Person A: Where do you want to eat?
Person B: I don't care. Anywhere. Where do you wanna eat?
Person A: I don't care either. I'm down for anything.
Person B: Do you wanna get Chinese food?
Person A: Anything but Chinese food! I'm so sick of Chinese food!
etc...
I've devised a solution to this rather trivial, yet persistent problem.
Like the vast majority of solutions that I think up, this one takes the form of a game.
Rules:
1) There are two players. (More than two players is possible, but the difficulty of "winning" increases geometrically with each additional player.)
2) Each player has a note pad and every round, each player writes down the name of a restaurant.
3) After writing down the name of the restaurant, the players reveal to each other what they wrote.
4) If the names match, they eat at that restaurant. If not, repeat the process until the names do match.
These are the only rules. You can repeat the names of restaurants, you can communicate to the other player what you intend to write for that round. Anything is possible.
This game is good for several reasons. First off, it forces both parties to think about places to eat instead of one person throwing out ideas while the other rejects them. Also, if you really want to eat at a specific restaurant, lets say Taco Bell, all you would have to do is write down Taco Bell for every round. If the other player's resolve for Burger is not as strong as yours for Taco Bell, a victory is assured. Finally, it's really fun.
Last night Justin and I played this game.
My choices are on the left, his on the right.
Round 1: D&A Cafe v. Be My Guest
Round 2: Genki Ramen v. Q
Round 3: D&A Cafe v. Pho Hoa KY
Round 4: Philly Cheese Steak v. Thirsty Bear
Round 5: China First v. China First WIN!
We ended up going to China First as dictated by the game. It was delicious and a good time was had by all!
