The ingenious waitress’ name has been lost to history, but the Legend of The Waitress With The World’s Driest Sense Of Humor is still whispered to this very day.

The Reuben one reminded me of a story Terry Pratchett told. He said that one jet-lagged evening he accidently asked for Three Mile Island dressing for his salad. The waitress didn’t say a word, just brought him Thousand Island dressing and a bottle of hot sauce.

This entire thread is why Australians are my favorite commenters.

Now it just says “Load more”.

I’m Australian. I know people who would do exactly that. My late husband among them.

Dr. Egon Spengler thinks that would be extraordinarily dangerous.

Went to Australia with one of those high school tour group companies. Our guide was delightfully drunk 90% of the time, and one time in the “Outback Experience” portion, licked a frog and tried to get at least three of us to go “Down Undah”.

It’s pretty delicious irony isn’t it? A permanent tattoo that says “This too shall pass.”

My boyfriend’s mother once said to me, and I quote, “I love that you wear sleeveless dresses even though you have huge upper arms. I wish I were that brave.”

Ha! You’ve also got a wicked sense of humour :D

Funny thing, I’m in approximately the same boat as Frau von Hatchet, and found her post on-point and amusing. Where is all the hatred of men you claim to see? She’s laughing because dude is finding out what it’s like to be sidelined because of ageing, just like all women do. That’s not the same as hating men, and…

Dear Tony,

I love raw dough and am not grossed out by raw eggs but, in theory I am horrified by the idea of eating raw flour. This is why if you want to eat raw cookie dough it should always be made from almond flour because raw almonds are fit for human consumption, but raw wheat is only food for cows!