The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for May 23, 2023

On the bright side, Brutus, you’re going to be thinner.

Careful Brutus, that’s salad was part of Friday’s blue plate special. Leftover indeed.

Then, what’s in your $5.99 not so special?

Please romaine seated during the reading of this comic strip. And lettuce give thanks for this meal.

What is special about the salad? Why the exorbitant price! If Brutus orders the salad, I wonder if he’ll be asked, “Want fries with that?”

For $5.99 you’ ll have an extra corn grains with your $4.99 special.

Well, you could stand to lose a few pounds.

a special salad doesn’t sound all that special to me… what’s in it by the way? :\

Ok then can it be substituted with a large Steak medium rare ?

Figures . . .

I see.

Never, ever, eat at a restaurant where they consider salad as food. At any good restaurant salad is not considered food, salad comes with the food. They don’t even charge you for it. When they bring you a salad it is just a promissory note before the food that says, “If you wait right here something good will come.”

I had a waiter ask me what I wanted on my salad once. I told him Häagen-Dazs. Melt it and put it on the salad, it looks just like Ranch.

So the answer is yes which means that I want my usual real meal please…..

Maybe ten years ago.

The dressing is extra

I guess there is a difference between a small salad and a side salad, but my guess is the difference is only in the name.

Considering the food the serve, the salad might be your best choice.

Brutus continues, “choice of dressing?” Yes, house, “Soft dinner roll?” No, crackers, “Ground pepper mill pepper?” Where do you think you are? Ma Maison…

New diner Brutus’ trying or new waitress in new uniform, same old diner?…

Notice there are no napkins, salt, pepper, ketchup et al on the counter. Wonder why?…

Could be Brutus will need to do as Mr. Bean. Put all the fixings in a Ziploc bag. When ready to eat, whirl bag until mixed as desired. Feel a little less guilty while eating and possibly eat more often.

BYOD (dressing), but there’s a corkage fee.