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Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:19 am
by Fozzer
Lord Charles Forte dies at the age of 98...!

Trust House Forte.

Where would you have been without a "Little Chef" restaurent to refresh your trips down the Motorways...

...and spending an expensive? night in one of his Hotels...?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6403767.stm

Paul...in a "Greasy Spoon Cafe'" en-route to lay my head down in a flea-pit Boarding-house, somewhere... ;)...!

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:55 am
by Hagar
Those places were quite reasonable when the old man was in charge. Not a bad idea & better than MacDonalds by a long chalk. (Anything is better than MacDonalds. ::)) The Forte empire was taken over by Granada in 1996  

I'm impressed by Wikipedia. Must take some updating. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Forte%2C_Baron_Forte

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:35 am
by ozzy72
I'm with Fozzer. Little Chef is EVIL! And the prices are criminal and the grub inedible. I always try and find a decent cafe where I can get a pot of tea and a heart attack on a plate without needing a mortgage ;D

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:08 am
by expat

Where would you have been without a "Little Chef" restaurent to refresh your trips down the Motorways...


It is not called Little Thief for nothing ;D

Matt

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:32 am
by ATI_7500
(Anything is better than MacDonalds. ::))


If the night is cold and you're drunk and hungry, Mc Donald's is better than sex.


Cheeseburger FTW! :D

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:26 pm
by ozzy72
Now you're beginning to worry me Bj

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:58 pm
by Souichiro
Hey I like Little Chef!!

I still remember the lovely warm cherry/vanilla ice pancake I had there years ago!!


hmmmm..... Pancake!!

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:24 pm
by MWISimmer
Little Chef won't be around much longer, about 3 months ago they were wound up as a company, only franchisees will keep the name, and they'll more than likely be phased out soon as well.

No great loss in my opinion.

Edit: No great loss about Little chef, not Lord Forte..  :-X

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:14 pm
by flymo
(Anything is better than MacDonalds. ::))


If the night is cold and you're drunk and hungry, Mc Donald's is better than sex.


Cheeseburger FTW! :D


bjorn speaks a odd truth in that. many a time i have found myself in McDonalds or another fast food joint late at night and totaly bladderd and it is possibly (at the time) the greatest thing ever!

oddly enough i have never been to a little cheif.... but by the sounds of things those road side vans sound alot better :D

john.... hmm bacon sarnie :D

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:10 pm
by ozzy72
I'd take a shag over a Big Mac anytime ;D

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:17 pm
by Alonso
(Anything is better than MacDonalds. ::))


If the night is cold and you're drunk and hungry, Mc Donald's is better than sex.


Cheeseburger FTW! :D


MAN... YOU'RE SOOOO RIGHT 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

A BigMac or a quarter pound... :P

Re: Lord Forte pops his clogs at the age of 98...!

PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:11 am
by CSM
Hungry Jacks (Burger King) kicks mcdonalds arse anyday mmmmmmmmmmmmmm bacon double cheeseburger 8-)