Bad Movie Logo
"A website to the detriment of good film"
Custom Search
HOMEB-MOVIE REVIEWSREADER REVIEWSFORUMINTERVIEWSUPDATESABOUT
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?
March 29, 2024, 02:31:06 AM
713386 Posts in 53058 Topics by 7725 Members
Latest Member: wibwao
Badmovies.org Forum  |  Other Topics  |  Off Topic Discussion  |  This is the South Africa I know and love « previous next »
Pages: [1]
Author Topic: This is the South Africa I know and love  (Read 3032 times)
Trevor
Uncle Zombie and Eminent Shitologist
B-Movie Kraken
*****

Karma: 2121
Posts: 22715



« on: November 24, 2014, 05:21:44 AM »

Vincent Nota is my hero of 2014: just read what this Wimpy waiter did. It will make you  TeddyR TeddyR broadly.

www.enca.com/south-africa/wimpy-waiter-rewarded-act-kindness

They should make this dude CEO of the company and I thought I was good with customers!
Logged

I know I can make it on my own if I try, but I'm searching for the Great Heart
To stand me by, underneath the African sky
A Great Heart to stand me by.
Flangepart
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 653
Posts: 9477



« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2014, 08:39:17 AM »

Way cool, dude.  Thumbup
Logged

"Aggressivlly eccentric, and proud of it!"
Newt
Mostly Harmless. Mostly.
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 856
Posts: 3715


I want to be Ripley when I grow up.


« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2014, 09:26:02 AM »

What a wonderful example!   Thumbup
Logged

"May I offer you a Peek Frean?" - Walter Bishop
"Thank you for appreciating my descent into deviant behavior, Mr. Reese." - Harold Finch
Bushma
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 203
Posts: 1434



« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2014, 09:09:20 PM »

Humanity at its finest. Thank you for sharing!
Logged

This is my awesome signature.  Jealous?
BoyScoutKevin
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 277
Posts: 5030


« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2014, 03:32:22 PM »

Wonderful!

Though, when I saw the word "wimpy," I thought they were referring to the waiter.

Yes and no.

Wimpy is a burger chain which references Popeye's pal Wimpy, who was always asking someone to buy him a burger, and he'd pay them back later. I have never eaten in one in South Africa, but when I was in the U.K. I did enjoy eating  in them, if only because, if I remember correctly, fries automatically came with everything on the menu, and the catsup or ketchup had more vinegar in it, then what you find here in the U.S., and with all the McDonald's and Burger King's taking over the world, I am glad to see that they still exist, even if it is only in South Africa.
Logged
zombie no.one
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 667
Posts: 5114


Oookaay...


« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2014, 08:02:04 PM »

when I was in the U.K. I did enjoy eating  in them, if only because, if I remember correctly, fries automatically came with everything on the menu

yeah I use to love Wimpy fries, they were the best of any of the big-name fast food chain fries

not seen a  Wimpy here (uk) in years, don't think they still exist here, might be wrong...
Logged

The Mandela Effect is a Mandela Effect
zombie no.one
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 667
Posts: 5114


Oookaay...


« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2014, 08:12:29 PM »

Vincent Nota is my hero of 2014: just read what this Wimpy waiter did. It will make you  TeddyR TeddyR broadly.

www.enca.com/south-africa/wimpy-waiter-rewarded-act-kindness

They should make this dude CEO of the company and I thought I was good with customers!


nice story. the guy possibly should've had a carer though, if he's wheelchair bound, can't grip anything and struggles to communicate?

in 1997 I worked or 6 months as carer for a guy in a wheelchair. I would do three 24-hour shifts a week. he was basically paralyzed from the neck down but had some movement in his arms. when he was eating he could lift a fork to his mouth but I had to cut all his food up into bite-size chunks
Logged

The Mandela Effect is a Mandela Effect
BoyScoutKevin
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
****

Karma: 277
Posts: 5030


« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2014, 02:17:17 PM »

when I was in the U.K. I did enjoy eating  in them, if only because, if I remember correctly, fries automatically came with everything on the menu

yeah I use to love Wimpy fries, they were the best of any of the big-name fast food chain fries

not seen a  Wimpy here (uk) in years, don't think they still exist here, might be wrong...

That's too bad, if they truly no longer exist in the U.K. As I said, I enjoyed eating in  them, when they still existed in the U.K. Though, I am no surprised, as the local chains like Wimpy's are giving way to the international chains like McDonald's and Burger King. Something else that I miss seeing, as they seemingly existed in greater numbers, when I 1st started traveling to the U.K., then they did on my most recent trip to the U.K. And that is your local fish 'n' chips shop. I guess another  British institution that has fallen prey to modern times.
Logged
Josso
Bad Movie Lover
***

Karma: 47
Posts: 456



WWW
« Reply #8 on: December 01, 2014, 09:13:13 AM »

I *just* remember Wimpy, they are definitely gone from UK now. They kinda reminded me a bit of little chefs, might just be the era though
Logged

Pages: [1]
Badmovies.org Forum  |  Other Topics  |  Off Topic Discussion  |  This is the South Africa I know and love « previous next »
    Jump to:  


    RSS Feed Subscribe Subscribe by RSS
    Email Subscribe Subscribe by Email


    Popular Articles
    How To Find A Bad Movie

    The Champions of Justice

    Plan 9 from Outer Space

    Manos, The Hands of Fate

    Podcast: Todd the Convenience Store Clerk

    Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    Dragonball: The Magic Begins

    Cool As Ice

    The Educational Archives: Driver's Ed

    Godzilla vs. Monster Zero

    Do you have a zombie plan?

    FROM THE BADMOVIES.ORG ARCHIVES
    ImageThe Giant Claw - Slime drop

    Earth is visited by a GIANT ANTIMATTER SPACE BUZZARD! Gawk at the amazingly bad bird puppet, or chuckle over the silly dialog. This is one of the greatest b-movies ever made.

    Lesson Learned:
    • Osmosis: os·mo·sis (oz-mo'sis, os-) n., 1. When a bird eats something.

    Subscribe to Badmovies.org and get updates by email:

    HOME B-Movie Reviews Reader Reviews Forum Interviews TV Shows Advertising Information Sideshows Links Contact

    Badmovies.org is owned and operated by Andrew Borntreger. All original content is © 1998 - 2014 by its respective author(s). Image, video, and audio files are used in accordance with the Fair Use Law, and are property of the film copyright holders. You may freely link to any page (.html or .php) on this website, but reproduction in any other form must be authorized by the copyright holder.