# Get your baby's dirty ass off the restaurant table! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435 "2010-05-23T03:58:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/421 "2010-06-04T21:58:46Z")
this might be a good time for those of you who think sitting on a restaurant table is fine to post your favorite restaurants. We’ll give you dibbs. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/422 "2010-06-04T22:00:24Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > The point might be that this thread should have shown you there’s likely a significant percentage of people out there who object. > > Why should that have any bearing on your behavior, you ask? Because you’re a nice guy who has class. You’re not a stuck up asshole who just does whatever he wants. No, you just said that even if it’s a small minority, that should be enough. Why should the quriky preferences of a small minority dictate my behavior? ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/423 "2010-06-04T22:22:25Z")
> [@moejoe](#): > > this might be a good time for those of you who think sitting on a restaurant table is fine to post your favorite restaurants. We’ll give you dibbs. All of them. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/424 "2010-06-04T22:33:41Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Cat fight! You rang? No, wait, I have to scrap with **Cat Fight**! Cat Fight, where are you? ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/425 "2010-06-04T22:33:45Z")
I think we may have a disagreement of what a “small minority” represents. But if there is indeed a small minority who objects, since neither of us can confirm what the exact minority is , doesn’t it make sense for the sake of courtesy and respect, to keep your baby’s butts off the restaurant tables? Once again, consider the responses in this thread and tell us what you venture to be a “small minority”? What percentage of people need to be offended or not, in your book, to make this an okay practice? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/426 "2010-06-04T22:35:16Z")
Hey, would you mind taking your on-topic to another thread? We’re trying to have a hijack here. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/427 "2010-06-04T22:44:19Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > You rang? No, wait, I have to scrap with **Cat Fight**! Cat Fight, where are you? I was referring to the cat fight those two girls were having. You know, **quixotic78** and **MeanOldLady**. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/428 "2010-06-04T23:01:12Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > In your opinion, and the moment I start taking **curlcoat** from the SDMB’s opinion into account during my real life decision making process is the moment I need to be unplugged from the matrix. your opinion about what type of behavior is acceptable or not is not worth a leaky soiled diaper. Apparently your baby brain prevents you from noticing all the other people just in this thread who think you are incredibly rude for putting your kid’s ass on tables. > [@BwanaBob](#): > > Since my dermatologist is an MD and you’re presumably not, then his opinion carries a hell of lot more weight with me than your’s does. Since I didn’t voice an opinion… > [@WhyNot](#): > > According to the [CDC](http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/ar_mrsa_ca_public.html), “Staph bacteria are one of the most common causes of skin infections in the United States. Most of these skin infections are minor (such as pimples and boils) and can be treated without antibiotics (also known as antimicrobials or antibacterials). However, staph bacteria also can cause serious infections (such as surgical wound infections, bloodstream infections, and pneumonia).” None of that addresses how often one gets sick from staph. No points to you for obvious attempt to misdirect. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/429 "2010-06-04T23:04:57Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I was referring to the cat fight those two girls were having. You know, **quixotic78** and **MeanOldLady**. I know - I was making a joke based on my username - see, it has a “cat” in it. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/430 "2010-06-04T23:08:19Z")
Hey, Cat Whisperer, how about you getting a catroom, I mean chatroom? ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/431 "2010-06-04T23:14:56Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I know - I was making a joke based on my username - see, it has a “cat” in it. I know - I was just taking an opportunity to refer to **quix** as a girl again. ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/432 "2010-06-05T00:29:07Z")
