Poll: Men -- Are You Comfortable Sharing A Slice Of Cake With Another Man In A Restaurant?

[Jingthing]

I have never heard of the author and still have no idea what the book is about !!! But it was just a classic interview that got so side tracked, you can not plan stuff like that. It has probably sold more book that way thinking about it, here we are talking about it and have no bloody idea what it is about !!!

Sedaris is a highly entertaining and talented essayist and short story writer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sedaris

[Jingthing]

Who cares what two guy eating cake do? Gay or not it's really nobody's bizz. Its really an observation thing. If you observe two men sharing a slice and your first though is "oh, those guys must be gay" says more about your state of sexual programming and possible bias than anything. It's just two dudes having cake for crying out loud! Lol! Gawd!

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Yes and no. This isn't always clear cut even with gay men. Like sharing a slice of cake with an EX. Again, in the USA (I can't speak for other countries) not only would many people assume the gay thing, they'd assume the couple is an ITEM. That can be a creepy feeling if you're not. (Yes, exes socializing is a common gay thing.)

People can act like they don't care at at all what strangers think about them in public. But most people if they're being honest do care at least a little.

Edited May 11, 2013 by Jingthing

[OldChinaHam]

Thackeray on Tanqueray?

In a restaurant
At a spa
In a limo

Or any car
On the rooftop
Of a bar
Or anywhere at the
Night Bazar
Would I, should I, dare I?
Share a cake and glass of Spy?
With a human of a gender
Exactly the same as I?

[OldChinaHam]

"Sedaris is a highly entertaining and talented essayist and short story writer."

Does not do much for This American Life though.

[OldChinaHam]

Hepatitis B?

What it that.

Helicobacter Pylori?

Another non issue.

Both much worse than the clap.

[Ulysses G.]

I have never heard of the author and still have no idea what the book is about !!! But it was just a classic interview that got so side tracked, you can not plan stuff like that. It has probably sold more book that way thinking about it, here we are talking about it and have no bloody idea what it is about !!!

Sedaris is a highly entertaining and talented essayist and short story writer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sedaris

David Sedaris is great. Anything he writes about himself or his family is hilarious. I like the stories about him working as a Christmas elf when he was young the best.

When it comes to the cake, I can't see anyone thinking much about it unless the guys come across as stereotypically gay.

[shaggy1969]

Gay man,straight man,batman.......no way i'm sharing my cake,same goes for pies (unless it's a standard family pork pies.)

[xen]

so if you are in a restaurant and you and your companion is discussing a new business venture, the weather or how the new puppy shat behind the lounge again or whatever and he is eating a cake and you only have a coffee in front of you and he asks you if you would like a bit - that should be construed as a gay come on .............................Come on ...................are you serious ?

[Jingthing]

,,,

he asks you if you would like a bit - that should be construed as a gay come on ?

Not saying that.

[poanoi]

I'd rather share my woman than my cake

[OldChinaHam]

No matter how we like our cake

Nor eat it too

No one doesn't not just love this

Tune:

"Lola"- The Kinks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXmMMSo47s

[OldChinaHam]

Live and let live

While we are still alive

Is good advice.

[David48]

Islington yes.....Salford no.

I used to live in Islington ... is that a bad thing?

[David48]

Is 'cake' a metaphor for something else?

BTW ... just for fun ... I'm the only guy who chose Option #2 ... quick, someone give me a hug.

Edited May 12, 2013 by David48

[OldChinaHam]

You do deserve a hug for this:

This Sunday, May 12 is Mother's Day in Australia.

Good to see that we are all thinking about it.

Edited May 12, 2013 by OldChinaHam

[Jingthing]

Is 'cake' a metaphor for something else?

BTW ... just for fun ... I'm the only guy who chose Option #2 ... quick, someone give me a hug.

I think that's rather queer.

[OldChinaHam]

"someone give me a hug"

Maybe next time he posts he should try first typing in gmac.

[smokie36]

Islington yes.....Salford no.

 

I used to live in Islington ... is that a bad thing?

 

Depends if your mates eat cake or not.

[TheWalkingMan]

That was a very entertaining interview on The Daily Show.

[chris1dna]

Jt. I finally saw that interview last night. Finally had time to. I DVR all the daily shows and Colbert reports.

It seems to me that the cake observations made stem from the homophobic conditioning of society. and while I concur that the cake scenario is probably accurate for the most part, it's rapidly starting to change.

I am perhaps a reformed non cake sharer. In my younger days I would not share cake. Nor would I sit on the same side of the the restaurant booth, sit in a theater with out at least one empty seat in between, etc.

But now I just don't worry or think about what others perceive as much. At least not about that.

Sedaris and the beard analogy was hilarious also btw.

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[OldChinaHam]

Just out of curiosity, how many people actually have been listening to Sedaris on "This American Life", a US radio program?

My opinion, and I am sure it is not reflective of most, is that he ruins the show every time he is on.

I really don't like this guy and I wish he would just Shut UP!

This American Life, I love this program.

Sadaris?

He is the reason I don't donate to the show.

Talk about an Albatross.

Someone should jettison this, this, this.........

Writer

And get on with an otherwise entertaining 59 minutes..

[Jingthing]

I will restrain myself from saying Shut Your Cakehole!

I'm a fan of his WRITING actually.

Edited May 12, 2013 by Jingthing

[Morakot]

What kind of cake?

Edited May 12, 2013 by Morakot

[Jingthing]

Behave!

[OldChinaHam]

OK, I can understand that most people recognize his talent.

And I do appreciate it too.

It is only when I am getting really interested in This American Life

With Ira

That this guy Sadaris

Ruins my mood.

I know Sadaris is good

But he is bad for This American Life

IMHO

[OldChinaHam]

Rainbow?

Rambo?

I think someone has been reading my comments.

[shaggy1969]

What kind of cake?

Fruit cake ......maybe just a little bit nutty

[Morakot]

What kind of cake?

Fruit cake ......maybe just a little bit nutty

How about this one?

[Jingthing]

I'm tempted.

[maanoi]

The problem is the single plate. If we each had our own plate then you halve the cake and each eat from their own plate.

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