Half a croissant, on a plate, with a sign in front of it saying '50c'
h a l f b a k e r y
Veni, vidi, teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini.

idea: add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random

meta: news, help, about, links, report a problem

account: browse anonymously, or get an account and write.

user:
pass:
register,


           

Anticlockwise lemonade

Must always be turned in one direction only
  (+7)
(+7)
  [vote for,
against]

Of all the items to be forgotten in a restaurant food order, it is the "easy addition" that is most likely to fall between the cracks. If you say "...oh, and a lemonade" at the end of an order, it is less likely to be remembered, leaving you parched at the table.

I've found adding an unnecessary embellishment such as a squeeze of lime or "topped up with a dash of soda" makes the request more unusual, and therefore more likely to be remembered.

So this idea is more of a "let's all", but the concept is simply to ask for the lemonade glass to be turned three times anticlockwise due to a superstition or deeply-held belief.

You're likely some wag will turn your glass three times in a clockwise direction to "fool you" into drinking the opposite of what you ordered.

But you still get the lemonade.

not_only_but_also, Apr 01 2024

[link]






       "While glancing at an unopened bottle of vermouth."
21 Quest, Apr 02 2024
  

       Approved, esp if there is a device to make the rotations on which the glass must be placed.
xenzag, Apr 02 2024
  

       And you'll need to create a fake religion which requires this beverage-rotation ritual so that if there's any objection you can play the "How dare you question my deeply-held beliefs!" card.
hippo, Apr 02 2024
  

       The Widdershins Lounge, where all your rights are left.
minoradjustments, Apr 02 2024
  

       Missed opportunity for "shaken, not stirred."
RayfordSteele, Apr 02 2024
  
      
[annotate]
  


 

back: main index

business  computer  culture  fashion  food  halfbakery  home  other  product  public  science  sport  vehicle