Doesn't that make you feel better and make you want to eat there? No one wants MEAN food, right? I'm sure it would growl at me or something. I, for one, was grateful that it was kind.Chinese Buffet Place's Billboard Thingy wrote:ALL KIND FOOD
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I went to one of those Chinese buffets today for lunch....
yeah, I'm well aware that the food stinks. It was cheap and I had a limited amount of time. ANYway....I was all excited because they have this billboard type thingy at the restaurant. You know, the ones where you can change the messages on them whenever you want...no pictures, only letters? This one put me at ease, because it said:
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Think: Schmoo. (With a tip o' the hat to Lil' Abner)brewerpaul wrote:If the food was so kind, how could you be so cruel as to eat it, you brute!
Cooked in well-seasoned woks specially imported from China, tenderly prepared by loving hands and kept gently warm on our custom buffet for your dining pleasure. This food *wants* to be eaten, and promises to lie easily on the stomach, and provide needed energy while never adding an ounce to your weight (unless, of course, your desire is to gain weight).
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there was a most excellent chinese restaurant by our house when we lived in hurricane, wv. my wife babysits and one year for her birthday, the family wanted to get her something, so i suggested a gift certificate to that really great chinese restaurant. at the birthday party, the mom told this story.
she went into the restaurant and asked for a gift certificate. they didn't have any and they didn't know what she was talking about. she finally explained the concept to the person who best understood english. they just couldn't grasp that she wanted to give them $20 and didn't quite want anything back but a piece of paper. anyway, my wife got one of those green restaurant checks with all kinds of chinese characters on it. the mom said, "good luck and let me know how it goes."
well, on our big day, we went to the retauarant and we showed them the green receipt before doing anything else. the hostess was quite pleased and smiled and totally welcome us to the restaurant, much more so than usual. the hostess invited all the chinese people from the kitchen to come out to look at us, look at the receipt, and talk to each other in chinese. during the meal, the hostess came over and talked to us about this gift certificate thing. she was so glad it worked. i explained the concept again. i asked her to read the green restaurant receipt to us and when i asked if she could write our names for us, she did. at the end of the meal as we were leaving, the hostess tried giving us the gift certificate back. we explained that they should keep that. the next time we stopped in, there was a big sign that said, "gift certificate available." over the years, we've seen this sign spread to the other chinese restaurants. they still don't take checks though.
she went into the restaurant and asked for a gift certificate. they didn't have any and they didn't know what she was talking about. she finally explained the concept to the person who best understood english. they just couldn't grasp that she wanted to give them $20 and didn't quite want anything back but a piece of paper. anyway, my wife got one of those green restaurant checks with all kinds of chinese characters on it. the mom said, "good luck and let me know how it goes."
well, on our big day, we went to the retauarant and we showed them the green receipt before doing anything else. the hostess was quite pleased and smiled and totally welcome us to the restaurant, much more so than usual. the hostess invited all the chinese people from the kitchen to come out to look at us, look at the receipt, and talk to each other in chinese. during the meal, the hostess came over and talked to us about this gift certificate thing. she was so glad it worked. i explained the concept again. i asked her to read the green restaurant receipt to us and when i asked if she could write our names for us, she did. at the end of the meal as we were leaving, the hostess tried giving us the gift certificate back. we explained that they should keep that. the next time we stopped in, there was a big sign that said, "gift certificate available." over the years, we've seen this sign spread to the other chinese restaurants. they still don't take checks though.
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Re: I went to one of those Chinese buffets today for lunch..
Heh. That reminds of a sign on a door at work. When the air-conditioner is running during the summer, the air pressure prevents the door from latching unless you push it closed. Someone got tired of the door being left open, so they put a sign on it that says:izzarina wrote:Chinese Buffet Place's Billboard Thingy wrote:ALL KIND FOOD
A few days later, someone added a line in smaller print:Doofus Signmaker wrote:DO TO AIR PRESSURE
THE DOOR IS NOT LATCHING
PLEASE PUSH DOOR CLOSED
Jokester wrote:DO TO AIR PRESSURE
(AS YOU WOULD HAVE AIR PRESSURE DO TO YOU)
THE DOOR IS NOT LATCHING
PLEASE PUSH DOOR CLOSED
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I remember one time on The Tonight Show when David Brenner was filling in as host. They had a guy on who'd written a book called Buterflies in My Stomach all about edible insects. One of the dishes prepared for the show was cockroaches wrapped in bacon. As host, Brenner was set up as the straight-man who had to sample the various dishes. He commented on how crunchy the roaches were, looked thoughtful for a moment, then turned to the camera and said, "Suddenly I have this overwhelming urge to rub my legs together."
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Chinese food buffets are a huge plus in my family. We love going. With six kids it's very economical. We have one in Keene called "The Keene Buffet". It has not only every kind of Chinese food dish but is also equipped with a sushi/salad bar and a buffet table devoted exclusively to American food, plenty of desert ( including soft serve ice cream) and free soda. It also has a pretty good beer selection. If heaven is a banquet, I imagine it to be something like this place.
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Re: I went to one of those Chinese buffets today for lunch..
You oughta go back with a camera and submit the photo to engrish.comizzarina wrote:yeah, I'm well aware that the food stinks. It was cheap and I had a limited amount of time. ANYway....I was all excited because they have this billboard type thingy at the restaurant. You know, the ones where you can change the messages on them whenever you want...no pictures, only letters? This one put me at ease, because it said:
Doesn't that make you feel better and make you want to eat there? No one wants MEAN food, right? I'm sure it would growl at me or something. I, for one, was grateful that it was kind.Chinese Buffet Place's Billboard Thingy wrote:ALL KIND FOOD
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Re: I went to one of those Chinese buffets today for lunch..
I thought about it as I sat there in my booth, looking out upon the billboard. I may just. I actually thought about you when I saw it, and your "fetish" with engrish.comTyler Morris wrote:You oughta go back with a camera and submit the photo to engrish.com
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mutepointe wrote:there was a most excellent chinese restaurant by our house when we lived in hurricane, wv. my wife babysits and one year for her birthday, the family wanted to get her something, so i suggested a gift certificate to that really great chinese restaurant. at the birthday party, the mom told this story......
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Har, Har, Har... By the way... don't forget to bring your whistles with you when you come to New Hampshire on Thursday.izzarina wrote:Six kids....you say that like it's a LOT or something Good grief, I really am funny, aren't I?HampshireWhistler wrote:Chinese food buffets are a huge plus in my family. We love going. With six kids it's very economical.
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