Ruth's Chris Roll Call

Submitted by white_pony_rocks on

Did you go today?  Do you have reservations for later this week?  Going after another game?

 

I went on opentable today at 3:00 to make reservations for after the Illinois game and saw that there was an opening at 4:30 today so I grabbed it.  Had the ribeye medium rare.  I also was able to get the only meter parking directly in front of the restaurant, today was a good day

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LSAClassOf2000

October 10th, 2016 at 10:00 PM ^

There may have been some mistake here - you might have my kids, because that sounds like something that happened.....just a couple hours ago at dinner actually. 

"How many green beans?"

"I don't make deals"

"I don't want them"

"You don't want your Kindle back either then"

"OK, HALF the green beans...."

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HarmonHowardWoodson

October 11th, 2016 at 5:01 PM ^

I HATED peas and green beans as a kid...well I still do...but I remember many years ago when I was told I couldn't leave the table until I had eaten them all. Long story short, 2 hours later my mom came and took my plate to throw them away and never made me eat them again :). I think I was 7 at the time.

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xtramelanin

October 11th, 2016 at 5:21 AM ^

if child didn't like what they have been served we never had to force or cajole them into  eating.   no problem.  the meal was over for them and we put it in the fridge.  they go from table.  later, when they get hungry, they are served their same leftover/reject.  guess what? when hungry, they eat it.  no complaining and problem solved so we never had to deal with that issue again.  

as to the steaks, my kids would be comparing it to our cattle for texture, taste, etc, and wishing they could've done the butchering.  they would devour said steaks with EUTM. 

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xtramelanin

October 11th, 2016 at 7:33 AM ^

and if the thing they are being offered was the last thing they rejected, they will eat it.  your wife must have been supplementing/offering other food in place of or in addition to the rejected meal.   that meal will be eaten within 4-5 hrs.  strictly followed just once or twice, the lesson never has to be taught again.  

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Tunneler

October 11th, 2016 at 10:07 AM ^

My boys probably ate way too much junk food.  

As long as we are giving parenting advice, my claim to fame was the way I handled the begging for/demanding of some such item (can't remember what it was).  I took them to Harmony House & bought them a record: "You can't always get what you want".

It helped them to understand that they were not the center of the universe.

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Esterhaus

October 10th, 2016 at 11:15 PM ^

 

I actually considered driving from Chicago to A^2 with a fellow Sigma Chi alumnus for the deal, round trip gas would have been less than 78% dining discount for two - less booze, until RC imposed its 50% limitation. (Mostly because it was an excuse to spend time on campus/A^2, and we continually miss being there.)

So now I get to live a few months longer because, statistically, I avoided the highway and red meat. Yea! I'll probably celebrate tomorrow night with a fat steak and maybe one of the remaining Cuban cigars afterwards. Well I did dodge the driving risk.

 

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jaspersail

October 10th, 2016 at 11:58 PM ^

Before the game ended we made two reservations this week. Had our first victory dinner Sunday night. It was our first time there and it was very good, though the steaks were a wee bit salty.

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gobluejrm

October 11th, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^

got reservations for after every game the rest of the season.  Figure if its a good win, I'll keep the reservation, and if its a nailbiter can always unload to someone else.  

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FrankMurphy

October 11th, 2016 at 1:29 PM ^

This is the time of year when I miss Ann Arbor the most. I wonder what would happen if I tried to redeem that promotion at a Ruth's Chris here in NorCal (although I suppose I could get lucky if the waiter is a wistful 49ers fan).

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Ecky Pting

October 12th, 2016 at 8:33 AM ^

Gotta love that "Kojak" parking. I bet you swaggered like Telly Savalis when you got out of your car, pulling the lollipop out of your mouth to say "Who loves ya, baby? You're beautiful!"

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