I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
and how long the remains were in transit.

My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

"Ludmillia" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
>

lol

What kind of friends do you have?

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ludmillia" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
>> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
>> and how long the remains were in transit.
>>
>> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
>> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
>> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
>> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
>>
>
> lol
>
> What kind of friends do you have?

My mother in law always wore leisure suits to restaurants because the
jackets have decent size pockets. You haven't lived until you've been given
half a pork chop wrapped in a used napkin, with 40 year old pocket lint
clinging to it. Oh god....

"Ludmillia" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
>

1.9 seconds. That's one-point-nine. Seriously, it doesn't matter. Don't fret
over it. Accept the leftovers, tell the donor your tummy's full, put them in
the fridge and throw them away after the person has left. If they kvetch
about your not eating, ask them "Which part of NOT HUNGRY do you need
explained?"

Ludmillia wrote:
> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

My family will bring home leftovers, but other than at work, where
someone will bring back appetizers from the chinese buffet takeout,
I've never had anyone bring out leftovers to share.

Tell them next time, you'd love to join them for dinner, and the two of
you can share the plate so there are no slobbered leftovers. OTOH, if
you hang around with people who drool in their food, what does that say
about you?

maxine in ri

"maxine in ri" > wrote in message
oups.com...

> OTOH, if
> you hang around with people who drool in their food, what does that say
> about you?
>
> maxine in ri
>

It means you're hanging around too many Republican fund raising events.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "maxine in ri" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
> > OTOH, if
> > you hang around with people who drool in their food, what does that say
> > about you?
> >
> > maxine in ri
> >
>
> It means you're hanging around too many Republican fund raising events.

ROFL!!!
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In article .com>,
"Ludmillia" > wrote:

> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

Well, I'm frugal but I wouldn't surprise anyone with leftovers. If this
is a date, I'd dump him/her. If it's just a good friend, I'd politely
wait till they left and dump the leftovers and wonder about them. I
don't mind leftovers that I saw put in the container and know the
history of.

leo

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Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
> Well, I'm frugal but I wouldn't surprise anyone with leftovers. If this
> is a date, I'd dump him/her. If it's just a good friend, I'd politely
> wait till they left and dump the leftovers and wonder about them. I
> don't mind leftovers that I saw put in the container and know the
> history of.
>


What if it's your spouse? Hypothetically, of course. (it helps if you
have a dog)

Best regards,
Bob

In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> >
> > Well, I'm frugal but I wouldn't surprise anyone with leftovers. If this
> > is a date, I'd dump him/her. If it's just a good friend, I'd politely
> > wait till they left and dump the leftovers and wonder about them. I
> > don't mind leftovers that I saw put in the container and know the
> > history of.
> >
>
>
> What if it's your spouse? Hypothetically, of course. (it helps if you
> have a dog)
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

If it was a spouse, I'd be ok with that. :-)
After all, one shares spit (and other body fluids) with a spouse on a
regular basis...

unless your marriage is in trouble. <G>
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"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>>
>> Well, I'm frugal but I wouldn't surprise anyone with leftovers. If this
>> is a date, I'd dump him/her. If it's just a good friend, I'd politely
>> wait till they left and dump the leftovers and wonder about them. I don't
>> mind leftovers that I saw put in the container and know the history of.
>>
>
>
> What if it's your spouse? Hypothetically, of course. (it helps if you
> have a dog)

If it's my spouse, it wouldn't bother me. Well, *now* it would bother me,
we've been separated for 5 years and I would be suspicious if he suddenly
offered me "left-overs". But not back then.

But just some friend whom I've never even *wanted* to swap spit with? Thank
you, no.

Lisa Ann

Oh pshaw, on Fri 06 Oct 2006 08:02:42p, Ludmillia meant to say...

> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
>

Good gawd, why would they do that? UGH!

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One time on Usenet, "Ludmillia" > said:

> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me.

That is just nasty! Thankfully, I've never had anyone try this.

> What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

Depends on the weather -- if it's really cold outside, it
can take longer without worry, IMO...

--
"Little Malice" is Jani in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

Ludmillia wrote:
> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
>
>
I dunno, I can't understand this American thing about doggie bags.

Don't your restaurants have any idea of portion control? Why is it that
they serve you so much that you can't eat it all? Wouldn't it be more
sensible to have smaller portions and charge less?

The idea of somebody expecting you to share their leftovers is too
bizarre. Is this normal troll behaviour?

