I don't think anyone can forget Meg Ryan as Sally Albright in When Harry Met Sally. There are so many great stereotypical connotations in the movie, 'transitional person', 'no man can be just friends with a woman', 'the fake orgasm'. I want to describe one other that I like to call...'Ordering like Sally'. I work with someone like this. Very pretty blond who orders EVERYTHING on the side or different from the menu. Totally annoying.
But I do it too.
I like Burger King coffee and since there is one close to work I usually drive through for a cup of Joe before getting in. If I missed breakfast I will order the breakfast burrito- egg only.
My favorite lunch is a Chicken Teriyaki bowl but I order it with brown rice, white meat only and easy on the sauce. Not exactly whats on the menu but legit upgrades.
How do you Sally Up?
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No word of a lie, I used to work at Burger King (20 years ago...) anyhow, this old guy orders a Whopper - hold the sesame seeds. Apparently they get stuck in his dentures. Well, we did it - we used to "base-buns" - but then that totally messed up the inventory count for the night.
Fast-forward 20 years, and I use to work with a guy who orders "Vegetarian Whoppers" - Yes, a whopper - hold the meat - he loves them.
to "base buns" = two "base buns"
Picture this. My wife and I are out to go to dinner. We get a call from my best friend, who thinks getting togther would be cool. We tell them where we're headed. No good, as they "don't have anything" his wife will eat.
So, we agree to go to the restaurant they pick. His wife spends nearly 20 minutes, can't find anything she likes, and finally orders something her husband suggests, and then essentially rewrites the recipe to her desires.
My wife decides on fried chicken. "We're sorry, it's Friday and all the friers are being used for fish."
Boy, it was cold going home that June night.
Just saw Phil's response. I was a vegetarian for about 5 years, and let me tell you, the Veggie Whopper was great.
It (and Burger King for how they did it) rocked. First, it allowed a vegetarian to eat at BK. Second, they charged something like half price, as there was no meat.
Salad dressing on the side, and if I am ordering a "beyond bread" sandwich, it HAS to be on their "RUSTIC" bread. No substitutions! (And I usually add avocado too!)
I order everything without onions. They foul up any dish or sandwich and it is not the same if you just pick them out.
I also order entrees without meat at non-vegetarian friendly restaurants. But I hate doing that and still being charged as if I were ordering meat.
Chicken Fingers at Charleston's with extra fries and replace cole slaw with a side of garlic mashed potatoes so I have something to dip my fries in... Who says carbs & starches is bad?
I think I Sally up at every place I eat. I try not to make it too complicated though. Subway - no cheese, no mayo, easy on the oil. Starbucks - non-fat milk. Salads - anywhere must have dressing on the side. Plate lunch - no starch, green salad (that's a Hawaii thing). I could go on.....
Fumo...good Lord that was funny. Great perspective.
Sally ordering is the only way to go:
Tall, non-fat, decaf caffe mocha, extra hot, no whip
Salad dressing on the side, no onions, no croutons, chopped tomatoes (not wedges)
Hot oil, chopsticks, please bring the condiment tray, make it "thai hot"
And the list could go on... :)
Definitely salad dressing on the side. No onions.
And I substituted lemon meringue pie for apple pie this week, in a rare example of eating dinner out. (But I didn't finish my main course ...)
I sense a _Five Easy Pieces_ impression coming on....
i totally sally up in italian restaurants...
they never seem to get the combinations right! don't they know who i am?
so, i'm always asking if i can the 'special' with a red sauce, or the 'seafood' without the clams & mussels, or the 'dish' with say penne instead of some insanely long and thin noodle that is just too much work for this cowboy!
salad dressing always on the side. you get more that way.
i also prefer my pancakes wrapped around a sausage... on a stick.
Well, I won't name any names, but I do know a certain someone that order a BLT without the L or the T. I'm not that bad when I order, but I also order special. I think you have to when you are a triathlete. It shouldn't be looked down on, but it is. The problem is, almost every menu is chalk full of perfect choices for "the common man". The fact of the matter is that we, meaning you and I, are constantly fighting the urges of the common man, and a menu is just one example of how often we are faced with this battle.
So, to forego the temptation of the common man, we must special order. Back in my fat days, I always ordered my whoppers with no pickle, heavy catchup and onion. However, all fat and formerly fat people know that a whopper is "served your way right away". So that one may not count.
But now that I don't eat whoppers (and to be honest, I used to order at least 3 or them, and sometimes 4), I always order my toast dry, as in no butter, and you definately don't want to get behind me in a Subway sandwich line, but I don't eat there often anyway. When I order a Hefiweizen (sp?) beer, I always ask for extra lemon. Yes Comms, I'm a sissy boy who likes fruit with his beer.
Anyway, that's all I can think of for now. Also, thanks for calling tonight friend. Later
Benny
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