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In reply to the discussion: 350-pound man calls police after all-you-can-eat restaurant cuts him off [View all]The Magistrate
(95,241 posts)57. Lucky they Did Not Get a Visit From Al Bundy, Sir
"That sign clearly said 'all you can eat'. It did not say 'all you can eat today...."
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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
I think implicit in "all you can eat" is "all an avg person can REASONABLY eat."
Honeycombe8
May 2012
#36
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
"All you can eat" does NOT mean all that you can eat for a long period of time, sitting there
Honeycombe8
May 2012
#56
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
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
Buffet restaurants figure in people like him along with the petite little MIL who...
MiddleFingerMom
May 2012
#35