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  1. Original post
    Nancy Young
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    Went to lunch today, there's this place overlooking a river
    where you can have a nice lunch and a beer or a bloody mary,
    whatever. Peanut shells on the floor, that kind of place.

    New bartender. The bartenders there are *always* young
    guys. They tend to stay for a long time, so they get to know
    what you drink, like that.

    So, this is a new guy. With that 'I'm a hotshot, I'm the bartender'
    attitude. I ordered eggplant parmagiana, and I really had a jones
    for fries. For whatever reason, I really wanted fries. You get a
    choice, linguine or french fries, so when I ordered I said, and I'd
    like that with fries.

    He said, It *comes* with fries. I don't think I looked like what
    I was thinking, but I was thinking Wiseguy, huh? We'll see. Didn't
    say anything. We're waiting, hanging out, shooting the breeze and
    watching this guy bumbling around. Ron says, bet you don't get
    fries, I was laughing. Yeah, I'm so not getting fries.

    Yes, lunch arrives, it's got the linguine, Ron said instantly, she
    wanted that with fries? Not really so nice, closer to She wanted that
    with *fries*. Oh. It usually comes with fries, you want fries? Yes, I
    really do want fries.

    Hey, when you want fries, nothing else will do!

    Of course he called in for fries, brought them over, this always
    comes with fries at lunch. Not one word escaped my lips but
    I have this all the time here at lunch, it comes with a choice.
    Whatever. Funny, I like ketchup with my fries, had to leave the
    bar and steal it from an empty table. I know, ketchup with fries,
    what a weirdo.

    Guy walks away and Ron says, I hope the bartender's retirement
    plan isn't counting on the tip he gets from us today. So funny.
    Didn't really cheap out on the tip, how low can a tip go when lunch
    for two with a beer comes to 19 bucks. And the way those guys
    stay, that long memory that remembers what you drink most likely
    remembers a bad tip.

    We walk out and Ron says, It *comes* with fries with that same
    snotty attitude the guy had. Funny.

    nancy

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  2. Mike H
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    "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:e0mfbg$ihj$1
    @news.monmouth.com:

    Quoted message said:

    Yes, lunch arrives, it's got the linguine, Ron said instantly, she
    wanted that with fries? Not really so nice, closer to She wanted that
    with *fries*. Oh. It usually comes with fries, you want fries? Yes,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    really do want fries.

    Sounds like when my wife & I used to go to Burgerville, she'd order a
    burger with Ketchup only, they'd ALWAYS question it or get it wrong, or
    both. The Burger King near my house seems to ALWAYS get at LEAST one
    thing wrong on orders, it's gotten so bad, my Wife, son & I went to a
    totally different FF joint for breakfast one day, he asked for coke or
    milk one, she ordered OJ, he broke down upset because they "got it
    wrong" he thought the OJ was for him. He's 5 btw🙂

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  3. Nancy Young
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    "Mike H" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Yes, lunch arrives, it's got the linguine, Ron said instantly, she
    wanted that with fries? Not really so nice, closer to She wanted that
    with *fries*. Oh. It usually comes with fries, you want fries? Yes,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    really do want fries.

    Quoted message said:

    milk one, she ordered OJ, he broke down upset because they "got it
    wrong" he thought the OJ was for him. He's 5 btw🙂

    Awww. Fast food places, I have had some experiences and
    I don't even ask for anything special. Doesn't seem like it would
    be so difficult.

    nancy

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  4. T
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    In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:


    "Mike H" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Yes, lunch arrives, it's got the linguine, Ron said instantly, she
    wanted that with fries? Not really so nice, closer to She wanted that
    with *fries*. Oh. It usually comes with fries, you want fries? Yes,


    I

    Quoted message said:

    really do want fries.

    Quoted message said:

    milk one, she ordered OJ, he broke down upset because they "got it
    wrong" he thought the OJ was for him. He's 5 btw🙂

    Awww. Fast food places, I have had some experiences and
    I don't even ask for anything special. Doesn't seem like it would
    be so difficult.

    nancy

    I've often wondered why fast food places just don't keep one clerk at
    the register and let people punch in and pay for their own meals. That
    way you'd get what you want and the franchise gets lower personnel
    costs.

