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Today as I walked into Burger King on my lunch break, guess what I heard playing? Regret! Not only that but the guy in front of me (young, about 20) was singing along to it with great enthusiasm. I went to him "New Order, class arn't they". He was just like "Yeah".
This is a very rare occasion in the south of the UK. Definately a first, hardly anyone knows NO down here.
Adam R wrote:
This is a very rare occasion in the south of the UK. Definately a first, hardly anyone knows NO down here.
Missionaries have to be sent out then...
I do my missionary work in my working place (cinema!). When the doors are still closed and I'm assembling my working place (ice- and coffeebar) there's always New Order resounding in the foyer-speakers. ;)
One day my co-workers will crucify me for that, but then I'm the first N.O.-martyr in history...
Noel Breaks wrote:
Adam R wrote: (young, about 20) ".
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are us youngsters not allowed to like them too?
I never said that. I'm 18 myself. The reason I stated this was because not a lot of the people in our age range have even heard of them, from what i've found anyway. It was great to hear and see.
I just found the whole thing surprising, it added to my day.
Jackson Withrow wrote: They have burger king in the uk? lol, that sucks
Owned, run and marketed as a seperate firm - part of Diageo who are majorly Irish/Scottish (merger between Guinness and United Distilleries).
Well, when I work at Dairy Queen, I'll play some tapes over the speaker - NO's "Substance", PSB's Please, Smiths' The Queen is Dead, Depeche Mode's Violator, Disintegration, and Electronic's first album. Another co-worker of mine also likes synthpop, so we'll sing along with the lyrics, except for when she puts Devo in. No one's ever commented on it, except for when I put in the second side of PSB's "Please" on the speakers when a Christian youth group came into the store last summer.
I heard Regret in the Gap, the one-stop indie kid shop, and just today I saw Bernard and Steve on MTV asking essentially asking Coldplay why they decided to ripoff their sound.
Adam R wrote: This is a very rare occasion in the south of the UK. Definately a first, hardly anyone knows NO down here.
Where do you live? Fcuking Cornwall or something?
Adam R wrote: Today as I walked into Burger King....
This is a very rare occasion in the south of the UK. Definately a first, hardly anyone knows NO down here.
I've heard some whoppers in my time, but........
I also heard Regret over the weekend at The Home Depot, a home improvement store, as I was shopping for lumber.
Adam R wrote:
Noel Breaks wrote:
Adam R wrote: (young, about 20) ".
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are us youngsters not allowed to like them too?
I never said that. I'm 18 myself. The reason I stated this was because not a lot of the people in our age range have even heard of them, from what i've found anyway. It was great to hear and see.
I just found the whole thing surprising, it added to my day.
first time a visit to a fast food place ever added to anyones day! they were played over the opening credits of the hollyoaks late night specials the other day. cant be that unknown!
hibster wrote:
Adam R wrote:
Noel Breaks wrote:
Adam R wrote: (young, about 20) ".
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are us youngsters not allowed to like them too?
I never said that. I'm 18 myself. The reason I stated this was because not a lot of the people in our age range have even heard of them, from what i've found anyway. It was great to hear and see.
I just found the whole thing surprising, it added to my day.
first time a visit to a fast food place ever added to anyones day! they were played over the opening credits of the hollyoaks late night specials the other day. cant be that unknown!
Wasn't Adam alluding more to the fact that he was shocked New Order were heard Darn Sarf cos, of course, all their fans are Norverners?!
I think you'll find Hollyoaks is a Northern programme, no?!
Watched my Southerners, of course, cos we've got electricity.
thought i'd cover the younger sector of the market by throwing hollyoaks in
burger kings probably more popular up norf though, no posh food places
hibster wrote: burger kings probably more popular up norf though, no posh food places
Er, I think you'll find that is considered 'posh food' oop norf.
Lake Effect wrote: I also heard Regret over the weekend at The Home Depot, a home improvement store, as I was shopping for lumber.
I heard the same while shopping in two different Fred Meyer stores (I think I was in the garden section). Maybe they use the same tapes/satellite service for big box stores?
6/3/05 - Niagara Falls, Ontario
"Elgia" being played at 3am in the casino. I was there. I was drunk. I rocked out.
New Order worldwide for life! Believe that!
Al Jarvis wrote:
hibster wrote: burger kings probably more popular up norf though, no posh food places
Er, I think you'll find that is considered 'posh food' oop norf.
I think you'll find your wrong there!
Noel Breaks wrote:
Al Jarvis wrote:
hibster wrote: burger kings probably more popular up norf though, no posh food places
Er, I think you'll find that is considered 'posh food' oop norf.
I think you'll find your wrong there!
You think I'll find my wrong in Burger King?!
Blimey. Wasn't even aware I'd lost it?! 
Lake Effect wrote: I also heard Regret over the weekend at The Home Depot, a home improvement store, as I was shopping for lumber.
Lake Effect gets wood listening to New Order.
Gnu Odor wrote:
Lake Effect wrote: I also heard Regret over the weekend at The Home Depot, a home improvement store, as I was shopping for lumber.
Lake Effect gets wood listening to New Order.
Genius! 
Gnu Odor wrote:
Lake Effect wrote: I also heard Regret over the weekend at The Home Depot, a home improvement store, as I was shopping for lumber.
Lake Effect gets wood listening to New Order.
no, i usually do that on my own.
I heard Regret being played outside Buckingham Palace today ! What does that tell us ???
Well, it was on my walkman and had just reached that track on International. Who'd have thunk it.
Burger Queen.
Noel Breaks wrote:
Al Jarvis wrote:
hibster wrote: burger kings probably more popular up norf though, no posh food places
Er, I think you'll find that is considered 'posh food' oop norf.
I think you'll find your wrong there!
Don't rise to it Noel. You don't need to. The whole point stems from their jealousy about the better quality of life you've got ;)
