All-you-can-eat Dreamer Gifts

"I'm not all you can eat? But I brought my special plate!"

Counting ribs

'I couldn't stand the heat, so I got out of the kitchen.'

"Grass...Grass and more damn grass... What I wouldn't give for a lightly poached Dover sole with a garlic infused tarragon sauce."

'I know! It's what I had last night for dinner.'

Happy hour.

'Dinner will be ready soon -- the submarine sandwiches are soaking now.'

Children's Dream Dinners: Superhero Special

"You arrived as bottom-feeders, but you shall leave as bottom-gourmands."

Woman watching cookery show on TV while cooking a microwave meal.

"I'd like a wine that was born in France and then bummed around California."

"Soup?"

"There were days he could kill for a piece of tofu."

Waiter: 'Here you are ma'am.Your Walled-off salad.' a waiter serving a woman a Waldorf salad surrounded by a brick wall

Cheesemaker

'You said we can grow our own food. So, where's the hot dog seeds.'

"Start Sucking!"

"What am I making for dinner tonight?"

"If you don't go to school, how will you get a job you can work at eight hours a day, five days a week, for most of your adult life?"

Expectations vs. reality

'He's buffering at the buffet again.'

"... And you're absolutely certain that this isn't a mirage?"

"....Need some of this nice mixed salad, to stick in the fridge & chuck out next week."

In lieu of wishbones, vegetarian children often use a slab of tofu.

'Now if only a bottle of white wine would float by.'

Fast food dreams of being gourmet feast.

"I'd like the spaghetti surprise."

Fantasy Diet League

'It's nice to get out of that cubicle at work!'

'I've got threepence'

Passage of Time

"You suppose, somewhere out there, there are peanut butter fish?"

'Please help yourselves to the salad bar, folks.'