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Dark Jedi
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Kids Banned For Life (or until the lawsuit)
- Thread starter Bob Maxey
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lordofthereef
Android Expert
Kind sir. I am pretty sure you know what was meant by the statement you responded to.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
I wish supermarkets would pass that law. Or else leash the kids to the Mom's cart.
And before anyone says anything, this applies to the old farts, too. They have to stand in the middle of the aisles blocking everything just to exchange gossip.
And before anyone says anything, this applies to the old farts, too. They have to stand in the middle of the aisles blocking everything just to exchange gossip.
lordofthereef
Android Expert
They never will. Ever noticed sweets/treat/ etc at about waist level? That's eye level for a kid in the cart or walking by. Kid screams, parents give in, store cashes in. If I was a grocery store owner I wouldn't want to NOT have kids in their. Impulse buys are huge profit.
A.Nonymous
Extreme Android User
I vividly remember starting up the potato chip aisle recently and being greated by a horrible, horrendous stench. I looked up the aisle to find that there were people changing a babies poopy diaper right there in the aisle. Ugh.
If one wishes to avoid kids running around while having a meal, one should avoid restaurants like KFC, McDonald's, Burger King and Dunkin' Donuts.
lordofthereef
Android Expert
IDK man. Where I am from, parents with rugrats don't limit themselves to those places. One of my favorite chains is Outback. Always plenty of screaming toddlers in there, unless you go mid-week.
sure! we've kicked the smokers out of the restaraunts...why not the parents with kids in tow. both are horrible annoyances to a pleasurable dining experience.
note - i'm a smoker, but do not have kids.
in my experience, when people say they are at a nice restaraunt but the staff doesn't do anything about children ruining other people's dining experience, they are not at a restaraunt that is as nice as they think.
note - i'm a smoker, but do not have kids.
in my experience, when people say they are at a nice restaraunt but the staff doesn't do anything about children ruining other people's dining experience, they are not at a restaraunt that is as nice as they think.
lordofthereef
Android Expert
What kind of trash does that? Every place I have been within the last ten years had restorooms with changing tables in them. That is simply inexcusable.
A.Nonymous
Extreme Android User
That's what I said. I'm not the douchebaggy type that whines to management every time they don't like anything, but I was very tempted to complain to the store manager. Not that the store could really do anything to stop them though. It's not the store's fault at all.
It's why I have a dog and not kids.
Vihzel
Destroying Balls Everyday
I think an area where young kids should be banned is first/business class on airplanes. It would be annoying as hell to sit right by a rowdy kid. I'd rather sit in economy with no rowdy kid than in front, next to, or behind with a rowdy kid in a seat that I paid far more for.
That's not an oxymoron. Oxymorons require two contradictory words
Examples of oxymorons:
- jumbo shrimp
- living dead
- virtual reality
- daily special
- enormously small
- fail safe
and many more
Edit: Hmm... now that I think of it... I don't think "American English" is really an oxymoron. They're not contradicting words in this case, I believe.
There's an oxymoron for ya
That's not an oxymoron. Oxymorons require two contradictory words
Examples of oxymorons:
- jumbo shrimp
- living dead
- virtual reality
- daily special
- enormously small
- fail safe
and many more
Edit: Hmm... now that I think of it... I don't think "American English" is really an oxymoron. They're not contradicting words in this case, I believe.
i would have followed them out and took a #2 on the hood of their car while they were loading their groceries.
_mw_
Android Enthusiast
You forgot a few of my favorites!
- conservative party
- military intelligence
- microsoft works
- conservative party
- military intelligence
- microsoft works
A.Nonymous
Extreme Android User
I'm already making my contribution to this cause. This reminded me of something I read recently that claimed that the more educated someone was the less kids and the less likely they were to have kids. I'll have to go look for that now.
There's an oxymoron for ya
That's not an oxymoron. Oxymorons require two contradictory words
Oh, TSK! I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition ... (cue Martimus)
First, I thought that playing grammar police was something to be frowned on 'round these parts. Secondly, you've taken a singular literal interpretation of an accepted definition and used it to be the only acceptable definition. Double tsk.
One of the most commonly used examples of an oxymoron is the phrase "military intelligence". Clearly individually they are not contradictory. By your definition the only accepted oxymoronic
phrases would be "military civilian" or "stupid intelligence."In any event, I think my opinion that the culinary disaster commonly referred to as "Hawaiian pizza" fits the accepted definition of an oxymoron and was understood for the comedic gibe it was intended to be.
The last thing I want to hear when my wife and I are having dinner and a conversation, is someone's child wailing at the top of his/her lungs or even worse having a temper tantrum for no apparent reason.
I think that resturant owners should have the option to restrict which customers they serve, unfortunatly someone will take that owner to court saying that the owner is predjudiced against children.
In my home town there are several resturants that make having children as guests inconvienent, such as they have no high chairs or booster seats, there are no children menu options, these end up being adult resturants.
I think that resturant owners should have the option to restrict which customers they serve, unfortunatly someone will take that owner to court saying that the owner is predjudiced against children.
In my home town there are several resturants that make having children as guests inconvienent, such as they have no high chairs or booster seats, there are no children menu options, these end up being adult resturants.
_mw_
Android Enthusiast
Zing! Remind me never to contradict you.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
I once found one of those in a cardboard carton that contained about $2,000.00 worth of studio lighting. I discovered it while sealing it up for a customer. Glad I checked to make sure that everything was there before the customer discovered it.
Bob Maxey
Android Expert
Here is what a rather adventurous friend would often do: when the kids misbehave, my mate speaks very loudly and asks the parents if they would please control their child. Not screams, no cussing, just firm and loud enough to draw attention. The embarrassment often gets results.
What about the kid behind you in a booth that stands up, turns around, and starts staring at the back of your head? You can hear the parent(s) telling the kid to sit down.
BabyBlues
Trouble Just Finds Me!
Quickest way to stop the kid from standing there is to start talking about having had lice recently - do it loud enough for the parents to hear....hasn't failed yet, the parent's freak out and make the kid move to the other side usually. It's great.
