Food Peeve?

**RICHARD** · 11-28-2010, 11:14 PM

Kids at buffets?

OML.

At some buffets the have the soft serve ice cream machines. That is an open invitation for a mess and kid's who have eyes bigger that their stomachs.

When I see kid kid with a giant bowl of ice cream? I cringe.

**pomtzu** · 11-29-2010, 07:50 AM

Hmmm - this brings back some funny memories of days long gone - when my ex wasn't my ex - and my now 41 yr old son was a young adult in his early 20's.

There had been a birthday party for one of them, complete with a nice cake with gooey creamy frosting. After most of it was consumed and a little bit of leftover was sitting on the kitchen counter, son took a handful and surprised his father with a good face shot - and his father then returned the favor. When all was said and done, they were wearing it in their hair, on their face, and just about everywhere! The kitchen cabinets, counters and floor did not escape the wrath either! I guess you know which 2 people cleaned it all up too! Boys will be boys!

Even now, all these years later, son will still occasionally get that little look in his eye at the dinner table, and a spoonful of mashed potatoes gets catapulted across the table in his wife's direction.

Maybe some folks view this as wasteful, maybe even crude behavior. Me??? - I view it as a family having a little lighthearted fun in a much too stressful world!

Would this ever happen outside of our own home??? Of course not - NEVER!!!

**Laura's Babies** · 11-29-2010, 11:58 AM

I have watched TV for years and have seen how they have taught people to be rude and sarcastic to people over the years. That started with Bart Simpson and one of the reasons why I never understood anyone watching it. TV use to teach people how to be kind and considerate as well as polite, now the more sarcastic and rude, the more people who watch it. It is taken as approved, acceptable behavior.

Before long, we will not be able to go out to eat without getting covered in someone else's food fight. We were ALWAYS taught you leave the table as you found it, YOU make a mess...YOU clean it up.

and everybody wonders what has happened to society..

**Taz_Zoee** · 11-29-2010, 12:08 PM

We just saw that salsa/chip commercial yesterday (I tend to not watch commercials) and Bruce made a comment on how the mom just smiles and goes to get the paper towels. We were like, yeah right! That wouldn't have been the case in our house when we were children.

I agree with Ellie that a little fun is good. I know my ex-boyfriend and his ex-wife got into whipped cream fights with each other. It was a very fond memory the kids had of their parents "back in the day".

I also believe if you make the mess you clean it up. So go ahead, have some fun. Just remember who is cleaning it up!

And of course, this is not acceptable in public.....EVER.

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 11-29-2010, 12:51 PM

I hate the one with the two grown women throwing stuffing at each other.

Times were hard when we were kids. We were not allowed to waste food that way. With so many hungry people in the world it still seems very very wrong to me.

**lizbud** · 11-29-2010, 12:51 PM

Anything that smacked of wasteing food was forbidden when I was
a child. We would get the "all the starving kids in Africa" speech if we took
more than we could possibly eat.

I feel stronger about the waste
now that I'm older & know the truth about people without food all over the
world.

**pomtzu** · 11-29-2010, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by Taz_Zoee

I agree with Ellie that a little fun is good. I know my ex-boyfriend and his ex-wife got into whipped cream fights with each other. It was a very fond memory the kids had of their parents "back in the day".

Oh yeah Cindy - we've done the whipped cream in the aerosol cans too!

Crude bunch here in Delaware - aren't we?????

**Taz_Zoee** · 11-29-2010, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by pomtzu

Oh yeah Cindy - we've done the whipped cream in the aerosol cans too!

Crude bunch here in Delaware - aren't we?????

One of my best friends is in Delaware!!

So yeah. LOL

**Medusa** · 11-30-2010, 06:49 PM

I saw those commercials and they irritated me, not just b/c of the reason you stated but also b/c it's just plain bad manners. What mother would tolerate her kids sliding those dishes back and forth and then find out her husband is in on it? And the food wars are ridiculous. So much for enjoying the art of cooking and being comforted by it. Now it's Food Wars, Cupcake Wars, etc. Just plain stupid.

**RICHARD** · 11-29-2010, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Laura's Babies

We were ALWAYS taught you leave the table as you found it, YOU make a mess...YOU clean it up.

and everybody wonders what has happened to society..

LOL,

If I go out to eat I have the habit of wiping down the table before I leave.
I have had people get really irritated when I do.

**anna_66** · 12-01-2010, 07:20 AM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

LOL,

If I go out to eat I have the habit of wiping down the table before I leave.
I have had people get really irritated when I do.

As a waitress, I thank you

**phesina** · 11-29-2010, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by pomtzu

Hmmm - this brings back some funny memories of days long gone - when my ex wasn't my ex - and my now 41 yr old son was a young adult in his early 20's.

There had been a birthday party for one of them, complete with a nice cake with gooey creamy frosting. After most of it was consumed and a little bit of leftover was sitting on the kitchen counter, son took a handful and surprised his father with a good face shot - and his father then returned the favor. When all was said and done, they were wearing it in their hair, on their face, and just about everywhere! The kitchen cabinets, counters and floor did not escape the wrath either! I guess you know which 2 people cleaned it all up too! Boys will be boys!

Even now, all these years later, son will still occasionally get that little look in his eye at the dinner table, and a spoonful of mashed potatoes gets catapulted across the table in his wife's direction.

Maybe some folks view this as wasteful, maybe even crude behavior. Me??? - I view it as a family having a little lighthearted fun in a much too stressful world!

Would this ever happen outside of our own home??? Of course not - NEVER!!!

Oh, I think that's hilarious! And I take it the throwers were also the cleaner-uppers?! What a great family story to look back on and laugh about.

**pomtzu** · 11-29-2010, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by phesina

And I take it the throwers were also the cleaner-uppers?!

You've got that right!!! And since I don't participate, then I get to be sidewalk supervisor for the cleanup members.

I just sit back and laugh and enjoy the whole thing from beginning to end. I'm with Karen - too messy to get involved in...........

**DJFyrewolf36** · 11-30-2010, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by RICHARD

Kids at buffets?

OML.

At some buffets the have the soft serve ice cream machines. That is an open invitation for a mess and kid's who have eyes bigger that their stomachs.

When I see kid kid with a giant bowl of ice cream? I cringe.

You would have loved me as a little kid...If I got a HUGE bowl of ice cream at a buffet you better believe I ate ALL OF IT! Soft serve topped with way too many chocolate chips still makes me smile.

And now I want soft serve...dang it!

**K9karen** · 12-03-2010, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by DJFyrewolf36

You would have loved me as a little kid...If I got a HUGE bowl of ice cream at a buffet you better believe I ate ALL OF IT! Soft serve topped with way too many chocolate chips still makes me smile.

And now I want soft serve...dang it!

ME 2!!!!! Hmmmm. wonder if the DQ is open.....