Dave MandlJul 29
What is "fish & amp chips"? It looks like someone screwed up somewhere in the signmaking process and included the HTML code for ampersand: "fish & chips"
Show threadEndareth
@dmandl Or just really loud chips!
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Dave MandlJul 29
What is "fish & amp chips"? It looks like someone screwed up somewhere in the signmaking process and included the HTML code for ampersand: "fish & chips"
Show threadJulie In CopeJul 29
@dmandl do they take the chips up to 11?
Show threadTHE ROCK FiLESJul 30
@julesette @dmandl Uhh, normal amps go to 10.
Show threadJulie In CopeJul 30
@therockfiles @dmandl I hope this is a joke.
Show threadJeff GriggJul 30

@julesette @therockfiles @dmandl

"This is Spinal Tap!"

...

(as many of us know ๐Ÿ˜‰ )

Show threadTHE ROCK FiLESJul 31
@JeffGrigg @julesette @dmandl You should see 'Spinal Tap' a great movie for musicians, all cliches of touring bands are being high-lighted. Also the amps that go to 11. Then they go louder. ๐Ÿคฃ Saying that; we've been using Fender Hot Rod deVille amps and they even go to 12. Really!
Show threadDave MandlJul 31
@therockfiles @JeffGrigg @julesette I think Julie knows about Spinal Tap. That was exactly the reference she was making.
Show threadJulie In CopeJul 31
@dmandl @therockfiles @JeffGrigg yes. What I wasn't sure of is that they were playing along ๐Ÿ˜„
Show threadJulie In CopeJul 31
@dmandl @therockfiles @JeffGrigg also there's a video with elton (huge fave) and the tap that just came out so the timing is perfect ๐Ÿฅฐ
Show threadTHE ROCK FiLESJul 31
@julesette @dmandl @JeffGrigg We were playing along. โœŒ๏ธ
Show threadmillennial falconJul 30
@julesette ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐ŸคŒ
Show threadJohn KavanaghJul 29
@dmandl %20 free!!
Show threadwsmJul 29

@dmandl

Low-cost Inequitable Fish tasting menu available.

Show threadmyrmepropagandistJul 30

@dmandl

It's says "it ain't just fish" so I assume they sell stereo systems too.

Show threadPeter DrakeJul 30
@futurebird @dmandl There's a brand of propane (for barbecues) using the slogan "It's not just propane!" I always think, "But I wanted just propane. I don't know why you included all this cayenne pepper and shrapnel."
Show threadEric Stein ๏ฟฝJul 30
@peterdrake @futurebird @dmandl typically you want a little methyl mercaptan in there
Show thread[object Object]Jul 30
@futurebird well, at the bare minimum, it's also chips
Show threadFlatbush Gardener ๐ŸŒˆJul 30
@futurebird @dmandl
They don't say what kind of chips.
Show threadSteve LeachJul 30
@futurebird @dmandl I'd like some fish and a pack of LM386's please. [EDIT: i was shocked when Google confirmed I actually remembered the chip number correctly.]
Show threadmillennial falconJul 30
@stevenaleach sounds delicious, are those wafer cut or straight
Show threadmhoyeJul 30

@dmandl There was a great pizza joint in my hometown that was called Pizza Shack until one day we called them up and they were called "Pizza Shark".

"Um... do I have the wrong number? Is this pizza shack?"

"They screwed up the sign. Now we're Pizza Shark."

This was before the web, but they're still (edit: I just learned they closed, I guess during the pandemic?) Pizza Shark

Show threadDarth DeproJul 30
@mhoye @dmandl miss pizza. Here it costs you an arm and a leg, next customer gets either one as they pay for theirs
Show threadMadcollectorJul 30
@mhoye "I guess we're a shark now"
Show threadScott VE3QBZJul 30
@mhoye @dmandl that is basically an AI generated parked domain, did you link to the right pizza joint?
Show threadmhoyeJul 30
@scott @dmandl argh, I guess they let it expire
Show threadScott VE3QBZJul 30
@mhoye @dmandl what town is it in?
Show threadmhoyeJul 30
@scott @dmandl It looks like they closed during the pandemic, this was in Ottawa.
Show threadScott VE3QBZJul 30
@mhoye @dmandl no road trip :(
Show threadMichael BuschJul 30

@mhoye @dmandl @futurebird

When I was in grad school, there was a restaurant near campus called "The Burger Continental".

