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0biJon writes "The BBC says 'For as little as $20,000, you could soon have a letter sent to a new "post office" aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and back care of the Russian space agency.' Maybe Lance Bass can mail himself up?"
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And if we're really lucky, he'll take the rest of his nstink pals with him.
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FUCK! DON'T PUSH IT! THIS _REALLY_ PISSES ME OFF!
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I love food, and I especially love Chinese food. But these things really piss me off:
1. No chopsticks. What the fuck is up with that? More and more Chinese restaurants do not put chopsticks on the table by default. You have to ask for them. Hell, there's this restaurant I used to go to. It was *called* chopsticks - and you still had to ask for some. You'd think, that, as a marketing gimmick, they would use chopsticks in there. But no. It's always this big hassle. You always have to ask. What, you think we can't eat with chopsticks, or something?
2. The jokes. I am tired of hearing dog jokes in Chinese restaurants. It's fucking rude. There is always an idiot seated 10 feet across who cracks Chinese restaurant jokes in the middle of your meal. "Do you like your dog? Yeah, especially in Moo Goo Gai Pan". That shit ain't funny. See, if it were funny, people would laugh. That's the expected reaction to funny jokes. If people are not laughing, what can you deduct, shit for brains? Another one I always hear is "The Chinese Restaurant is the only restaurant where they welcome your dog." Fucking hilarious, I tell you. Want to hear something funny? The latest Chinese restaurant that opened in my street is located 200 yards away from the humane society. Now *that* is a marketing genius at work.
3. The numbers deal. What the fuck is up with the numbers and letters to designate the dishes? We can read, you know. We don't sign our credit card with a "X". We are not totally illiterate, for Pete's sake. I am tired of seeing those people say "I'll have the C32, mild, with fried rice on the side." Hey asswipe, it's a Chicken Low Mein. What's so fucking hard to say? I just don't get it. I find it stupid at best, and insulting at worse.
4. Why do all Chinese restaurants have a fish tank? It's a catch 22. When they have one, it's a cliché. When they don't, they look like they are not successful enough to afford one. The whole fish tank thing is a pain in the ass. I always have the sneaking sensation that someone in the room is eating the fish I was checking out while waiting to be seated.
5. The staff has to make an effort to speak English while around customers. It's fucking rude to see them talk to each other in Chinese - Mandarin to be more precise - right in your face. You never know if they're talking about the weather or if they are insulting your ancestry. Fucking little dweebs come here to live, great. Now learn to be polite. Hey, English is not my mother tongue, it's my third language. But I still make an effort to speak it while in the company of others. It's called courtesy, asswipe.
6. Is Tso a General, a corporal, or a colonel? Every other restaurant has a different rank for the guy. Just choose one and stick to it, for God's sake! Hell, some even spell his name Tsao, to further confuse the situation. Little fuckers can't get their facts straight.
7. Why do fortune cookies have to taste like sand? Can't they make a fortune cookie worth eating? The only thing people do with those is crumble them into pieces and read the "fortune" in there. The latest one I got - I shit you not - said "Everyone agrees that you're the best". No shit. Not only I don't get to eat the cookie, on account of the fact that I don't like the taste of sand in my mouth, but on top of that the thing spells the obvious. Check, please!
8. Why does the wonton soup usually look like a microcosm of a turd floating in a toilet bowl? That's just nasty, man. Surely, they could change the presentation so that you don't wonder who shit in your soup. Really. I mean, this being a restaurant, and all, and this being the first dish that you are served, that's not exactly the most appealing way to start a meal.
9. The buffet that serves other food than Chinese. What's up with that? I was in Florida recently, and we decided to have lunch in a Chinese joint that featured an all you can eat buffet. Half the dishes were stuff like pizza, crayfish, Jell-O, etc... It's a Chinese restau
April fools on the 26th?
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chevelleSS
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Have you noticed that there are no icons on the right hand corner of each post on the front page? And have you noticed that the last two articles were in the "it's a joke, laugh" section???
It makes you wonder if it truly is a coincidence
FUCK! DON'T PUSH IT! THIS REALLY PISSES ME OFF!
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Listen buddy, I love food, and I especially love Chinese food. But these things really piss me off:
1. No chopsticks. What the fuck is up with that? More and more Chinese restaurants do not put chopsticks on the table by default. You have to ask for them. Hell, there's this restaurant I used to go to. It was *called* chopsticks - and you still had to ask for some. You'd think, that, as a marketing gimmick, they would use chopsticks in there. But no. It's always this big hassle. You always have to ask. What, you think we can't eat with chopsticks, or something?
