Excluded middle fallacy. My favorite pizza place sends home the leff tovers* wrapped in a piece of aluminum foil. And an older friend who never manages to finish the oversize restaurant portions brings her own (glass) container. Once the waiters get over the novelty, they love the idea.
Working in a software call center, agents were trained to say “Are there any more [product]-related questions I can help you with?” or clients would say things like “My refrigerator isn’t working, can you help me figure out why?”
Not that one has control over the portion size the restaurant serves, but it makes the cost of the meal more reasonable when you can make two meals out of it.
I haven’t been to a restaurant in many, many years, but back then I would always take home the leftovers. Also known as “lunch I don’t have to cook” or “dinner I don’t have to cook”. Sometimes both. That was actually the only reason I could AFFORD to eat out.
Of course, a lot of restaurants back then used cardboard for carry out.
We typically each save half our entrée before we start eating it. Looking forward to cooler weather so I can smuggle in our own containers in my jacket pockets. Meanwhile, I applaud the restaurants that use biodegradable or recyclable containers.
That’s a pretty decent question when you consider the green house gas emission from food waste and its impact on climate change.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/07/31/food-waste/
SmallMeadow about 5 years ago
What are you kids doing in class? It’s strike for the climate day!
Concretionist about 5 years ago
Excluded middle fallacy. My favorite pizza place sends home the leff tovers* wrapped in a piece of aluminum foil. And an older friend who never manages to finish the oversize restaurant portions brings her own (glass) container. Once the waiters get over the novelty, they love the idea.
* Wry tovers aren’t worth saving.
Bilan about 5 years ago
Apparently, Mrs Olsen is not the half-full or half-empty type, she’s the glass-is-too-large type.
The Old Wolf about 5 years ago
Working in a software call center, agents were trained to say “Are there any more [product]-related questions I can help you with?” or clients would say things like “My refrigerator isn’t working, can you help me figure out why?”
Ceeg22 Premium Member about 5 years ago
Not that one has control over the portion size the restaurant serves, but it makes the cost of the meal more reasonable when you can make two meals out of it.
asrialfeeple about 5 years ago
The eyes are often larger than the stomach.
sandpiper about 5 years ago
Mrs. Olsen is sharp. She sees the unanticipated opening behind the question
DonLee2 about 5 years ago
I like that Mrs. Olsen is developing beyond the “clueless crab” she started out as.
DutchUncle about 5 years ago
“Take all you want, but eat all you take.”
Jeffin Premium Member about 5 years ago
It all adds up.
jvn about 5 years ago
Usually, the amount of food you order has little to do with portion size. Some restaurants go overboard on the servings.
Seed_drill about 5 years ago
Pretty much anything on an adult menu at your average sit down restaurant is more than you can eat. It’s definitely more than you should eat.
sew-so about 5 years ago
I haven’t been to a restaurant in many, many years, but back then I would always take home the leftovers. Also known as “lunch I don’t have to cook” or “dinner I don’t have to cook”. Sometimes both. That was actually the only reason I could AFFORD to eat out.
Of course, a lot of restaurants back then used cardboard for carry out.
gcarlson about 5 years ago
We typically each save half our entrée before we start eating it. Looking forward to cooler weather so I can smuggle in our own containers in my jacket pockets. Meanwhile, I applaud the restaurants that use biodegradable or recyclable containers.
joeshmoe554 about 5 years ago
That’s a pretty decent question when you consider the green house gas emission from food waste and its impact on climate change.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/07/31/food-waste/