They did Armenian, Turkish, and Greek food.

The name was because it used to be a burger joint and nobody ever got around to changing the sign, over a great many years.

Show threadWeird Wet SocksJul 30
@michael_w_busch @mhoye @dmandl @futurebird
Wasn't this a running gag in the Vinyl Cafe (Canadian radio show)?
Show threadMichael BuschJul 30

@ohmu @mhoye @dmandl @futurebird

I do not know that show.

The Burger Continental was in Pasadena 20 years ago.

Show threadYossiJul 31
@michael_w_busch @mhoye @dmandl @futurebird this sounds like Pooh Bear. He lives in the woods under the name Sanders. Which means there is a sign with Sanders written on it and he lives under it.
Show threadBen RosengartJul 30
@mhoye @dmandl doo doo doo doo doo doo
Show threadShiitake ToastJul 30
@dmandl funny using the British word in Brooklyn โ€œamp chipsโ€ should be โ€œelectrifriesโ€
Show threadLiam O'SullivanJul 30
@ShiitakeToast @dmandl nice ๐Ÿ‘
Show threadTravis F WJul 30

@dmandl there has to be some kind of common story where a business owner asks a sign maker to just make it look as shitty as possible.

Like "it ain't just fish" at a fish &amp chips place โ€ฆ
They might as well have included "this is the best tagline we could think of. go ahead and think about what that means."

Show threadTed MielczarekJul 30
@travisfw @dmandl yes the common story is "I don't want to pay a graphic designer so I got my nephew to do it for free"
Show threadThis Account Kills FascistsJul 30
@dmandl Amp chips have steroids and meth in them.
Show threadAndrewJul 30
@dmandl clearly they also sell opamps
Show threadJPJul 30
@dmandl strolling down Throop Ave with my to-go Amp Chips... perfect day...
Show threadquirked-up sex machineJul 30
@dmandl these chips go up to eleven
Show threadAnton PalmqvistJul 30
@dmandl I like how the HTML code for an ampersand includes an actual ampersand.
Show threadmillennial falconJul 30
@apq ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ’ฏ
Show threadMadMike77Jul 30

@dmandl Seems to be a real place. Good reviews too.

https://restaurantguru.com/Fish-andAmp-Chips-New-York

Fish & Amp Chips, New York City - Restaurant menu, prices and reviews

I recommend you to visit the restaurant Fish & Amp Chips. Find more about this place with Restaurant Guru App.

Restaurant Guru
Show threadEndarethJul 30
@dmandl Or just really loud chips!
Show threadantimagic heart-sicknessJul 30
@dmandl that has got to have been an injoke that escaped containment and leaked into the branding
Show threadcarstenraddatzJul 30
@dmandl I like my guitar amps as fresh as they com... oh.
Show threadFish Id WardrobeJul 30
@dmandl unless they sell aquarium supplies and electronic components
Show threademma best ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿด ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธJul 30
@fishidwardrobe @dmandl I knew someone that did that ๐Ÿ˜‚
Show threadEric R. ScottJul 30
@dmandl "it ain't just fish! (It's also chips)"
Show threadSam at BLAGJul 30
@dmandl May contain bass.
Show threadmillennial falconJul 30
@blag @dmandl OOOHHHH!!!
Show threadJacob Ibรกรฑez ๐Ÿ”’Jul 30
@dmandl they obviously sell fish and amp repair chips
Show threadTheoJul 30

@dmandl

It's a good way to make people talk about you. ๐Ÿ™‚
I remember a small village cafรฉ calling themselves, "The Three Birches".

A lot of people, tourists, cyclists stopped to ask the owner, "Why the three birches? There are four on your terrace! And while we're here, can we have two coffee please? ๐Ÿ˜‚

Show threadTHE ROCK FiLESJul 30
@dmandl They sell fish but also Integrated Circuits for digital amplifiers. That's what it says. ๐Ÿ˜‡ Quite an unusual combination btw.
Show threadmillennial falconJul 30
@therockfiles @dmandl tasty tho, dont knock it until you've had a plate
Show threadinpcJul 30
@dmandl Well it ain't just fish...
Show threadmillennial falconJul 30
@dmandl it aint just fish! they have amp chips as well.
Show threadWaylon JeggingsJul 30
@dmandl I should just go here