Items Not to Order on a First Date

garlic anything
a triple bourbon straight up
black pepper or poppy seeds
the Mariachi band
chicken wings
ribs
oxtail stew
whole lobster
corn on the cob
a 42 oz. steak
chili-cheese dishes
barbecued pulled pork sandwich
the most expensive item
hot dog with extra onions and mustard
an extra value meal
a triple decker sandwich,
the 5 scoop banana split
cigars
a shoe shine
anything flaming
the yard of ale
tongue

 Jessy Randall

source: advertisement for It's Just Lunch, Inc., "the executive matchmaking
service for busy professionals," Philadelphia Weekly, September 8, 1999.

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