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It took me quite a while to "get" the "Arby's" restaurant name.

Sniffnoy 19d ago
So on reading this comment I was like, "oh, I see, Arby's, like RB, roast beef?" Except on looking it up, that's not the explanation! "Arby's" does come from the initials "RB"... but it doesn't stand for "roast beef", it stands for "Raffel brothers"! Rather less obvious.
- stackghost 19d ago
  Tangential, but I have no idea who is eating at Arby’s. The food looks positively vile from the advertisements.
  - xp84 19d ago
    It used to be pretty good. Same as most fast food.
    - anymouse123456 19d ago
      No. It wasn’t ever good. Tried it in the early eighties. It was barely dog food back then too.
      - giantrobot 19d ago
        Do you not like your dogs or something? I wouldn't give Arby's to someone I hated.
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  - nosioptar 19d ago
    The food is pretty vile. Friends that worked their described the "beef" as being a weird loaf of pressurized mewt-like protein before its sliced. I used to eat there occasionally because it was cheapish many, many years ago.
    - mrguyorama 19d ago
      >Friends that worked their described the "beef" as being a weird loaf of pressurized mewt-like protein before its sliced It's just deli meat. Arby's is extremely open that their roast beef is deli meat roast beef. It's no different from what you find at the deli counter in your local krogers. Have you or your friend never seen deli meat before?
      - nosioptar 19d ago
        Yes, I have seen deli meat. The friend that told me about arby's loaf has also worked in delis. Have you never seen a company lie about something?
  - InsideOutSanta 19d ago
    Never having eaten there, I thought to myself, it can't be that bad. Then I went to their website and looked at it. Good lord.
  - mrguyorama 19d ago
    They sell a fast food priced sandwich that is a pound of deli meat and a glob of cheese sauce. It's meat and cheese. How is anyone ever confused by this? Are you confused people eat taco bell? Are you confused by a cheese steak sandwich?
    - stackghost 19d ago
      Taco Bell at least looks appetizing in their commercials. Arby's doesn't. It looks weird and gross.

So on reading this comment I was like, "oh, I see, Arby's, like RB, roast beef?" Except on looking it up, that's not the explanation! "Arby's" does come from the initials "RB"... but it doesn't stand for "roast beef", it stands for "Raffel brothers"! Rather less obvious.

stackghost 19d ago
Tangential, but I have no idea who is eating at Arby’s. The food looks positively vile from the advertisements.
- xp84 19d ago
  It used to be pretty good. Same as most fast food.
  - anymouse123456 19d ago
    No. It wasn’t ever good. Tried it in the early eighties. It was barely dog food back then too.
    - giantrobot 19d ago
      Do you not like your dogs or something? I wouldn't give Arby's to someone I hated.
    - deleted 19d ago
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- nosioptar 19d ago
  The food is pretty vile. Friends that worked their described the "beef" as being a weird loaf of pressurized mewt-like protein before its sliced. I used to eat there occasionally because it was cheapish many, many years ago.
  - mrguyorama 19d ago
    >Friends that worked their described the "beef" as being a weird loaf of pressurized mewt-like protein before its sliced It's just deli meat. Arby's is extremely open that their roast beef is deli meat roast beef. It's no different from what you find at the deli counter in your local krogers. Have you or your friend never seen deli meat before?
    - nosioptar 19d ago
      Yes, I have seen deli meat. The friend that told me about arby's loaf has also worked in delis. Have you never seen a company lie about something?
- InsideOutSanta 19d ago
  Never having eaten there, I thought to myself, it can't be that bad. Then I went to their website and looked at it. Good lord.
- mrguyorama 19d ago
  They sell a fast food priced sandwich that is a pound of deli meat and a glob of cheese sauce. It's meat and cheese. How is anyone ever confused by this? Are you confused people eat taco bell? Are you confused by a cheese steak sandwich?
  - stackghost 19d ago
    Taco Bell at least looks appetizing in their commercials. Arby's doesn't. It looks weird and gross.