Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 09:40:33 -0600

From: Bonnie Briggs BBRIGGS[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ADMIN2.MEMPHIS.EDU

Subject: Re: throwed rolls



Oh yes, and there is no metaphor involved here. There is a restaurant in

Missouri that started this "tradition". The name of the place and town

escapes me now, but the gist of it is that you go in, sit down and the food is

brought to your table in large serving bowls -- like people used to do at home

before we became addicted to the television. A server walks through the

dining area asking if anyone wants a roll. If you raise your hand, the server

then throws you a roll. Hopefully you will catch said roll. I've never been

to the place in Missouri, but I know several folks who have and they all

seemed to enjoy their experience. I'm still into "pass the rolls, please" - I

don't relish the thought of someone throwing anything to me at the dinner

table.



I believe several other places have picked up on this "down-home" type

dining and copied the place in Missouri.



Bonnie Briggs

The University of Memphis



As we drove east on Interstate 10, from Mississippi toward Pensacola

FL, we saw several billboards touting the "throwed rolls" at a

restaurant.



Is anyone here familiar with "throwed rolls"?



thanks,



beth simon

assistant professor, linguistics and english

department of english and linguistics

indiana university purdue university

fort wayne, in 46805

219 481 6772

simon[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]cvax.ipfw.indiana.edu