Chicagoist: If You'll Be My Dixie Chicken

Chuck

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:14:22 -0600

Well, there's hope for you young people yet, Tyler. Apologies for the confusion.

Tyler

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:11:40 -0600

Mr. Smith, I can see your point, I just think it's vaguely worded and can go either way. And Chuck, I don't read Chomsky.

Chuck

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:01:34 -0600

Mo: "Corn from a jar" is a reference to moonshine. From the song "Rocky Top": "Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top/dirt's too rocky by far/that's why all the folks on Rocky Top/get their corn from a jar."

Mr. Smith

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:56:16 -0600

I think Chuck's point is that many Southerners, not just African-Americans, migrated here so it might make sense to test-market Southern-style sandwiches here. You can agree or disagree with that assertion, but I don't think it's racist on its face.

Mo

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:52:08 -0600

Holy crap! There's been a Chick-Fil-A so close this whole time and I never knew??? I've only been able to get it when I go back to NC 1-2x a year. Paul, I second that, McD's will never ever compare to the Chick. Also, I don't get the corn from a jar reference. Please explain, ESPECIALLY if it's dirty.

Chuck

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:42:15 -0600

You know what they say about assumptions, Tyler. Keep reading Chomsky!

Paul

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:28:27 -0600

The Chick-Fil-A is in a rather crappy/typical mall, but if you're a fan as I am... it's absolutely worth the trip. (Yep, been there multiple times!) McDonald's can't compete with Chick-Fil-A.

Tyler

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:18:17 -0600

"With that in mind, leave it to McDonald's to test market chicken biscuit sandwiches in 800 stores, including a handful in Ohio and Michigan. Can Chicago, the Promised Land of the Great Migration, be far behind?" I assume that's a dual reference to the African American migration to the North AND how much they just love chickin'. Classy, Chicagoist!

geekgrrl

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:09:22 -0600

ye gods. i never thought the bun would be the main culprit in a mcd's sammich.

Chuck

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:50:12 -0600

Yup, Benjy. Only 57.35 miles away from my house. Let's take Metra. We can gorge on Chick-fil-A, drink cheap beer, and bring back a kringle for CP.

Benjy

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:41:15 -0600

There's a Chick-fil-A in Racine!?! Road trip... Since leaving Atlanta, the only times I've been able to get me some Chick-fil-A has been during connections between flights in Dallas. They've always been in the morning, so I've been able to get the chicken biscuits, which were my favorite menu item anyway.