Ranjit's Lunch


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Phillip Manuel, for some reason, wrote: (Sat, 12 Aug 1995 13:54)
I surf the NET from lil' ol' town o' Merritt, British Columbia and I really like to meet all the beautiful woman to chat and have some awesome cyberfun!

[Unfortunately, I lost his address. Sorry, beautiful women... you'll have to do without.]

Robin Evans (robin@halcyon.com) Thu, 13 Jul 1995 17:17:
I am awed by the inanity of it all. This is Gilligan's Island of the net.
susan allen (susana@co.dona-ana.nm.us) Mon, 26 Jun 1995 17:37:
Your diligence and creativity have never disappointed me. Problems? What problems?
David Moore (dmoore@ucsd.edu) Mon, 26 Jun 1995 21:34:
I've missed your lunch server, during the recent downtime. I hope your machine is alright. I've noticed that although it's been back up a while, the lunch entries still date from the end of May. I hope it is just that you are a bit busy now, and haven't given up on the concept entirely.

My own lunch server is going well. I've changed the format a bit, and probably will clean it up some more as well. Finally started getting some photographs, except I had to bring my lunch into the lab, to use our amazingly expensive camera on it. But, see this camera is also amazingly slow (albeit capable of mind-boggling feats), so it took about 20 minutes for me to get a picture of a sandwich and some french fries. The french fry picture is bad, but I couldn't wait any longer. A man _must_ eat! I'm sure you understand. I'm hoping to get access to a portable digital camera and use that, since it's significantly faster.

Maybe you (or your readers) might want to see my lunch page at http://sdnp1.ucsd.edu/dmoore/lunch/. I'd appreciate it, if you could place me in your list of other lunch servers.

Again, I hope you and your machine are well.

-- David

Candy (gobrecht@spot.colorado.edu): (Tue, 27 Jun 1995 12:18)
Barbara Estock (babyblue@inlink.com) Tue Jun 27 00:52:
I think we should feed the kids -- they are quieter when they have their mouths full.

Tarek Rizk : (Wed, 22 Mar 95 20:22)
Thanks, Ranjit, I will do so. I am a newcomer to your lunch server, and I am completely fascinated. Okay, so completely fascinated may be a bit much. But what does fascinate me is the absolute devotion you have to lunch. I had to think for almost five minutes until I came up with what I had for lunch today (bean burrito and soft taco supreme, no tomatoes from the Taco Bell, ps don't try those border lights, unless you really go in for dirt [meat] covered in glue [low fat sour cream] and paraffin wax [lowfat cheese] sorry, digression). I am terribly impressed. It is something of a commitment which I couldn't imagine myself making. Anyhow, and more to the point, your sense of humor is truly bizarre and a welcome breath of fresh air on what has become an incredibly cynical net. I am somewhat cynical myself, but it is people like me who need people with outlooks as...well..interesting as yours. Keep up the good work.
PS. the newspaper I work for went online over the weekend, and I am interested in astute feedback. If your incredibly busy day can fit it in, check out http://www.eagle.american.edu
Thanks,
Tarek Rizk, professional net-flotsam, unemployed, in un-urban Washington, DC.

Comments on Lunch Theft

On the Six Meal Problem:

Rod Schmidt (rschmidt@reed.edu) Sat, 9 Sep 1995 23:55:
Names of the six daily meals:
Breakfast, brunch, lunch, supper, tea, dinner

Or: Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas dinner, Passover, Easter feast, Fourth of July picnic, Memorial Day pie-eating contest

Or: Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam and spam (That was too easy)

Victor Wyman (wymanvic@mediacity.com) Sat, 2 Sep 1995 19:43:
It is clear that you need help with terminology. The English Language is a rich tapestry of words woven from the cultures of the world. Instead of lunch, you might be eating tifin. Instead of a lunch box, you might be eating it from a bento box. Instead of taking a sandwich from the counter, you could be taking it from a smorgasbord.

When we were children we were asked: 'What has four wheels and flies?' We were certain the answer was 'a garbage truck.' Now that we are older and working know the answer is 'the lunch truck'. (Maybe they are the same thing.)

