Finger Lickin' Good

[WillJ]

The poll is self-explanatory, I think. I wanted to see if being a CivFanatic has anything to do with being sloppy. Probably not (as it probably doesn't connect with anything), but hey...

As for me, I only lick my fingers while eating very rarely. Usually I wipe them on a napkin, and if one isn't around, I usually wipe them on something else, such as my pants. That is, unless it will be very noticeable (for example ketchup). So how about you?

And yes, I'm bored, and yes, this is the best thread I could come up with.

 

[superunknown]

A gentleman don't lick his fingers whilst eating.

 

[Yoda Power]

oh man you´re bored..

I rarely lick my fingers.

 

[Mikoyan]

Well, only when eating chicken or ribs.

 

[puglover]

Nope. I wipe my fingers on my clothing!

 

[Shaitan]

Yes, very often. It does depend on what I'm eating though. If it's mustard from a sandwich it gets a napkin. Same with dry stuff like crumbs. If its a huge quantity like gobs of butter from the corn on the cob then it'll rate a napkin. For most small tasty messes though it's the old tongue and cheek. BBQ, hot sauce, au jus, dribble from the Hungarian goulash...that's all lick, suck, smack.

 

[cromagnon]

Yeah, it depends a lot on what I'm eating too. I'm a napikin person (or if one is unavailable, a back-of-pants person) myself, but you just can't eat BBQ or Buffalo wings with a napkin. That would be considered wasting food.

 

[Shaitan]

I just thought of the deciding factor. If the mess is on the palm it is an automatic napkin job. The chance of finger licking increases logarithmically as the location of the mess approaches the finger tip. Knuckles need their own formula though, they don't fit in with the palm-tip theorem.

 

[sween32]

cromagnon, exactly what i was going to say. waste of food and paper when referring to certain foods. imagine all of the dead trees you would be wasting if you used a napkin everytime you picked up a buffalo wing??? might as well have a whole paper towel roll with you.

 

[cromagnon]

@Shaitan: I'm not beyond licking my palm if I've been eating a juicy hamburger.

@Sween: I agree wholeheartedly.

It's a good thing my mother can't see this.

 

[SunTzu]

Hey Shaitan, do u agree with me that BBQ isn't BBQ if it isn't from the south?
Lick em' especially with BBQ, napkins are for lil babies

 

[SunTzu]

how many people use their tongue to clean up around their mouth when eating BBQ? i know i'm not the only one

 

[Ohwell]

Fingers, baby!

 

[Shaitan]

Originally posted by SunTzu
Hey Shaitan, do u agree with me that BBQ isn't BBQ if it isn't from the south?

Absolutely. In Yankee territory it is just "barbeque". They call things like steak and burgers barbeque north of the Mason-Dixon line. All y'all gotta learn the difference between BBQ and cook out!

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by cromagnon
Yeah, it depends a lot on what I'm eating too. I'm a napikin person (or if one is unavailable, a back-of-pants person) myself, but you just can't eat BBQ or Buffalo wings with a napkin. That would be considered wasting food.

Originally posted by sween32
cromagnon, exactly what i was going to say. waste of food and paper when referring to certain foods. imagine all of the dead trees you would be wasting if you used a napkin everytime you picked up a buffalo wing??? might as well have a whole paper towel roll with you.

I agree. With extremely messy foods I lick my fingers till all the "stuff" is off of them, and they're just sticky, and then use a napkin. I don't really like it (the messyness), though. Ideally, nothing from food would go anywhere but my mouth.

 

[SunTzu]

One day shaitan you'll have to come to the Memphis in May BBQ Contest(unless u've already been) Its the greatest BBQ all in one place, you have to starve yourself for about 3 days before the contest just so you'll have enough room to try all of the BBQ there

 

[Shaitan]

That sounds delicious. I'll have to add it to the vacation list.

 

[Colonel Kraken]

Lick my fingers! How can you justify wasting the tastiest part of finger food? BBQ sauce, cheesy powder from Cheetos, salt from the chips . . .

 

[SunTzu]

Originally posted by Shaitan
That sounds delicious. I'll have to add it to the vacation list.

You really should, just be ready to gain some weight its worth it

 

[MummyMan]

The only bad thing about finger lickin is that utterly disgusting squeeking sound that comes when someone licks loudly. Its not that hard to silently lick your fingers, but people do it so loudly that it is nasty. I voted for if there's no napkin by the way, cuz i do it but i don't loduly suck on my fingers.