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Effective Marketing!
« on: July 19, 2015, 07:25:20 PM »
While in OBX last week, SWMBO and I spied a bumper sticker proclaiming "Biscuits and Porn".  Not having seen that sticker before, even after close to a dozen trips to OBX over the years, I used my google fu to determine it was a deli counter inside a local gas station.  Apparently, they're famous with the locals for having great biscuits and biscuit sammiches, but don't have a name of their own (other than the one for the gas station).  Like many convenience stores, they have a rack with some girly mags.  Therefore, the locals started referring to the place as "biscuits and porn", a moniker the owners embraced.

Now, in addition to biscuits (and porn!), they sell t-shirts, koozies, stickers, etc emblazoned with the name, as well as an energy drink labeled "pussy juice".  Otherwise, they're just like any other stop 'n' rob.

The biscuits?  Damn good.  I ended up grabbing breakfast for the family (to be consumed in the hotel room) there three times.  The country ham and the "round the world (all meats, egg, and cheese) are highly recommended by the mtnbkr clan.

SMBO came home with a couple t-shirts.  I got a sticker and beer koozie (should be a hit at deer camp).

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« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2015, 07:43:15 PM »
OBX?
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2015, 07:55:32 PM »
Quote from: dogmush on July 19, 2015, 07:43:15 PM
OBX?

North Carolina's Outer Banks, I think.

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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2015, 07:58:32 PM »
Yes, NC Outer Banks.  Commonly known as "Nags Head", "Hatteras", etc, though those are just towns/islands in the chain known as the Outer Banks.

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« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2015, 09:49:08 PM »
Hmmm, sex sells.  Whodda thunk?

(And having a great product helps with repeat business.)

Sounds like Oklahoma Joe's BBQ in KC.  It's inside a gas station.
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2015, 08:15:23 AM »
Goddamn it. That stupid shark I sent after you didn't do his job...
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2015, 10:31:07 AM »
Yeah, his directions were poor and he ended up in a surfing competition near Australia.

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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2015, 10:33:30 AM »
Quote from: scout26 on July 19, 2015, 09:49:08 PM
Hmmm, sex sells.  Whodda thunk?

(And having a great product helps with repeat business.)

Sounds like Oklahoma Joe's BBQ in KC.  It's inside a gas station.

I wouldn't say sex sells in this case.  They're not using sex in the promotion (other than the porn part of the name).  The stickers, shirts, etc are all fairly tasteful.  Even inside the store, the deli counter area is bereft of porn.  The porn section is small and covered.  If the locals had not deemed this place "biscuits and porn", I wouldn't have noticed the porn at all.

However, the name is attention-getting and resulted in us checking them out. :D

My raisin bran this morning wasn't nearly as good as a "round the world" biscuit. :(

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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2015, 11:17:53 AM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on July 20, 2015, 10:31:07 AM
Yeah, his directions were poor and he ended up in a surfing competition near Australia.

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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2015, 11:20:39 AM »
I'm really surprised that their lawyers let them sell biscuits and porn like that.

Fat bastard like you gets an around the world and a copy of jugs and has a heart attack or stroke and that's a survivor's lawsuit waiting to happen...
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2015, 11:28:13 AM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 11:20:39 AM
I'm really surprised that their lawyers let them sell biscuits and porn like that.

Fat bastard like you gets an around the world and a copy of jugs and has a heart attack or stroke and that's a survivor's lawsuit waiting to happen...

LMAO! :D

That could be a combo meal (actual biscuit and porn with a cup of coffee).

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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2015, 12:06:06 PM »
I've always wondered how one biscuit can be so freaking good, and another can be so bleh, given that it's a very simple recipe using the same basic ingredients. I'm assuming that place makes their own biscuits and doesn't buy them in frozen. I think there are laws against things like that in the south, violations of which can get you tarred and feathered.
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2015, 12:07:36 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on July 20, 2015, 11:28:13 AM
LMAO! :D

That could be a combo meal (actual biscuit and porn with a cup of coffee).

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Extra napkins?
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2015, 01:41:16 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 12:06:06 PM
I've always wondered how one biscuit can be so freaking good, and another can be so bleh, given that it's a very simple recipe using the same basic ingredients. I'm assuming that place makes their own biscuits and doesn't buy them in frozen. I think there are laws against things like that in the south, violations of which can get you tarred and feathered.

I wouldn't call it a simple recipe.  While there's a small number of ingredients, the ratios between them (not even big differences), how much you work the dough, how well regulated your oven is, etc, can contribute to the final product.  I wager two cooks in two different kitchens will deliver two completely different biscuits even when using the exact same ingredients.

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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2015, 01:44:10 PM »
"I wouldn't call it a simple recipe. "

Yeah, busciuts are the very definition of a simple recipe. Small number of ingredients, limited number of steps.

And yes, the devil is in the details, obviously.
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« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2015, 01:50:05 PM »
When it comes to biscuits one thing that I've found works best is having your butter frozen when you cut it into the flour.
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« Reply #16 on: July 20, 2015, 02:01:06 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 01:44:10 PM
"I wouldn't call it a simple recipe. "

Yeah, busciuts are the very definition of a simple recipe. Small number of ingredients, limited number of steps.

And yes, the devil is in the details, obviously.

So it really is similar to porn  :laugh:
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« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2015, 03:35:05 PM »
Quote from: Tallpine on July 20, 2015, 02:01:06 PM
So it really is similar to porn  :laugh:

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« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2015, 09:39:49 PM »
Quote from: Mike Irwin on July 20, 2015, 01:44:10 PM
"I wouldn't call it a simple recipe. "

Yeah, busciuts are the very definition of a simple recipe. Small number of ingredients, limited number of steps.

And yes, the devil is in the details, obviously.
I would agree.  I make scratch biscuits from time to time.  Sometimes they are okay, sometimes they melt in your mouth.  Same recipe.  Of course, even the okay biscuits are much better than anything canned, frozen, or fast food. 

Dang, now I have to go check and make sure I have the makings for in the morning. 
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