Comments on: Well, unless you’re going to that restaurant afterward… http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Wed, 23 May 2012 02:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Dan http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28942 Dan Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:20:58 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28942 Good explanation, Jeff S.! Good explanation, Jeff S.!

]]> By: Jeff S. http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28899 Jeff S. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:03:58 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28899 I like the visual aids in this version... OO compared to oo I like the visual aids in this version… OO compared to oo

]]> By: Jeff S. http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28898 Jeff S. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:02:23 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28898 I Googled the quoted line and got this version -- Joe traveled to Spain and wandered into a Madrid restaurant one night for a late dinner. He ordered the house specialty and was brought a plate with potatoes, corn, and two large meaty objects: O O "What's this?" Joe asked. "Cojones, senor," the waiter replied. "But, what are cojones?" Joe asked. "Cojones," the waiter explained, "are the testicles of the bull who lost at the arena this afternoon." At first Joe was disgusted; but being the adventurous type, he decided to try this local delicacy. To Joe's amazement, it was quite delicious. In fact, it was so good, Joe decided to return the next night and order it again. This time, the waiter brought out the plate, but the meaty objects were much smaller: o o "What's this?" Joe asked the waiter. "Cojones, senor," the waiter replied. "No, no," Joe objected, "I had cojones yesterday and they were much bigger than these." "Senor," the waiter explained, "the bull does not always lose." I Googled the quoted line and got this version –

Joe traveled to Spain and wandered into a Madrid restaurant one night for a late dinner. He ordered the house specialty and was brought a plate with potatoes, corn, and two large meaty objects: O O

“What’s this?” Joe asked.

“Cojones, senor,” the waiter replied.

“But, what are cojones?” Joe asked.

“Cojones,” the waiter explained, “are the testicles of the bull who lost at the arena this afternoon.”

At first Joe was disgusted; but being the adventurous type, he decided to try this local delicacy. To Joe’s amazement, it was quite delicious. In fact, it was so good, Joe decided to return the next night and order it again. This time, the waiter brought out the plate, but the meaty objects were much smaller: o o

“What’s this?” Joe asked the waiter.

“Cojones, senor,” the waiter replied.

“No, no,” Joe objected, “I had cojones yesterday and they were much bigger than these.”

“Senor,” the waiter explained, “the bull does not always lose.”

]]> By: Powers http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28896 Powers Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:51:41 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28896 The version of the joke I've heard involved a visitor to Mexico inquiring about the large round delicacies served at the restaurant next to the arena. Told what they were, he makes arrangements to acquire the next fight's spoils but is disappointed by their size when they come. His query is answered by the quotation in my previous post. The version of the joke I’ve heard involved a visitor to Mexico inquiring about the large round delicacies served at the restaurant next to the arena. Told what they were, he makes arrangements to acquire the next fight’s spoils but is disappointed by their size when they come. His query is answered by the quotation in my previous post.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28892 Seth Finkelstein Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:46:06 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28892 "Then the picadors of course, Each one on his horse, I shouted "Ole!" every time one was gored." “Then the picadors of course,
Each one on his horse,
I shouted “Ole!” every time one was gored.”

]]> By: fuzzmaster http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28881 fuzzmaster Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:15:26 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28881 In southern France, the odds are in the bull's favor. In that form of bullfighting, a bunch of unarmed men in light clothing climb into the ring facing a bull that's got some ribbons tied around its horns. The idea is for some of the guys to taunt the bull into a charge, while one of the others runs out in front of the bull and tries to reach back with a kind of clawed brass knuckles to snag one of the ribbons. Usually, the claw guys end up having to leap over the wall and onto the railings of the stands. Sometimes the bulls even make it over the fence and all the hangers-on have to scramble. In most of the fights I've seen, the bull still has at least a few ribbons at the end, and the bullfighters are looking pretty pooped. And, yeah, I cheer for the bulls. In southern France, the odds are in the bull’s favor. In that form of bullfighting, a bunch of unarmed men in light clothing climb into the ring facing a bull that’s got some ribbons tied around its horns. The idea is for some of the guys to taunt the bull into a charge, while one of the others runs out in front of the bull and tries to reach back with a kind of clawed brass knuckles to snag one of the ribbons.

Usually, the claw guys end up having to leap over the wall and onto the railings of the stands. Sometimes the bulls even make it over the fence and all the hangers-on have to scramble. In most of the fights I’ve seen, the bull still has at least a few ribbons at the end, and the bullfighters are looking pretty pooped.

And, yeah, I cheer for the bulls.

]]> By: Dyfsunctional http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28875 Dyfsunctional Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:29:10 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28875 I first heard the joke in Portugal: A man goes into a restaurant every Sunday after the bull fight and says, "Jose! Give me the specialty of the house," at which point he is brought a plate with two huge, steaming bull testicles. One day, he goes in and makes his request and is instead brought two of the usual, only much, much smaller. "Jose! What is the meaning of this?," he asks. Two which Jose responds, "I'm sorry, senhor, but as you know, sometimes the bull wins." I first heard the joke in Portugal: A man goes into a restaurant every Sunday after the bull fight and says, “Jose! Give me the specialty of the house,” at which point he is brought a plate with two huge, steaming bull testicles. One day, he goes in and makes his request and is instead brought two of the usual, only much, much smaller. “Jose! What is the meaning of this?,” he asks. Two which Jose responds, “I’m sorry, senhor, but as you know, sometimes the bull wins.”

]]> By: paperboy http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28857 paperboy Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:35:28 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28857 Shouldn't we celebrate cultural diversity? Shouldn’t we celebrate cultural diversity?

]]> By: Cidu Bill http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28848 Cidu Bill Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:13:59 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28848 The headline was in fact a reference to a classic joke (which came to mind when I read the comic). Powers nailed it. The headline was in fact a reference to a classic joke (which came to mind when I read the comic). Powers nailed it.

]]> By: Elyrest http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28846 Elyrest Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:07:49 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2009/12/01/well-unless-youre-going-to-that-restaurant-afterward/#comment-28846 Ah, thanks mkilby. It was the use of "that restaurant" that a found confusing. If it said "a restaurant" I think I would have understood. Ah, thanks mkilby. It was the use of “that restaurant” that a found confusing. If it said “a restaurant” I think I would have understood.

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