March 13
Is it permissible to request a non-smoking waiter or waitress ? I've had my meal ruined by a waiter or waitress who comes to my table right after their smoking break, stinking up the whole place. They might as well have put out a cigar in my soup. So, can I request this, or must I just stay home ? StuRat (talk) 00:04, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- You can request anything you like. Whether the restaurant obliges, or is obliged to oblige, or has alternative waiters on hand, are other questions. -- Jack of Oz [Talk] 01:11, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- And if they won't do it, you are free to get up and leave. Or if you've already eaten, to leave a small tip, such as a nickel, so they won't think you forgot. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:29, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I have requested that a Year 9 student wait outside the classroom after returning from a
smoke toilet break because they stunk up the room so much. Had a nice chat later. HiLo48 (talk) 01:42, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- I take it they aren't allowed to smoke ? StuRat (talk) 02:08, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- No. But the most powerful weapon I had was threatening to tell her mother. HiLo48 (talk) 06:24, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- You seem to have an extra tilde. May I borrow it ? :-) StuRat (talk) 14:52, 14 March 2013 (UTC) [reply]
- Yep HiLo48 (talk) 02:41, 15 March 2013 (UTC) [reply]
Who holds the record for the most movies ever watched by one person? Realizing how difficult it would be to equal (let alone top it), I was just curious because I like to watch them quite a bit. Theskinnytypist (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:12, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Probably a film critic. I'm not sure if Roger Ebert has estimated how many he's seen. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:40, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- The record is said to be held by the late Gwilym Hughes of Wales, with a grand total of 28,000. Start counting! :) Evanh2008 (talk|contribs) 06:44, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Leonard Maltin's annual guide lists about 15,000 feature films. I wonder what Gwilym counts as a "movie"? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 10:53, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- The article quotes him saying, "I watch films from about 9pm until about 12", and he averaged about two a day, so, to be brief, we're probably not talking about shorts. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:54, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- 1953 through 2010, about 57 years worth, or about 20,000 days. Easily enough time to watch 1 to 2 feature films per day. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:35, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- Not a record, but my film studies Prof said he watched more than a thousand movies in less than a year for his Ph.D. thesis research. And I think he said he took Sundays off.Your Username 12:20, 15 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hayttom (talk • contribs) [reply]