid Oak Lawn whenever possible as it’s cultually vacant unless you drive a Lexus, in which case stay over there all the time
come to Oak Cliff and enjoy your lunch
Do they steal the punctuation or something in Oak Cliff?
Must. Resist. Joke.
Heh. I had to, as well.
Gee, the idea that Eatzi’s might be an in-and-out-quick chore and a “can I put this salad in layaway?” sticker shock price gouge is shocking.
Hot Tip: Making one’s own salad takes maybe 5 minutes and is dirt cheap. Ever wondered how people save enough money to buy a Lexus?
No, I have not ever wondered how people save up to buy a Lexus. I do, however, wonder if Lexus could somewhere else with better parking to do their biz – like Oak Cliff, perhaps.
Didn’t Lexus do this at Eatzi’s last year too?
Ugh… Yes.
As for salad – can’t you drive up to Whole Foods on Lomo Alto and cruise the salad bar there?
joke away, suckers
the joke’s on you if you think punctuation (or proper spelling or uppercase words) is necessary on message boards here on the InterWebs
love seeing you frontburner numbskulls getting your panties in a knot…keep up the, uh, good work
you guys are just the bestest
and please remain fearful of the OC and keep on believe it’s dangerous “over there”
that fear keeps you away and makes life easier and better for those of us south of the river, as you and your ilk fight the traffic each and every day and then pay to park in a restaurant’s lot, as well as pay a bunch of tolls for the “privilege” to drive on roads
tell me about the crime in Oak Cliff and i’ll point you to myriad random crimes and murders in the ‘burbs (the latest is the woman who killed herself in a Plano doctor’s office after holding the nurse and Dr. hostage for a spell…aren’t the suburbs suppposed to be safer than Oak Cliff??)
Plano/Frisco/Oak Lawn et al = cultural wasteland akin to Stepford
Oak Cliff = alive with diversity and folks from all walks of life
I didn’t say it was necessary. But it is awfully nice to have. And, much like dressing for the job you want, how you express yourself in writing also affects how seriously people take what you say.
I also find it slightly ironic that, while chastising us for what you perceive as a slight against Oak Cliff and an apparent prejudice on our part regarding the area, you are also showing your own prejudices.
How do you know that we don’t regularly go to Oak Cliff? I believe the initial post was regarding someone’s frustration about a Lexus promotion at her regular lunch spot – not about Oak Cliff. Truth is, you have no clue as to whether that person regularly frequents your beloved neighborhood, or not.
Don’t tell people how sweet life is the Cliff. Let those fools continue their vapidity while we enjoy the smooth traffic, good food, and smarter people. It’s our secret and let’s keep it that way. Otherwise they’d find out first hand how we treat punks in Oak Cliff, and it ain’t pretty.
That will go a long way toward making the those mis-educated about Oak Cliff feel differently. Way. To. Go.
It would be funnier if they had figuratively pitched a tent in the parking lot to show their excitement for the new models.
i was merely suggesting oak cliff as a place to enjoy lunch, while throwing a jab at oak lawn and the ‘burbs, which i detest
and you got all uppity about periods and commas, while alluding to jokes about the OC, which i love
i don’t have time to make sure i put a comma here period there
instead i write in short verse and use the return key to make my posts easy on the eyes
and i haven’t pre-judged anything
i didn’t and don’t purport to know anything about anyone, much less the number of times they frequent Oak Cliff, i merely asked you and your ilk to say to the north of the Trinity
truth is, you don’t have a clue. period. (with some gratuitous punctuation for you there. hope it makes you feel awful nice)
Parking is obviously a very touchy issue in this town. Between this Lexus story to the Valet Nazi’s, somebody is gonna get hurt. When I rule Dallas there will be free parking everywhere for every citizen!
Awe. Some. I have ilk.
Thank.You.For.Your.Comments. I.am.serious. If.you.have.that.attitude.stay.away.from.the.hood.
Let’s not gloss over something very important here: Mike’s hilarious comment. If there were figurative tents being pitched due to the excitement of fine Lexus craftsmanship, I probably wouldn’t have minded so much.
you’re certainly doing a lot to dispel the myth that texans talk real slow…too slow
so i’m wrong for lacking commas and semicolons and all, but it’s OK for you to split words with periods???
you don’t get how hypocritical and condescending it is to do that and probably never will
you chastise me for what you see as a slight, as some sort of error under some unwritten rule of punctuation for message boards, and yet you follow the trend appearing on millions of Web sites of splitting words with periods, as if to show emphasis
like i said, stay outta Oak Cliff, please
it’s my fault for assuming Dallasites can think of the OC without laughing
i’m done
Probably wouldn’t of used as many parking spaces my way…
jrp how do you know we’re fearful of oak cliff
how do you know any given one of us doesn’t live in oak cliff
you dont thats just it you dont
How did we get from a Lexus blocking a salad sale to the integrity of the OC? Focus people.
That was my question, Nancy. But apparently the answer to all things that irritate you in Dallas is to go to OC, where people live in some sort of utopia and the streets are paved in cheese.
this blog and its readers (myself included) become more useless each and every day
Dallasites will never be able to truly discuss issues facing the city (big like the trinty, small liike lexus blocking the eatzi’s parking lot) as long as snickering about Oak Cliff (or other non-North Dallas communities) and inside jokes rule the roost
useless, i tell ya, useless