# The Lunch Special

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 17, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249 "2011-11-17T18:32:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249/1 "2011-11-17T18:32:39Z")

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So the guy in front of me got the special (fish with two sides, $6.49) and then… he went to the salad bar opened his box and loaded up.

When he got to the cashier all he declared was “the special.”

I was completely :dubious::rolleyes::eek:

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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249/2 "2011-11-17T21:14:12Z")

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!!!

That takes balls!

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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lunch-special/603249/3 "2011-11-17T21:38:53Z")

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That’s when you pipe up and say “Oh, you must have forgotten that you stopped by the salad bar!”

Then you watch HIM go :dubious::rolleyes::eek: and you go :D.