Friday, August 22, 2025

But What About the Epstein Files?


In my 60+ years on this planet, this ol' Captain has never seen a President who feels the need to comment and/or control every little f***ing thing! 

This big orange felonious menace we've got now sits up late at night firing off often illegible posts about literally everything!

No doubt looking for some way to draw our attention away from the Epstein Files. 

This week it was about the cosmetic changes at Cracker Barrel. 

Not that POTUS has ever eaten at a Cracker Barrel, but he seems chapped that the company has removed the ol' cracker sitting by the barrel from it's logo!

A facelift is also taking place inside the restaurant. The dark walls once covered by country antiques... 

 
...have now been painted white and stripped of most of the tchotchke, creating a cleaner, brighter atmosphere.
 

Good Lord, now you can see what you're eating! 

From the looks of their promotional pics, they are wisely targeting a younger audience, since their base is quickly dying from the massive cholesterol buildup in their arteries.

Of course, POTUS is only repeating what he has heard other people say, like a pastor I once knew who became popular simply by seeing which way the wind was blowing then rushing out to get in front of it.

And the people who eat at Cracker Barrel [not yer Captain] have definite opinions. 

About everything! 

Honestly, the Captain sees this as a sign of desperation at the corporate offices. A family-friendly mainstay at highway off-ramps since 1969, the restaurant recently started selling beer and alcoholic drinks.

Now they're apparently going for the "hip" look.

If you remember, the Ruby Tuesday restaurant chain (among others) followed a similar path into oblivion.

If Cracker Barrel restaurants were to close today, me dear ol' mother would be disappointed. 

But that's about it.

In the meantime...

UPDATE: Just as quickly as Cracker Barrel announced the change, they have announced they will be going back to the previous signage, due to public outcry and the loss of $100 million in stock value! 

CAPTAIN'S NOTE: No, the President weighing in [see what I did there?] on this contrived controversy did not cause the company to change its mind. As mentioned above, he simply saw which way the wind was blowing and got out in front of it... then he took credit for it.