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At a restaurant JB noticed a woman sitting and licking her fingers while she ate. At first he wondered if she was just a gross person. But then saw many others doing it.
"I think it is bad table manners if you are out at a restaurant. But if you are at home and you are eating ribs or wings then go ahead and lick away. Just don't be nasty loud about it. Meaning don't act like you are going to suck the skin off your fingers!"
"That is sick, disgusting, and overall foul!"
"I only lick when the food is really, really good. Like glaze from a donut. But I do not like cheez or the oil from chips. It is a very rare occasion that I do lick but it does happen every once in a while."
"It is kind of gross now that I think about it. Because sometimes I eat lunch at my desk and lick my fingers and start hammering away on the keyboard. And I know that a desk isn't the most sanitary place to be eating anyway, it's like I'm licking the desk."
"I lick my fingers on purpose if I'm on a date or out with someone I'm trying to flirt with. How else are they supposed to know you're interested if you can't tease them a little bit and casually put a finger in your mouth and give it a lick. I think it's a good thing to do to show you're interested in the person you are dining with. And it also gives them a green light that something may happen later."
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You get a bad haircut and what do you do? Do you say something to the stylist? Do you tip the stylist?
"I once got a cut that I wasn't happy with. My hair seemed uneven in places and I was almost wondering if the women was lob-sided. I figured that if I mentioned something she would try to even it out but in doing that she'd have to take a little bit off this side, a little bit off that side and my fear was that a couple more times of that and I would have no hair left. So what I did was I politely smiled and thanked her and went home and just trimmed what I could to make it even. But I did tip her but not as much as I usually would."
"I AM A STYLIST! You have to realize that as a stylist we use our imagination just like you do when sitting down in our chair. Sometimes hair doesn't do exactly what a person wants it to. You can't blame the stylist if something doesn't work out because your hair doesn't cooperate."
"I think women are more picky about their hair because there's so much more you can do with it. As a guy we either have our hair go one way or the other or we worry about which way to part it so that it doesn't show how bald some of us are. But I disagree with being angry about the work someone does on our hair because they go on a description of what we tell them we want it to look like. But if the person can make me look like I've got a full head of hair, then they certainly will get a generous tip from me."
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JB gets a call and is told his friend was cheated on. Do you take back a cheater? Listeners have a say:
"No. Because they will do it again, and it just results in more misery for you. Also, it can make you question yourself when you have done nothing wrong."
"Once a cheater, always a cheater."
"I was the cheater because it was a boring relationship but since we lived together I didn't want to end it because it was a good living arrangement."
"No, I will not take back any person who cheats. Why? Simple. If you let them slide they will do it again. And not only will they cheat again but they will see how much more they can get away."
"I would never take back a cheater even though I adore the person. I just can't understand how somebody can cheat when they say they are in love. It's very low to show your love by cheating. I've never cheated on a person that I loved. When you really love how can you go and have sex with somebody else? The whole 'I was drunk' excuse is pretty lame."
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The family is having a party but your partner isn't invited. How do you feel?
"I think if my boyfriend wasn't allowed to come to a birthday party for my dad and we've been together for a long time I would be really offended and I would definitely say something to my parents. To me I look at it as he's not accepted and I'd want to know what the problem is that my family has. I probably wouldn't even see my family until it's resolved."
"I don't think there should be a big deal about it. I think that people should be able to invite who they want. If you start inviting every person and his dog the place would be packed."
"I would be offended if my partner wasn't invited and viewed as my equal. When you're a couple you are essentially one unit so if they can't have the two of us there then they will have zero of us there."
"I think it depends on how long you've been with a person. I know lots of people who jump from relationship to relationship and the family would be meeting a new person every week. But on the other hand if we've been together for a long time and the family has already met the person then it shouldn't be a problem."
