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Title: Do you nudge?
Post by: videoholic on April 03, 2006, 03:35:22 AM: When you are at a restaurant and you are done with your meal, do you push your plate forward a couple inches? This to signify that you have completed?

I do this at home too. Kind of funny. It could be just a half an inch, but for some odd reason I always do that.
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Post by: Kurt Angle on April 03, 2006, 04:23:30 AM: no
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Post by: Halberto on April 03, 2006, 04:44:22 AM: Man you gay
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Post by: mm on April 03, 2006, 05:04:44 AM: the traditional way to signify you are done is to cross your knife and fork over the plate
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Post by: JBean on April 03, 2006, 05:29:39 AM: I put my napkin on my plate to show that I am done
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Post by: Jumpman on April 03, 2006, 06:03:42 AM: At McDonalds, I throw away my garbage in a garbage can. Not really sure where I should nudge in those situations.
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Post by: Eiksirf on April 03, 2006, 06:05:02 AM: I just stop eating. That\'s usually a good sign.

I had an ex who would stack all the garbage on the table and consolidate everything onto one plate.

That drove me nuts.

-Dan
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Post by: clips on April 03, 2006, 06:27:29 AM: Quote from: JBean
I put my napkin on my plate to show that I am done

same here...
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Post by: politiepet on April 03, 2006, 06:52:32 AM: Quote from: mm
the traditional way to signify you are done is to cross your knife and fork over the plate

not true...

The correct way is to place your knife and fork on the plate so that they are parallel to each other, at the eleven o\'clock position (a diagonal from bottom right to top left) with the points facing away from you. This is different from the "X" position, with the knife and fork crossing like an X over your plate, which indicates that you are not done with the plate, but merely resting between bites.

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/tablemanners/tablemanners4.html (http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/tablemanners/tablemanners4.html)

by the way :gives: ;)
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Post by: nO-One on April 03, 2006, 06:54:56 AM: I just give out a nice loud burp to signify that I\'m done, funny thing is everybody kinda looks at you and know you\'re done.
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Post by: mm on April 03, 2006, 06:56:55 AM: odd, i always thought putting them parallel signified that i wasn\'t done.
oh well
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Post by: videoholic on April 03, 2006, 07:22:31 AM: Maybe you guys nudge and you don\'t even realize it.

It\'s that little gesture of, fete a complete....

Either that or I\'m just weird. My wife does it too.
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Post by: CHIZZY on April 03, 2006, 08:40:18 AM: Quote from: JBean
I put my napkin on my plate to show that I am done

WERD.:running:
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Post by: Samwise on April 03, 2006, 08:50:27 AM: I usually yell "OH MY GOOOOD" when I\'m done...
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Post by: videoholic on April 03, 2006, 08:59:20 AM: When you are at home do you put your napkin on your plate too?

I do the nudge.
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Post by: FatalXception on April 03, 2006, 09:07:11 AM: No nudge. According to that site, I was ending the meal right (knife and fork parallel)... but during the \'breaks\' I would put the knife on the plate, and hang the fork off the edge, with just the tines on the plate. I might try the \'proper way\' but I\'m sure most servers know this about as much as the population of PSX2C did... and they might try and bus the table unless it\'s clear someone isn\'t finished.
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Post by: square_marker on April 03, 2006, 09:18:04 AM: i normally tear off all my clothes, masturbate on the nearest living thing, stick 2 to 3 fingers up my butt, smear my poo on my forehead, and scream "i\'m the king of france." they pretty much know i\'m done with my meal then.
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Post by: mm on April 03, 2006, 09:19:54 AM: well, most servers pay no attention to proper etiquette
i worked into plenty of restaurants.
the disgruntled "we\'re ready to fucking leave" look on people\'s faces is enough to know
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Post by: Titan on April 03, 2006, 09:42:25 AM: I do differnet thing sometimes. I nudge my plate, put my utensils on my plate, put my napkin on my plate or all of the above.
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Post by: Darth Joyda on April 03, 2006, 09:45:44 AM: Sometimes, especially if I am lost in thought. But it isn\'t a habit by any means.
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Post by: CHIZZY on April 03, 2006, 11:17:26 AM: Quote from: videoholic
When you are at home do you put your napkin on your plate too?

I do the nudge.

