• baggachipz@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I don’t use the word “hero” often, but he is the greatest hero in American history.

    Also that goatee lol what does he think he’s hiding

    • trebach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Why doesn’t he just give up and switch to sweatpants?

      He says the crotch wears out too quickly.

      YARR! That’s going to replace the whale in my nightmares.

    • GraniteM@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      New Kid on the Block (1992)

      Lionel Hutz: Mrs. Simpson, what did you and your husband do after you were ejected from the restaurant.

      Marge: We… pretty much went straight home.

      Lionel Hutz: Mrs. Simpson, you’re under oath.

      Marge: We drove around until 3 AM looking for another all-you-can-eat fish restaurant.

      Lionel Hutz: And when you couldn’t find one?

      Marge: We went… fishing.

      [sobs]

  • ToastedRavioli@midwest.socialEnglish
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    22 days ago

    “All You Can Eat Buffett”

    All you -can- eat

    Not “should”, or “want”, or “desire”

    Americans are a little extreme sometimes

    • Gad Elmaleh
    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      22 days ago

      There’s a 90% chance it’s originally from someone else lol. He got exposed for stealing tons of jokes/bits a while back (mostly from English-speaking comedians since the vast majority of french people don’t watch them)

  • VinegarChunks@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I remember doing a hike with my dad on a route that briefly overlapped the Appalachian Trail. We got to talking with a group of hikers who were doing the whole trail (~2200 miles) and they said they burned so many calories each day that it only made financial sense to eat at all-you-can-eat restaurants, and they claimed that at least one such restaurant offered to give them their money back to leave, after the owner thought they were eating eat too much food.

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      22 days ago

      I mean I’m not a doctor, but I don’t think that’s how calories work beyond a certain point.

      • myyass@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        21 days ago

        I’m not either but biking 30 miles to get groceries in the mountains made me feel so hungry like I was desperate for water in the desert. I would eat beforehand, eat 3-4 chicken sandwiches when I got into town, and then eat a ton afterwards. If I didn’t eat snacks on the road, I would have to walk up the hills and of course there was plenty of lay down in the street cramps from hell. You’d be surprised how many calories rigorous exercise burns. I’m not talking about light hills, it’s the if the bikes brakes fail, the helmet ain’t doing much and I probably would die. But hey I got great pictures.

      • mkwt@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        21 days ago

        At one time I researched hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. It was recommended to plan for a 4000-5000 calorie / day diet. But most thru-hikers found it was physically impossible to carry enough food and they lost 30-40 pounds on average over the course of the hike.

        Appalachian trail is a little bit easier in terms of access to civilization.

      • VinegarChunks@lemmus.orgEnglish
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        22 days ago

        You don’t think that people who burn more calories through physical exertion will need to consume more calories through food?

        • grrgyle@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          21 days ago

          I said beyond a certain point. Your body is very good at preserving calories. Unless you’re starving yourself while training you shouldn’t need like a megadose of calories.

        • Semester3383@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          22 days ago

          You don’t want to get them in a single meal though. Because a lot of them will end up being wasted instead of completely absorbed.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I’m torn between agreeing he abused the “all you can eat” concept, and the fact that people who eat less than average aren’t given a discount. Overall I think this guy is an outlier and should be factored into the business plan.

    • MimicJar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Generally guys like this are factored into the business plan, but sometimes people try to outsmart (or in this case outeat) the restaurant.

      I remember reading once that crab legs were often a loss leader food. The restaurant offered crab legs to pull people in despite being too expensive for the buffet. Most people ate a few and then filled up on cheaper foods. Some people however would just eat crab legs.

      I remember another example of this where a customer stayed from lunch until dinner. Not only did lunch cost less, but now that’s two meals. The fix there was a three hour table limit. Basically affects no one, except the exceptions.

      • Fredselfish@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        21 days ago

        My friend got him beat. He once went to Golden Carroll for breakfast they finally kicked him out during the dinner service. Only reason he got away with it so long is he would switch tables also tip wait staff real good. Besides doubt they gave a shit. But management sure hell did. He almost got banned. But when me and brother threaten not to ever return if he was they relented. Besides by then he was to broke to come without us paying so that wasn’t ever going happen again.

        Yet it is cool crazy story and amazing when you learn it true.

      • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        22 days ago

        I see nothing wrong with a time limit - it just enforces the idea that you’re paying for one meal. But the more I think about it, normal restaurants serve you the amount they want you to eat. All you can eat restaurants offer a distinctly different product, which it seems like they should be prepared to deliver even when it’s occasionally more than they prefer.

        • lad@programming.devEnglish
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          21 days ago

          Sensible time limit seems fine, though, I see it implemented in a nearby buffet like that, and I think they have time slots in schedule, which allows them to clean up/refresh food in between the time slots, too

          • Fredselfish@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            21 days ago

            Golden Carroll does it All You Can Eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Basically eat all you want but if they switch from lunch to dinner your time is up.

            But Chinese restaurant are only opened (at least around here) from noon to 8pm. And never seen sign accept once in a sushi one that had a sign for 3 hour limit. Which to me was more than fair.

            That what these places should have. Set time limits clearly posted.

    • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      21 days ago

      They have restaurants where people who eat less are charged less and those who eat more are charged more. It’s called a la carte.

      There are also buffets where you can be charged based on how much you eat , they’re called “buffet by weight” or by the plate.

      If you don’t want people to eat all they can eat, don’t open an all you can eat restaurant.

    • HerbGrower@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      22 days ago

      I would say that they should be required to let him finish his meal, but they can refuse to let him back again.

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      21 days ago

      TBF, with the volume he’s going for, it might got get enough time in his system to poison him :)

      • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        20 days ago

        There was one like 3 or so videos ago that I was sure would end the series, between the warm sushi, curdled Mac and cheese, and mystery meat. But nope, I think he has built an immunity.

        • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
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          20 days ago

          My mother was like that, ate gum off the sidewalk as a kid. Had an iron stomach as an adult. We would all be sick as dogs from bad food and she would not only be fine but eat the left overs the next day.

  • Saahrimei@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    22 days ago

    It sounds like that one Asterix movie where they had to do the twelve tasks.
    In one task Obelix went into an all-you-can-eat restaurant and had to eat everything he was given. He did. Then the cook ran out crying that he has nothing else to serve and he is now ruined.
    Obelix went out like, “Such a weird cook; he gave me appetizers and left!”