Unpopular Opinions anyone?

[pantsparty]

Jan 22, 2013 16:44:42 GMT -5 gozf said:

Jan 22, 2013 16:43:51 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

I don't think stats lie, but JFC, does that mean people shouldn't try? As my hero Eminem says, you only get one shot. (One shot at life, not at marriage, to be clear. Which is probably not what he was saying, but whatever.) I guess chances are my H and I will get divorced because I'm his second wife. But those are odds I'm willing to roll with.

I CHOOSE HOPE!

KOKO, GOZF!

[gozf]

I really just want to choose Lionel, but I'm not sure that's an option.

[smock]

Jan 22, 2013 16:43:51 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

I don't think stats lie, but JFC, does that mean people shouldn't try? As my hero Eminem says, you only get one shot. (One shot at life, not at marriage, to be clear. Which is probably not what he was saying, but whatever.) I guess chances are my H and I will get divorced because I'm his second wife. But those are odds I'm willing to roll with.

Let me be the first to congratu-pologize to you on your inevitable divorce. 

[cheeseandcrackers]

Are you just shy, or do you feel like he is taking care of you when he does that?
Serious question.

[Deleted]

Well Sue I have to say that that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. This is worse than the ramekin business.

[cheeseandcrackers]

I don't think it's that uncommon, and I've heard of this before. I think people are surprised because you said he does every single time you guys are out, not just occasionally.

[bab]

I'm uncomfortable with excessive child AWing.

Once in awhile it is OK, but almost daily is too much.

[rupertpenny]

Do servers automatically look to your H first when you are out with him? I find that servers almost always ask me what I want first because I'm a woman, so it could be kind of a production for my H to try to order for me.

[smock]

I'm very curious about this ordering thing.

What if the waiter comes really fast and you haven't told your selection to your H?

Does he have to guess? Do you whisper it to your H and hope the waiter doesn't hear? Do you subtly pass a napkin with your choice written on it? Have you developed a special sign language for "chicken linguini"?

[cheeseandcrackers]

I don't think its a requirement for her H to order, I am assuming he does it to be polite and she likes it, if it starts to get complicated then she orders herself lol

[bab]

Jan 22, 2013 16:58:25 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I CAN'T HELP IT BAB I AM OBSESSED.

I don't think the husband ordering for suesue is that weird.

Dude, you aren't even on my radar for this!  I think I see more of your pet posts than those about your DD. 

[bab]

Jan 22, 2013 17:07:06 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Jan 22, 2013 16:58:35 GMT -5 smock said:

I'm very curious about this ordering thing.

What if the waiter comes really fast and you haven't told your selection to your H?

Does he have to guess? Do you whisper it to your H and hope the waiter doesn't hear? Do you subtly pass a napkin with your choice written on it? Have you developed a special sign language for "chicken linguini"?

    The sign language for chicken linguini goes on under the table. heh heh

SERIOUSLY. This is not hard. If the waiter comes too fast (heh heh) then dh says we're not ready to order,and he goes away and then comes back later. If the waiter comes back, dh orders, and the waiter says Well oh YEAH? Does Madame want egg salad with that, it comes with the special, dh looks at me, I say yes, or nod, and dh turns around and tells the waiter Madame will have the egg salad with that.

Ok, nobody really says Madame. But the other stuff is true. And there are no subtle napkin passings. lol

This seems exhausting for some reason, and totally weird!

[bab]

Jinx Toledo!

[underwaterrhymes]

Jan 22, 2013 17:10:10 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Jan 22, 2013 16:55:13 GMT -5 toledo said:

So do you avoid talking to the waiter at all?

If your meal sucks, does your H send it back?

What if you're taking him out to dinner? Do you give him the credit card, and make sure he hands it to the waiter?

     I don't generally have to talk to the waiter, ever, when we are out. I've never sent a meal back but I would have ds do it, I suppose. When the waiter leaves the folder with the bill, one or the other of us picks it up, usually him (we have joint accounts, no separate ones, so there's no 'taking' one or the other out, it's all our money.)

Why would you have your DS send back the meal?

