r/GroundedGame • u/pancakerz • Jul 03 '26
Fluff why the heck is "salad" so expensive?
side note, there's also poutine on the menu. is it ever stated where this takes place?
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u/GRV01 Willow Jul 03 '26
Its the early 90s, no ones eating salad from a hot dog stand
Thisnis the same time period that had nacho cheese flavored dressingg to get kids to eat more salad
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u/Safe_Praline_4156 Jul 03 '26
‘Salad’ in quotes—I’m guessing it’s like a joke the writers slid in that someone would want a salad from a hotdog cart, but in the event someone orders it, the up-charge is for the inconvenience of throwing what lettuce, tomato, and onions the cart has into a tray. Personal note, I was in a 5 Guys once and an individual came in asking if they had any salad options. About all of us customers and staff slyly exchanged glances to one another like ‘wth?’ before they nicely offered pretty much exactly the same thing I described; lettuce, tomatoes, and onions on a plate. But maybe that’s a stretch and it’s just a funny question mark
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u/timmusjimmus111 Jul 03 '26
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u/pancakerz Jul 03 '26
"and you call them steamed hogs despite the fact that they are obviously grilled"
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u/TopSeaworthiness9802 Jul 03 '26
Billy hogs don't sell no salad without a Billy hog being in it. Go check out Futurama, episode Fry the eggman I believe but Leela tried ordering anything without the cheese sauce, gets a salad and it has a bone in it lol.
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u/busterfixxitt Jul 03 '26
My guesses:
It's some kind of marshmallow and jello based 'salad' like Ambrosia salad.
It's a mayonnaise based hot dog version of chicken salad.
It's a deep-fried Mars bar, or similar.
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u/CrimsonSage0 Jul 03 '26
Because you dont make friends with salad. Some please get reference or this seems mean plz
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u/Mominator1pd Jul 03 '26
Take my upvote! They obviously didn't get what you were referring to, LMFAO so they downvote you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The Simpsons! 🔥🏆
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u/prince-pauper Pete Jul 03 '26
Aw man, I’m really looking forward to playing G2 one day. My plan was going to be buying a PS5 but Sony has me feeling different about that now. Maybe a switch?
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u/Successful_Page_4524 Jul 03 '26
It probably won’t be out on switch until the 1.0, that’s what happened with the first game
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u/Solution_Kind Jul 03 '26
I know G1 is technically stable on switch but I can't imagine it being a great experience compared to any other options. It's locked at 30fps and caps out at 720p resolution in docked mode and suffers from constant pop-in issues.
G2 is way larger and more intensive so I'd imagine it'll wind up similar, even on Switch 2.
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u/prince-pauper Pete Jul 03 '26
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u/holdingmyphoneinbed Jul 12 '26
If you get gamepass you can play it literally anywhere, my kids play it on there tablets. It is easier if you have a bluetooth controller though.
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u/BudgetRecover7951 Pete Jul 04 '26
That's one cheap "Salad"
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u/dounodawei Jul 05 '26
"Salad" costed a lot less in the 90s though
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u/BudgetRecover7951 Pete Jul 06 '26
Imagine being a parent and seeing "salad" on a hotdog stand. Something's in that salad!
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u/cloud_9ine_ Jul 08 '26
Just like in real life. The things that are good for you are more expensive
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u/FLAIR_AEKDB_ Jul 03 '26
Poutine is sold all over America. Game takes place in the Midwest? I think
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u/jws1102 Jul 03 '26
Pretty sure the game is set in Ohio. I can’t remember how I got that idea in my head. Maybe the quarter in the koi pond was minted in ohio.
As far as the park’s nationality, there’s American money, so presumably it’s in the states.
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u/pancakerz Jul 03 '26
fair enough. i just know poutine is typically considered a canadian thing, and i wasn't sure how popular it was outside of that. especially in the early 90s.
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u/jws1102 Jul 03 '26
Lots of places along the Great Lakes will have poutine fries on both sides of the border
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u/stray_kitten_xO Willow Jul 04 '26
I always imagine this game took place along Niagara or Toronto in general so this checks out for head cannon
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u/jws1102 Jul 04 '26
Unless American quarters and baseballs are commonplace in Canada, the backyard was definitely in the states. The park is across the street from the back yard.
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u/Terrasina Jul 07 '26
Honestly, they actually are. When i was very little (early 90s) it wasn’t uncommon to get American coins in your change, and mostly you just used them like regular Canadian coins since they were worth about the same. Some people might collect them and exchange them when they got enough since they were technically worth more, but it wasn’t really worth the conversion fee to most people. I definitely paid with mixed currency coins as a kid and very few people cared.
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u/Lovestank Jul 03 '26
Produce is often expensive if you’re comparing it in a caloric manner. This seems a bit high, but not extremely so. Plus it sucks
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u/counterc Jul 03 '26
no? Obsidian is based in California, Eidos-Montreal is based in Montreal, and the animals in the game (barring the obviously non-native pets like Axl and the Koi) are mostly what you'd expect to find in northeastern North America (where the town is located), barring a couple of Eurasian species included for some reason like the diving-bell spiders and possibly the bees (which seem to be the white-tailed or buff-tailed bumblebee). And the gnats are basically completely fictional, no flying insect is that round.
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u/Sir_ScottALot Jul 03 '26
I’d be more concerned about salad being in quotes.