2. The jokes. I am tired of hearing dog jokes in Chinese restaurants. It's fucking rude. There is always an idiot seated 10 feet across who cracks Chinese restaurant jokes in the middle of your meal. "Do you like your dog? Yeah, especially in Moo Goo Gai Pan". That shit ain't funny. See, if it were funny, people would laugh. That's the expected reaction to funny jokes. If people are not laughing, what can you deduct, shit for brains? Another one I always hear is "The Chinese Restaurant is the only restaurant where they welcome your dog." Fucking hilarious, I tell you. Want to hear something funny? The latest Chinese restaurant that opened in my street is located 200 yards away from the humane society. Now *that* is a marketing genius at work.
3. The numbers deal. What the fuck is up with the numbers and letters to designate the dishes? We can read, you know. We don't sign our credit card with a "X". We are not totally illiterate, for Pete's sake. I am tired of seeing those people say "I'll have the C32, mild, with fried rice on the side." Hey asswipe, it's a Chicken Low Mein. What's so fucking hard to say? I just don't get it. I find it stupid at best, and insulting at worse.
4. Why do all Chinese restaurants have a fish tank? It's a catch 22. When they have one, it's a cliché. When they don't, they look like they are not successful enough to afford one. The whole fish tank thing is a pain in the ass. I always have the sneaking sensation that someone in the room is eating the fish I was checking out while waiting to be seated.
5. The staff has to make an effort to speak English while around customers. It's fucking rude to see them talk to each other in Chinese - Mandarin to be more precise - right in your face. You never know if they're talking about the weather or if they are insulting your ancestry. Fucking little dweebs come here to live, great. Now learn to be polite. Hey, English is not my mother tongue, it's my third language. But I still make an effort to speak it while in the company of others. It's called courtesy, asswipe.
6. Is Tso a General, a corporal, or a colonel? Every other restaurant has a different rank for the guy. Just choose one and stick to it, for God's sake! Hell, some even spell his name Tsao, to further confuse the situation. Little fuckers can't get their facts straight.
7. Why do fortune cookies have to taste like sand? Can't they make a fortune cookie worth eating? The only thing people do with those is crumble them into pieces and read the "fortune" in there. The latest one I got - I shit you not - said "Everyone agrees that you're the best". No shit. Not only I don't get to eat the cookie, on account of the fact that I don't like the taste of sand in my mouth, but on top of that the thing spells the obvious. Check, please!
8. Why does the wonton soup usually look like a microcosm of a turd floating in a toilet bowl? That's just nasty, man. Surely, they could change the presentation so that you don't wonder who shit in your soup. Really. I mean, this being a restaurant, and all, and this being the first dish that you are served, that's not exactly the most appealing way to start a meal.
9. The buffet that serves other food than Chinese. What's up with that? I was in Florida recently, and we decided to have lunch in a Chinese joint that featured an all you can eat buffet. Half the dishes were stuff like pizza, crayfish, Jell-O, etc... It's a
Re:load size?
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Oh yeah? Well... I am rubber, you are glue...
Re:FUCK! DON'T PUSH IT! THIS _REALLY_ PISSES ME OF
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1. You know, that's a good point about chopsticks. But it used to be that people had to ask for forks, if they couldn't use chopsticks. And some people who love chinese food wouldn't go to a chinese restaurant because they couldn't eat the damn food. Of course, the problem is solved when you have both forks and chopsticks out by default. Some restaurants do this, but it's just more human labor to keep them in stock, wash them, and replace them when they, um, get lost. Some restautrants cut cost by providing one and not the other.
2. Yeah, I find them insulting too. But that's hardly the restaurant's fault, is it?
3. Again, the restaurant's just trying to maximize its customer base. And, if it's not insulting to the people who work at the restaurant, then what do you care?
4. Well, I don't have that stereotype about chinese restaurants. I don't wonder where the fish tank went if I don't see one. Maybe it's just something you should deal with?
5. I agree with you. But, you know, it's just a lot more convenient for some non-native speakers to communicate in their native tongue. And, you know, for someone who claims to be frustrated by others' ignorance, you don't seem too knowledgable about Chinese culture either. It's Mandarin? How do you know? Do you speak their language? You profess not to understand it, so how do you know it's not Cantonese or Taiwanese?
6. There's no "official" way of transliterating a foreign language into English. Given the wide variety of dialects and subdialects in China, it would be hard to come up with one. Besides, Tso/Tsao is wasn't a general in a 20th century Western army, so his rank doesn't translate easily. He's also more of a mythical figure than a real person anyhow.
7. Well, fortune cookies... What can I say? I tasted some so-called cookies that taste worse than those. If you don't like them, don't eat them. Don't read them. Send them back.
8. I never thought of it that way. I can't really see it that way even after I read your description. So, perhaps I am not qualified to comment on this.
9. Yeah, that's funny. I haven't been to a chinese restaurant that doesn't serve chinese food. On the other hand, chinese cuisine is a giant melting-pot of diverse culinary cultures. I woundn't get too upset about chinese food not being "authentic" as it's constantly evolving, much more rapidly too than other cultural cuisines.
