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  1. Dr Doran

    Question: Tipping in Restaurants, for Services, ??

    And I am surprised by your aggressive, highly judgmental tone. It is not your place to judge me, my good fellow. Nothing is guaranteed in this life. Not a tax return, not reaching 88 before you die, not a tip. I am the customer. I normally (as I clearly stated) tip 15%. I do not spend 45...
  2. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    I'm an old friend to Monopolowa. We served it at my wedding (2003). I think a case of it was present. (My wife is Polish. Enough said.) Busterkat, you're a hip character. We should hang out some time. Alameda is near me.
  3. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    :offtopic: Great. Zombies are attacking your house, with the flesh of your neighbors hanging in grisly strips from their rotten teeth, and all you can think about is a damn drink. :p
  4. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    I love it. I have been accused on several occasions of making the best Caesar salad that anyone had ever tasted.
  5. Dr Doran

    Question: Tipping in Restaurants, for Services, ??

    We were hungry and there was no comparable restaurant. Berkeley is not that great for restaurants. Furthermore, we had no idea how long the wait would be. We sat at the bar, expecting we would receive a table soon. We were, in fact, assured that soon we would get our table. Several times. I...
  7. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    Just to see if I still hated it, and because there was no gin in the freezer, I had a vodka martini a few hours ago. It was horrid.
  8. Dr Doran

    Question: Tipping in Restaurants, for Services, ??

    Bear in mind also that, while I utterly sympathize with the waiters, the kind of crap that wouldn't fly in a restaurant in Manhattan is not the kind of crap that needs to fly anywhere except maybe an ethnic restaurant in a foreign and exotic (and inexpensive) land. If I went to a restaurant...
  9. Dr Doran

    Question: Tipping in Restaurants, for Services, ??

    45 minutes after our reservation? When we had a movie to watch? That's too much to overlook.
  10. Dr Doran

    Question: Tipping in Restaurants, for Services, ??

    I always tip 15%. Once in a great, great while 20%. I cannot afford more. I can only remember two times in which I did not tip. One was when it took 20 minutes for the waitress to come to my table. I gave her a penny. Another was when I went with a group of about 8 people to Fellini's, a...
  11. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    All this talk has made me crave a martini. It's 2:51 PM. I must drive at about 5 PM to pick up my daughter. Is it safe to have one (1) martini right now? I would have 2 hours to absorb it. Please advise.
  13. Dr Doran

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    Yes. Socrates observed this too. You are right.
  14. Dr Doran

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    I'm a huge Neubauten fan here. That would be a great compliment to me.
  15. Dr Doran

    Instant nausea inducement

    Fair point. But it's rather harmless on a thread like this, isn't it? Sorry, Denise, but we cannot all be Saint Francis of Assissi all the time. Ummm ... I'm not annoying the person by interrupting them during the course of their day and saying it to them. I'm offering an opinion ON A...
  16. Dr Doran

    "Hardcore Tweedists"

    This must be a joke. Gently Caressing Tweed? That's like a "gentle kick in the head."
  17. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    I can't do it. I can't hang with straight gin.
  19. Dr Doran

    Instant nausea inducement

    I recommend it. I do it. I wore one today. It actually does make life better.
  20. Dr Doran

    Gin vs Vodka (Martini)

    I disapprove of the license/latitude in our society as well. Results in too many bad options that offend my aesthetics, morals, etc.
  21. Dr Doran

    Instant nausea inducement

    In case you need an emetic: http://digital.pastemagazine.com/publication/?i=26727&p=29
  22. Dr Doran

    Whats the deal with tie length these days?

    Yikes! TMI.
  23. Dr Doran

    The Dumbest Comment I Ever Heard

    The geniousness of your response is actually that you were NOT rude. You were a gentleman. You said nothing that could possibly incur fisticuffs. Eventually when the morons sober up, one of them may laugh at himself and appreciate the humor of what you said. I do enjoy aggro. I also truly...

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