{"id":229,"date":"2005-03-24T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-24T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royblumenthal.com\/wordpress\/?p=229"},"modified":"2005-03-24T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2005-03-24T22:45:00","slug":"mugg-bean-cresta-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royblumenthal.com\/wordpress\/mugg-bean-cresta-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Mugg &amp; Bean, Cresta"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Friday, March 25, 2005<\/h2>\n<p><i>Service: * * *<br \/>      Food: * * *<br \/>      Ambience: * * *<br \/>      Babe Count: * * *<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>Yet another date. It&#8217;s Easter Friday, and as M arrives at my table, offensive  things are being done to one of the world&#8217;s greatest martyrs. I must say, the  stuff that was done to him is just a wee bit too extreme for my tastes. I&#8217;m into  light BDSM. But who am I to judge?<\/p>\n<p>M orders a toasted cheese and tomato sandwich on brown. I order the  &#8220;Tsunami Chicken Burger&#8221;. M and I chat about internet dating, and the  different experience women have to men.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Men seem to have VERY little email traffic,&#8221; I tell her. &#8220;We  have to work realllllly hard for every bit of attention we get. Women, on the  other hand, seem to be flooooooded with responses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She agrees.<\/p>\n<p>I say, &#8220;Have you noticed that the men who respond to your profile really  seem to disregard EVERYTHING you&#8217;ve said?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had ALL SORTS responding to me,&#8221; she says. &#8220;And I&#8217;m very  specific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s cool, cos I&#8217;ve made the cut. Hehehehe. Thanks M. I continue:  &#8220;See, if you&#8217;re female, the guys just take this shotgun approach. I reckon  they figure if they email a hundred girls, at least one of them will want to be  with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The food arrives. I look at my tsunami chicken burger skeptically. As the  waiter walks away, I call him back. &#8220;I&#8217;d like to complain about this,&#8221;  I say.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sorry sir,&#8221; he says, eyeing the burger with alarm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It says it&#8217;s the &#8220;tsunami&#8221; burger. I just want to know,&#8221;  I say, pointing to the plate, &#8220;where are all the shattered beach houses and  dead bodies and broken surfboards?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s aghast for three seconds, looking at the plate. Then he catches, and  laughs so loudly that three other customers smile at him as he walks away,  shaking his head.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">Roy Blumenthal is a writer, director, artist, and <a href=\"http:\/\/snipurl.com\/visualfacilitator\">visual facilitator<\/a>. Hire him to make pictures of your meetings or workshops.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, March 25, 2005 Service: * * * Food: * * * Ambience: * * * Babe Count: * * * Yet another date. 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