jakee 1,648
rushmc 23
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Slow news day?
So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the reasons given as a bit over the top?
Sure.
But as bad business decisions go it doesn't really break in to any recent top ten, does it?
no, it doesnt
I think it is stupid but there are always different ways of looking at things, ....... you know?
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
JohnRich 4
QuoteSolution: buy a pack of toothpicks. These are great!
http://www.target.com/Natural-Mint-Toothpicks-12-pk/dp/B000OZT5XO
$25! Now that's a crime! I'll have just one pack for $2, please.
billvon 3,173
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>So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the
>reasons given as a bit over the top?
Nope. No more than a restaurant that stops using glass beer mugs because people keep breaking them.
>reasons given as a bit over the top?
Nope. No more than a restaurant that stops using glass beer mugs because people keep breaking them.
rushmc 23
Quote>So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the
>reasons given as a bit over the top?
Nope. No more than a restaurant that stops using glass beer mugs because people keep breaking them.
You see that as the same. Imagine that
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
Well poor oral hygiene can lead to heart disease- so would that make toothpicks a safety device? Hmmmm [thinking smiley]
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Bolas 5
I hope the TSA doesn't get wind of this... 
Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
It's just very bad style to use such a tool after a meal. Change in style, absolutely.
No good (or 1st class restaurant) will have them in store for clientele, at least at the restaurants I use to frequent over here.
It's just a matter of good behaviour, perhaps not known in every part of the world. A restaurant with tooth picks on tables is low class.
dudeist skydiver # 3105
Bolas 5
Just take one of their forks and bend it.
Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
rehmwa 2
Don't you think this is just a restaurant that doesn't want to stock the damn item and they just made up a fuzzy/softy/lefty feel good excuse to keep the clientel from complaining about the lack?
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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants
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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants
billvon 3,173
>You see that as the same.
Beer mugs and toothpicks are not the same. The rights of the restaurant to offer whichever they like - that is the same.
Beer mugs and toothpicks are not the same. The rights of the restaurant to offer whichever they like - that is the same.
rushmc 23
Quote>You see that as the same.
Beer mugs and toothpicks are not the same. The rights of the restaurant to offer whichever they like - that is the same.
The right to do something? Yes. I agree. The reasoning? Not so much
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
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So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the reasons given as a bit over the top?
I'm under impression that most restaurants in U.S. have already banned them. There are none on tables, and in most cases waiters just tell that "we don't have them".
Those perverted Democrats, wanting to ban all those guns!!!
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rushmc 23
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So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the reasons given as a bit over the top?
I'm under impression that most restaurants in U.S. have already banned them. There are none on tables, and in most cases waiters just tell that "we don't have them".
Those perverted Democrats, wanting to ban all those guns!!!
I have been in lots of restaurants and I have rarely seen them on the tables
But no matter the class of the place I can honestly say I rarely have NOT seen them at the check out counter
I don’t know where you live but not seeing that here in Iowa
Of course we are just fly over uneducated hick country to the east and west coast elites
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
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So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the reasons given as a bit over the top?
I'm under impression that most restaurants in U.S. have already banned them. There are none on tables, and in most cases waiters just tell that "we don't have them".
Those perverted Democrats, wanting to ban all those guns!!!
Whoa! Just imagine how much it hurts if you prick someone into the eye with such a sharp weapon
Just give them a hand gun to defend themselves .... problem solved.
dudeist skydiver # 3105
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I have been in lots of restaurants and I have rarely seen them on the tables
But no matter the class of the place I can honestly say I rarely have NOT seen them at the check out counter
The article does not mention checkout counter, it speaks about asking a waiter to bring one a toothpick. Most indeed have it on checkout, but every time I asked a waiter to bring me one (which is pretty typical in Europe), I didn't get any. They either direct you to that counter, or tell you "I'm really sorry, but we do not have any available".
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rushmc 23
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I have been in lots of restaurants and I have rarely seen them on the tables
But no matter the class of the place I can honestly say I rarely have NOT seen them at the check out counter
The article does not mention checkout counter, it speaks about asking a waiter to bring one a toothpick. Most indeed have it on checkout, but every time I asked a waiter to bring me one (which is pretty typical in Europe), I didn't get any. They either direct you to that counter, or tell you "I'm really sorry, but we do not have any available".
I know its different over there (which I guess that is what this thread is about)
I have a friend who comes over to help a rigging course from Finland. He goes crazy collecting (by the case/box) of different tooth pick dispensers. He is a favorite customer of a restaurant supply store in Kansas City
"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln
QuoteWell poor oral hygiene can lead to heart disease- so would that make toothpicks a safety device? Hmmmm [thinking smiley]
Sooo,....we could sue them for not proviiiding them ehhh? Hmmmm.
Bolas 5
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So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the reasons given as a bit over the top?
I'm under impression that most restaurants in U.S. have already banned them. There are none on tables, and in most cases waiters just tell that "we don't have them".
Those perverted Democrats, wanting to ban all those guns!!!
Whoa! Just imagine how much it hurts if you prick someone into the eye with such a sharp weapon
Just give them a hand gun to defend themselves .... problem solved.
No silly, they use the gun to clean between their teeth...
Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.
Gene03 0
QuoteIt's just very bad style to use such a tool after a meal. Change in style, absolutely.
No good (or 1st class restaurant) will have them in store for clientele, at least at the restaurants I use to frequent over here.
It's just a matter of good behaviour, perhaps not known in every part of the world. A restaurant with tooth picks on tables is low class.
Christel,
I'm an American who has never had the opportunity to travel overseas, could you please explain this further?
Bring your own?
Excuse youself and rinse your mouth out in the restroom?
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)
QuoteIt's just very bad style to use such a tool after a meal. Change in style, absolutely.
No good (or 1st class restaurant) will have them in store for clientele, at least at the restaurants I use to frequent over here.
It's just a matter of good behaviour, perhaps not known in every part of the world. A restaurant with tooth picks on tables is low class.
And just WHAT do you suggest we spear the roaches with while waiting for our food? Hmmmmm?? I suppose you use a fork for that.
Rule #1 of dining out: Never eat at a place with a sign in the window that says "Eats".
HAMMER:
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.
Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a
kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the
object we are trying to hit.
So you do not see the action of removing tooth picks for the reasons given as a bit over the top?
Sure.
But as bad business decisions go it doesn't really break in to any recent top ten, does it?