Christine

Old Mother Ashby wrote:

> I dunno, I can't understand this American thing about doggie bags.
>
> Don't your restaurants have any idea of portion control? Why is it that
> they serve you so much that you can't eat it all? Wouldn't it be more
> sensible to have smaller portions and charge less?
>
> The idea of somebody expecting you to share their leftovers is too
> bizarre. Is this normal troll behaviour?
>
> Christine

Calm the sneer down... I suppose it is because on the whole food is much
cheaper here and one way to "impress" customers is with generous
servings. Sometimes obscenely generous. Sure some restaurants are what
you would call "sensible" then again others aren't. C'est la vie!
Perhaps those that want the "doggie bag" just want to save it going to
waste by taking the uneaten portions home for either fido or themselves
at another sitting.
I've never met anyone (myself) who expected someone to share their
leftover. I'm not going to label that "troll like behavior" though,
perhaps just "generous"??
Goomba

"Goomba38" > wrote

> Perhaps those that want the "doggie bag" just want to save it going to
> waste by taking the uneaten portions home for either fido or themselves at
> another sitting.

I often only ate a few bites at one sitting, so I would order
something from the menu that would make great leftovers.
Also, I love prime rib, but I couldn't eat a whole portion,
I'm sure not going to leave it there to be thrown out. Before
anyone says it, no I don't want the princess cut or anything.

It's surely nothing for anyone else to worry about. No one
is forcing anyone to clean their plate if they feel like they got
too much food.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote
>
>> Perhaps those that want the "doggie bag" just want to save it going
>> to waste by taking the uneaten portions home for either fido or
>> themselves at another sitting.
>
> I often only ate a few bites at one sitting, so I would order
> something from the menu that would make great leftovers.
> Also, I love prime rib, but I couldn't eat a whole portion,
> I'm sure not going to leave it there to be thrown out. Before
> anyone says it, no I don't want the princess cut or anything.
>
> It's surely nothing for anyone else to worry about. No one
> is forcing anyone to clean their plate if they feel like they got
> too much food.
>
> nancy

Absolutely! And like you, I'm not going to leave half my meal on the plate
to be tossed out. I'll take it home and eat it the next day, or the day
after that.

As for portions, I don't eat all that much. But I'd much rather be given
more than I can eat and charged a fair price, and take home the leftovers,
than be given one of those "fru fru" plates with a couple of steamed baby
carrots and green beans artfully arranged around a tiny lamb chop and be
charged a fortune.

And I've never had *anyone* offer me leftovers except when my SO and I were
reheating stuff we brought home from a restaurant back at the hotel room.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:

>> I often only ate a few bites at one sitting, so I would order
>> something from the menu that would make great leftovers.
>> Also, I love prime rib, but I couldn't eat a whole portion,
>> I'm sure not going to leave it there to be thrown out. Before
>> anyone says it, no I don't want the princess cut or anything.

> Absolutely! And like you, I'm not going to leave half my meal on the
> plate
> to be tossed out. I'll take it home and eat it the next day, or the day
> after that.
>
> As for portions, I don't eat all that much. But I'd much rather be given
> more than I can eat and charged a fair price, and take home the leftovers,
> than be given one of those "fru fru" plates with a couple of steamed baby
> carrots and green beans artfully arranged around a tiny lamb chop and be
> charged a fortune.

I don't get that, either. I guess the more the kitchen rubs their
hands in your food, the more it costs.

> And I've never had *anyone* offer me leftovers except when my SO and I
> were
> reheating stuff we brought home from a restaurant back at the hotel room.

That was out of the blue, I've never heard of people doing that.

nancy

In article
>,
Old Mother Ashby > wrote:

> Ludmillia wrote:
> > I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> > leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> > and how long the remains were in transit.
> >
> > My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> > styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> > the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> > to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
> >
> >
> I dunno, I can't understand this American thing about doggie bags.

No food wastage...

>
> Don't your restaurants have any idea of portion control? Why is it that
> they serve you so much that you can't eat it all? Wouldn't it be more
> sensible to have smaller portions and charge less?

Because... many, but not all, American appetites tend to be "HYOOGE".
For instance, when I was in college, I thought nothing of consuming an
entire medium pizza, plus a salad and sodas.

Now, I've re-trained my self due to a (well earned) lifetime problem
with obesity. :-(

2 pieces of pizza and about 1/2 glass of water and I'm stuffed. I rarely
go to buffet's anymore because they are a waste of money.

