elyse

elyse, is this the pain-in-the-ass guy that's always at the farmers' market? Did I tell you he broke four ribs? NOT on pecans.

Not a chance. I promised you a pecan pie sans pecans. Someone else and I were chatting about blueberry, but not me making it. Who was it? Still want the pecanless pie?

Yes, but I was excited for HIS banana pudding.

Andrew, by hook or by crook, you are responsible for the banana pudding.

If I want a one on one, I'll quote the person to whom I'm asking a question. If it's private, I'll PM.

Andrew, are you serious? It's one afternoon!

Great Elyse, I'd love some. Hmm, any chance of you bringing any of your other products on Sunday? I was thinking it might be nice to be able to buy some more Pao de Quejo dough and some of your incredible Mayan Love Cookies. Fer sellin, or givin? Is anyone else interested? If so, PM me.

what's your barometer? why would you assume that if i'm your server, for example, and i say "hi, my name's tommy", that i'm being disingenous? don't you run the risk of getting riled up over nothing at times? I go with my instincts which are usually correct. And tommy, you're ALWAYS disingenous!

i haven't assumed anything. in fact, i just said that there are many ways of doing it. the only thing i assumed was that scrumdiddly assumed that the tactic you outlined might be upsetting servers, and i attempted to explain that as you asked "what's your point?" Then this was a question for scrumdiddly to answer, wasn't it?

Suzanne, I doubt, for some reason, that pooh is this woman's real name.

are ya sure servers don't think you're being difficult? there are a bunch of ways of doing this. one ends in the server laughing, and some others end with the server being annoyed. hopefully you're making them laugh. Why do you assume that I do it in a way that will annoy the server? The only servers who think I am difficult are the ones who piss me off enough to leave. And I don't give a fuck what they think.

Depends on if it's genuine.

For the record, showing someone how rediculous something is is different from "being difficult and/or making him/her seem like an ass." Empty gestures of any sort rile me.

probably that you might be coming across to the server as being difficult and/or making him/her seem like an ass. So, why exactly is my comment or introduction more offensive than the other people here who have stated the same thing? Not that I really care.... Aside from that, waiters have sections, and all you have to do is ask for "my waiter" to any employee who passes by, and the one who made, or did not make an introduction will appear at your table. False niceties do not impress me, and I'd rather not have to deal with them.

I don't think you are showing the server anything she doesn't already know. She is told to introduce herself by managers/corporate. She probably thinks it's as stupid as you do. She hates having to do it. And your practice of introducing everyone at the table is probably not an eye-opener or funny, or a sly wink you share with the server about how ridiculous the whole thing is, it's just plain annoying. And she still has to do it. Well THAT'S telling me. What's your point?

Oh to have been at that Christmas dinner....

What's the disaster part?

Maybe this 'Americans Don't Eat --' thing should have it's own new forum.

I've never had goose.

Yeah, I've introduced everyone at the table. For me, it shows the server how rediculous the introduction is. I am not in favor of the introduction.

How about a t-shirt? This is NOT an offer.

Oh shush. And beforehand, I was terrified of baking for these people.

That's hardly the point. I thought the best thing of the evening was meeting everybody.

You know, I googled "elyse" and "pecan pie" and I was second or third hit. How bout that?