#1007 – Chewed
Posted on April 21, 2010 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comics
I don’t seem to run into this problem so much anymore. Most places like to front load the majority of your wait into the beginning before you even get a table. It rarely works as a well oiled machine and results in a crowded mass of people that everyone else has to fight through to get on the waiting list or to leave the dang place. I do enjoy the combination drink coaster/light show/pager devices that are popular now to hand out to the people on the list. It’s a much nicer system than mumbling your name over a much too quiet speaker.
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“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.
– Dorothy Parker
I tag onto i.half4, curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back. Or, curiosity killed the Cheshire cat, and madness brought him back.
I’ve always wondered why it’s called a cat’s game…
sometimes, when i get on an elevator alone, i’ll put the gum i’m chewing right on the crack of the doors so that it stretches out when they open. i’ve gotten a few weird looks from people getting onto those elevators after me, and i don’t blame them one bit for it. it’s disgusting.
Gum Kerplunk – Much harder.
Paper football using a sugar packet is my usual standby. There are many options including bringing a pack of cards. But whatever you do, do NOT start a conversation with the person you’re eating with.That usually ends up entertaining the other patrons far more than you. And the police are rarely amused.
It’s called a ‘cat’s game’ ’cause just like dealing with a cat, the best you can hope for is a draw.
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I suppose it’s regional. Where I live we still have to wait quite a while for the food but no time at all to get seated.
STUPIDITY killed the cat. Curiosity was framed. Get it right Billy.
@Lark: My brother’s cats just got a new toy, a plastic ring with a ball inside. They spent hours batting it around, but it looked like they believed they could also remove it if they kept trying. This is a cat’s game. One you keep playing even when winning is impossible. Not unlike the game of life, I suppose. Maybe this is why cats get nine of them.
I dare say, curiosity and stupidity have a lot in common, but I would not give up my curiosity on those grounds. The cat is indeed a stupid creature. Curiosity is a victim of guilt by association.
I really like the perspective of the tic-tac-toe game. It’s a small element, I know, but it’s still really cool. 🙂
@ i.half4 – my cat figured out how to remove the ball quickly–the plastic ring comes apart. She likes it much better that way.
PS–Cats can’t be that stupid if they can train their owners.
My apologies to the cat realm. Humans are indeed capable of stupidity on a far more profound level.
How did biff get the gum to liquify enough to pour it over the table and make a tic tac toe board? Nice Comic though. (please excuse me for my errors. I’m not a very good speler.)
I first encountered one of the drink coaster/light show/pager devices last year on holiday in Las Vegas, we don’t have them in Britain (as far as I am aware), me and my mum were given this thing and we had no idea why, we thought they might call out the number that was on the side of it, but it scared the life out of us when, in the middle of conversation, it started buzzing and flashing!!