>
> The idea of somebody expecting you to share their leftovers is too
> bizarre. Is this normal troll behaviour?
>
> Christine

<lol> Let's hope so!
I'm pretty liberal and that even grossed _me_ out!
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On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:31:24 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> wrote:

>In article
>,
> Old Mother Ashby > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> I dunno, I can't understand this American thing about doggie bags.
>
>No food wastage...
>
Having been in Europe for an entire month last summer, I can testify
that there are not enough leftovers at the end of a meal to merit a
doggie bag. Dinner proportions are normal (although cooked vegetables
are often not part of the entree), so you aren't challenged to either
clean your plate or feel like you've wasted money if you don't take
the leftovers home. It's a different mind set. We live in the land
of plenty and it carries over to our restaurant meal portions too.

In article >, sf wrote:

> On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 09:31:24 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet
> > wrote:
>
> >In article
> >,
> > Old Mother Ashby > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> I dunno, I can't understand this American thing about doggie bags.
> >
> >No food wastage...
> >
> Having been in Europe for an entire month last summer, I can testify
> that there are not enough leftovers at the end of a meal to merit a
> doggie bag. Dinner proportions are normal (although cooked vegetables
> are often not part of the entree), so you aren't challenged to either
> clean your plate or feel like you've wasted money if you don't take
> the leftovers home. It's a different mind set. We live in the land
> of plenty and it carries over to our restaurant meal portions too.

Indeed!

But, I've personally found that leftovers insufficient for a meal on
their own make one hell of an omelet with the addition of a little
cheese...... ;-d

There are very few items that do not go well with eggs?
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"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
news
>
> There are very few items that do not go well with eggs?
> --

Last night, with friend, after a neighbor's new baby celebration and just
enough bourbon to change the rules: Feta cheese omelets with fresh oregano
from the garden. Unbelievable.

In article <452744df$0$8409$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-
01.iinet.net.au>, says...

> Don't your restaurants have any idea of portion control?

I'm sure they do, but I'm guessing they don't care?

Peri

In article >,
Peri Meno > wrote:

> In article <452744df$0$8409$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-
> 01.iinet.net.au>, says...
>
> > Don't your restaurants have any idea of portion control?
>
> I'm sure they do, but I'm guessing they don't care?
>
> Peri

Yes, they do care.

Marketing says that larger portions bring in more business!

Getting more than you (think) you pay for impresses customers.

It's why buffet's are so popular!
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In article >,
says...

> Yes, they do care.
> Marketing says that larger portions bring in more business!
> Getting more than you (think) you pay for impresses customers.
> It's why buffet's are so popular!

Ah well, yes, they care about THAT. I was talking about the fact that
they don't seem to care that THEY are making US fat. <snort>

And yes, I am kidding, of course.

Peri

Ludmillia wrote:
> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

I have never had anyone do that. I generally try to get food to the
fridge within an hour, no matter where it's cooked.

-L.

In article .com>,
"Ludmillia" > wrote:

> I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
> leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
> and how long the remains were in transit.
>
> My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
> styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
> the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
> to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

I generally set a time limit of 2 hours, tops.
That is when many bacteria begin to multiply logrythmically...

I learned that in my microbiology classes. ;-) 3 semesters of them.

Mine are generally in the 'frige within one hour or less, but
personally, I'd just _never_ share leftovers from someone elses dinner!

That's.........

gross.

Ew!
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On 6 Oct 2006 20:02:42 -0700, "Ludmillia" > wrote:

>I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
>leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
>and how long the remains were in transit.
>
>My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
>styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
>the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
>to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?

My own leftovers, yes... my husband's, yes if he actually happens to
have any and they're something I find edible! Anyone else's, no way...
Unless it's something like pizza that comes pre-boxed and cut into
seperate eating portions so that I know nobody else has stuck a fork
into mine...

"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message
...
> On 6 Oct 2006 20:02:42 -0700, "Ludmillia" > wrote:
>
>>I'm curious about your opinions of doggie bags and restaraunt
>>leftovers. I don't mind my own, because I know how long I was at table
>>and how long the remains were in transit.
>>
>>My pet peeve is when some well-meaning and frugal slob shows up with
>>styrofoam encased leftovers of dubious timeage and insists on sharing
>>the saliva-laden dregs with me. What is a reasonable time for leftovers
>>to make the journey from restaraunt to fridge?
>
> My own leftovers, yes... my husband's, yes if he actually happens to
> have any and they're something I find edible! Anyone else's, no way...
> Unless it's something like pizza that comes pre-boxed and cut into
> seperate eating portions so that I know nobody else has stuck a fork
> into mine...

Similar crime: In office environments, there are people (?) who will raid
the communal donut box, break 3 donuts in half, and leave the remains for
someone else. In my experience, *nobody* wanted those donut halves.