Looks like a large double.

He's always stuck in my craw.

I'm sad that Mark Shields is gone and Brooks is still here.

the circumstances.

Airport food is expensive, especially if you get drunk while eating a burger and fries.

By talking about food prices at an airport while being able to afford both eating out and, you know, flying.

His opinions should read; unethical asshole has another opinion.

and he's a REPORTER? He SUCKS.

1, i don't need to see your empty ketchup packs laying on top of your fries.
2, you took the lettuce and tomato off your burger? never put it on? eat your vegetables, child.
3, i don't want to see your half-eaten burger with your disgusting teeth marks.

and you're the NYT's patrician conservative?

Link to tweet

Frances Langum
@bluegal
This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible. @Mr_Electrico

My first thought on seeing Brook's x-cretion was "What do Driftglass and Blue Gal have to say?" They have been ridiculing Brooks for a long time. They are experts on his BS.

Preaching "the problem is NOT 'both sides', it's REPUBLICANS" (and also "Glenn Greenwald is a foaming nutjob" ) before it was cool.

You want a travesty? THERE'S your fucking travesty.

I travel for work, it's great because not one dime is spent of my own money. There is no doubt this was a company credit card he was using, at the very least and expense report if that's how he rolls. No way is this guy spending his own money on meals.

and he became triggered, still can't believe "bobos" never really caught on -- what's wrong with you people?

It's like he's for Socialism or something.

I recently had a cheeseburger and fries at New Orlean's airport. It was 14.95. I only drink water. If I had had a soda it would have been $3.00 more. Depending on the alcoholic drink it would have been between 7 to something most of us can't afford for a drink more.

Don't know exactly what items he ordered, but the maximum for what's shown is $22.18. Add taxes and tip, it's 28 bucks.

Two-thirds of his bill was his choice of drink. But people know drinks add up, so he showcased the burger and fries to pretend he had a point.

source-https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2023/09/new-york-times-columnist-goes-viral-with-78-newark-airport-meal-complaint.html

snip-"-Later, on Thursday afternoon, 1911 Smoke House Barbeque, a Trenton restaurant with an outpost at Terminal A in Newark Airport — Smokehouse BBQ — shared the NJ.com mention of Brooks’ viral meal on Facebook.
Looks like someone was knocking back some serious drinks,” the restaurant commented. “Bar tab was almost 80% and he’s complaining about the cost of his meal keep drinking buddy - we get paid off everything.”

The comment seemed to confirm chatter about Brooks’ post that had been appended to the original photo and message as “context” on X, where it became a meme."

more there

He can pretend he's not an effete twit snob but...

I had the occasional night out when the food was less than half of the bill didn't feel the need to humble brag that I was eating such expensive food or ignore the fact that I drank most of my dinner.

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