Extra fries, hold the onions

This guy's had to put up with a lot. I hope he gets better than minimum wage.
 

Palate cleansers

We had the missionaries over for dinner the other night — Elder Randolph from Utah and Elder Childs from Nevada — and we asked them what their favorite dishes were for dinner. We got some interesting answers. One of them said "chicken soup," which I never would have guessed.

It reminded me of some of the chicken soup I was served as a missionary (claws and all). There was another soup that was a missionary favorite, miyeok-guk I think it was called. We just called it "creatures of the deep." It frightened me.

There was more than one dinner appointment that I dreamed of having instead a Brick Oven pizza or a Big H burger. Imagine my excitement to learn that in my new area they had both a "MacDonald" and a "Kenturkey Flied Chicken"! MacDonald wasn't bad — good burgers and a mascot that looked like the Oregon Duck. After looking in the windows of the "KFC" we decided it was safer not to go in.

Nowadays I find myself with a longing for good, authentic Korean food. Weird how that works!

 

You're called to serve

It would have been cool to just lean out the window and teach a lesson.
 

Making adjustments

I'm sure that I am not the only missionary who had a little trouble adjusting to the cuisine in the mission field. 
 

Sketchbook: Trail mix

In the Oregon Trail game, you could go hunting if you were hungry (and if you had ammo and weren’t dying of dysentery). But what could they do on the Mormon Trail?
 

Super size me

 

Yes, I know there are folks who sell Book of Mormon action figures. But I have yet to see one come with my Happy Meal!

Put a lid on it

For us as missionaries in Korea, we found ourselves studying language — they often had creative English translations on their packaging.
 

They come in waves

There's a popular burger joint located at the freeway exit just south of our local temple. Every time we go there after the temple, we can count on at least two or three other families from the session being there at the same time.

A lot of restaurants prepare for mealtime rushes; they prepare for a fresh wave of Latter-day Saints every couple of hours.

Brain food — literally

This is a refinement (if you will) of an old sketchbook idea from several years ago.

That poor kid at the counter! He has to deal with a lot of interesting customers!

Special offer

What's on the menu?

Full meal deal

Strangely enough, this idea came to me as I was scrounging together money for lunch.

Make that to go

Have it your way

 

Every now and then I like to throw in a gag that makes readers think a just a little bit. Not too much, mind you -- just a little.

Get it to go

One of my kids really wants to try horehound candy. He's going to be so disappointed when he finally does!

Coals to Newcastle

There were no Pizza Huts that we saw, but there were plenty of McDonald's. Our tour group provided breakfasts and dinners, but we were on our own for lunches. We found some really good places, like the creperie in Nice and the foccacia bread place in Florence.

You are what you eat

There's ample scientific evidence that shows what a person eats can affect how one feels. For example, as a missionary in Korea I tried a snack called bundegi (silkworm larvae) and it definitely had an effect on how I felt!

Monday Sketchbook: Halloween doubleheader!

First, because it's topical and probably won't make sense next year:

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And second, I was at McDonald's the other day eating a McRib sandwich and began to wonder if zombies would like McRibs. Then I remembered that McDonald's is known for adapting its menu to match local cuisine. Then it hit me...

Be safe out there!
Happy Halloween!

Survival of the fastest

A plate of acorns in 30 minutes or less just doesn't have the same appeal, does it?

Ready to move on

When I was working on Explore Provo for the Utah Department of Transportation, there were a lot of ideas that I discarded. There were a few that made it all the way to a finished product, but I figured it was in my best interest not to publish. This falls into that category.

By September, the work zone on the project ran from the main entrance to campus to the University Parkway entrance, which was also the main access to the stadium. Football traffic was a big concern, and we worked with the university to come up with a traffic plan.

This was a time when BYU had a prolific offense, often scoring more points than the basketball team did. It was also a time when I home taught one of the offensive linemen, Dean Lott. He was huge. A nice guy, but huge. I wouldn't want to get on his bad side! All things considered, I thought it was better to let this one cartoon languish.

Until now.

I saw an article in the news about Arby's in Provo giving away free turnovers with a ticket stub from the game. I figured if they could do it, I could do it. And besides, Dean doesn't know where I live!


Normally after the rivalry game I'd publish something more like this.