Writes Rebecca in Staunton, Virginia: “My college dining hall is pretty awful. The food isn’t very good and the lines are always incredibly long. So, when we had our Thanksgiving dinner a couple days ago (one of the few meals where the food is actually good and we can serve ourselves), naturally people got over-excited and took more food than the dining hall expected. The next day, we found this little ‘apology’ taped over the menu suggestion box and on every single table.”
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106 responses so far ↓
#1
adam
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Nov 25, 2009 at 2:41 pm rating: 13
#2
Mo®
Derrka derrka derrka!
Tracy’s undercooked turkey has caused a outbreak of worms.
On a positive note; Butt scooting races will be held tonight in the student residence hallway. Bets can be placed with the RA.
Nov 25, 2009 at 2:45 pm rating: 13
#3
comment
Wow, what dicks. Maybe it’s the old man in me but I’d write a scathing letter to them.
Nov 25, 2009 at 2:48 pm rating: 3
#4
That Kind of Girl
That turkey and pie was fucking delicious!
Nov 25, 2009 at 2:54 pm rating: 17
#5
Coco
Get off of my lawn.
Nov 25, 2009 at 3:12 pm rating: 7
#6
Tom
I don’t see how this is passive aggressive or the people are being “dicks” as the above commenter claims. It seems like they commented on the situation – unfortunately not everyone got as much as they wanted – and did it in a slight tongue-in-cheek way. Also, how is this a guilt trip? It’s not like they said, “and those of you who took too much, you know who you are.”
The submitter and moderator is reading WAY too much into this note; if this is “passive agressive” obviously we’re just including whatever shit we want simply to have a new post today
Nov 25, 2009 at 3:14 pm rating: 63
#7
Eh
“The heavy hand of self service” is PA but otherwise, not that bad a note, really.
Nov 25, 2009 at 3:20 pm rating: 13
#8
Melissa
Aw, that’s so sweet that the executive chef cooked up a nice guilt trip, just like Mom used to make.
Nov 25, 2009 at 3:25 pm rating: 25
#9
meghan
Oh Mary Baldwin, how I miss thee!
Nov 25, 2009 at 3:43 pm rating: 2
#10
anglophile
The heavy hand of self-service ruins it for everyone.
At least that’s what I gathered from reading all those sex-advice columns.
Nov 25, 2009 at 4:06 pm rating: 32
#11
jellojiggler
Of course it’s passive aggressive. Rather than take responsibility for lack of proper planning to have enough food, they short-changed their menu and then blame the customers for being “heavy handed.” It’s Thanksgiving for crying out loud. People love to eat turkey and pie, and anyone who works in food services and doesn’t realize that should get out of the business….instead of plastering the cafeteria with notes that try to absolve them of any responsibility. Be an adult!
Nov 25, 2009 at 4:12 pm rating: 18
#12
Canthz_B
Turkey, ham, gravy, stuffing and pie.
I suppose the dietitian must have been laid-off, because that meal was a veggie or two short of being well-rounded.
Happy Thanksgiving PAN participants and Lurkers!
Nov 25, 2009 at 7:14 pm rating: 16
#13
NoPhoto
Am I the only one who doesn’t see a photo there? Some of the photos on this site don’t load for me. Can someone tell me why this is?
Nov 25, 2009 at 7:49 pm rating: 0
#14
hungrygrrl
It’s signed “Director” with the title below it “Director and Exec Chef.”
So perhaps the note writer is named Director and has realized that it may be his name but not his game.
Or, it’s not the Director’s name at all, because that person was unwilling to put their name on the note. That makes it PA in my book.
Nov 25, 2009 at 9:08 pm rating: 3
#15
Havingfitz
This has given me such delightful visions of ravenous college students descending on the buffet like hyenas, snarling and snapping at each other. Can’t you just imagine crouched under chairs gnawing on whole turkey legs?
Nov 25, 2009 at 9:54 pm rating: 13
#16
Pangolin
I love how Tracy gets named but the director hides behind her(his?) title. Way to throw your colleague under the bus!
