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How old were you when you realized.... (Original Post)
underpants
Jun 2018
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dhol82
(9,353 posts)1. Somewhere in my fifties.
tazkcmo
(7,300 posts)2. Me too
Today years old, lol
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)3. Never since it isn't, but they is funny
Instead, they chose the name "Arby's", based on R. B., the initials of Raffel Brothers. [Wiki
underpants
(182,830 posts)6. I was today years old when I learned that
BarbaRosa
(2,684 posts)4. I seen to recall,
Americas Roast Beef Yes Sir.
unblock
(52,253 posts)5. Nope. An ad campaign had it as "America's roast beef yes sir"
But as a reply above noted, it was originally for "Raffel Brothers"
Chipper Chat
(9,681 posts)7. They once had a competitor called "Sir Beef"
In the 60s which I thought was better roster beef. Does anyone know what happened to that chain?
underpants
(182,830 posts)8. It's appears that there is still one in Evansville Indiana
I can't find anything on the chain though
The Blue Flower
(5,442 posts)9. From the day there was an Arby's
I thought it was obvious
Chipper Chat
(9,681 posts)10. well blow me down. that's the one I was talking about.
Apparently it is not a chain. I used to go there when I went to UofE
underpants
(182,830 posts)11. There's a Gus's Sir Beef too
But I'm not sure if it's a chain or a regional operation.
Chipper Chat
(9,681 posts)12. the best THE BEST barbecue I ever ate was in evansville.
It was called Mac's BBQ. Out of business now I think.
Stuart G
(38,436 posts)13. Today is when I found out..from this post...so..old enough to know...
....what night and what time.... "I Love Lucy" ...was on
underpants
(182,830 posts)14. See post #3
My thread is wrong.