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quakerboy

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55. Thats bunk

Sun May 20, 2012, 12:21 PM

May 2012

This has nothing to do with other customers. Its between the patron and the establishment. Taking care of other customers is on the establishment and again, has nothing to do with other customers. If one person eating 20 pieces runs out their supply, so would 20 people each having one piece. Which is possible with the influx of one good size party. If the buffet was understocked, any issues or unhappy people coming in are 100% on their heads.

It also has nothing to do with whether stuffing yourself is a good idea on any level.

If there are limits posted, then fine. Them are the rules. But if its all you can eat, then its all you can eat. Not all a "reasonable person" can eat.

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350-pound man calls police after all-you-can-eat restaurant cuts him off [View all] Odin2005 May 2012 OP

I'm a big guy (tho folks are AMAZED when I tell them how much I weigh -- I carry it pretty well) MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #1

Sorry, but if you advertise it as "all you can eat" Warren DeMontague May 2012 #2

They did Major Nikon May 2012 #5

Dont get between a hungry man and his 21st piece of fish Warren DeMontague May 2012 #6

Especially a 350lb hungry man Major Nikon May 2012 #8

Remember - just keep your hands and feet away from his mouth. Initech May 2012 #48

I think implicit in "all you can eat" is "all an avg person can REASONABLY eat." Honeycombe8 May 2012 #36

I disagree. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #38

It's common knowledge what "all you can eat" means. It means all yu can reasonably Honeycombe8 May 2012 #50

If you have me confused with either a 350 lb compulsive fish fillet gobbler, or a restauranteur Warren DeMontague May 2012 #51

Thats bunk quakerboy May 2012 #55

"All you can eat" does NOT mean all that you can eat for a long period of time, sitting there Honeycombe8 May 2012 #56

Im sorry, but you are wrong quakerboy May 2012 #58

I knew a guy who got tossed from an "all you can eat" Chinese buffet. bluedigger May 2012 #3

Louie Anderson has a funny bit about that -- YOU GO HOME NOW!!! MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #4

I think that's a John Pinette bit. ElboRuum May 2012 #18

You're right. All us big guys look alike. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #19

Some buddies and I ate an "all you can eat" place out of business and we weren't the least bit fat Major Nikon May 2012 #7

I wonder if he knows he's eating himself to an early grave. It is a form of self-destruct. I wish Cal33 May 2012 #9

Yeah, most people should live like you want them to. (nt) harmonicon May 2012 #15

maybe he thinks it's healthy because it's Fish JI7 May 2012 #22

Shit. That guy is WAY over 350 if he's actually 6'6"... cliffordu May 2012 #10

Maybe that's just where his scale maxes out Major Nikon May 2012 #11

I'm 300 and 5' 9", and I'm a LOT thinner than this guy. Odin2005 May 2012 #20

Yay, America! Arugula Latte May 2012 #12

This has motivated me to go for a walk. Chan790 May 2012 #13

One of the reasons I like going to buffet restaurants is that their "regulars" make ME look petite. MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #14

The Chinese buffet near me recently had to invest in "special" chairs for "our more-grand guests" Chan790 May 2012 #17

Beware of the "Health Halo" of salad bars. Odin2005 May 2012 #21

I'm a vegetarian. Chan790 May 2012 #23

He needn't return if he doesn't like the place. struggle4progress May 2012 #16

Life imitates art. GoCubsGo May 2012 #24

So did I. Release The Hounds May 2012 #37

"Hello! 911! They won't let me have any more fish!" Rex May 2012 #25

All you can eat means ALL you can EAT bigwillq May 2012 #26

So gluttonous pigs have a right to drive small business out of business? Odin2005 May 2012 #27

"Gluttony is considered on of the 7 deadly sins for a reason." MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #29

Then don't call the joint "All you can eat" bigwillq May 2012 #31

Change the name to "All You May Eat" Bruce Wayne May 2012 #32

Perhaps the first "Grammar Nazi" that I've been GLAD to see!!! MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #34

Not a bad idea bigwillq May 2012 #39

Are you as tough on those who enjoy lust, envy, sloth, wrath, pride and greed? JVS May 2012 #49

On the plus side, all that picketting is bound to burn off some calories. nt NickB79 May 2012 #28

I'm 350 pounds, and I'd like to weigh a little LESS than 350 pounds derby378 May 2012 #30

Dairy Products Gone Bad! A Wedge of Spite and a Carton of Hate! nt Codeine May 2012 #41

"We did mention that the fish is BP Deepwater Horizon brand, right?" n/t Bossy Monkey May 2012 #33

Buffet restaurants figure in people like him along with the petite little MIL who... MiddleFingerMom May 2012 #35

DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT THE WORD BUFFET MEAN!?~ datasuspect May 2012 #40

"We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" Taverner May 2012 #42

Make lemonade out of this lemon KamaAina May 2012 #43

They should change the name to "All it is profitable for you to eat" n/t Taitertots May 2012 #44

Naw, "only people with common sense may enter" is better. Odin2005 May 2012 #45

Just change it to "No Hungry/Fat People", because the common sense meaning of "all you can eat"... Taitertots May 2012 #52

Why didn't they just stop refilling the fish on the buffet? davsand May 2012 #46

That man ate all our shrimp and two plastic lobsters!! Initech May 2012 #47

Another case of like imitating art WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #59

He NEVER even PAID? alphafemale May 2012 #53

So that's the 350lbs man eating fish I keep hearing about. originalpckelly May 2012 #54

Lucky they Did Not Get a Visit From Al Bundy, Sir The Magistrate May 2012 #57

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It works both ways... marygoround9 Apr 2015 #61