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02 Jan 2009, 11:22 pm

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@the "meltdown": We have an ice cream meltdown, a tuna meltdown, and a patty meltdown. Please choose one.


Definitely the icecream meltdown. It can be specially served on a hot plate, so that it is literally melted in front of the customer, then they drink it up with straws.

I volunteer myself as the (probably one and only) aspie waitress. I quite enjoy waitressing despite being quite a bit clumsy, breaking things, and occasionally stuffing up orders because too many things were going on at once. I actually have work tonight waitressing.


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03 Jan 2009, 5:53 am

People keep stealing my idea of a meltdown and calling it their own :( :P

Synaesthesia cookies :lol:

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No no NO!! ! I asked for 29.48 grams of lettuce, not 29.47 grams! Service SUCKS around here!! !

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03 Jan 2009, 8:56 am

If there is a problem with an Aspie-themed restaurant is that most of would want to sit away from the kitchen, register, and front door. This would leave little seating available for Aspies...


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03 Jan 2009, 2:45 pm

Are posters looking at this restaurant as a establishment to display the achievements of Aspies and to provide an aspie-friendly enviroment, or are posters viewing the restaurant as a way to humorous way to mock stereotypes about aspies?

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04 Jan 2009, 9:05 am

AgentPalpatine wrote:
Are posters looking at this restaurant as a establishment to display the achievements of Aspies and to provide an aspie-friendly enviroment, or are posters viewing the restaurant as a way to humorous way to mock stereotypes about aspies?

Edited for clarity


That is another reason why this thread is stupid.

We aspies should not try to justify our existence for neurotypical community.

If we are high-achieving, they will just hate us more for it.

The reason why they call us disabled is that they WANT us disabled and with no self-confidence.



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04 Jan 2009, 6:48 pm

Treating the idea as a non-humorous concept, Is it possible that the hypothetical restaurant would serve as an "outreach" center for aspies who may be unaware or not entirely sure that they are aspies?



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05 Jan 2009, 4:29 am

Zyborg wrote:
AgentPalpatine wrote:
Are posters looking at this restaurant as a establishment to display the achievements of Aspies and to provide an aspie-friendly enviroment, or are posters viewing the restaurant as a way to humorous way to mock stereotypes about aspies?

Edited for clarity


That is another reason why this thread is stupid.

We aspies should not try to justify our existence for neurotypical community.

If we are high-achieving, they will just hate us more for it.

The reason why they call us disabled is that they WANT us disabled and with no self-confidence.

It's...a...bit...of...fun...


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07 Jan 2009, 12:34 am

I heard about a restaurant somewhere that raised awareness about blind people. All the customers ate in a very dark room, and it must've made them think. They had to figure out how to eat foods they might enjoy every day withouth the luxury of light. That place must use tons and tons of extra napkins. And when I come to the Aspie Bar and Grill after a hard day, I'd like my usual along with a Shutdown shot. I know it has to taste good and feature alcohol, but I'll let the Aspie experts determine the ingredients.



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07 Jan 2009, 5:51 am

That is awesome! I have been wanting to open my own restaraunt and why not asperger's?! :D


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07 Jan 2009, 10:21 am

There's a potato sort called asperges, need that and asparagus imo



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07 Jan 2009, 5:52 pm

dadum wrote:
There's a potato sort called asperges, need that and asparagus imo


That reminded me, I am VERY sensitive to the smell of asparagus. I didn't know I was sensitive to it because I was never around it until a few days ago.


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08 Jan 2009, 1:29 pm

And the only sweetener used at this restaraunt would be...

Aspartame! :lol:


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08 Jan 2009, 1:50 pm

GoddessofSnowandIce wrote:
And the only sweetener used at this restaraunt would be...

Aspartame! :lol:


That would be ironic. Aspartame caused my bi-polar conditions. The symptoms disappeared soon after I stopped using it.


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10 Jan 2009, 9:52 pm

KateShroud wrote:
And when I come to the Aspie Bar and Grill after a hard day, I'd like my usual along with a Shutdown shot. I know it has to taste good and feature alcohol, but I'll let the Aspie experts determine the ingredients.


And now the establishment will require a liqour licence, and increased liability.