rant · moment 12 of 18
Eating Buffets Alone, and Cinnamon Sticks with Icing
from Pizza Hut Buffet · #32
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4 minTim defends eating at buffets alone as a sign of individual strength, tells a story about choosing a Chinese buffet over calling a tow truck, and they try the cinnamon sticks doused in thick icing that tastes like melted Fun Dip.
- 35:50Tim argues that going to a buffet alone makes you a strong individual, and that it's absurd to go with someone.
- 36:12Synestics arrive as a sweet break between pizza courses—they're cinnamon sticks with thick icing.
- 37:13The icing tastes like melted Fun Dip or crushed-up Sweet Tarts, reminiscent of that candy stick and sugar bag combo from childhood.
- 37:41Tim envisions the lunch buffet experience: not excited for the pizza, but there's an allure to it despite knowing he won't feel good afterward.
- 38:00The driver finds it funny how heavily Tim lathered the stick with icing, but Tim defends his technique.
- 38:24Fat people compartmentalize food across multiple plates to feel less dirty, putting one thing on each plate.
- 38:47Lathering the icing generously onto the cinnamon stick gives the food a different experience as the icing melts over it.