Star Gazer Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Damnit, my diet will be ruined! There's a Denny's across the street from Fresh Choice. Perhaps I can make it to both for lunch?
tanbark813 Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Damnit, my diet will be ruined! There's a Denny's across the street from Fresh Choice. Perhaps I can make it to both for lunch? You should take your tray from FC into Denny's.
blind_otter Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I never go to buffets. It's not worth it, I don't eat that much.
spookie Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I never go to buffets. It's not worth it, I don't eat that much. I go all the time and eat until I vomit.
oppath Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 :eek: Moons Over My-Hammy rocks. Damn straight. Denny's and Ihop are great choices, especially after a date like SG mentioned. I've often ended up there at 11pm for some food. I never go to buffets. It's not worth it, I don't eat that much. My theme for this year is "life is like a buffet; you take what you want, and you go back for more." Souplantation is a quality buffet. It's not Ponderosa...damn, I want some surf and turf.
Author Cad Rake Posted January 30, 2008 Author Posted January 30, 2008 The worst part about it all was.... WE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANY SOUP! Go all the wayto soupplantion, suffered through the screaming children and the dorky balloon animals, and didn't even have any soup. LOL Um, ok you can all stop now. I stopped reading hours ago. General concensus is, I'm a dick. Thanks for the input. Now it's time to go back to your bars.. your temples.. your message parlours...
carrotgirl Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 Souplantation is a quality buffet. It's not Ponderosa...damn, I want some surf and turf. I've never been to Ponderosa either. Is this where all the good dates are? Would explain a few things! Carrot
marlena Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 You need to really think about this, because it's the only intelligent thing you've said in this thread Too, too precious!
allina Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I skipped a few pages of this here and there but the soup place sounds gross, I would have hated it too Plus to me tons of children + buffet = dirty eww. Also I feel like a lot of women in this thread bashing the OP would have been put off if a guy they were dating took them to McDonalds or Sizzler for a third date. HOWEVER the OP acted like a complete d*ckhead. It's like he had to make sure that the woman felt embarrassed and beneath him. Trying to make someone inferior and throwing a fit over lunch makes you sort of a loser too.
Phateless Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I think the only thing she did wrong was assume you'd pay. That was pretty bad. Yes, the venue was terrible, but beyond that I think you were the one who behaved rudely. You should have tried to enjoy the evening and taken it as a clue that you two have different tastes, nothing more.
Ronni_W Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 ...worked at a local amusement park her whole life, and lives with her parents, who also work at the amusement park because their retirement stipend isn't enough to support them. Cad, Possibly an important piece that you failed to consider was about her income level, and the type of, er, "lifestyle" that is likely to be afforded by amusement park workers? How did you not expect her to have a "soup 'n salad" palate? Where did you imagine she'd cultivated a taste for fancy French fare? Until you said it was mostly about sex, I thought you'd actually intended some type of Henry Higgins/Eliza Doolittle social experiment . Though, of course they did end up together...there is hope, yet
MakeLemonade Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I think the reason no one is siding with you (although possibly someone is... I have not read all the posts here) is because even if I felt the way you did on this date, I certainly would not show it. There's also a certain irony that you considered yourself above your fellow diners at Soup Plantation but handled yourself in a lower-class manner. Part of being "superior," imo, would be having the grace to handle whatever situation life puts you in. And, honestly, this one was not so terrible. My take is that she should not have expected you to pay. If I invite a man, then I expect that I will treat. So yes, she goofed here. But her intent was probably not to extract a free meal from you but to convey her enthusiasm for dating you. She was letting you know in her own way that she was interested in you. I suspect she no longer is. p.s. If this is the worst insult you've had in your entire life, I'd say life has treated you well and you should be darned happy! So very true, and I have witnessed comments today even further below low class than I can imagine from this jerk so....just had to throw in my 2 cents. If I were her, I hope she is not fretting over this, but saying good riddance.
LucreziaBorgia Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 I'm not sure what the problem is, CadRake. Its not like you don't have all these other women you can go out with. You are involved with three now, right? And dating besides these three long term relationships? You'll be doing this girl a favor by picking someone else anyway. Find someone more to your liking, and more in tune with your lifestyle. I see nothing wrong with what she did - just that you two are not right for each other. This whole thing reminds me of two similar situations I've had with boyfriends in the past. The first was my graduation from college dinner. My whole family was down for my graduation, and my boyfriend was invited to dinner. We went to dinner at.... K&W Cafeteria! My uptight, high class, snobbish boyfriend was absolutely horrified. :lmao: He just could not understand why we didn't go to a "real" restaurant. Sorry pal, my family is entirely small town southern and they all think K&W is a great place to eat and they were treating me. So... I went. I was so ashamed of my boyfriend and his sh*tty attitude that night. Snide comments, pretending to be sickened by the food, etc. He was mad because at his graduation the semester before, his family took us to Irregardless Cafe, a high end restaurant in town, and my "poor white trash" family couldn't do any better than K&W and moreso, thought that K&W was "nice". The guy was a snotty superficial douchebag. It didn't last long after that, needless to say. The second time more recently, I was taking my recent ex-boyfriend to meet my family for the first time, and they treated us to dinner at... Cici's Pizza! Oh boy, does exbf hate that place with a passion. He was at least civil about it, but scathing on the way home. How much he hates the food, hates all the kids there, etc.
