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My friend and I stepped into a pizza place for lunch. We decided to get a salad from the salad bar. There was already a man at the salad bar, ahead of us. He was scooping dressing onto his salad. There must have been some dressing on the handle of the ladle, because when he finished with the dressing and put the ladle down, there was a fair amount of dressing on his fingers. It was at this point that he proceeded to do one of the dumbest things I have ever seen a customer do in a restaurant.
First, if you haven't been to a salad bar in a while, let me remind you that at a salad bar there is a sheet of glass that sits between your face and the salad. This glass is referred to as the 'sneeze guard.' The 'sneeze guard' glass is high enough that your hands can comfortably fit below, so that you may serve yourself your salad. OK, so between this guys face and his hands is a sheet of glass. One hand is full with the salad plate. On his other hand, his fingers are covered with dressing. So, what does one do when you have tasty sauce on your fingers? Why, you lick the sauce off your fingers!!
So this gentleman, brings his finger to his mouth to lick the tasty dressing off. But instead of licking his finger, he licks the sneeze guard. Yes, you read that correctly, he licked the sneeze guard. Apparently, he forgot the sneeze guard was there, or just didn't see it. Now, you're probably thinking that it was just a quick peck of a lick, because surely he realized his mistake as soon as his finger and tongue made contact with the glass. Right? No! This was a full on lick, tongue fully extended, and he wiped his tongue on the sneeze guard for a good four or five inches!
Now, surely, at this point, upon realizing what he just did, he must have reacted like any normal person, and shone disgust and embarrassment. Right?? ......No.
After licking the sneeze guard, he stands there for a couple of seconds, just staring at his dressing covered finger under the glass. At this point, it is clear to him what has happened. He can see the sneeze guard clearly now. After all, the underside of the glass is now smeared with dressing from his finger, and the topside is smeared with his saliva. And, he knows we saw him do it. We're right next to him, and we are finding it difficult to suppress our laughter. Without missing a beat, he moves on to the salad
toppings, and continues on as though nothing happened.
First, if you haven't been to a salad bar in a while, let me remind you that at a salad bar there is a sheet of glass that sits between your face and the salad. This glass is referred to as the 'sneeze guard.' The 'sneeze guard' glass is high enough that your hands can comfortably fit below, so that you may serve yourself your salad. OK, so between this guys face and his hands is a sheet of glass. One hand is full with the salad plate. On his other hand, his fingers are covered with dressing. So, what does one do when you have tasty sauce on your fingers? Why, you lick the sauce off your fingers!!
So this gentleman, brings his finger to his mouth to lick the tasty dressing off. But instead of licking his finger, he licks the sneeze guard. Yes, you read that correctly, he licked the sneeze guard. Apparently, he forgot the sneeze guard was there, or just didn't see it. Now, you're probably thinking that it was just a quick peck of a lick, because surely he realized his mistake as soon as his finger and tongue made contact with the glass. Right? No! This was a full on lick, tongue fully extended, and he wiped his tongue on the sneeze guard for a good four or five inches!
Now, surely, at this point, upon realizing what he just did, he must have reacted like any normal person, and shone disgust and embarrassment. Right?? ......No.
After licking the sneeze guard, he stands there for a couple of seconds, just staring at his dressing covered finger under the glass. At this point, it is clear to him what has happened. He can see the sneeze guard clearly now. After all, the underside of the glass is now smeared with dressing from his finger, and the topside is smeared with his saliva. And, he knows we saw him do it. We're right next to him, and we are finding it difficult to suppress our laughter. Without missing a beat, he moves on to the salad
toppings, and continues on as though nothing happened.
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