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multiple16-Jul-2005hypothetical questionLindaH Gold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifierby votes54658.2%

  What would you do, say, or think in this situation?

You are in a restaurant. A group of people are waiting for their food. One of them gets up to use the restroom. While he is gone, the food arrives. His friends start adding salt, pepper and tobasco sauce to his food. He comes back and sits down. Which of these things do you do?

VotesAnswer
24Nothing
13I'd think they were being mean
8Other
3I don't know
1I'd thing they were putting condiments on his food for him (being nice)I
1I'd say something to his friends before he got back
0I'd tell him they messed with his food
0I'd ask them what they were doing

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Zang Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey Creator
posted 17-Jul-2005 6:34pm  

I wouldn't do anything that I wasn't doing already. I would be reminded of an anecdote my father told me years ago and if I was with someone, I might very well relate it.

Back when my father was working, he was at lunch with some coworkers at an Italian restaurant. One of the fellows used to always brag that he liked really hot spicy food. As in the story here, he was in the men's room when the spaghetti arrived. There was a bowl of dried chili peppers on the table, so the rest of the guys ground them up all over his food. My father said he licked his fingers afterwards just to see how hot it was and that it was unbelievably hot. The fellow returned from the restroom and ate his spaghetti without even blinking! The lads were suitably impressed!
cloudhugger Survey Central Gold SubscriberSilver Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 17-Jul-2005 6:39pm  

I would do nothing. I don't know anything about either one of them, it is best I mind my own business.
Enigma
posted 17-Jul-2005 9:37pm  

I sure wouldn't stick my oar in like some mother hen. Ha that's their choice of friends after all! Of course I would think it's mean because I'm a sensitive person like that. *smile*
Amanda
posted 17-Jul-2005 11:08pm  

I'd probably find it a little amusing. I wouldn't do or say anything. When the guy took a bite of his food, I might laugh, though.
southernyankee
posted 17-Jul-2005 11:55pm  

I'd sit back and observe. hehe, this is going to be good.
they Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey Creator
posted 18-Jul-2005 1:28am  

I'd tell them to quit it... what a waste.
they Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey Creator
posted 18-Jul-2005 1:29am  

Oh wait.. I'm not with these people? I'm changing my vote.
LindaH Gold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 18-Jul-2005 11:09am  

Cerealkiller, I read your suggestions and edited my survey, and then something happened to my computer before I could finish. *frown*
I'm using a different computer now.
LindaH Gold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
(reply to Zang) posted 18-Jul-2005 11:14am  

The same kind of thing happened at a job I had, only under different circumstances. A guy would always go into the fridge and eat other people's lunches. Someone planted a really spicy lunch in there, and he ate it without blinking.
CarolL
posted 18-Jul-2005 12:08pm  

I'd let natural consequences solve this one. Maybe he is a practical joker and has done worse to them.....maybe he needs to get new friends. The bottom line is that it is none of my concern. I'd probably think it was pretty funny, depending on the demeanor of the friends.
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 18-Jul-2005 12:12pm  

I'd think they were being mean. If they were seated at my own table, I would try to get them to stop, and I would probably warn the guy when he got back from the restroom. If they were not at my table, though, I wouldn't do anything.
Zang Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey Creator
(reply to LindaH) posted 18-Jul-2005 12:27pm  

Was he like "the weird guy"? Or was that the extent of it?
LindaH Gold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 18-Jul-2005 12:29pm  

Yeah. He was pretty weird, and a bit mentally slow. I think he knew he could get away with it for being dumb, though.
Jemmy
posted 18-Jul-2005 1:02pm  

I'd think they were being mean, but I wouldn't say anything, its not my business.
EyesOfCharisma This user is on the site NOW (33 seconds ago)
posted 18-Jul-2005 4:34pm  

I would have to run to the bathroom also... Since I would be pee'ing my pants of laughter... My friends all have done this, it is harmless fun
cerealkiller Survey Qualifier
posted 18-Jul-2005 4:46pm  

Laugh.
PassingBy
posted 19-Jul-2005 1:39am  

I would think that these 2 guys are from an exotic country that love spices and all available flavors... or maybe they are foreigners who've never seen salt and pepper before, and they're doing that as a ritual to cleanse their... but in reality I think this guy is trying to make a joke of it all but makes him even meaner and crueler than ever... oooh boy...
Irene007 Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 19-Jul-2005 11:23pm  

Nothing just sit back and watch the show! *smile*
bill Survey Central Gold SubscriberTriple Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 20-Jul-2005 9:44am  

I think it's a mean prank, but I wouldn't mess it up for them. Actually, I'd likely watch the guy when he got back from the restroom to see his reaction.
thecomic22
posted 21-Jul-2005 4:18pm  

i'd sit back & watch the entertainment. lol.
gambler Gold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 21-Jul-2005 7:09pm  

Either.......... Nothing (as I would feel they knew their friend well enough to take the joke, or these are the kind of stunts they pull with one another) or I would say something to his friends like " Crap, thats not nice"
mve17
posted 22-Jul-2005 3:20pm  

id sit and wait for the guy to come back.. watch his face when he took a mouthful.. and laugh histerically
iwish40
posted 25-Jul-2005 2:00pm  

I'm not with them...it's NONE of my bussiness what they do.
Coco
posted 5-Aug-2005 10:20am  

I would watch the reaction of the guy *laughing out loud*
gsummers
posted 6-Aug-2005 5:17pm  

Who am I to be that nosey! Its a practical joke amongst friends... I would not want to get involved in something that isn't THAT big a deal..the guy that left the table could just be a college buddy that they were just having a bit of fun with..now, if it was rat poison it would be a whole different kettle of fish.. ewww that would be gross too! Funny question though..good!
sexy1
posted 10-Aug-2005 7:52am  

don't know!
verouge
posted 11-Aug-2005 5:10am  

Either nothing or I would give them more pepper!! *evil smile*
autumnlight
posted 11-Aug-2005 5:13pm  

I'd think they were being arseholes, but it's really none of my business.
KimyouTeki
posted 19-Aug-2005 1:01am  

Sounds like a simple prank, no big.
patarnone
posted 6-Sep-2005 9:50pm  

I might make a comment about the available spices.
Solololo
posted 28-Nov-2005 5:45pm  

I'd watch to see if there was going to be a fight, so I'd know if I needed to leave or not.
RGirl
posted 5-Mar-2006 3:17am  

I'd figure they were playing a joke & it's none of my business. I'd do nothing.



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