The Lettuce Fake Blindness Poll

[Ideologue]

Uh-oh.  Biscuit is in MythBusters mode.  Watch out.

There's an episode of Seinfeld in which George is at a girlfriend's mother's apartment. Someone has thrown an eclair into the trash, it is sitting at the top of the open receptacle, the eclair is on a paper plate and not touching any of the rest of the garbage, and it has one bite taken out of it.

George takes it out of the trash and the girlfriend's mother walks in and catches him, awkward situation ensues (full disclosure: I've eaten food off the floor so an eclair on a paper plate resting on top of garbage I'd also probably eat.)

In the ensuing dialogue when George is relating the story to Jerry George insists it isn't trash "just because it is in the bin", but Jerry insists "next to garbage, is garbage." While not an exact mirror, I see a strong influence in Lettow's story and his phrasing.

FWIW, I'm on George's side on this, except for the fact that someone else had already been eating it.

[Neil]

I absolutely have to clarify. It wasn't trash, just on account of being in the trash!

The ISS monitor was rightfully widely regarded, so somebody knocked on the door and offered him an entire pizza. With great relish, he opened the pizza and took a large bite from one slice, eating about half of it in one go. He made loud sounds of appreciation, and then, reflecting that he never could finish a pizza, he tossed the entire remainder in the trash over the protests of the class.

I hadn't eaten much in the last few days at the time, and I could scarcely stand by and watch the pizza go to waste. It was delicious. High school trash bins are mostly just paper anyway, right?

Eh, that one I'll let slide.  Caliga has done much worse.

Well played, Dorsey.

[Tamas]

Uhh.. Seinfeld is a bit before my time. That'd be something of an obscure reference for me, also- who watches amerifat shows?

I absolutely love eclairs, though. Best form of donut.

Edit: I guess it won't do to mention when some people still think I might be a sockpuppet, but really the idea that I would invent a story is very alien to my behaviour. I've always been an honest person. I am proud of my integrity, and rank it one of my better traits, behind my loyalty. Loyalty is my favourite trait in myself or others- I am endlessly fond of loyalty and think everyone should cultivate it.

Dude, pretending you are blind is a big dishonor of those who are blind for real, and those who think you can't see and help you out. There have to be better ways to get attention and sympathy.

Your writings are most certainly weird, but I think they show enough creativity and brains to conclude that you can do decent in this life, but it depends on wether your sanity is beyond repair or not.

[lustindarkness]

I am glad that Lettow is doing his part to keep Languish from dying.

Unlike you

[Eddie Teach]

Uhh.. Seinfeld is a bit before my time. That'd be something of an obscure reference for me, also- who watches amerifat shows?

That term would be  in itself, but then add that two of the major characters, Jerry and Kramer are stick thin...

[Lettow77]

 Spare us your cultural posturings, Wiggin. Don't you see you are only falling prey to the jewish conspiracy? The fugu keikaku's failure is the only reason japan has the last free media in the world.

[Malthus]

Spare us your cultural posturings, Wiggin. Don't you see you are only falling prey to the jewish conspiracy? The fugu keikaku's failure is the only reason japan has the last free media in the world.

Come, come, don't be naive - don't you know that Shinto is just Judaism in its Japanese guise? Japan is the new Jerusalem! 

[Valmy]

Spare us your cultural posturings, Wiggin. Don't you see you are only falling prey to the jewish conspiracy? The fugu keikaku's failure is the only reason japan has the last free media in the world.

Come, come, don't be naive - don't you know that Shinto is just Judaism in its Japanese guise? Japan is the new Jerusalem! 

The Palestinians = The Ainu?

But with less suicide bombers.

[Lettow77]

 If you turn around while leaving Nagasaki, you'll be turned into a pillar of salt?

[Malthus]

The Palestinians = The Ainu?

But with less suicide bombers.

And significantly more hairy.

[Malthus]

If you turn around while leaving Nagasaki, you'll be turned into a pillar of salt?

We do not want to see the hentai version of the story of Lot and his daughters. 

[OttoVonBismarck]

Uh-oh.  Biscuit is in MythBusters mode.  Watch out.

There's an episode of Seinfeld in which George is at a girlfriend's mother's apartment. Someone has thrown an eclair into the trash, it is sitting at the top of the open receptacle, the eclair is on a paper plate and not touching any of the rest of the garbage, and it has one bite taken out of it.

George takes it out of the trash and the girlfriend's mother walks in and catches him, awkward situation ensues (full disclosure: I've eaten food off the floor so an eclair on a paper plate resting on top of garbage I'd also probably eat.)

In the ensuing dialogue when George is relating the story to Jerry George insists it isn't trash "just because it is in the bin", but Jerry insists "next to garbage, is garbage." While not an exact mirror, I see a strong influence in Lettow's story and his phrasing.

FWIW, I'm on George's side on this, except for the fact that someone else had already been eating it.

Yes, I don't generally like to eat after people at all. But if it was just an eclair on a plate without a bite taken out of it, I would've eaten it as well. Jerry is the same guy who in one episode has to discard a shoe lace because it touched the floor of a men's room.

[Ideologue]

I also probably would have refrained from doing it at my girlfriend's mom's party.

[Lettow77]

 Now I really want an eclair! I had four two days ago, as gratuitous as that sounds- I made an expedition to get them. I'll fetch eclairs again in january.

Its very name is cultured 

[Alcibiades]

Lettuce has become one giant cry for help and attention.