Monday 8 February 2021

Monday facts..........................................

 ello Monday, hello facts.................

Diners are part of a rich tradition in America. Over the years the staff of these local restaurants have even invented their own language for dishes served.

Adam and Eve on a raft” means two poached eggs on toast

Zeppelins, in a fog” is sausages and mashed potatoes

Cowboy with spurs is a western omelette with chips

Stretch” means a Coke

How true these are I do not know


8 comments:

  1. Sounds reasonable to me... I note you left off the famous s**t on a shingle, but that's prolly for the best...

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  2. I've read some of them before, but never heard them. I've also never worked in a diner.

    Love,
    Janie

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  3. They are all true, but I have not heard of the coke one yet.

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  4. I never knew of any of these! I imagine it's only in the US of A, not Australia.

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  5. Haven't heard of any of those - interesting however.

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  6. I hadn't heard of any of these and I worked in a couple of diners in my youth.

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  7. I haven't heard any of these, either, but they're neat! I wonder if Canadian diner staff have their own lingo; probably!

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  8. Yes, love diner code, if you sit on a counter stool you can hear the waitresses as they put in their orders. It's fun to try to guess which menu item they're referring to.

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