# Things you eat alone over the kitchen sink. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094 "2019-07-15T00:38:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/21 "2019-07-15T12:24:43Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I never eat over my sink. I have dishes, napkins and paper towel. At hand. > > I see zero need to EVER eat over a sink. I would feel like an animal at a trough, to be honest. > > It’s not toxic waste, it’s freaking mango juice, sheesh. > > Thank you, but no. It’s not for me, I’m afraid. This. Only I don’t know that I’d feel like an animal. Honestly, it’s never occurred to me to eat over the sink. That’s shared space, and someone else might need it. I’ll just grab a plate and a paper towel and eat someplace where I can sit down if I’m going to make a mess. ---
**Author:** ![Mixolydian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/22 "2019-07-24T04:19:00Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Ripe Mango. > [@bytheway](#): > > Just what I was going to post! Me three, but since the little Mixoids have grown to appreciate a good mango, I’ve worked out a way to cut it up without too much of a mess…except for the pit, which gets eaten over the sink. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/23 "2019-07-24T17:12:19Z")
Pop-Tarts, because they can be crumbly, when I don’t want to bother to get out a small plate. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/24 "2019-07-24T17:41:03Z")
I’m mostly with elbows, where I eat over a plate like nature intended. I’ll make an exception for the mango pit, though. If I’m slicing a mango, I’ll be right next to the sink, and I’'m: 1. not going to go put the pit on a plate with the rest 2. not going to miss out on the mango pit 3. not going to let it slip out of my fingers and onto the floor I’ll also mention that my wife just got a new cookbook with a “sinkie” recipe. That’s a sandwich too messy to eat anywhere but over the sink. ---
**Author:** ![Stana\_Claus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stana_claus/32/13874_2.png) [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/25 "2019-07-24T17:50:07Z")
As the esteemed Brother Dave Gardner used to say, “a stewed tomato sandwich on light bread where’s you had to lift and eat fast lest it fall through the crust!” ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/26 "2019-07-24T17:52:15Z")
I must be the odd man out, because I’ve never eaten anything while standing over the kitchen sink. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/27 "2019-07-24T19:21:14Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I must be the odd man out, because I’ve never eaten anything while standing over the kitchen sink. You’ve not truly lived. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/28 "2019-07-24T20:37:14Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > I must be the odd man out, because I’ve never eaten anything while standing over the kitchen sink. Same here. I thought it was one of those TV trope things. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/29 "2019-07-24T23:58:51Z")
Canned curry, bolognese or chilli when I’m REALLY drunk and horribly hungry. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/30 "2019-07-25T00:10:33Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I never eat over my sink. I have dishes, napkins and paper towel. At hand. > > I see zero need to EVER eat over a sink. I would feel like an animal at a trough, to be honest. > > It’s not toxic waste, it’s freaking mango juice, sheesh. > > Thank you, but no. It’s not for me, I’m afraid. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > This. Only I don’t know that I’d feel like an animal. Honestly, it’s never occurred to me to eat over the sink. That’s shared space, and someone else might need it. I’ll just grab a plate and a paper towel and eat someplace where I can sit down if I’m going to make a mess. > [@Chimera](#): > > I must be the odd man out, because I’ve never eaten anything while standing over the kitchen sink. > [@ftg](#): > > Same here. I thought it was one of those TV trope things. here here, brothers and sisters! ---
**Author:** ![Noelq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noelq/32/16438_2.png) [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/31 "2019-07-25T00:22:59Z")
In the mornings, I enjoy a lightly warmed chocolate croissant, and a cold chocolate milk. The lightly warmed croissant can sometimes be gooey. I wear work shirts. I will eat the lightly warmed croissant over the sink to (a) catch flaky pastry crumbs and (b) oozing chocolate before it hits my work shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/32 "2019-07-25T02:32:31Z")
**Things you eat alone over the kitchen sink.** What if you’re part of a strange four-member family that does that? Frequently? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/33 "2019-07-25T03:54:24Z")
A slice of watermelon. The only way to eat it in my opinion, 2 hands and mouth. No fork or spoon. If I have one for more than just myself, the operation is moved outside on the picnic table. ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/34 "2019-07-25T18:37:37Z")
A glass of milk and stack of saltine crackers. Otherwise those crumbs get everywhere. Especially when I’m drunk. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/35 "2019-07-25T18:38:46Z")
Kimchi. Pickled herring. Not together. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/36 "2019-07-25T18:46:45Z")
The souls of my enemies. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/37 "2019-07-25T21:08:20Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > The souls of my enemies. Is your dispose-all rated for the remnants? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/38 "2019-07-25T21:23:59Z")
Last crumbs of cereal or something. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/39 "2019-07-25T21:30:23Z")
Smoked mussels in oil on crackers. You don’t want that oil getting ANYWHERE! Then the tin goes in a ziploc before it goes in the trash. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094/40 "2019-07-25T21:33:45Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Kimchi. Pickled herring. Not together. I mean, why not? (I like both, and I could see them both going together quite nicely.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-eat-alone-over-the-kitchen-sink/837094.md?page=3)