# But now where can I go for cup-based meals? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741 "2017-10-13T17:39:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/21 "2017-10-13T19:41:40Z")
[Here](http://www.goodharvestmarketing.com/how-to-use-social-media-marketing-to-destroy-your-business-in-a-weekend/) is an interesting mention on a marketing web site. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/22 "2017-10-13T20:01:14Z")
From their Facebook post: “…The pair’s post laid out their political beliefs that included support for President Trump, standing for the national anthem and repealing Obamacare, and opposition to fake news and the concept of global warming.” Well who _isn’t_ opposed to fake news? I :smack: when those who rail against fake news also tend to get their “information” from Faux news and other right wing bullshit machines. Seems like a pattern, it does. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/23 "2017-10-13T20:04:24Z")
Edit function jacked up. That quote was from the article about their post, not from their post. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/24 "2017-10-13T20:14:53Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > They really cut the operating partner off at the knees Yeah, I didn’t catch on to that at first, but according to **Darren Garrison’s** cite: > [@](#): > > Saturday morning: the restaurant’s third owner ― taken completely by surprise by the original post ― resigns, and begins the process of legally untangling himself from the enterprise. The business removes its Facebook page entirely So, clearly he was the only sensible one in the group. I wonder if he has grounds to sue. If your business partners tell a big chunk of your customers to fuck off without involving you in the decision, I would hope there would be some kind of remedy available. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/25 "2017-10-13T21:00:19Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > What do you mean by “cash out”? How does a huge amount of negative publicity increase the value for a potential buyer? (They will undoubtedly have to change the name.) It’s not like they can collect insurance on the decreased value. I knew someone would nitpick the words. I just mean close down in some way that’s financially advantageous to whatever the state of the business was. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/26 "2017-10-13T21:09:28Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > I knew someone would nitpick the words. I just mean close down in some way that’s financially advantageous to whatever the state of the business was. And what would that be? I’m genuinely curious about how you propose that decreasing the value of your business would somehow make you more money over simply closing it. Sure, you can burn down a failing business for the insurance, but you can’t insure against making stupid Facebook posts. (Though it seems to me that could be a profitable new business…) ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/27 "2017-10-13T21:18:11Z")
> [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](#): > > That lead-in (“don’t believe in or support”) is ambiguous for the “hate group and hate crimes” item. Please please please tell me that the author of the post meant “we don’t support hate groups and hate crime” rather than “we don’t believe hate groups and hate crimes exist.” Sorry to disappoint someone courteous enough to say “please” three times, but No. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/28 "2017-10-13T21:33:35Z")
Another possibility is that they were relying on the “Silent Majority” mythos. Trumpnecks are part of a culture that is convinced it is the numerical majority of Americans. This is how they can swallow bullshit like Trump claiming he lost the popular vote because of illegal voters. And, of course, the polls that say they are a minority are “fake news”, which counts as further proof. So, perhaps they expected a flood of sympathetic customers? Or maybe they expected Trump to notice them and give them a shout out? “Nun Cup of Tucson, New Mexico, great place, amazing food…” PS: Is “Buddha bowl” a descriptor for Ramen? We always called it “Iron rations”. But BB is better! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/29 "2017-10-13T21:38:53Z")
I’m thinking more that they were on the verge of collapse anyway. Maybe poor business plan, poor execution, maybe one of them was skimming or gambling… Now, they had to close because libtards were mean! Not because of any fault on their own part. Of course, it could be that I watch too much television. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/30 "2017-10-13T21:56:06Z")
Those two things are not mutually elusive. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/31 "2017-10-13T22:02:48Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > And what would that be? I’m genuinely curious about how you propose that decreasing the value of your business would somehow make you more money over simply closing it. > > Sure, you can burn down a failing business for the insurance, but you can’t insure against making stupid Facebook posts. (Though it seems to me that could be a profitable new business…) Oh ffs, it’s not like I thought out what their genius plan was, just that they probably thought there was some value in doing this on purpose. There’s no reason it couldn’t have been a dumb plan. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/32 "2017-10-13T22:11:27Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > Oh ffs, it’s not like I thought out what their genius plan was, just that they probably thought there was some value in doing this on purpose. There’s no reason it couldn’t have been a dumb plan. Maybe the business was failing so they made a political stand hoping that someone would start a generous GoFundMe for the victims of the evil libtards. Or they could become darlings of the right-wing media machine and cash in on the book rights and movie deal. Or Trump himself would swoop in and set them up with a new restaurant in New York City. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/33 "2017-10-13T22:15:25Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > Oh ffs, it’s not like I thought out what their genius plan was, just that they probably thought there was some value in doing this on purpose. There’s no reason it couldn’t have been a dumb plan. Given what they posted, the things these guys believe are incredibly stupid. Occam’s razor suggests that deciding to publicize them was also due to the fact that they are incredibly stupid rather than a clever business plan. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/34 "2017-10-13T22:24:10Z")
You know, when I was young we had another name for Buddha bowls. We called them salads. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/35 "2017-10-13T22:41:28Z")
> [@BeeGee](#): > > Interesting that they called it a meal in a cup when it’s nothing at all but your standard buddha or hippie bowl. I don’t suppose either of those terms would have appealed the owners. > > [Why Do We Keep Calling It a Buddha Bowl? | Bon Appétit](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-is-buddha-bowl) > [@psychobunny](#): > > You know, when I was young we had another name for Buddha bowls. We called them salads. Given that their menu items include bowls with pulled pork, short ribs, chicken, and jumbo shrimp, they can hardly be considered “standard Buddha bowls,” which are supposed to consist of grains, beans, and raw and cooked vegetables (and are usually vegan). This is like an unholy hybrid of redneck barbecue and hippie salad bowl. Which I suppose might work in a college town in Arizona. Until you do something stupid. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/36 "2017-10-13T22:46:18Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Maybe they’re bucking to be the new White House Chefs (but I think their menu is much too sophisticated for Trump). From what I’ve read – I have not personally had dinner with the man – they might get the gig if they’re good at one of his gourmet dining favorites, grossly overdone steaks rejuvenated with ketchup. Their ability to ruin good steaks and smother them in ketchup combined with their boundless admiration of stupidity as a virtue might just get them into the White House! ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/37 "2017-10-13T23:31:03Z")
Too bad. Here’s a little [gift](https://imgflip.com/i/1xl0oa) for them. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/38 "2017-10-14T00:03:15Z")
Tucson’s a stupid place to pull this maneuver. It’s not Austin Texas, but it’s a pretty blue city as far as AZ goes. And if you’re serving “Cup full o’ stuff” your customers will include a lot of stoned college students with lefty leanings. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/39 "2017-10-14T00:46:03Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > And if you’re serving “Cup full o’ stuff” your customers will include a lot of stoned college students with lefty leanings. The restaurant was “100 yards from the University of Arizona.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-now-where-can-i-go-for-cup-based-meals/798741/40 "2017-10-14T02:49:18Z")
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