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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:44 PM
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Poll question: The official Krispy Kreme Vs. Dunkin Donuts poll
Who has the best donuts in the world - you decide!!!
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:46 PM
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1. My very own homemade, not very often, but truly delicious,
I guess I'll call them MrsGrumpy's Megamunchy donuts....
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:46 PM
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2. You ever had Krispy Kremes hot out of the oven?
Man, you could eat a whole box of them.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:50 PM
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11. They give you a free one here while you are makin your selection,
which is bad, because I always say I am going to have one. But then that one doesn't really count, does it, if they force you to take it?????
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zizzer Donating Member (575 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:14 PM
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32. Funny...
I always thought donuts were fried.

But, what the hell do I know?

Zizzer
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:46 PM
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3. When they are warm, Krispy Kremes are a religious experience.
When they have cooled, they're just another donut.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:48 PM
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7. Unfortunately in DE most Krispy Kremes are delivered
But even then they're better than Dunkin Donuts
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:56 PM
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17. You gotta get 'em fresh off the line...
...almost better than sex. Almost. :-)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:01 PM
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23. maybe that's where...
we all need to meet before the Austin rally on Saturday. ;-)

-v-
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:04 PM
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26. Which one?
183?
Round Rock?
35 & Stassney?

:9 I'm game!
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:07 PM
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28. well...
I'm thinking Round Rock and 183 are both a bit far from the rally. never been to the one on 35 and Stassney.

As much as I love donuts, Kerbey Lane might be easier. :-(

This might be worth starting a thread about.

-V-
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:08 PM
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30. We can have pancakes at Kerbey Lane!
:9

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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:03 PM
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24. Cept sex doesn't make you instantly feel as if 10 pounds have just
wrapped themselves around your thighs.....okay then, maybe it does.
:evilgrin:
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:47 PM
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4. Sweetie's
in Greenville, TX. They also make the best pigs-in-a-blanket in the whole wide world.

Don't get me wrong. I love Krispy Kreme donuts, Dunkin too. They have the 2 best sprinkled donuts ever. Mmm...sprinkles...

Darth Velma
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buczak Donating Member (170 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:47 PM
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5. Tim Horton's

Tim Horton's (Canadian based donut shop) with locations in
Detroit and Buffalo New York. They also have the best
coffee.

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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:48 PM
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6. KK, no contest.
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:54 PM
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16. amen, brother
Can't drive by that accursed "Hot Donuts Now" sign. It's wired into the cerebellum or something.
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:48 PM
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8. Dunkin's for donuts, Mary Lou's for coffee
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noonwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:48 PM
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9. Krispy Kremes are the best!
Chocolate-topped and custard-filled. MMM-donuts.

Dunkin will do if there are no Krispy Kremes to be found, but they're not as good. I miss Dawn Donuts, they were really good.
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leftist_rebel1569 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:49 PM
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10. Hell, they're both good...
but...I had to go with KK. The original glazed donuts are my favorite in the world. Not to mention, I like most of their other donuts. Dunkin Donuts is good, but I don't take pleasure in them like I do with KK.

But, Donuts are Donuts. I love them both.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:51 PM
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13. actually, I can't mess with either
....no self control when it comes to sweet things (take that how you will!!)
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pfitz59 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:50 PM
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12. They both suck!
Too gooey and syrupy! Give me Henry's Donuts, or give me a bagel!
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thermodynamic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:51 PM
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14. Other: NEITHER or NONE
No doughnuts for me.
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larryepke Donating Member (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:53 PM
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15. Dunkin Donuts are all over Chicago...
and I love their coffee, but in the donut wars, it's no contest. Krispy Kreme just melt in your mouth.
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ProfessorGAC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:59 PM
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21. Nah!
KK's raised donuts are better, but Dunkin's cake donuts are superior to Krispy's. The dough doesn't turn into a ball while one is chewing like KK's cake donuts.

I agree that DD does have the better coffee. KK's isn't bad, but it's not as good as Dunkin'. We have both around here, and i travel for my job, so i've had my share of each in the mornings. (I never eat breakfast at the hotel. Too expensive!)

I think it's a perfect combo that each place has a donut that's superior to the other.
The Professor

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KCDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:01 PM
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22. agreed!
As one who prefers cake donuts (esp. buttermilk!), I don't care for KK at all. But I recognize that their raised are better.
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GainesT1958 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:58 PM
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18. Not only are Krispy Kremes by far the best...
The company was founded in North Carolina--in Winston-Salem, to be exact. So I've got TWO good reasons to vote for them. Plus, from my earliest days, I was weaned on Krispy Kreme doughnuts--Dunkin' didn't come along where I lived until I was starting Jr. High.

Moreover, Krispy Kreme is one of the very few stocks that is weathering this recession well--suffering NO significant declines during the last two years. I guess one could say that Krispy Kreme Doughnuts are, well, "Dub-proof"! :D

B-)
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TXlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:58 PM
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19. LaMarr's
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 02:58 PM
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20. I Like Lamar's Better Than Either Krispy or Dunkin'
Unfortunately, the Lamar's shop in Pueblo closed a few weeks ago. :-(
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whoYaCallinAlib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:03 PM
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25. KK's are better than sex. At least the sex that
I've been getting lately.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:05 PM
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27. Krispy Kreme out of oven, otherwise Dunkin' Donuts
I spent years thinking, "Krispy Kremes totally suck" until one day, finally got to have a hot one - they are wonderful.

