{"id":375,"date":"2007-09-10T23:28:15","date_gmt":"2007-09-10T23:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patberry.net\/wordpress\/?p=375"},"modified":"2020-08-14T23:23:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T03:23:03","slug":"tessellate_the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patberry.net\/wordpress\/?p=375","title":{"rendered":"Tessellate the cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruth<\/a> brought this cartoon to my attention:<\/p>\n\n\n

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This reminded me of something from my own experience. When Bob and I were at university together, the main cafeteria at the student center had several serving lines, one of which specialized in Mexican fast food: tacos, burritos, chimichangas, and so forth. The food was pretty good, but the staff didn’t seem to understand burritos. They were folding the tortilla instead of rolling it, so the burritos came out square, which is just plain wrong.<\/p>\n

Bob found this greatly annoying. The cafeteria had a suggestion box, so he wrote what was undoubtedly the most detailed suggestion they ever got: a page-long set of instructions on how to roll a burrito properly, complete with diagrams. (This was many years before either of us had any idea that Bob would end up pursuing a career in technical writing.) I don’t think the cafeteria’s burrito-rolling technique showed any improvement as a result, but at least Bob knew that he had done all he could to address the problem.<\/p>\n

Since this story is all about Bob, you may wonder why I’m telling it instead of him. Actually, I suggested that he write a blog post about it, but he says he has no memory of the whole thing. Well, I was there, and it really happened, no matter what he says.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: Ben<\/a> points out this Consumerist post: Subway’s Incorrect Use Of Isosceles Cheese Actually A Vast Conspiracy<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The burritos came out square, which is just plain wrong. Bob found this greatly annoying.
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