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Free Government Breakfast Fantasy and Montauk Street Food

from Stewed Reunion (with Mike Recine) · #111

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3 min

Tim elaborates a bit about socialized government-delivered breakfasts inspiring people to do better, then they discuss street food trends, lobster rolls, and Montauk's rich-kid culture turning Tim into a 'Stalinist.'

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  • 13:40Tim outlines a fantasy government program: workers delivering free hot breakfast to homes every morning at 8 or 9 a.m.
  • 14:35The pitch: hungover and miserable people receive a piping hot frittata, orange juice, and coffee at their door, restoring their sense of being human.
  • 14:52Tim argues the free breakfast would inspire people to do great things, calling it evidence in favor of socialism.
  • 15:13Montauk street food trends have made Tim a Stalinist after watching kids jump out of Rolls Royce Phantoms with ice cream.
  • 15:39Best lobster roll Tim ever had was at Abbot's in Connecticut—just butter and fresh lobster on a roll.
  • 15:54Debate over lobster roll styles: Tim prefers Connecticut butter style, though he acknowledges the mayonnaise route has merit.
  • 16:13Tim proposes increasingly absurd scenarios about eating strawberries in intimate contexts.
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