10. You said it. This isn't the restaurant's fault.
In closing, I will qualify my comments by saying that I am not Chinese, that English isn't my native language either, and that I also agree with much of your sentiment. Some of your comments, however, are a lot more insulting than those you find fault with. I wonder, does everyone really think you are the best?
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I love food, and I especially love Chinese food. But these things really piss me off:
1. No chopsticks. What the fuck is up with that? More and more Chinese restaurants do not put chopsticks on the table by default. You have to ask for them. Hell, there's this restaurant I used to go to. It was *called* chopsticks - and you still had to ask for some. You'd think, that, as a marketing gimmick, they would use chopsticks in there. But no. It's always this big hassle. You always have to ask. What, you think we can't eat with chopsticks, or something?
2. The jokes. I am tired of hearing dog jokes in Chinese restaurants. It's fucking rude. There is always an idiot seated 10 feet across who cracks Chinese restaurant jokes in the middle of your meal. "Do you like your dog? Yeah, especially in Moo Goo Gai Pan". That shit ain't funny. See, if it were funny, people would laugh. That's the expected reaction to funny jokes. If people are not laughing, what can you deduct, shit for brains? Another one I always hear is "The Chinese Restaurant is the only restaurant where they welcome your dog." Fucking hilarious, I tell you. Want to hear something funny? The latest Chinese restaurant that opened in my street is located 200 yards away from the humane society. Now *that* is a marketing genius at work.
3. The numbers deal. What the fuck is up with the numbers and letters to designate the dishes? We can read, you know. We don't sign our credit card with a "X". We are not totally illiterate, for Pete's sake. I am tired of seeing those people say "I'll have the C32, mild, with fried rice on the side." Hey asswipe, it's a Chicken Low Mein. What's so fucking hard to say? I just don't get it. I find it stupid at best, and insulting at worse.
4. Why do all Chinese restaurants have a fish tank? It's a catch 22. When they have one, it's a cliché. When they don't, they look like they are not successful enough to afford one. The whole fish tank thing is a pain in the ass. I always have the sneaking sensation that someone in the room is eating the fish I was checking out while waiting to be seated.
5. The staff has to make an effort to speak English while around customers. It's fucking rude to see them talk to each other in Chinese - Mandarin to be more precise - right in your face. You never know if they're talking about the weather or if they are insulting your ancestry. Fucking little dweebs come here to live, great. Now learn to be polite. Hey, English is not my mother tongue, it's my third language. But I still make an effort to speak it while in the company of others. It's called courtesy, asswipe.
6. Is Tso a General, a corporal, or a colonel? Every other restaurant has a different rank for the guy. Just choose one and stick to it, for God's sake! Hell, some even spell his name Tsao, to further confuse the situation. Little fuckers can't get their facts straight.
7. Why do fortune cookies have to taste like sand? Can't they make a fortune cookie worth eating? The only thing people do with those is crumble them into pieces and read the "fortune" in there. The latest one I got - I shit you not - said "Everyone agrees that you're the best". No shit. Not only I don't get to eat the cookie, on account of the fact that I don't like the taste of sand in my mouth, but on top of that the thing spells the obvious. Check, please!
8. Why does the wonton soup usually look like a microcosm of a turd floating in a toilet bowl? That's just nasty, man. Surely, they could change the presentation so that you don't wonder who shit in your soup. Really. I mean, this being a restaurant, and all, and this being the first dish that you are served, that's not exactly the most appealing way to start a meal.
9. The buffet that serves other food than Chinese. What's up with that? I was in Florida recently, and we decided to have lunch in a Chinese joint that featured an all you can eat buffet. Half the dishes were stuff like pizza, crayfish, Jell-O, etc... It's a Chinese restau
Have you noticed that there are no icons on the right hand corner of each post on the front page? And have you noticed that the last two articles were in the "it's a joke, laugh" section???
It makes you wonder if it truly is a coincidence
Listen buddy, I love food, and I especially love Chinese food. But these things really piss me off:
1. No chopsticks. What the fuck is up with that? More and more Chinese restaurants do not put chopsticks on the table by default. You have to ask for them. Hell, there's this restaurant I used to go to. It was *called* chopsticks - and you still had to ask for some. You'd think, that, as a marketing gimmick, they would use chopsticks in there. But no. It's always this big hassle. You always have to ask. What, you think we can't eat with chopsticks, or something?
2. The jokes. I am tired of hearing dog jokes in Chinese restaurants. It's fucking rude. There is always an idiot seated 10 feet across who cracks Chinese restaurant jokes in the middle of your meal. "Do you like your dog? Yeah, especially in Moo Goo Gai Pan". That shit ain't funny. See, if it were funny, people would laugh. That's the expected reaction to funny jokes. If people are not laughing, what can you deduct, shit for brains? Another one I always hear is "The Chinese Restaurant is the only restaurant where they welcome your dog." Fucking hilarious, I tell you. Want to hear something funny? The latest Chinese restaurant that opened in my street is located 200 yards away from the humane society. Now *that* is a marketing genius at work.
