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80 year-old brings his father to a restaurant to win free oysters.
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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
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Link: https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/03/05/wintzells-oyster-house-fulfills-decades-old-promise-mobile-father-son/
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comador lemmy.world comador@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#2 · Quote Reply

Pretty sad that this is the best thing Alabama can push as 'news'.
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deadbeef79000 lemmy.nz deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-17
#3 · Quote Reply
comador wrote:
Pretty sad that this is the best thing Alabama can push as 'news'.

They're probably both still working too.
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THE_GR8_MIKE lemmy.world THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-03
#4 · Quote Reply

The article shows everything except a picture of the sign they keep referencing.
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JackDark lemmy.world JackDark@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#5 · Quote Reply

A sign on the wall at Wintzell’s Oyster House in downtown Mobile has promised free oysters to any man who turns 80 and walks in with his father. For decades, no one had claimed it — until now.
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Delusion6903 discuss.online Delusion6903@discuss.online
Joined: 2023-06-26
#6 · Quote Reply

I'm in Alabama. Wintzell's is great. The sign is real.
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backalleycoyote lemmy.today backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-03-01
#7 · Quote Reply
deadbeef79000 wrote:
They're probably both still working too.

Pops is gonna get recalled for one last tour in Iran.
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😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈 lemmy.world MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#8 · Quote Reply

They didn't "win" anything. It's a standing offer via signage.
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LemmyKnowsBest lemmy.world LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-11
#9 · Quote Reply
Delusion6903 wrote:
I'm in Alabama. Wintzell's is great. The sign is real.

Please post a picture of the sign if you can, because the OP article omitted that one particular detail.
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Delusion6903 discuss.online Delusion6903@discuss.online
Joined: 2023-06-26
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LemmyKnowsBest wrote:
Please post a picture of the sign if you can, because the OP article omitted that one particular detail.

It's not that close to me but I'm angling to go there for the assignment. I don't get good oysters very often.
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LemmyKnowsBest lemmy.world LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-11
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Delusion6903 wrote:
It's not that close to me but I'm angling to go there for the assignment. I don't get good oysters very often.

Great! And you'll get bonus points if you're 80 years old and your dad is still alive and you bring him with you.
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bob_lemon feddit.org bob_lemon@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-28
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THE_GR8_MIKE wrote:
The article shows everything except a picture of the sign they keep referencing.

Picture of a sign saying "Free oysters to any man 80 years old accompanied by his father” hanging on a restaurant wall
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