Curlcoat, your attention for a moment. First you said: > [@curlcoat](#): > > Since I didn’t voice an opinion… I disagree. The following looked very much like an opinion, namely skepticism. > [@curlcoat](#): > > Your dermatologist? Yeah, right, he would be an expert on diapers… You should ask him how likely it is that you would actually become sick from staph. Second, as for this comment: > [@curlcoat](#): > > None of that addresses how often one gets sick from staph. I don’t have to ask whether you bothered to click on the CDC link. I already know you didn’t, or you would have seen question #5, “How common are staph and MRSA infections?” Third, I notice you completely failed to acknowledge that two of us here know people who died from staph. I don’t expect you to care, as we are both strangers to you. But to pretend it doesn’t happen is dishonest. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/433 "2010-06-05T01:43:21Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > I think we may have a disagreement of what a “small minority” represents. > But if there is indeed a small minority who objects, since neither of us can confirm what the exact minority is , doesn’t it make sense for the sake of courtesy and respect, to keep your baby’s butts off the restaurant tables? > Once again, consider the responses in this thread and tell us what you venture to be a “small minority”? What percentage of people need to be offended or not, in your book, to make this an okay practice? My mother is offended by people who hold their water glass too long after they’ve taken a sip (seriously). I bet I could find a few other people who feel that way. It is hereby a rule that everyone dining in restaurants must put their water glass down after they’ve held it for no longer than 2 seconds. You wouldn’t want to disrespect my mother, would you? ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/434 "2010-06-05T01:44:47Z")
Wow, what a great argument. You are hereby captain of the internet debate team. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/435 "2010-06-05T01:47:51Z")
Woohoooooo!!! ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/436 "2010-06-05T02:01:23Z")
I know people who don’t like others wearing shorts when out and about in public. Therefore, no short pants in public places. We cannot offend the sensibilities of even a small minority. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/437 "2010-06-05T02:09:06Z")
It’s always easy to dismiss the sensibilities of others. Chances are everybody has some thing they don’t like seeing, whether it’s baby ass on eating surface or some guys scrotum packed into bike shorts. Not liking something doesn’t necessarily mean you want it to be illegal and the perpetrators executed, it just means you have, you know, sensibilities. Frankly, nobody gets their panties knotted up faster than people who are offended by other people being offended. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/438 "2010-06-05T02:15:09Z")
> [@cricetus](#): > > Frankly, nobody gets their panties knotted up faster than people who are offended by other people being offended. You only say that because you haven’t seen the people who are offended by the people who are offended by other people being offended. ---
**Author:** ![curlcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea5d25/32.png) [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/439 "2010-06-05T03:11:40Z")
> [@quixotic78](#): > > You obviously didn’t read the whole thread very well, because I’ve already said twice (i.e., this will make THREE FUCKING TIMES) _in this thread_ that I’m a guy, not a lady. So instead of on the table, why don’t you shove your catheter bag someplace extremely uncomfortable, you illiterate twat? Wow, you sure are sensitive to getting mistaken for a girl… 😃 > [@the lone cashew](#): > > What’s wrong with you people. Asses, clean or not, clothed or not, are not the bottom line. It’s about respect for others and how they feel. That is the real issue at hand. All breeders care about is themselves and, to some extent, their kids. As soon as the baby shows up, they are the center of the universe AND they rewrite all the rules. Note the idea that only a “small minority” would be offended by an ass on the table. > [@LouiseE](#): > > I disagree. The following looked very much like an opinion, namely skepticism. Skepticism is not an opinion. > [@](#): > > I don’t have to ask whether you bothered to click on the CDC link. I already know you didn’t, or you would have seen question #5, “How common are staph and MRSA infections?” No, I didn’t bother to click on it since it isn’t my responsibility to wander about on the internet to prove your argument. If you want to present figures, type them out and include the cite, but don’t expect me to make assumptions from just a link. > [@](#): > > Third, I notice you completely failed to acknowledge that two of us here know people who died from staph. I don’t expect you to care, as we are both strangers to you. But to pretend it doesn’t happen is dishonest. Uh, trying to pretend I did something like that is dishonest. I am well aware that people with compromised immune systems and I suppose the very young and very old can die of staph infections. That, however, doesn’t make it common. Nor do two stories posted here, whether they are true or not. Unless things have radically changed, everyone has staph germs on them, but few of us show any symptoms, much less become ill. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435/440 "2010-06-05T03:30:54Z")
**curlcoat** wrote: > [@](#): > > All breeders care about is themselves and, to some extent, their kids. As soon as the baby shows up, they are the center of the universe AND they rewrite all the rules. Note the idea that only a “small minority” would be offended by an ass on the table. Why are you referring to people who have had kids as _breeders_? Am I being whooshed here? You’re ruining “our” side of the argument by coming off like a crackpot. There are a lot of “breeders” who don’t impolitely sit their kids on the restaurant tables. What in heaven’s name are you doing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-your-babys-dirty-ass-off-the-restaurant-table/540435.md?page=23)