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  5. KevinS
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    Nancy Young wrote on 4/1/2006:

    Quoted message said:

    Went to lunch today, there's this place overlooking a river
    where you can have a nice lunch and a beer or a bloody mary,
    whatever. Peanut shells on the floor, that kind of place.

    I'm wary of April fools gags. A restaurant that sells eggplant parm,
    french fries (with ketchup), beer, Bloody Marys and has peanut shells
    on the floor? Hmmm...I"ve always taken you at your word, sistah!!

    At least you didn't do a slip and fall on the peanut shells like
    someone else we know.
    Otherwise, Blair would be here demanding that you sue.

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  6. Nancy Young
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    "KevinS" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    Nancy Young wrote on 4/1/2006:

    Quoted message said:

    Went to lunch today, there's this place overlooking a river
    where you can have a nice lunch and a beer or a bloody mary,
    whatever. Peanut shells on the floor, that kind of place.

    I'm wary of April fools gags. A restaurant that sells eggplant parm,
    french fries (with ketchup), beer, Bloody Marys and has peanut shells
    on the floor? Hmmm...I"ve always taken you at your word, sistah!!

    Indeed sir, I do not lie to you.

    http://www.injersey.com/day/story/0,2379,872291,00.html

    nancy

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  7. KevinS
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    Nancy Young said:

    Indeed sir, I do not lie to you.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.injersey.com/day/story/0,2379,872291,00.html

    Thanks for the link

    Rumson, eh? My sister-in-law (older brother's wife) recently lived in
    Rumson.
    They now live in Fairfield, CT.

    Didn't Geraldo live in Rumson or somewhere around there?

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  8. Nancy Young
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    "KevinS" <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:
    Nancy Young said:

    Indeed sir, I do not lie to you.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.injersey.com/day/story/0,2379,872291,00.html

    Thanks for the link

    Rumson, eh? My sister-in-law (older brother's wife) recently lived in
    Rumson.
    They now live in Fairfield, CT.

    Didn't Geraldo live in Rumson or somewhere around there?

    Yes, he lived across the river from that restaurant, as do assorted
    other celebrities. Now it's Geraldo Rivera's ex wife's house.
    Geraldo used to take his boat from there to Manhattan.

    nancy

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  9. sf
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    Mike H said:

    The Burger King near my house seems to ALWAYS get at LEAST one
    thing wrong on orders,

    That's odd and it certainly hasn't been an issue in my little part of
    the ff world.
    --

    Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

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  10. Terry Pulliam Burd
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    On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 13:04:30 -0500, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>
    rummaged among random neurons and opined:

    Quoted message said:

    Went to lunch today, there's this place overlooking a river
    where you can have a nice lunch and a beer or a bloody mary,
    whatever. Peanut shells on the floor, that kind of place.


    <snip of story where order is messed up>

    The DH and I went to Fatburger, where the DH ordered his usual bacon
    cheeseburger w/o tomato or dill relish and I ordered a chili dog with
    mustard as the only condiment. Counter clerk: "Huh? You only want
    mustard?" Me: "Yes, mustard, solamente. Nothing else, just mustard."
    "You sure you don't want nothing else?" "Positive. Just mustard on the
    chili dog."

    Our order is delivered. The DH is perfect. My chili dog has mustard,
    ketchup, onions and cheese. I repeat my request for a chili dog with
    *only* mustard as a condiment. Again get a chili dog with other stuff
    on it besides mustard *and* sauerkraut as a final insult. Finally went
    to the counter where the short order cooks place the food to be topped
    off by other counter staff, watched them put my chili dog out for
    toppings, watched the counter staff put on the mustard and said
    (channeling Meat Loaf's "Paradise By the Dashboard Light"😉, "Stop
    right there! Before you go any further, that's the *only* condiment I
    want on that chili dog!" I'm told that "...nobody wants a chili dog
    with just mustard, lady."

    <sigh> Sometimes very simple isn't.

    Terry Pulliam Burd
    AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

    --
    "If you're going to be wrong, be wrong at the top of your lungs."
    Lucy, "Peanuts"

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