{This is the fourth of what will be a recurring series that will only happen when I have consumed far too much beer at the Draught Horse Tavern in Austin, TX with my brother. Tonight, for several pints of Guinness were bought and paid for triggering strange thoughts, candid insights and pure horseshit. Selah.}
* I don't know which waiters/owners association started all the touching at restaurants, but it needs to stop. Immediately. You're not getting a bigger tip out of me by constantly putting your hand on my shoulder, although I refuse to speculate about anything lower than the waist.
* Is it reasonable to tip when you buy an extra long chili cheese coney at Sonic? 
It's still fast food, but they do deliver it on skates after all.
* Everything truly is negotiable. But I'm often too lazy to drop the hammer and push for a better deal.
* If you've never eaten Ramen Noodles then you probably didn't go to college.
* I don't understand these people who get ticketed for watching porn on the TVs inside their cars. What's the point of watching it if your hands are occupied because despite what some people claim, the actual storylines aren't that captivating.
* Never get in a fast-food drive-through line behind a mini-van because the person inside is probably ordering enough for an entire soccer team and will also be thoroughly indecisive about super-sizing.
* I always tell the truth - except when a lie is absolutely necessary to avoid a nasty argument.
* Who really has the time to be a good Peeping Tom? 
That's why you always hear about peepers who spy on old women because they're probably choosing houses at random and your chances of finding a Carmen Electra look-alike parading around in a bra and panties is pretty damn unlikely.
* Amsterdam is great place to finish a trip, but a lousy place to start one because that city will wreck you for the rest of your jaunt. 
* I don't know what it is with me and Wendy's employees, but I've eaten at locations around the state for years and I've had more eyes batted at me than any other place in the world.
*Who doesn't have a bad tequila story where things went so sideways that you swore you would never taste it again? 
Answer: Everybody.
-BDS
The only time it's not OK to tip at Sonic is if you use the drive through. And Sonic is one of my favorite food groups. Currently addicted to the cranberry slush.
Ramen and a grilled cheese sandwich, those were the days you splurged.
Patron Silver, please, I'll bring the salt and limes.
hhmmm...seems you have a bit of a fast food theme going here! Maybe if you actually wore pants when you went out to eat, you wouldn't have people touching your shoulder and/or people batting their eyes at you.
Do pretzels ever go mouldy???
Oh tequila...i have a few of those stories.....*shudder*
Melissa - I tend to agree as I started tipping a few years ago at Sonic and I like the diet limeade quite a bit. And you must have salt and limes to deal with tequila and hopefully a willing torso to suck it off of.
Jlee - Can you tell that I'm dieting again? Ha. And it's my car and I'll wear (or not wear) whatever I choose when I go pick up fast food.
Miss Ash - They have a long shelf life, but they can go bad on you at some point. It's best not to think to deeply about bad tequila stories as your body remembers them - all too well.
Cheers Guys!!
what about when your cheetos go stale and taste like packing peanuts - but you eat them anyway -
I feel this goes with:
~Things you've eaten in college
~Things you find in your pack at the end of your trip in Amsterdam
~Bad decision you made while drinking Tequila (which i have sworn of SINCE college)
scary since no one really knows WHAT cheetos are....
You're right about Amsterdam. Jesus. Where was that advice 6 months ago?
Never had that happen with Tequila. Maker's Mart Whiskey. I can't stomach the stuff anymore.
I only have a bad vodka story.
The old touch on the shoulder move hey, you're a waitress magnet!
Nobich - Thanks a million.
Locosmocos - That's a pretty damn impressive loop to run the cheetos theme all the way through those various scenarios. Nice. And you're right as nobody knows the answer.
Slopmaster - There are exceptions to every rule I must admit.
Jackiebot - I made the same mistake, and Amsterdam is one that you really have to experience for yourself.
Carmel - Vodka can be bad too, and despite the magnetism I rarely get any free food. What gives?
Maybe the waiters just want to feel your muscles.
Ramen Noodles, ugh. What made me laugh about those were all the "recipes" people had for them. Adding hotdogs to them, or Ranch dressing for the ever popular version of Trailer-Park Alfredo Noodles. HA.
Me gusta el Tequila blanco, con su sal le da sabor.
I hadn't considered that on the part of the waiters - in that case so be it. Ha.
And those noodles sound pretty low-rent, but whatever works, eh?