I have to agree about Peggy coming across as quite naive. It makes me wonder how much of the writing may be geared towards people who don't have a Captain America background and the only thing they really know of Peggy's history is the flashbacks in the first episode. For them, this might be character development, whereas we know what a BAMF she is from prior experience.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
TV, movies, web media--this thread is the home for any Joss projects that don't already have their own threads, such as Dr. Horrible.
SailAweigh - Jan 16, 2015 5:24:29 am PST #4868 of 5827
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
DXMachina - Jan 16, 2015 6:24:03 am PST #4869 of 5827
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I am still really bothered by a waitress at the nom-automated Automat. I am confused
The couple of times I went to an automat, in NY in the 70's, there was also a cafeteria line for things that didn't really work in automat format (hot food). Still no waitresses, but maybe they were used in place of the cafeteria line in some restaurants.
Jessica - Jan 16, 2015 6:59:35 am PST #4870 of 5827
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
One of the commenters on this Smithsonian article remembers being an automat waitress, but doesn't go into detail (i.e. whether she was serving customers or just refilling the cases from behind the glass). Maybe some locations also had cooked-to-order food?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 17, 2015 3:20:07 pm PST #4871 of 5827
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Argggh, just got into it with a poster on another board who doesn't understand why product placement ads wouldn't work on Agent Carter. I mean, I'm sure Ovaltine would be thrilled to have increased brand recognition in today's market, but they're not going to be financing an hour of primetime on ABC every week.
quester - Jan 17, 2015 7:30:56 pm PST #4872 of 5827
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I like Carter and Jarvis but not anyone else. I'm finding it hard to watch.
-t - Jan 18, 2015 6:39:42 pm PST #4873 of 5827
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Man, I can remember somebody telling me about waitresses at automats but now I can't find supporting documentation. My unreliable memory asserts that they were a thing, though. Audrey Meadow's played an Automat waitress in That Touch of Mink, so that's something, I suppose.
Connie Neil - Jan 18, 2015 7:12:58 pm PST #4874 of 5827
brillig
I wonder if any database managers are wondering at the uptick in hits on Automats.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2015 5:11:42 am PST #4875 of 5827
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I guess a resurgence wouldn't fly between modern day health codes and the way some people behave in restaurants. I always wanted to eat in one.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 19, 2015 5:20:54 am PST #4876 of 5827
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have been googling too, because I just want to know about the waitress thing. It sounds like they had cashiers and also people running around refilling the machines. This one looks like a normal diner, with dessert in the automat part.
Typo Boy - Jan 19, 2015 6:44:10 am PST #4877 of 5827
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I ate in an automat as a kid. 60s. Don't remember if it was in California or during a trip to New Jersey. Given existence of vending machines that sell burrito, and the existence of buffets/salad bars don't think health codes would prevent revival. Think that they were made oboselete by the dim sum system where you are dharged by the number and color of empty plates. Same labor savings, lower capital cost. and still get chared for what you eat rather than having an all u can eat system. Seen it in regular cafeterias, not just din sum places I know classjc dim sum is they bring a cart around, but I've seen dim sung done cafeteria style.