Nov 25, 2009 at 9:55 pm rating: 11
#17
Silhouette
It’s funnier that they ran out of turkey if you know that Staunton is right next to the turkey capital of the state.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&view=map&hl=en&gl=us&q=rockingham+va+turkey&mrt=yp&ie=UTF8
Nov 25, 2009 at 10:52 pm rating: 2
#18
CowTippingBlues
Someone please tell me what Pride has to do with Thanksgiving?
Nov 25, 2009 at 11:08 pm rating: 2
#19
aaaaaaaaahhhhhh
The red font is somewhat incriminating.
Nov 26, 2009 at 1:26 am rating: 1
#20
aaa
Fuck, we hate our job
You goddamn fucking kid pigs
But pride is a sin
Nov 26, 2009 at 1:48 am rating: 1
#21
aaa
This is why cool kids get their food from the grocery store and not the college dining hall.
Nov 26, 2009 at 1:55 am rating: 2
#22
KC_Sunshine_Man
As my mothe used to say, people in China would be happy for that food.
Finish your beer, there are sober kids in India.
Nov 26, 2009 at 10:49 am rating: 9
#23
Neeners
Well, ok just as long as someone is miserable and guilt ridden at their Thanksgiving Day feast. It is just like going to a family get together. We wouldn’t have it any other way. Feels like home away from home. Minus the fight with unemployed Uncle Tom who likes to feel up all the ladies while greeting them at the door.
Nov 26, 2009 at 11:39 am rating: 3
#24
RunBarbara
Thanks to the heavy hand of self-service (and a well-placed turkey baster), I will be walking funny until Christmas.
Nov 27, 2009 at 10:56 am rating: 11
#25
Quinn
Thanksgiving dinner (no matter how cold) should always be fucking delicious.
Nov 27, 2009 at 12:03 pm rating: 1
#26
Susan
At least the management will learn for next year… and make more food!
Nov 27, 2009 at 12:15 pm rating: 1
#27
Anonymous
STEPHEN ROOT IS A KLINGON!
Nov 28, 2009 at 2:05 pm rating: 1
#28
jinx
Seeing how the naturally was put in there, I’m betting Rebecca one of the people the note is addressing. Next year, they’re probably give everyone a ration. I say next year, the staff should do like Snoopy and woodstock: feed these pigs jelly beans and popcorn while keeping the turkey and pies for themselves.
Nov 29, 2009 at 4:00 am rating: 0
#29
Storella
Maybe the foodservice folks can figure out a way to never have self-service again? Perhaps a method using tickets or coupons would work. “Redeem this for one serving of turkey,” or somesuch.
I wonder: would it have been a better note if the staff were allowed to say this?
“We screwed up making this self-service. A bunch of selfish, inconsiderate hogs ruined [or wasted] a lot of perfectly good food. We were foolish; and they were assholes. We’re very sorry and won’t let it happen again.”
Nov 30, 2009 at 9:48 am rating: 0
#30
Anita
I go to this college, and I DIED laughing that the letter is posted on a big site such as this.
Oh, and by the way it wasn’t the night before break, this was a week before Thanksgiving.
Nov 30, 2009 at 8:13 pm rating: 0
#31
Aisling
I absolutely love how once again Mary fucks up and Tracey gets part of the blame. Tracey is awesome and always goes outta his way to get you what you want. Mary just needs to get fired for being an idiot that can’t budget worth a damn. You would have thought she would have learned the FIRST year when she ran out of food/money. Then, you would have though she REALLY would have learned when it happened AGAIN the year after that. This just goes to show how pathetic Mary is and how she doesn’t deserve to be the “director”.
Nov 30, 2009 at 8:50 pm rating: 1
#32
Hmmm
Just sayin’, I’ve been to Thanksgiving dinners where I put a large amount of food on my plate, only to gag on the first mouthful. I knew in an instant that I wasn’t going to be able to eat it all because it tasted like crap! Maybe that’s why the ‘inconsiderate’ diners left so much uneaten food behind.
Dec 5, 2009 at 6:24 pm rating: 0
#33
Alice
…Huh.
I moved off campus at what I can only assume was the same college–Staunton isn’t that big– in large part because I could no longer stand that very dining hall’s combination of bad food, inane policies, and passive-aggressive responses to any attempt at constructive criticism.
I can’t say I’m very surprised by this.
Dec 7, 2009 at 10:55 am rating: 1
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