An overpriced restaurant with polyester tablecloths.
Actual "fine dining" restaurants rarely, if ever, call attention to themselves as such, just as a gentleman does not, by definition, call himself a gentleman.
Give-aways: excess text on the menu (see examples below), capitals on all restaurant-related terms, inflated prices, "house brands" of bottled water and similar, faux-luxe decor, cheap silverware, poor-quality ingredients in fussy recipe, abuse of any of the following: "oven-roasted" (never simply roasted), "sun-dried" (never simply dried), "French," "infused," &c, pretensions to internationalism despite solid Americanisms, like calling blue cheese or fromage bleu "bleu cheese."
Hallmarks of the service include having too many things done with you without your asking for them, such as removing the lid from ketchup bottles. They are normally pretentious, fussy, and ignorant about the food.
Actual "fine dining" restaurants rarely, if ever, call attention to themselves as such, just as a gentleman does not, by definition, call himself a gentleman.
Give-aways: excess text on the menu (see examples below), capitals on all restaurant-related terms, inflated prices, "house brands" of bottled water and similar, faux-luxe decor, cheap silverware, poor-quality ingredients in fussy recipe, abuse of any of the following: "oven-roasted" (never simply roasted), "sun-dried" (never simply dried), "French," "infused," &c, pretensions to internationalism despite solid Americanisms, like calling blue cheese or fromage bleu "bleu cheese."
Hallmarks of the service include having too many things done with you without your asking for them, such as removing the lid from ketchup bottles. They are normally pretentious, fussy, and ignorant about the food.
On the menu where "spaghetti" should be:
A delightlful Medley of oven-roasted vegetables in a basil-infused tomato reduction Sauce, topping hand-crafted Durum Wheat pasta cooked to Perfection. Offered with Premium parmesan, hand-grated by your Server. $29.95
In the advertising:
Oilivierio's offers a Fine Dining Establishment for your pleasure. Located in (some chain hotel). Chef Antonio Italianobut Bornintorontonio takes pride in the variety of Gourmet dishes he has created. Come and enjoy a meal at Olivierio's today with the $2-off coupon in your ValPak coupon circular to discover the soul of Italy -- right here in Bells Corners!
A delightlful Medley of oven-roasted vegetables in a basil-infused tomato reduction Sauce, topping hand-crafted Durum Wheat pasta cooked to Perfection. Offered with Premium parmesan, hand-grated by your Server. $29.95
In the advertising:
Oilivierio's offers a Fine Dining Establishment for your pleasure. Located in (some chain hotel). Chef Antonio Italianobut Bornintorontonio takes pride in the variety of Gourmet dishes he has created. Come and enjoy a meal at Olivierio's today with the $2-off coupon in your ValPak coupon circular to discover the soul of Italy -- right here in Bells Corners!
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Ordering expensive items off the menu when you know the check is going to be split evenly between everyone.
Defensive dining insures that the amount you owe at the end of the meal will be the same or less than what you ordered.
Defensive dining insures that the amount you owe at the end of the meal will be the same or less than what you ordered.
Jim: John, if you are going out with the Bill and the Marketing team for dinner tonight you need to use defensive dining when ordering. The last time I went with those guys they ordered the most expensive things on the menu and I got stuck paying $10 more than what I ordered.
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Madden 10-dinitis will result in a brief, but severe drop, in productivity for the following work-week of the American economy, as upwards of 7 million people will have called in with the condition.
Alfonze (on phone): Hey boss, I got bad news. Yeah, I got tendinitis and won't be able to come into work until Monday at the earliest. That cool?
Rick the boss (on phone): Alfonze, do you have tendinitis, or do you have Madden 10-dinitis?
Alfonze: ...Madden 10-dinitis.
Rick the boss: All right. See you next week. (whispers) How is it?
Alfonze: THIS SHIT'S OFF THE CHAIN, SON!
Rick the boss (on phone): Alfonze, do you have tendinitis, or do you have Madden 10-dinitis?
Alfonze: ...Madden 10-dinitis.
Rick the boss: All right. See you next week. (whispers) How is it?
Alfonze: THIS SHIT'S OFF THE CHAIN, SON!
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Can also be phrased "dining on the bullet"
Can also be phrased "dining on the bullet"
Let me explain what happens to these stars and their big brains
First they get played like all damn day
Long as you sell everything will be ok
Then you get dissed by the media and fans
Things never stay the same way they began
I heard that some never get fooled to the fullest
That's why fools end up DINING ON A BULLET
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First they get played like all damn day
Long as you sell everything will be ok
Then you get dissed by the media and fans
Things never stay the same way they began
I heard that some never get fooled to the fullest
That's why fools end up DINING ON A BULLET
Cypress Hill - Rock Superstar
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