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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 11:22 PM Original message |
all-you-can-eat restaurant wanted customer to eat the rice too |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Now these are the issues we really need to be talking about. |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Homer Simpson would agree. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. "That man ate all our shrimp and two plastic lobsters!!" |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. And him in the window, eating for the settlement |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Yarr, tis a remorsless eatin' machine. n/t |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
74. Snort! |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. Homer would have eaten the rice. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
15. +1 |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Well, it's a fun diversion |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:11 AM Response to Reply #1 |
46. And furthermore |
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AsahinaKimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Its good to know the difference between Sushi and Sashimi |
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Brilliantrocket (196 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-18-11 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. This issue is actually really important to me. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
5. if u take the food you have to eat it. then get more. the restaurant can set the terms nt |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The customer eats what he or she wants. The restaurant has no right to dictate that. n/t |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Of course they can. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I'll have to remember that the next time I get served crap food from places like IHOP. n/t |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
18. If they are serving crap food why are you going there? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Most people aren't aware it's crap until it's served to them... |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Maybe they should also |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:18 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. They certainly "could" do that. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. And no business will stay in business long by dictating to customers... |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #14 |
52. Of course they have a right, and most all you can eat restaurants have such rules! |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 03:55 AM Response to Reply #12 |
43. I would certainly never go back if they had someone do that. |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
66. No they could not |
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Dokkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
35. +10000 |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. they can eat what they want, but what they want may not qualify for the all you can eat price |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:43 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Restaurants should inform customers of limitations beforehand... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:47 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. I have no idea what the restaurant tells the customer and how or when, but it's ironic that |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. My brain's operating on half-capacity tonight. Good point. n/t |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:00 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. i can relate to that :) |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:13 AM Response to Reply #26 |
47. Sushi |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:36 AM Response to Reply #6 |
58. and the restaurant sets the prices and decide what is on special and what isn't. |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:04 AM Response to Reply #58 |
68. That would be incorrect |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:51 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. All you can eat SUSHI. Not SASHIMI. sushi = fish + rice. |
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Lucky Luciano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #6 |
72. No - this is common in all you can eat sushi restaurants. |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. Tell 'em Wilford Brimley sent ya |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. That pic just freaked the hell out of me. LOL. n/t |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
48. I like to call it |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:39 AM Response to Reply #11 |
59. that NEVER gets old |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. That happened only 2523 miles from my house! And without the internet |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
73. I figure that, if nothing else, I now know the difference between "sushi" and "sashimi" |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
20. I can't stand people who tell me to eat more. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 04:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
44. When I was in about 2nd or 3rd grade the teacher who was acting as cafeteria |
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npk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
22. He can't eat rice because he is diabetic |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:45 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Rice is rich in carbs...a big no no for diabetics. n/t |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:25 AM Response to Reply #28 |
55. If a person cannot eat food A (in this case rice), one should not order |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #28 |
56. Actually, they can eat rice and other carbs in moderation |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #56 |
65. White rice has 37g of carbs per serving which is awfully high... |
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DontTreadOnMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
23. This is a common rule for all-you-can-eat sushi |
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Phentex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #23 |
62. I didn't know this... |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
24. The restaurant has a fair point: if you can't eat X, you shouldn't order all-you-can-eat X |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:41 AM Response to Original message |
25. Both involved parties are assholes. |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:12 AM Response to Reply #25 |
37. +1 to this comment. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
29. Self-edit. Dupe. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Typical nonsense. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:48 AM Original message |
nevermind n/t |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
36. Well it was all-you-can-eat sushi not sashimi. n/t |
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pinniped (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
38. Article doesn't say if the asshole restaurant owner has a sign listing the.... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:53 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. The sign said sushi, not sashimi |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 03:25 AM Response to Original message |
40. All you can eat |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 03:47 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. sushi is rice and fish |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:25 AM Response to Reply #42 |
63. That is certainly a good argument |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 03:44 AM Response to Original message |
41. The restaurant offered all you can sushi |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
49. When all you can eat sushi places opened in the 80s in NYC it was common to have this rule posted |
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Democat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
51. It's all you can "eat" not all you can "throw away". |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
53. We once had a thread about a buffet that threw a family out because they wasted too much. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:03 AM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Ah, here it is. And ironically the thread was started by The Sushi Bandit |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:33 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Take a bow. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:45 AM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Awesome! |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
60. that's like getting all-you-can-eat pizza and only eating the pepperoni |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
64. I can't believe I read the whole thing! |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
67. You go now!! You here FOUR HOUR!! |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
69. Why is he taking them to court over a $28 contract? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #69 |
71. They did live up to it. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. that would have been easy enough for them to control, then |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-19-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. All customers are included and it is very clear. Sushi = fish + rice. |
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