The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake George, N.Y.

Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by listenallyall on Saturday June 04, 2022 @05:28AM (#31618494)

Lol, no. It's because they sold HJ fried clams in the frozen food section of supermarkets for decades, and it was a featured item on the actual restaurant's menus (like IHOP = pancakes).

Frank Zappa is cool but even his most ardent fans have to concede that his songs and lyrics are pretty obscure.

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Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by JasonFruit on Saturday June 04, 2022 @07:38AM (#31619184)

I can't disagree with any of that, but I only know about it from that song, so, anecdote two, I guess.

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Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by nsajko on Saturday June 04, 2022 @01:13PM (#31622845)

Your comment is implicitly backed by a false dichotomy. Some people (based in USA and old enough, for example) will know about it from direct experience. Other people know about it only from Billy the Mountain.

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Re:The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake Georg... by listenallyall on Saturday June 04, 2022 @02:23PM (#31623586)

Thanks Mr. Literal. Obviously not true that nobody knows it from the song, since the OP posted it himself. But the ratio is likely 9-to-1 or better.

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