Eating in restaurants alone

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  1. Posthumous

    Posthumous Resident Smartass

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    So the church was right, he really does love the boys and girls.
     
  2. kitty fabulous

    kitty fabulous smoked tofu

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    Jeez, after reading Matt's thread I now not only have to take myself out to dinner, I have to get something with macaroni salad. Except I already ate at Dogtown for lunch, and I don't want to go to Mark's or Gitsis. Maybe I'll skip the veggie garbage plate and check out the new burrito place instead.
     
  3. LuckyStripe

    LuckyStripe Mundane.

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    I'm buying macaroni salad tonight too. I was telling C earlier that seeing that thread was making me crave it!
     
  4. Smelly Socks

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    I do lots of things by myself.

    I'm a ninja.

    I go out to eat alone without fear. I don't need to bring a book or a laptop to look busy. I just throw ninja stars when people aren't looking. People are talking incessantly "blahblahblah" looking the other way, and then they look back their partner is headless. Quite a shock, I must tell you. Other times I'll be a little less conspicuous and just steal food off the plates of the unwary and watch the fights that ensue. People never suspect the ninja sitting in the corner whistling a happy tune. Nobody.

    I don't people watch, I people stealth.
     
  5. kitty fabulous

    kitty fabulous smoked tofu

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    I I know! The japanses noodle and bubble tea place just moved from Park Ave to Goodman. Maybe instead of mac salad, I'll get avocado rolls.

    Or, I could go to Alladin's and have a nice glass of wine and some baba ganouj.

    My friend Solomon's Ethioian buffet is closed, so that's out, which is a shame because the meser lentils over injeera bread is really scrumptious, and it's all-you-can-eat for $8.

    Ninjas are cool. I considered becoming a ninja when I was done with my stagehand job at the theatre, since I already had the black clothes.
     
  6. lace_and_feet

    lace_and_feet Super Member

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    Bubble tea! [​IMG] I want...
     
  7. kitty fabulous

    kitty fabulous smoked tofu

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    i'm kind of more excited about the meser and injeera than the bubble tea, but the Natural Oasis is closed.

    of course, wherever I went, if I went out, I'd have to put clothes on, and that's just a pain in the ass.
     
  8. Posthumous

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    Yeah, nobody suspects the ninja. :rolleyes:
     
  9. YankNBurn

    YankNBurn Owner

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    I eat alone alot when out on the road, I go to a booth, catch up on phone calls, use my computer, sip some ice tea, finally order my food, eat and leave. I feel very happy being there alone actually.
     
  10. texasmade3

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    Somtimes its nice to go out somewhere and eat alone, I don't see anything wrong with it. No need to bring books or laptops to look like you are busy. Just order your food, eat, and leave. Somtimes I see other people eating by their selves and go eat with them, and talk. I rarely eat by myself but every once in a while I enjoy it.
     
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    i remember when i was younger my parents would eat at a certain resturaunt every friday, as would an old man roung 90yrs ol. he alwasy sat alone, so one day i talked to him... he was the kindest soul.
     
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    When you’re a nonagenarian it’s likely you’ve not only outlived your spouse but in some cases you’ve outlived your kids as well [​IMG]


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  13. Formertechno34

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    I've never ate at a restaurant alone. I don't know, but I don't find it correct. But I wouldn't mind.
     
  14. Peanuts

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    First time I ever took myself out to eat alone was when I was 18. I went to a Burger King. I remember the experience because it was very scary for me but I felt like I was accomplishing getting over a fear.

    I did it a couple of times after that but honestly I still prefer the company of my love or a friend. I do like to take my little ones out and have a date with them. They love when we do that.

    How was dinner?
     
  15. LuckyStripe

    LuckyStripe Mundane.

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    Dinner was good. :D

    Haha I wouldnt mind a place like BK being alone.. I'm talking at least semi nice restaurants.
     
  16. Smelly Socks

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    You just don't get ninja humor, do you?

    Sadly, nobody ever gets it, for it is far too sneaky. :(
     
  17. kitty fabulous

    kitty fabulous smoked tofu

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    i ordered takeout.

    not because i didn't want to eat alone, but because i decided that what i really, really wanted was spicy eggplant with garlic sauce from the Dac Hoa, which is a vietnamese/thai/chinese restaraunt across the street. I used to live above it before I left, and I haven't been in there in a long time, and for some reason, even though i really wanted the food, I couldn't bear to eat alone there because we used to eat there often when I was married, and so much has changed.

    the people at the Dac Hoa have always been very good neighbors. Their family's kids who lived in the building across the hall from us used to play with my kids, and when we'd go to eat they'd chat with us and ask about my parents. I remember once when we went in there Damien asked the woman her name, and she said, "You call me Grandma!" Just really awesome neighbors.

    Well I went in there tonight for takeout and realized that I'd been avoiding the place because I didn't want to tell her that my mom had died and Suresh and I were divorcing. Of course she asked about my parents and the kids as usual, fixing my favorite dish just the way I like it even after I've been gone for a couple of years, and of course I had to tell her, and she just nodded and said, "It's ok, it's ok."

    Just really sweet, awesome neighbors, and as always, this eggplant is really good!
     
  18. kitty fabulous

    kitty fabulous smoked tofu

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    I heard that pirates exist because ninjas let them.
     
  19. Smelly Socks

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    You're damn right.

    Pirates have no class.

    They blunder into town, set it ablaze, rape and pillage, yada yada. After all that, you got a mess on your hands. Who's left to clean it up? The ninjas. Always gotta be starting shit, them damn seadogs. They blow holes in the sides of other ships and have sword fights with the clumsiest of swords. They have no finesse.

    And who the hell buries fucking treasure? Who the hell in their right mind buries gold and jewels when you could be livin' it up??...........ninja style. [​IMG]
     
  20. Allonym

    Allonym cheesecake slut

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    i love eating by myself. but i enjoy my solitude, and i love good food ,and my friends are rarely available to go to fancy arsed restaurants that i love visiting. bring a good book, enjoy a great meal, why the hell not?
     

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