After a pretty successful date with ‘The Waxwork’ last week, I have started to reconsider my dinner date types. In my experience they break down into the following types:
(strongly recommend reading the comments, there are some crackers! )
Mr. Kobe Beef - well bred, exclusive and generally very bloody rare
He will probably run his own company or some multi-national. Chances are he will just have jetted in from east coast America, before running off to check his new operation in Eastern Europe. Most of your dinner date will be spent watching him check his Blackberry, while you furiously text your friends about how fabulous he is. He will of course pay for dinner ( expenses ) and you can coyly offer to ‘get it next time’ on the very off chance he is ever in the country long enough for another date.
Mr. Shepards Pie - comforting, balanced but you just don’t give a flock.
He probably has a nice pensionable job, goes out drinking once a week ( never more than 4 pints ) and phones his mother every other day. On a Tuesday he plays 5-a-side with the lads and can quote long passages from Fr Ted. A small compensation for the general lack of a sense of humour. You know exactly what you’re going to get with Mr. Shepards Pie – that’s the problem.
Mr. Abrakebabra – a bit of beef and lots of sauce, briefly satisfying but instantly regretted.
At 3am in the smoking area of Copper Face Jacks Mr Abrakebra will seem pretty appealing. He’s probably over from the UK working on the sites and lives in a bedsit somewhere in Rathmines. Most of his cash is sent back to the UK to support his 7 children by 4 different women. He fills the hole, so to speak, but you’re unlikely to go back for seconds.
Assuming you are very drunk, in a dark room and squinting - a lot. Email me on Irishflirtysomething at hotmail.com
December 4th, 2007 at 11:19 am
that’s awful depressing for a dreary tuesday morning, flirty. did yourself and the waxwork have dinner and if so, how was he? overpriced pretentious bistro? takeaway pizza?
December 4th, 2007 at 11:49 am
Rosie - sorry, didn’t think it was that depressing. Still trying to decide re Waxwork.
December 4th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Yes they all look pretty unappealing. Best to keep an eye on the lads at the next table and chat up the sparkiest one while your date’s in the loo.
December 4th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Could there be one thats got a bit of all three i wonder? !! or would he just be the biggest fweek of them all hehe.
December 4th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Where do you stand on Mr. Sausage?
December 4th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Nick - a cunning plan
Towny - full plate there
Care - lol, full irish
December 4th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Mr Vegetarian - colourful, oily, full of nuts, but ultimately limp and unsatisfying……
Personally I’m Mr One Piece Meal from KFC, ……not for sharing…..
December 4th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Don’t diss Mr Shepherds Pie. He’s more rare than you think and has better long term prospects than the other two. I’d find Mr Kobe Beef a bit hard to digest, and Mr Abrakebabra is likely to repeat on you.
I would personally recommend Mr Brazilian Beefcake - hot, spicy, a great mover and best consumed on the hoof!
December 4th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
A lot of food for thought there, Flirty.
I must be Mr Bacon & Cabbage: Very Irish; can’t be dressed up; grand now and again, but not every day; goes well with a good pint of stout; and seldom on the menu.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Mr. Prawn Cocktail: to be avoided at all costs.
December 5th, 2007 at 9:25 am
hey Manuel - no knocking veggies - we’re the spice of life I tell ya!
December 5th, 2007 at 10:30 am
Perfect descriptions!!!
The last bloke I bumped into was a bit like a Tesco’s curry.
Looked delicious on the outside but turned out to be tasteless and dry. Good if you’re feeling cheap, though!
December 5th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Man - lol, you didn’t strike me as the greasy type?
Epona - I wish!
Primal - my fav dish
Sam - lol
Con - no wonder you’re so slim!
K8 - the creative juices are flowing now
December 5th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
I think you must be looking for Mr Pheasant - seldom found in cities but well hung and gamey.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Mr Nouvelle Cuisine - looks great, a taste you can’t quite figure out and leaves you wanting more!