But man, once they cool, they're crap. Which means that any other coated or flavored Krispy Kreme is gonna suck, cuz they have to be cooled first. Which explains why I always thought they sucked. They do.

Dunkin DOnuts, though, always excellent and tasty.
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alpizzy Donating Member (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:07 PM
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29. SpudNuts....
No kidding...that's the name.
They are cake type donuts made with potatoes .
And they are excellent!!!!
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:14 PM
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31. Krispy Kremes are better than Dunkin Donuts but the BEST

doughnuts ever are to be had at a small, local bakery operated by a woman and her husband. Unbelievably good!
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:16 PM
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33. I'm Krispy Kreme for more than 30 years
When I was a kid, you could get a chocolate krispy kreme. I don't mean chocolate covered, I mean the BATTER was chocolate. Fantastic! I've not seen that for, um, more than 30 years I guess.

Oh, and they were a nickel. Or were they 2 cents? They were a DEAL!

Hey, this is the first time I feel old-timerish...!
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:19 PM
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34. Unfair!!
Tis like asking me to choose between my children!! ;(
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Salviati Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 03:29 PM
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35. Greenbush Bakery, Madison WI
Donut Man Says:
Kosher means Quality!
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Gringo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 04:13 PM
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36. Publix Bakery
is way better. KK and Dunkin are both too sweet and gooey.
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SiobhanClancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:22 PM
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48. This is the simple truth...
Publix bakery rules. Besides the donuts,their key lime pie is sublime. One of the things I miss about living in Florida.
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4_Legs_Good Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 04:18 PM
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37. Other - Supermarket bakery donuts
I know I know! I guess I'm just a fan of the more "substantial" fare.

Krispy Kreme's are good, but they're too ephemeral (is that the right word?). Plus the first one is great, but the second one makes me sick

Dunkin' Donuts and most other doughnut shops are just too greasy for me.


Reminds me of one of the greatest lines in a "movie" ever. In "El Norte" Enrique is in the restaurant with another guy, and they're trying out croissants. The other guy says "They're pretty good. Not filling like a tortilla, but not bad"

david
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pmbryant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 04:26 PM
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38. A old German bakery in Castroville Texas
I don't eat doughnuts often, but I stopped at a german bakery in Castroville one day last fall about the same time the first Krispy Kreme opened in San Antonio (where I live). I got to try the Krispy Kremes a couple weeks later and realized that, while they are perfectly good, the ones from Castroville were significantly better.

:-)

Haven't had Dunkin Donuts in many many years, so I can't comment on them at this time.


--Peter
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 04:27 PM
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39. LARD LAD!
Um, I mean, Krispy Kreme.

:9
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wbattle Donating Member (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 05:08 PM
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40. Winchell's (SoCal's first chain)
Every cop in LA/Orange County stops at a Winchell's.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 05:10 PM
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41. DuDo DudeTTE here--their blueberry cake donuts are almost
as good as sex. I said almost.
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:01 PM
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42. I hate krispy kremes
They invaded my state first with one store which caused all the fundies to go nuts. Do they serve those damn things for communion? Anyway, the fundies actually take orders for these god fearing donuts, drive up to 50 miles away to get the doughballs, bring them back and hawk them out of the backs of their suburbans. I mean really.

Now we have our own store. Result? Three local family bakeries one at least 100 years old close their doors unable to compete with some cheap corporate lardball supplied to us by a company 3000 miles away.

Glory hallelujah! The Krispy Kreme rapture has come! Bleech!
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thehonesttruth Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:09 PM
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43. krispy kreme kustomer
hmmm...doughnuts
hot doughnuts NOW, buzz optional
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thehonesttruth Donating Member (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:12 PM
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44. Krispy Kreme Kustomer
Edited on Tue Aug-05-03 06:14 PM by thehonesttruth
hmmm....doughnuts
hot doughnuts NOW, buzz optional

hey, the damn thing said my first post failed, swear, the DU buzz optional
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MattNC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:13 PM
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45. Krispy Kreme
The original is only about 30 minutes from where I grew up.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:13 PM
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46. They're just doughnuts. Really.
Edited on Tue Aug-05-03 06:21 PM by SOteric
Sure, I've heard the rapture surrounding a fresh, warm Krispy Kreme. I even had one. It's just a damned doughnut, not the global culmination of all pastry arts.
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Kellanved Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:20 PM
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47. As we have only Dunkin Donuts here
I have to abstain on the issue.
However I like the local Donut equivalent ("Pfannkuchen") better.
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Chicklet Donating Member (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-05-03 06:54 PM
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49. Both have merits
Not much beats a HOT and NOW from Krispy Kreme. I like Dunkin Donuts cake donuts, but I wish they'd use granulated sugar with the cinammon donuts instead of powdered, which overwhelms the cinammon and makes the donut too darn sweet.

:donut:
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