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March 13

Restaurant etiquette

Is it permissible to request a non-smoking waiter or waitress ? I've had my meal ruined by a waiter or waitress who comes to my table right after their smoking break, stinking up the whole place. They might as well have put out a cigar in my soup. So, can I request this, or must I just stay home ? StuRat (talk) 00:04, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You can request anything you like. Whether the restaurant obliges, or is obliged to oblige, or has alternative waiters on hand, are other questions. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 01:11, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And if they won't do it, you are free to get up and leave. Or if you've already eaten, to leave a small tip, such as a nickel, so they won't think you forgot. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:29, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have requested that a Year 9 student wait outside the classroom after returning from a ~~smoke~~ toilet break because they stunk up the room so much. Had a nice chat later. HiLo48 (talk) 01:42, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I take it they aren't allowed to smoke ? StuRat (talk) 02:08, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No. But the most powerful weapon I had was threatening to tell her mother. HiLo48 (talk) 06:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to have an extra tilde. May I borrow it ? :-) StuRat (talk) 14:52, 14 March 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Yep HiLo48 (talk) 02:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC) [reply]

Record for viewing by one person?

Who holds the record for the most movies ever watched by one person? Realizing how difficult it would be to equal (let alone top it), I was just curious because I like to watch them quite a bit. Theskinnytypist (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:12, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Probably a film critic. I'm not sure if Roger Ebert has estimated how many he's seen. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:40, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The record is said to be held by the late Gwilym Hughes of Wales, with a grand total of 28,000. Start counting! :) Evanh2008 ^{(talk|contribs)} 06:44, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Leonard Maltin's annual guide lists about 15,000 feature films. I wonder what Gwilym counts as a "movie"? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 10:53, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The article quotes him saying, "I watch films from about 9pm until about 12", and he averaged about two a day, so, to be brief, we're probably not talking about shorts. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:54, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

1953 through 2010, about 57 years worth, or about 20,000 days. Easily enough time to watch 1 to 2 feature films per day. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:35, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not a record, but my film studies Prof said he watched more than a thousand movies in less than a year for his Ph.D. thesis research. And I think he said he took Sundays off.Your Username 12:20, 15 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hayttom (talk • contribs) [reply]