3. The numbers deal. What the fuck is up with the numbers and letters to designate the dishes? We can read, you know. We don't sign our credit card with a "X". We are not totally illiterate, for Pete's sake. I am tired of seeing those people say "I'll have the C32, mild, with fried rice on the side." Hey asswipe, it's a Chicken Low Mein. What's so fucking hard to say? I just don't get it. I find it stupid at best, and insulting at worse.
4. Why do all Chinese restaurants have a fish tank? It's a catch 22. When they have one, it's a cliché. When they don't, they look like they are not successful enough to afford one. The whole fish tank thing is a pain in the ass. I always have the sneaking sensation that someone in the room is eating the fish I was checking out while waiting to be seated.
5. The staff has to make an effort to speak English while around customers. It's fucking rude to see them talk to each other in Chinese - Mandarin to be more precise - right in your face. You never know if they're talking about the weather or if they are insulting your ancestry. Fucking little dweebs come here to live, great. Now learn to be polite. Hey, English is not my mother tongue, it's my third language. But I still make an effort to speak it while in the company of others. It's called courtesy, asswipe.
6. Is Tso a General, a corporal, or a colonel? Every other restaurant has a different rank for the guy. Just choose one and stick to it, for God's sake! Hell, some even spell his name Tsao, to further confuse the situation. Little fuckers can't get their facts straight.
7. Why do fortune cookies have to taste like sand? Can't they make a fortune cookie worth eating? The only thing people do with those is crumble them into pieces and read the "fortune" in there. The latest one I got - I shit you not - said "Everyone agrees that you're the best". No shit. Not only I don't get to eat the cookie, on account of the fact that I don't like the taste of sand in my mouth, but on top of that the thing spells the obvious. Check, please!
8. Why does the wonton soup usually look like a microcosm of a turd floating in a toilet bowl? That's just nasty, man. Surely, they could change the presentation so that you don't wonder who shit in your soup. Really. I mean, this being a restaurant, and all, and this being the first dish that you are served, that's not exactly the most appealing way to start a meal.
9. The buffet that serves other food than Chinese. What's up with that? I was in Florida recently, and we decided to have lunch in a Chinese joint that featured an all you can eat buffet. Half the dishes were stuff like pizza, crayfish, Jell-O, etc... It's a
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I am rubber, you are glue...
1. You know, that's a good point about chopsticks. But it used to be that people had to ask for forks, if they couldn't use chopsticks. And some people who love chinese food wouldn't go to a chinese restaurant because they couldn't eat the damn food. Of course, the problem is solved when you have both forks and chopsticks out by default. Some restaurants do this, but it's just more human labor to keep them in stock, wash them, and replace them when they, um, get lost. Some restautrants cut cost by providing one and not the other.
2. Yeah, I find them insulting too. But that's hardly the restaurant's fault, is it?
3. Again, the restaurant's just trying to maximize its customer base. And, if it's not insulting to the people who work at the restaurant, then what do you care?
4. Well, I don't have that stereotype about chinese restaurants. I don't wonder where the fish tank went if I don't see one. Maybe it's just something you should deal with?
5. I agree with you. But, you know, it's just a lot more convenient for some non-native speakers to communicate in their native tongue. And, you know, for someone who claims to be frustrated by others' ignorance, you don't seem too knowledgable about Chinese culture either. It's Mandarin? How do you know? Do you speak their language? You profess not to understand it, so how do you know it's not Cantonese or Taiwanese?
6. There's no "official" way of transliterating a foreign language into English. Given the wide variety of dialects and subdialects in China, it would be hard to come up with one. Besides, Tso/Tsao is wasn't a general in a 20th century Western army, so his rank doesn't translate easily. He's also more of a mythical figure than a real person anyhow.
7. Well, fortune cookies... What can I say? I tasted some so-called cookies that taste worse than those. If you don't like them, don't eat them. Don't read them. Send them back.
8. I never thought of it that way. I can't really see it that way even after I read your description. So, perhaps I am not qualified to comment on this.
9. Yeah, that's funny. I haven't been to a chinese restaurant that doesn't serve chinese food. On the other hand, chinese cuisine is a giant melting-pot of diverse culinary cultures. I woundn't get too upset about chinese food not being "authentic" as it's constantly evolving, much more rapidly too than other cultural cuisines.
10. You said it. This isn't the restaurant's fault.
In closing, I will qualify my comments by saying that I am not Chinese, that English isn't my native language either, and that I also agree with much of your sentiment. Some of your comments, however, are a lot more insulting than those you find fault with. I wonder, does everyone really think you are the best?