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Why are tables in restaurants usually wobbly?

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Fast-food or classy.

Are they supposed to be? Joe Bob Briggs says that in a serious drinking-place your drink should wobble, but I'm talking eating-place.

Is it a major hassle or expense for them to keep the tables stable?

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because every time they level them , they end up getting moved and the slightest uneven spot in the floor causes the table to be shaky
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lol .... maybe so ppl keep their elbows off of it....old fashioned manners being remembered....
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Most of the tables are old and have lost a foot pad or two. It's better to get carry-out and eat at home anyway. You can have your own drink and take off your shoes while eating.
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That girl is right it's a riddle.
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most of the time one table leg is longer. On occasions, three (!!!) legs are shorter. It causes wobbliness.
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They do it deliberately so the food slides onto your lap, and leaves less mess on the tables for them to clean up.
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Years of being abused....hahaha

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Maybe because so many people have used them. Other than that I have no clue.
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Most restaurant have fixed base tables.. the bottom of the base has adjustable casters on it to level the table...but tables are constantly getting moved for parties,,,cleaning,,,etc...so the casters will eventually scart to go up or down accordingly... after awhile they usually start to fall of...thus making the table uneven.
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i think the people who sat on that table before ate messy and sloppy nyhahahahahahhahaha it actually depends, some people keep shaking the table, kick it by accident or sometimes bumb it while they are walking
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probally becuase of years of use and owners who dont want to replace the tables

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because the legs are uneven
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why do people like you have to come here and have no life and ask these really stupid questions? theres other important things in the world to worry about... wtf does wobbly tables have to do with it? and why should it concern you.. eat in your goddamn car
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wear and tear of the wood...
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the table probably lost a s***w in it or they are getting old
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They do it to trick your mind. Can you solve the riddle?
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