BareGoddess Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 What I find humorous in all this is that this woman who is "beneath" him doesn't even want to go out with him again. Interesting. Also, that text or email you sent her was really rude. You lectured her telling her that the place was fine for lunch but not for a date. That is very declasse'. That might be something you think but you don't actually say that to someone...no class. I'd nevuh, nevuh, go out with a man like you if I were single. I'm quite picky.
Citizen Erased Posted January 30, 2008 Posted January 30, 2008 (edited) Hands down best thread since Wizer's girlfriend sharing his cum thread. OP: I suggest you get off your high horse and knock some sense into your vain little head. Edited January 30, 2008 by darlin_coco
melodymatters Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Hands down best thread since Wizer's girlfriend sharing his cum thread. OP: I suggest you get off your high horse and knock some sense into your vain little head. Ever better than our dear departed Date anal-izer ? I can't belive I slogged through this whole thread, what a waste of time and brain cells. FYI - Anyone who chooses the name cad rake is trying WAY too hard.
gfto Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 I'm late on this thread, and I only read the first few posts. Anyway, as far as not liking the restaurant is concerned, I would've sucked it up and let it go. But, her behavior at the cash register was a huge red flag. If you invite someone to dinner, you buy. Had I been in your shoes, I would've stayed upbeat, smiled, and made the best of it. Then, as soon as the date was over, I would've deleted her number from my phone and ridden off into the sunset as far as she's concerned, never to be heard from again!
D-Lish Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 oooohhhhh. I missed so much going on in this post. I really don't give a crap where I go on a date if I like someone. I in fact appreciate different experiences. I love crazy scenes. The paying thing? On the first date- I will let the guy pay if I plan on seeing him again. If I don't want to see him again I will pay half. After that- I see it as a give and take thing- you pay, I pay.... give and take. I have grown up in a family that belonged to the Golf and Country Club...a place where you just don't pick up the wrong utensil without looks of shock and disdain. You want to know something? That's just gay. Gay in the grade three "silly" sense of the word. The real test of a genuine, well rounded, educated and accepting human being is someone who lives life on every level. Someone who seeks to fit in and enjoy every experience in life because they understand that new experiences enrich them. You judged her, harshly. You made it clear by your actions you thought you were better than she was. She wasn't stupid- she sensed that... I can have the finer things in life sometimes if I want to- but that's boring, and ridiculous to think I'm better than someone else because I can.
mortensorchid Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Well, the whole thing sounds like a bad idea. I don't like the fact that you took her out hiking for something to prove if she's in shape or not. That sounds kind of mean. Then when she takes you someplace she obviously wanted to share with you, you didn't sound like you gave it a chance. You can't have the best time everytime. I think you should cut your losses and give up on this gal. Otherwise you should change your criteria.
Ariadne Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 One of my best dates ever ended at Denny's. Oh, I love Denny's. It's inexpensive, they have a great variety in the menu, good service, and best of all... it's cozy. The souplantation has a "salad bar" and "soup." That's it. And you pay like 10 dollars for that, a rip off, I was pissed. On top of that the place is noisy and busy and looks like mcdonalds. I didn't go back, so I can imagine the guy's discomfort.
tanbark813 Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Oh, I love Denny's. It's inexpensive, they have a great variety in the menu, good service, and best of all... it's cozy. The souplantation has a "salad bar" and "soup." That's it. And you pay like 10 dollars for that, a rip off, I was pissed. On top of that the place is noisy and busy and looks like mcdonalds. I didn't go back, so I can imagine the guy's discomfort. Yeah, but they had balloon animals. If you can't have fun at a place with balloon animals then why even get out of bed in the morning?
I Luv the Chariot OH Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Okay, seriously guys, am I the only person who sees how completely obvious it is that this guy's a troll? Nobody this uptight, this deluded, could actually survive in society.
CD111 Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Well, what a thread. Yes, he is incompatible with this girl, buffet's are not the best buffet venue ( I would take Denny's over a buffet anytime), he handled the situation poorly and was pretty cocky about the whole thing and I think she should have paid if she asked him out for a 3rd date. But, what I can't understand if all he wanted to do was get laid would it really matter where they went to eat? If that was his sole intention, wouldn't it had been better for him to not make a big scene and seal the deal ASAP. Last time I checked the quality of a lay has nothing to do with economic or social levels. If two people have the chemistry then they have it.
underpants Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Rebellion would call that all couples have sex in the restrooms of Soup plantations and Denny's around the world. Get your freak on...animal ballons are a bonus.
ElvenPriestess Posted January 31, 2008 Posted January 31, 2008 Actually me and my male friends have bonded over a god late night after drinking Denny's wind down and dine session. Not the "ritzy" b/s.
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