Dinner Time Debater Gifts

'Charles, what did I tell you about bringing your work home?'

The PARTISAN CAFE: "For or against section?"

'Your French dip, sir.'

"You owe me five bucks."

"All of tonight's specials dance around the whole GMO thing."

"Must everything with you be a landmark decision?"

'When you asked me over for a home-cooked meal, I assumed you'd be making it.'

"You know why they make these straws so big? It's a scam to make you drink fast so you can finish quicker and order more."

"Let me get this, but keep in mind that you'll pay for it in other, more subtle ways later on."

"Those are insightful and legitimate questions about our country, Tommy, and if times were different, your mom and I probably wouldn't have to report you to the government for asking them!"

The Shakespeares Dine Out.

'What a day! - the computer broke down, and I had to cook manually!'

'Nobody goes there anymore.' 'Because it's too crowded.'

"Oh, c'mon! Who eats aardvark with a fork?"

All you can eat chicken $3.95: "Cooked is 20 dollars extra."

'You're cute when you blow your cool.'

'No, I don't need a doggy bag, but how about a kitty bag?'

"Are we pessimists and our stomachs are half empty or optimists and our stomachs are half full?"

"You ordered mammoth again?"

'All right, I agree with you.'

'And just how much is silver going for a troy ounce these days?'

'I'll be late for dinner - a shelf fell on me.'

"The social conservative in me tells me to pay for dinner, but the fiscal conservative thinks we should split it."

'I wouldn't say you're boring, Chuck, but you're the only person I know who records The Weather Channel.'

'I hate them too. Listen, would you like to go out sometime? Dinner maybe? We could complain about the service.'

Alexis Tsipras meets Francois Hollande

Members of the legal fraternity at their favourite Chinese restaurant: So Su Me.

"When you say 'the same', do you mean worse or better?"

Dear, this is the third time we've had broccoli casserole since you declared an end of major hostilities.

'We tried hunting and we tried gathering, but now we usually eat out.'

"First the porridge is too hot, then too cold... you're getting a lousy tip."

'Will you stop going BAAAAA every time I eat a piece of lamb!'

"Oh, I don't eat turkey. One of my spiritual advisers is a turkey."

'Today I learned it's hard not to sound condescending when explaining science to a religious person.'

'Forget about National Security for a second... if I'm not home in an hour for dinner, there's going to be some REAL FIREWORKS!'