tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post2650957009337064959..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: I see this differently too, Red LobsterJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-65534409672815180982012-08-06T17:54:50.965-07:002012-08-06T17:54:50.965-07:00From the 1870s till about 1900, Oyster Bars were a...From the 1870s till about 1900, Oyster Bars were all the rage among the urban poor on the East Coast of the US- you could get a huge oyster stew for a few cents. Wealthy people would rarely patronize such places, which were usually crowded and not especially sanitary, not to mention those poor people hanging about eating their oyster stews....John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-81867707697902137112012-08-06T17:28:59.285-07:002012-08-06T17:28:59.285-07:00Funny. I know of people who remember a time when l...Funny. I know of people who remember a time when lobster was the mac-and-cheese of its day: a food only the poor ate. Most of the people who used to eat it all the time wished that they could afford real food like steak. What that means is that while Lobster Lady cannot afford to eat what she catches, her grandfather wished that he could have eaten something other than what he caught.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.com