Roger's Dinner

[Gene C]

Roger has shut down a thread temporarily while he takes his wife out to dinner.

So the big question to ask before he gets back is "What is he having for dinner? Will he go for Yankee Pot Roast, or Southern Fried Chicken? Or maybe he'll just get Italian? Hurry up and vote, before he gets back.

[Dave Taylor]

What a thought provoking question, Gene. You certainly have a head-scratcher with that one.

I think the bigger question is how can we, as products of today's various dinner choices and venues, truly grasp the complexity of dinner in Roger's time? Sure, we can propose what we would do if we were in Roger's place, and we, of course, all have very strong opinions as the meal we would consume. However, I would put forth that even with all our study of Roger and his eating habits, it would be a fallacy for us to assume that we could predict Roger's next meal at all. There is an inherently personal and human element to your question that we, sadly, cannot predict without being in Roger's shoes. Though his demonstrations of character and inclination towards different foods help us to create an idolized version of his prospective meal choice, this "theorized" meal is also strongly influenced by our own, personal desires and expectations of him. Our predictions and opinions of Roger's prospective meal choice are not unlike the flavored wallpaper in Roald Dahl's classic children's book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." In said book, the different fruits of the flavored wallpaper tasted like their real life counterparts because those licking the wallpaper wished them to taste so. The "snozzberries" tasted like "snozzberries" due to the active desire and expectations of the tasters. I propose, therefore, that any prediction or opinion by us vis a vis Roger Norton's dinner would fall victim to the same process. In short, Roger's dinner can not be objectively determined due to our own projections onto his taste and the innate human desire to have our own expectations fulfilled.

There is, however, one thing that can be predicted with almost complete exactness, not open to any subjective bias whatsoever. Roger Norton will, most assuredly, have a Moon Pie for dessert.

[Eva Elisabeth]

You find the answer here:
http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...l#pid29338

[L Verge]

This is just too complex for me. I'm going to munch on some celery and go to bed.

[RJNorton]

(01-28-2014 08:22 PM)L Verge Wrote:  This is just too complex for me.

It wasn't complex, Laurie. We ate at Clancy's. Vicki had Shepherd's Pie, and I had Fish & Chips. We always just have water with meals, and this way we're in and out for roughly $20 plus tip.

By the way, Clancy's is only a few miles from the Edison and Ford Winter Estates - a "must see" if visiting the Ft. Myers area.

[Gene C]

Congratulations Roger. You're right. As your prize you and a guest, get a Filet O Fish combo meal for two at your nearest Celtic restaurant - McDonalds. Just tell them at the counter to send the bill to the Lincoln Discussion Symposium and we'll take care of it.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/prod...ofish.html

Tune in next time for our nonpartisan trivia contest
"Stump the Person on the other Side of the Mason Dixon Line"
(this trivia stuff is harder than I thought!)

[LincolnMan]

Sorry I missed this one. I thought maybe Roger would take his meal at one of our local eateries- it's called Roger's Roost- one of my favorite places!

[Gene C]

It has been a while, but it's time again to play "Roger's Dinner"
If you remember....

Roger has shut down a thread temporarily while he takes his wife out to dinner.

So the big question to ask before he gets back is "What is he having for dinner? Will he go for Yankee Pot Roast, or Southern Fried Chicken? Or maybe he'll just get Italian? Hurry up and vote, before he gets back.

[brtmchl]

I know by me, the specials on Wednesday's are usually Meatloaf or Pot Roast.

I vote Mexican.

[Wild Bill]

Viva la comida Mexicana!

[BettyO]

It may be Cracker Barrel....if so, Wednesday's special is "Oven Baked Broccoli Cheddar chicken with choice of two vegetables...."

[Gene C]

It's been one of those days, so I think Roger went to....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKR1ScQUpcA

[RJNorton]

Very good, Betty! You must be a mind reader. We did go down the road to Cracker Barrel, but we didn't get the special. We both had catfish.

[BettyO]

Excellent! Their Catfish dinner is wonderful!

[LincolnMan]

A favorite for Donna and myself also!