[Deleted]

Jan 22, 2013 11:12:09 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Jan 22, 2013 11:10:07 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

I enjoyed the story regarding the painting of George Washington.

I wondered if he felt the message of a story stays with a person longer.

Lol, I'm sure he probably did.  And some of the stories are definitely interesting.  I'm just not good with having patience, lol.  Just give me an answer, dammit!

In other words, don't build me a clock, just tell me what time it is? LOL.

[Deleted]

Jan 22, 2013 16:52:48 GMT -5 05heel said:

Well Sue I have to say that that is the dumbest thing I've ever heard of. This is worse than the ramekin business.

thank god you're here to talk sense.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jan 22, 2013 17:15:13 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Jan 22, 2013 17:13:11 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Why would you have your DS send back the meal?

   I just fixed it to dh. I mistyped.

Okay, that's what I thought! Just checking!

[wkatie]

Having my H order for me in NMS, but no biggie if it's yours. One of my prom dates did it in HS (his mom must have told him he should) and I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. So inefficient! He ordered me a chef salad, lol. I am actually loling about it for real, almost 20 years later. Ah, HS...

[bab]

I believe the ramekin thing goes back to when sue sue said she won't put condiment containers on her table. ALL condiments are to be put in ramekins!

[bab]

 LOL at "catsup" that is so Hunts circa 1983!

[smock]

Okay more questions. How do you know how much ketchup to put in the ramekin? Do you throw out the left overs or do you have to eat it, like as a punishment for putting out too much?

[Deleted]

I can't condone "catsup."

[Deleted]

suesue, i hate to break it to you, but my mom is older than you and while she does go to mass 2x/week and cover her head, she 1) orders for herself; and 2) puts condiment containers on the table (on a little plate).

she also doesn't consult my dad w/r/t: voting; home decor; when to get an oil change; the household budget.

[Deleted]

Jan 22, 2013 17:31:05 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Smock, I just fill it half full. If someone needs more, I get up, get the bottle out, put more catsup in it, and put it back on the table. If I put out wayyyy too much I put it back into the bottle, if there's just a little left I pitch it.

omg omg dying from germs dying from germs.

THIS is why the plague wiped out half the human population in the 1300s.  yes, everyone had non-disposable condiment containers, but the germs spread like wildfier.

[Deleted]

I am also grossed out by the return of condiments to their original container after having been set out in ramekins.

Don't ask me to explain.

If you need an explanation, you just don't get it.

[TrickyBob]

My Husband does what SueSue's Husband does. And sometimes I'm the one who orders it all, but in general, it is usually all him. He knows what I like/we'll discuss it before hand so it's just easier to order all at once.

My UO is that St.Petes sig picture makes me uncomfortable a wee bit. I know you cannot see anything, but every time I see it I'm still all "woah, half naked child". And it brings up so many questions, why isn't he wearing pants? Why isn't he wearing underwear? Is it at a beach? Still, where did his pants go?! I DO like St.Pete though, it's just the sig picture takes me by surprise every time.

[smock]

Jan 22, 2013 17:32:45 GMT -5 cville said:

Jan 22, 2013 17:31:05 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Smock, I just fill it half full. If someone needs more, I get up, get the bottle out, put more catsup in it, and put it back on the table. If I put out wayyyy too much I put it back into the bottle, if there's just a little left I pitch it.

omg omg dying from germs dying from germs.

THIS is why the plague wiped out half the human population in the 1300s.  yes, everyone had non-disposable condiment containers, but the germs spread like wildfier.

It's true. They call it "the black death" because people were eating days-old condiments that had been sitting in ramekins for so long that they turned black. 

[spitforspat]

And they have the best time with your tip, I imagine.

[leeann]

I use ramekin like things with my cheese and meat appetizers (not rolled deli meat,for the record), so that people can spread the desired condiment on their crackers with the little spoons rather than try to squeeze some dijon onto a triscuit.

[Deleted]

Jan 22, 2013 17:39:02 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Jan 22, 2013 17:29:55 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

I can't condone "catsup."

   Could you condone ketchup in ramekins?
    Catsup is just a where I was raised kind of thing.

No.

I reject your entire ketchup system.

Sorry.