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It's 11.30 on a Thursday, in a fairly quiet town, and there are 18 cars queuing for McDonald's Drive Thru.

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ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:31

Like wtf, where do all these people come from, and why the fuck are they at McDonald's.

Obviously I don't count and what I'm doing is perfectly reasonable.

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MidnightPatrol · 18/06/2026 23:32

Nowhere else to go if they’re hungry this late

ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:33

And it isn't because they are slow, there is a constant flow of people leaving and joining.

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NuffSaidSam · 18/06/2026 23:33

I reckon it's football related

WinterBlues26 · 18/06/2026 23:33

County liners need to meet somewhere.

Mylastusernamewasbetter · 18/06/2026 23:33

Tabu

(They are being unreasonable)

ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:35

MidnightPatrol · 18/06/2026 23:32

Nowhere else to go if they’re hungry this late

Yes I get the no where to go, it is a very boring town.

I've just looked in and there are loads of people there as well

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ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:36

WinterBlues26 · 18/06/2026 23:33

County liners need to meet somewhere.

That made me snort, and then I snorted again at the inappropriateness of reading that and snorting.

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ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:36

Mylastusernamewasbetter · 18/06/2026 23:33

Tabu

(They are being unreasonable)

Yes, they are. not me though

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ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:37

NuffSaidSam · 18/06/2026 23:33

I reckon it's football related

Ah maybe, I feel the need to come here on another evening, just for the research mind.

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PullTheBricksDown · 18/06/2026 23:40

ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:37

Ah maybe, I feel the need to come here on another evening, just for the research mind.

Yes, come back another night same time and do a proper comparison. Get a McFlurry while you're about it.

Notashamed13 · 18/06/2026 23:49

PullTheBricksDown · 18/06/2026 23:40

Yes, come back another night same time and do a proper comparison. Get a McFlurry while you're about it.

The ice cream machine won't be working! 🤣

NuffSaidSam · 18/06/2026 23:51

ObviouslyIDontCount · 18/06/2026 23:37

Ah maybe, I feel the need to come here on another evening, just for the research mind.

Definitely. Go again in a month or so when it's over to compare and contrast. You should also probably go on each day of the week to get full stats.

ObviouslyIDontCount · 19/06/2026 00:08

I am liking this support for my research. We are now leaving, I think I will need to make a graph. I used to like the squared paper.

Now 24 cars in the line. Most people don't seem to be wearing much, it is not warm. Maybe there is a correlation to feeling cold and hunger.

Mcflurry machine was not working. Sad times.

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HeddaGarbled · 19/06/2026 00:17

Young people bored to fuck with living in a “fairly quiet town”. My advice is: get an education, leave for a city with more evening options than the drive-thru MacDonalds.

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