Re:Plano man keeping Blockbuster alive
by altdataseller on Monday July 11, 2022 @01:22PM
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Same, Growing up in the US, I also have warm memories of TGIF, where we'd watch Family Matters together as a family on Friday night.
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Wait, did TGIF go away too?! :(
Lol, I grew up overseas and TGIF was where we'd go to celebrate "American style" as a family, like on the 4th of July or whatever. First time I ever had potato skins. Didn't even know that was considered an edible food source until that day. Blew my mind as a kid.
Poster above you is talking about a block of TV programming called TGIF as well.
The fast casual restaurant chain still exists, and is definitely still cartoonishly embellished with Americana, and surprisingly decent food for what it is.
Still, not once has the United Nations passed a resolution to fund the building of TGI Fridays franchises in South Asia or sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly everyone lacks access to warm, inviting restaurants with vibrant Americana-themed decor [1] https://www.theonion.com/tgi-fridays-is-a-human-right-182535...
Lol! They jest, but TGIF was literally my main reference for "America" before I visited for the first time. They do a better job propagandizing than VoA for sure.
They had a TGI Fridays on the US military bases in Afghanistan.