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Josh Gondelman's avatar

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Prismatico Magnifico's avatar

absolutely correct take—sure breakfast can be enjoyable every so often (bacon egg and cheese preferably on a biscuit tho bagel will do; on holidays, pancakes or waffles or even coffee cake)

but on the whole it is strictly inferior to all other meals and at risk of being a Hubermany Optimizooor dildo Breakfast represents 5-900 calories you absolutely dont need in your life

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Schmitty McDougal's avatar

"i'm not falling for that hot take. that's clearly someone with a fetish for getting yelled at. i refuse to participate in that kind of perversion."

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All Is On feel it feel it's avatar

What do they eat for breakfast in Thailand? A cursory search indicates that some folks there do not really differentiate foods between meals and often breakfast might be leftover dinner. So what’s a conceivable breakfast food in Thailand? Pad Thai. You thought you were so smart, Jack, but it turns out you were eating breakfast the whole time. Checkmate.

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Misty's avatar

I like this bc it is refreshing and is a bit of a sorely needed f*ck Ron Swanson take

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Timst's avatar

You know what, I agree. My routine is that I wake up 15 minutes before my first meeting (I work from home), do that, and then straight to lunch, usually at or even before 11. And it's fine. It's legal

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xDEADxCAPITALx's avatar

i mean i never eat breakfast but that’s not because it sucks. pancakes and french toast rule!

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Zach's avatar

JACK IS RIGHT!

Signed,

A total sicko who rejects the powerful Big Breakfast lobby and eats lunch at 11 AM

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Shawn's avatar

you are a goddamned fool. breakfast rules.

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xDEADxCAPITALx's avatar

what the fuck man

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Kerry Renshaw's avatar

This could have just been a tweet

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defineandredefine's avatar

Nay, I say. You have this attitude because you have yet to find yourself at a table at Perly's Diner in Richmond, Virginia, staring at a delicious hash of root vegetables with eggs and a fresh bagel on the side, and a separate plate of five (FIVE!) different kinds of pickles.

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Also, chicken and waffles I REST MY CASE.

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Just A+ Content Guy's avatar

Bold take. Wrong, but bold. Breakfast is the prologue that saves the plot. Sure, lunch has the drama, but breakfast is the one who shows up when you’re hungover and helpless. You really wanna cancel the hero?

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Danny Moll's avatar

wait til you have kids ig?

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Buzz's avatar

"...when I am distressed by waking up before 9 a.m...."

Well there's your problem right there, you're burning daylight. Some of us aren't waiting 6 hours to eat our first meal, and, timing aside, if your breakfast food is bland you're either making it wrong or attaining a subpar product.

As for celebrated breakfast cuisines, I'd wager that most of the French dishes people are generally aware of and enjoy are breakfast foods.

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Ken's avatar

You are right, AI chatbot editors is an idea that really sucks.

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funpolicelou's avatar

Damn first time I’ve disagreed with discourse blog. I’d eat breakfast sandwiches most meals

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