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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:21 AM Nov 2015

Can someone explain this to me? I do not get it at all.

News blurb:

Photo: Customers camp out infront of new Chick-Fil-A location in Columbia Heights, Va., which is set to open on Wednesday.

https://twitter.com/emilyrs/status/661549233900756992

Why would people, even a few, "camp out" in front of a fast food joint?
Esp. THAT joint?
Has there been something in the news I missed?

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Can someone explain this to me? I do not get it at all. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 OP

According to replies on the tweet, the first 100 in get free food for a year. Brickbat Nov 2015 #1

Isn't this business a Jesus firm? Can't the campers just pray for valerief Nov 2015 #4

many dont understand religion saturnsring Nov 2015 #6

No, no, no...you have it all wrong A HERETIC I AM Nov 2015 #8

ahhh....that makes more sense. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2015 #5

Free food for a year? Kalidurga Nov 2015 #2

The first 100 get one free meal per week for a year: petronius Nov 2015 #3

People camp out in front of places for the oddest reasons. Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #7

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)

1. According to replies on the tweet, the first 100 in get free food for a year.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:23 AM

Nov 2015

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. Isn't this business a Jesus firm? Can't the campers just pray for

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:38 AM

Nov 2015

food and they'll get it? I thought that was how religion worked.

saturnsring

(1,832 posts)

6. many dont understand religion

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 12:26 PM

Nov 2015

A HERETIC I AM

(24,368 posts)

8. No, no, no...you have it all wrong

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 12:33 PM

Nov 2015

The way it works is you STEAL the food and pray for forgiveness

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

5. ahhh....that makes more sense.

Reply to Brickbat (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:40 AM

Nov 2015

Under those circumstances, I would tempted to to help 100 homeless camp out there.

Depends on what "free food" turns out to be. A pack of fried, not a good deal.
A meal? Maybe.

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

2. Free food for a year?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:25 AM

Nov 2015

That would be on the up side. The downside is that it's Chick-fil-a.

petronius

(26,602 posts)

3. The first 100 get one free meal per week for a year:

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 11:27 AM

Nov 2015

http://www.chick-fil-a.com/Locations/First-100

Not worth it, IMO, but maybe 'camping out' like that is fun for some people..

Edit: and now that I look, it seems to be by advance registration, so there's no point in the camping. Guess they really love chikfila...

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)

7. People camp out in front of places for the oddest reasons.

Reply to petronius (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 3, 2015, 12:31 PM

Nov 2015

I live just a few blocks from Providence Park, the soccer stadium here in Portland. People from the Timbers Army supporters group, which sits in the "first come, first served" general admission section, begin lining up as much as a full day in advance of Timbers matches in order to get closer to the pitch.

I'm a huge soccer fan and I go to every home Timbers (and Thorns, the NWSL team) games...but I have reserve season tickets for each club. I like my comfort too much to camp out on the sidewalk for a day!

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