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Cafeteria jargon

Kent Wang

By Kent Wang
November 5, 2006 in Restaurant Life

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Kent Wang

Kent Wang

Posted November 5, 2006

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Posted November 5, 2006

The Library of Congress has a page on "Food Worker's language ... used only along waterfront and its diners."

I can't claim credit for finding this little gem; it was unearthed by the Austin Soup Peddler, whose weekly newsletter I subscribe to.

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Toliver

Toliver

Posted November 6, 2006

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You can find more diner lingo at the Diner Museum web site.

“Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'

Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.”

– From Fox TV’s “Family Guy”

Tim Oliver

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