Spoilers (or non-spoilers?) for the GoT series below.

flawlessness attracts us all

Once upon a time, I interned for William Shatner's agent. One of things that came across my desk was a collection of letters from a long-haul trucker in Ohio, providing a detailed account of how he'd once picked up Shatner hitchhiking and, during their drive together, gave him the lucrative idea for Priceline.com. He…

I worked at the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. in the days when they were trying to develop a public process for choosing a design for the WTC site. The calls I would get... One woman from Staten Island called to complain that Norman Foster had stolen her design ideas. Turns out she thought his design bore an…

But surely you've had those situations where, even though you're pretty sure you know what someone is asking for, their behaviour makes you decide that, you know what, no, I DON'T know what you want, and I will not dignify your behaviour by figuring it out for you.

We can't treat Jezebel like it's the singular entity with one set of opinions and ideals. It's made up of multiple writers who all feel their own way about things, so there will be disparity. Unless all of those relationships and reactions you mentioned came from the same author, in which case I will sit down and shut…

And now we will all probably find as many pop culture references as we can. I'm skipping the Turtles and going to Spaceballs.

Especially not the stuff they took from other people.

"Patronus" works, except for those folks who think Harry Potter is terribly beneath them.

IT'S LIKE THE ENDING OF INCEPTION. I'M TRAPPED IN A WORLD WHERE SHE WALKS AWAY HAPPY AND THE MANAGER NEVER HAS TO SEE HER AGAIN—OR A WORLD IN WHICH SAID MANAGER CONTINUES TO START OFF EACH SHIFT WITH A SHAKILY VOICED "WHAT IF SHE COMES BACK?"

When you go to a restaurant, you can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. You can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes, you just might find — you just might find — you get what you need.

You're right that some parents do that but legally they're in the wrong and as the parent of a child who has several dietary restrictions and is picky to boot I can tell you I certainly don't do that. Does it mean that on the rare occasions we go out to eat with my kids they sometimes only eat fries? Yes. But since…

Every bit of your argument is complete and utter bullshit. If you're allergic to that many things, a restaurant is not a thing for you. But I'm guessing you're NOT allergic to that many things because let me tell you a tale, stranger friend:

Went looking for a Cylon gif and then was like "oh no, wait, that was 33 minutes."

Wish granted.

I think the problem here lies with your disconnect between your perceived restaurant experience and the experience of the restaurant employees you're dealing with.

In the restaurant that I work at ordering off the menu is annoying because as I server I cannot put an off menu order into the system. Every item on the menu corresponds with a button on my till. All of the acceptable substitutions also have their own buttons on the till (ex: sub salad for fries or no sauce). When a…

I think it kind of depends on the place. I mean, subbing cole slaw for fries with your burger in a bar or diner shouldn't be a big deal, but when you work in a more upscale place with a real chef, they generally match the "sides" with the main dishes with intention. I mean, the sides aren't really sides at all - the…

First, she didn't say it wasn't busy, only she thought she was giving her trainee a likely easy table for her first attempt at solo serving.
The answer to your question as a whole is because people are terrible. What does the restaurant gain- other than a potential lawsuit? Also, I am pretty sure there are health…