# Sir Tim

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 12, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589 "2012-04-12T18:49:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Patience\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/1 "2012-04-12T18:49:30Z")

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When I was out to lunch earlier, I noticed that my waiter was named, “Sir Tim.” It made me think of that woman years ago who wore her Star Trek uniform to jury duty, and had her coworkers call her “Commander.”

Mundane and pointless. Yep.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/2 "2012-04-12T19:28:22Z")

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What is the name of the restaurant?

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**Author:** ![Patience\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/3 "2012-04-12T19:31:10Z")

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IHoP.

I go in style.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/4 "2012-04-12T19:42:11Z")

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Perhaps his Mama named him before she was out from under the drugs.

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**Author:** ![Patience\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/5 "2012-04-12T19:44:08Z")

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I was thinking that perhaps he named himself, but your idea works just as well.

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**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/6 "2012-04-12T19:48:31Z")

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Maybe he really was a “Sir”. Knights have to make a living, too.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/7 "2012-04-12T19:57:33Z")

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Wow, IHoP went all medieval on his ass.

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**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/8 "2012-04-12T20:02:15Z")

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Are you certain it wasn’t Sir Tin?

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**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/9 "2012-04-12T20:47:27Z")

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Obvoiusly, the Queen really enjoyed her waffles but didn’t have money for a tip.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/10 "2012-04-12T20:49:22Z")

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> [@Simplicio](#):
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> Obvoiusly, the Queen really enjoyed her waffles but didn’t have money for a tip.

This is clearly the only rational explanation. Well done.

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**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-tim/618589/11 "2012-04-12T23:25:42Z")

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Or maybe he wants to tiptoe through the tulips.