jmcquown wrote:
> I was running early this morning (!) so I stopped at Burger King and bought
> a breakfast sandwich and coffee and sat down to eat. I noticed a guy come
> in and set a bag on a table then he went up and ordered a coffee. He went
> back to the table and proceeded to pull a couple of plastic containers out
> of the bag - he'd brought his own breakfast! Is this weird? Perhaps he was
> on a special diet or something, I don't know. It just struck me as odd. I
> guess it's good at least he bought *something*. What do you think of this?
>
> Jill

This topic brought back memories...

A few years back, some co-workers and I had our own on-going
competitive eating challenge (we called it, "The Gabby's Challenge") at
a Gabby's Diner we oft' frequented at lunchtime . On competition days,
each competitor had to order the "kitchen sink" version of the
chili-cheeseburger w/chili-fries and large shake. Once eaten,
additional food items could be ordered to "up the anti". One day a
fellow competitor brought into Gabby's a roasted chicken, a bag of
Chips-ahoy Chocolate chip cookies and a gallon of milk. He started the
challenge (while waiting for his chili-burger/chili-fries order) by
eating the roasted chicken, he then ate the required chili-burger/fries
plate and lastly, he requested a pitcher and a large soup spoon from
the waitress... intrigued, she brought the requested items to which he
then proceeded to dump the bag of cookies into the pitcher, poured in
the gallon of milk, then use the soup spoon to scoop them into his
mouth. Shockingly, he was able to drain the cookie/milk sludge in about
15 minutes. Needless to say, he was and still is the reigning champion
of "The Gabby's Challenge" and not once did the workers of Gabby's ever
complain. kev