] When you're out to eat with friends and family, it can be
] challenging to decide what to order off the menu. There
] are often too many choices on the menu, everything sounds
] good, nothing sounds good, you're unfamiliar with a
] particular type of cuisine, you'd like have what that
] woman over there is having but you don't know what that
] is, etc. etc.
]
] Luckily, a group of authors has recently released a
] series of pop science books focused on solving this
] particular problem. Here are some lessons on ordering
] food from those books:

Amusing take on the latest batch of Hot New Social Behavior books.

All the usual suspects: Blink, Freakonomics, Paradox of Choice, The Wisdom of Crowds, and Everything Bad is Good for You.

Nod if you've considered buying one of these books. Raise your hand if you have bought one. Clap if you have or have considered buying two or more of these. Give a yell if all of them.

Is it that the latest batch is that interesting, or just that the marketing has ratcheted up that much better.

You can stop clapping now.

How to order food in a restaurant (kottke.org)