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| I have table manners! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 16 2008, 01:03 PM (555 Views) | |
| Genetic God | Feb 16 2008, 01:03 PM Post #1 |
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![]() The dinner I had tonight was some sort of fish bisque. At least, I'm sure it was a bisque, and it had fish eggs swimming in it. Or otherwise, little red balls of fishy tasting substance. Anyway. The second course was a rare tuna steak over string beans and pineapple with a baked potato that seasoned in a delicious fashion. The dessert was a chocolate brownie filled with strawberries with ice cream on the side. It was pretty good. The restaurant was also looking pretty snazzy, so I decided to behave myself. I ate in the continental fashion, knife in my right hand, fork in the left. I ate in reasonably sized bites. I cut the vegetables before eating them. I used all of the appropriate silverware, the entree fork for the entree, the dessert fork for the dessert, etc. When I was finished eating, I placed the silverware in the appropriate 4-10 positions, and to my great pleasure, the waiter recognized it! I folded the napkin when I was done. After dessert I placed the credit card on the table, 1/2 " from the edge and perfectly parallel with it. I did not look at the bill until after the card was charged. I tipped 45%. I left the billfold with the merchant copy similarly positioned 1/2 " from the edge and parallel. People have seen me eat. It's not like this. My parents would be so proud though. <3 Where do you stand when it comes to table manners? |
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| EVILyangkuang | Feb 16 2008, 09:27 PM Post #2 |
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2nd Lieutenant Gold
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Are not most table etiquette redundant? |
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| Genetic God | Feb 16 2008, 10:53 PM Post #3 |
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Chief of Staff
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Forget modern times innovations for eating food! Whatever happened to using your bare hands, like to kill a man? |
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| + HELL | Feb 16 2008, 11:05 PM Post #4 |
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The God of Cookery
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One vote for: "Table manners." |
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