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Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by javanix on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @09:49PM (#5372591)
Well, yes, if you put 'Sex-Crazed' in the title of your blog entry I will read it. I won't feel great about it, but I'll read it.
Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by JDGM on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @11:39PM (#5372949)
Indeed. I felt a bit cheated by the end that the only appearance of this "sex-crazed" side was: "He sexually harassed waitresses using a long pair of tongs to increase his range. After drinks in the parking lot, he drove them around on his Ninja 1000."

Then I thought about it some more and decided to give the writer the benefit of the doubt - he stresses the sex-crazed aspect of the cook to paint a clearer image of the type of person, even though it doesn't really come up in the story. Starting the article with that fact planted in my head even before the first paragraph probably made a big difference to my reading of it.

Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by csharpminor on Thursday March 14, 2013 @12:46AM (#5373148)
Lack of a sex-crazed mentor aside, I'd like to go on record to say that this was the most enjoyable 5 minutes I have ever spent on linkedin.
Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by user24 on Thursday March 14, 2013 @05:23AM (#5373941)
didn't even realise I was on linkedin.
Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by csharpminor on Thursday March 14, 2013 @11:31AM (#5375574)
I managed to escape the site without being asked to "connect" with every single person I've ever contacted via gmail. Hooray!
Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by roc on Thursday March 14, 2013 @10:08AM (#5375002)
I thought "sex-crazed" was just assumed when dealing with people who've spent any length of time in the food industry. [1] So when he said "sex-crazed", I expected he was somehow a notable outlier from the norm. But the characterization was on the tame side.

[1] It's hardly unique in that; pretty much any high-stress industry with a young workforce is equally notorious for the same behavior. (entertainment jobs, military jobs, etc.)

Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by asveikau on Thursday March 14, 2013 @01:55AM (#5373309)
Then when he used the dude's name... Well, I'll just say for that guy's sake I hope he changed it for the purposes of the story.
Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by chris_wot on Thursday March 14, 2013 @08:03AM (#5374373)
You are assuming that "tongs" is not a euphemism for something else. Hell, if you have a dirty enough mind you could substitute "Ninja 1000" for something else also.

If you follow my suggestion, then the cook will seem more than a little sex-crazed.

Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by patrickk on Thursday March 14, 2013 @12:06PM (#5375813)
It's a linkbait title, probably wouldn't have even made the front page without it. You can complain about it, but it's human nature to be attracted to sensationalism and controversy, as tabloid newspapers and reality tv show producers will be happy to tell you.

It's also possibly a not-too-suble nod to the comedy movie "Waiting", which featured a sex-crazed chef.

“When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down. But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It’s the truth.”

— Steve Jobs

Re:What I Learned from a Sex-Crazed Short-Order Cook by umphetico on Thursday March 14, 2013 @01:12AM (#5373201)
don't think I would've ever read it without the word Sex in the title. Not a lot of headlines here have the word Sex in them. YC needs a sexual revolution.