There is a signmaker somewhere in England who has made a small fortune selling signs which say 'THE BEST INDIAN FOOD IN LONDON'. And that reminds me, London seems to be crammed with some of the worst curry shops I've ever eaten in!

that's 30 for now.

Lisa Lopshire (lisa@wolfe.net) Wed, 16 Aug 1995 14:20:
call it the "Deal-A-Meal Server"
sue (rymy@aol.com) Tue, 25 Jul 1995 10:07:
If you report on the six meals as an educational page, you can do a service for all of us hypo-glycemics out here on the web who find it hard to take the time out to eat. Maybe you could put a timer or buzzer on it to remind us to join you.

Elaine Jordaan (emjord@fishnet.net) Thu, 13 Jul 1995 22:20:

Elaine wrote again, Mon, 17 Jul 1995 05:47:
I want to change my vote on how to accomodate six meals a day. Go with lunches I thru VI! Who needs breakfast or dinner anyway?

Oh no! I lost this person's name. Write back!
Each day, as I sit at work, my co-workers and I talk eats. Today we spoke of Veal Parmegiana. Veal Parmesan. Jace thinks they are the same; I think Veal Parmesan is an error. Since my fave meal is lunch/dinner (late lunch-early dinner= REAL food), nay to the six-meals deal. And yuck to a Breakfast server. I will have yakisoba w/tofu (extra spicy) today for lunch. YUMMMMMMM.

Arthur Evans (ae@meer.net) Mon, 1 May 1995 15:38:
I believe you should report all meals that possess lunch nature. While this quality cannot be defined or delineated precisely, it can be recognized intuitively.

If I eat a turkey sandwich in my office, I am having lunch, regardless of what time of day it is. (One possible exception: if I intended to leave for the day immediately after eating, it might be considered dinner. However, in this situation, I'd be more likely to take the sandwich home and eat it in more convivial surroundings ...)

Of course, it is open to debate whether it is possible to have lunch on a weekend, although I lean towards a broad, inclusive definition.

For example, if I'm out working in the garden, and I take a short break to have a glass of lemonade and a cheese-and-pickle sandwich*, I'd call it lunch.

Then again, some weekends I get up late, have brunch, and don't eat again until evening. On such days, I don't eat any meals which possess lunch nature.

Hm. Thinking about this has got me all hungry. Think I'll go eat lunch.

OK
arthur
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*cheese-and-pickle sandwich:

Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on bread. Add slices of cheddar. Slice pickles lengthwise and layer on top of cheddar. You can add some fresh chives or dill if you like, but you don't need them. Top with second slice of bread. Carry your sandwich out into the back yard (or public garden), set yourself down and watch the world go by. Soak in the sunlight. Smell the tomato plants and the sweet peas. Scrunch your toes in the dirt. Eat your sandwich. Lemonade optional. (Warning: This sandwich is high in sodium, fat, and cholestorol. Use only as directed. The author is not responsible for injury resulting from inappropriate use of cheese-and-pickle sandwich. This product was tested on animals (me).)

Sean Harding (seanh@zodiac.minden.nv.us) Sat Mar 18 23:07
I think that it would be best to just report the mid-day meals which would constitute lunch if consolodated.
Drew Harrington Sat, 18 Mar 1995 12:57:20
Names of the six daily meals (traditional):
mykle Fri, 17 Mar 1995 17:49
in tuva, one meal a day is considered a miracle.
Dave Golden: (Mon, 13 Mar 1995 14:27)
Report on the middle two meals.
Michael Rossow: (Tue, 07 Feb 95 23:44:54)
I think you should be abstract in what you consider to be lunch. If you find yourself eating breakfast cereal at 8:00am and decide that the meal counts more as breakfast, don't sweat it. If you find yourself eating Captain Crunch at around 3:00pm, you may want to consider this to be lunch.
-Mike
Excellent advice; I will attempt to take it to heart. -- ranjit
Vinit Carpenter (carpenterv@vms.csd.mu.edu): (Tue, 20 Dec 1994 11:28)
Probably takes way too much time I would guess. Besides, you probably have to find interesting things to eat. I mean, you can't have Pizza Hut in there 10 times a week :)
Disaster! Earlier comments have been lost to the bit bucket. I will recover them if I can.

Ranjit Bhatnagar -- ranjit@gradient.cis.upenn.edu