When invited out to lunch
I get far too much to eat
If I tried to eat it all
I'd never get on my feet
I usually get a doggie bag
Not the kind you think
That kind are not edible
I say that with a wink
These are little boxes
Containers made for food
For what's left remaining
To refuse it would be rude
Midge will get a helping
But I will get the most
We'll both be very grateful
To our generous host.
(A lot of restaurants are happy to do this too.)
Very good indeed Don. Enjoy the doggy bag and share with Midge. Xxx 😘
Hardly a rib tickler. 😂 Yes, except Midge thinks she is sharing it with me, it's the name you see. 🙄
Good morning Mr.D. and oh yes, around my area it's fine to ask for a "doggie bag" ! Very early for your rhyme today ..... ⏰did your alarm clock go off too early? 💞
My furry alarm clock always wakes be up at 6.34am precisely, I just don't usually look in here so early. I felt a bit guilty this morning having made folk wait for what wasn't a very good rhyme anyway.😳
Far from it Mr D. you are your own worst enemy as you set your rhyming standards so high,that you may feel the one today isn't as brilliant as your norm🌟 Lets see what other members say. I'm sure you'll see that we love them ,even if they're not of superior standard,just first class!! You never let us down ...... Remember this ..... It's you who entertains us!(wasn't that from It Ain't Half Hot Mum ?). 💞
Oh dear, you are reminding me of a time when a group of us WI ladies went for lunch. Like your poem says, sometimes there is too much on the plate to eat. Thats what happened to me and when I asked for a container to put the remaining piece of beef in the waitress replied haughtily, .... We don't provide those here! Fortunately I wasn't going to be deterred and gathered a number of serviettes together as I was determined my cat wasn't going to go without this piece of beef. But on reflection, this meat would have gone to waste. As usual Don you have written about something we can relate to. Restaurants should provide these containers as the meal has been paid for! Regards, Chrys
It annoys me intensely when I'm told to leave what I don't want. For people that lived through WW2 that's virtually impossible because wasting food used to be a crime. I used to be too embarrassed to order a child's meal but not anymore. Places that describe them as Senior Citizens meals get my custom every time.
What was that old saying?.....Waste not, want not!
I usually take any slices of meat for me/ the cats.
I don’t like to leave them on the plate,as my suspicious nature’s wonders if they may serve it again?.
Oh dear Oshgosh, I hadn't thought of that! Dreadful thought.
I saw this once Ona food program.since then I always take meat home for the cat
Well, let's be honest Oshgosh, I doubt that cats are as fussy as us humans! It's worth thinking about though and when I go out for a meal I'll be taking my leftovers home from now on.
Hey Don , was I nearly right with Waste not Want not yesterday ?
But I did mention bubble and squeak , as well, which was wrong.
That's right, I said you were very close. Then you got side-tracked by fish and chips, a problem I often have myself. 😁
Good old Wikipedia already provide a handy guide to 'doggy bags' for rovers
No bones,no veggies skins and certainly no fruits go in our 'leftovers'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lefto...
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Well, who would have thought that! They've made doggie bagging into an exact science . 😂
Good work Grasshopper.👍😁x
Fascinating. I wondered where the word doggy bag came from. When I was very young we were quite hard up for a while though I was blissfully unaware of it at the time. We would go to the butcher and ask for bones for the dog. We didn’t have a dog. These bones were free, and my mum made soup from them for us.
I haven’t lived in a war but I never waste any food, I think growing up when every bit of food was valued taught me to never waste anything.
Good rhyme Don 👍 I hardly ever eat in restaurants but when I do I order a side dish instead of a main course, I find those are a good size for me.
You permanently live in a war zone HH only you are at war with nature on an island so mysterious that you will never disclose it's identity?i wonder if doggies could speak would they ask for a people's bag when leaving their canine restaurants?
I think HH lives on the I.O.M but tells good stories. 🤣
Perm any one from 790 but i reckon i am not far off. 
Hi Don,
Wasn’t going to add to this thread as I didn’t feel I had anything to contribute but apparently even in the best circles people ask for doggy bags.
Spoke to my sister in law on the phone last night and she told me that her son was at a posh dinner in London recently and was sitting at the same table as a certain Camilla. She had to leave early but was sorry to miss the pudding as it was one of her favourites (Tarte Tatin) so asked for some to be sent to the Palace later by taxi presumably in a doggy bag!
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Royal approval eh? It doesn't get better than that. 😁 Thank you Corin and sister. 😘😘
I get my Liver and Bacon Doggy Bag from the local Cafe about once a month. They are very happy to split it for me. My partner does not know what he is missing.
O2 or not O2 update
Hosp pt 2 
here a question for you all 
HELLO.
Happy Doggie Greetings!!