I throw my plate at Kyoko at home...but at a restaurant, that\'s just rude.
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Post by: JBean on April 03, 2006, 12:32:11 PM: i\'m surprised nobody takes a shat on the table to signify a completed meal
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Post by: Blade on April 03, 2006, 01:51:51 PM: JBean: Only once, and they never let me back in.
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Post by: Titan on April 03, 2006, 02:08:23 PM: Quote from: JBean
i\'m surprised nobody takes a shat on the table to signify a completed meal

I\'ve had clyde over for dinner and he does that. He adds a twist to it though. He usually throws it at me too after he shits on the table.
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Post by: (e) on April 03, 2006, 04:07:18 PM: video:

I do it too.

Seriously.

But I usually toss everything on top of it, fork, knife, napkin, and the additional push forward.

If I have leftover milk I pour that on too.
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Post by: fre4d4 on April 03, 2006, 05:00:49 PM: oh i just usually pass gas
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Post by: (e) on April 03, 2006, 05:12:15 PM: that sure is mature of you.
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Post by: Titan on April 03, 2006, 05:29:30 PM: I forget who did this (wanna say Vikings) burped at the end of a meal to show appreciation to the one who cooked it or something like that. I think I saw it on the history channel a few years back.
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Post by: politiepet on April 03, 2006, 07:45:11 PM: you\'re talking about chinese people...
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Post by: Viper_Fujax on April 03, 2006, 07:51:15 PM: not sure what chinese people you hang around,lol.

my chinese friend slurps his soup to show appreciation.

I dont do anything except put my fork and knife on the plate and sit like im not eating anymore and the waiter can tell if im done or not.
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Post by: Samwise on April 04, 2006, 06:18:38 AM: Quote from: Viper_Fujax
my chinese friend slurps his soup to show appreciation.
I thought that was to cool it down...
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Post by: fre4d4 on April 04, 2006, 03:24:03 PM: Quote from: (e)
that sure is mature of you

Hey i do what i can, i never said i was mature, maybe i used to be.
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Post by: (e) on April 04, 2006, 03:33:53 PM: dont you know how to use the quote button?

its right there.. you cant miss it
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Post by: Titan on April 05, 2006, 10:29:59 AM: Anyone else notice that e was doing pretty well and acting a bit more mature than he used to then now is being a smartass again?
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Post by: clips on April 05, 2006, 10:33:37 PM: Quote from: Titan
Anyone else notice that e was doing pretty well and acting a bit more mature than he used to then now is being a smartass again?

he\'s much more funnier when he\'s bein an ass..:fro:...
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Post by: MPTheory on April 06, 2006, 09:45:56 AM: What if your food piles higher than the top of the plate? If crossing your knife and fork over top of the plate to show your merely taking a break, your fork and knife get food on them...
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Post by: Ashford on April 06, 2006, 09:50:08 AM: Isn\'t that the point of utensils?
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Post by: MPTheory on April 06, 2006, 09:52:56 AM: I mean on the handles
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Post by: (e) on April 06, 2006, 10:55:46 PM: Quote from: Titan
Anyone else notice that e was doing pretty well and acting a bit more mature than he used to then now is being a smartass again?

It\'s a negative attention seeking disorder I have...
:rolleyes:
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Post by: FatalXception on April 07, 2006, 12:02:00 PM: Quote from: MPTheory
What if your food piles higher than the top of the plate? If crossing your knife and fork over top of the plate to show your merely taking a break, your fork and knife get food on them...

If you have that much food on your plate, and you ordered it or served it, everyone probably knows you still aren\'t \'done\'.
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Post by: Jumpman on April 07, 2006, 12:08:02 PM: Quote from: (e)
It\'s a negative attention seeking disorder I have...
:rolleyes:

I think the real problem is this:

You\'re a faggot.

Explains all of Spudzy\'s issues.
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Post by: fre4d4 on April 07, 2006, 12:30:30 PM: Quote from: (e)
dont you know how to use the quote button?

its right there.. you cant miss it

You referring to the one beside the edit button, yeah i see it and use it.

Ok for those who were offended by my earlier post, i actually just sit there, no one cheek sneaks untill everybody else is finished. Yes im saying i just sit there like a good boy, and contain all bodily functuntions to myself.
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Post by: (e) on April 07, 2006, 03:52:59 PM: ^
just wondering

Jumpman:
I would have to agree. I am quite queer sometimes.

:gfight: