The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 04, 1982, Page Page 7, Image 7
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BY JOHN VAUGHAN
Felix and Oscar are
roommates at USC. They
a don't have much in common,
^ but they manage to get
along. Felix is a mnsir
major; Oscar is in journalism.
Felix writes home
every week; Oscar has
trouble finding his way to the
dorm on the weekends. Felix
is a third-year senior ; Oscar
thinks he's a fifth-year
junior.
But one thing binds these
two as brothers, and that is
^ their shared affinity for
"late-nite dining."
You see. Felix is sparrhinu
vainly for a "quiet little
place with an intimate
French atmosphere," while
Oscar actually has been seen
paying money for a 7-Eleven
burrito when he gets his 2
a.m. munchies.
And so, each Friday night,
when Felix finishes his
homework, he waits for
Oscar to stumble in. The pair
Q squeezes into Felix's sensible
Dodge Scamp and they
cruise the Columbia area 24hour
eating establishments.
They talked to me the
other day about some of
their findings.
One of Oscar's favorite
locations is Goody's
Restaurant and Scoreboard
Lounge at 199 Knox Abbott
Dr. in Cayce. Felix is quick
[ ^ to moan plastic! when his
? roomie speaks of Goody's.
"I mean, one has barely
opened the door when one's
eyes are stabbed with sickly
red and fluorescent orange
colors. Gooey's (Felix' pet
name) is so horribly overdone
it will make you cry,"
he says.
Oscar insists, however,
that the service at Goody's is
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likes the fact that the
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variety of foods any hour of
the day. Even at 4 a.m.
"It's also a big place, and
that's important," Oscar
claims. "You can barge into
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food. by the looks of bemused
out what the horror on his friends' faces
:o as the "The when he suggests the Capitol
s the Capitol for a late night snack. "Sure
at 1210 Main St. the food is bad; even worse
;uccinct in his than mine," he says. "But if
"The food is the you're still up with the
of them. I's too munchies when the rest of
is a large man thp rivili'/pH world is asloon
volver standing you're probably not in the
ounter. Need I proper physical state to do
any actual tasting."
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