<<:accept_cookies|Previous Story^stories:bellingham_stories|Story List^stories:national_pi_day_2024|Next Story>> ===== Chuck Wagon Etiquette ===== //**One Possible Guide for Surfski Cookie Eater Manners** // (found a number of places including [[https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-chuckwagon/|https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-chuckwagon/]], but not aware of original source) * No one eats until Cookie calls * When Cookie calls, everyone comes a runnin’ * Hungry cowpokes wait for no one. They fill their plates, fill their bellies, and then move on so stragglers can fill their plates * Cowpokes eat first, talk later. * It’s okay to eat with your fingers. The food is clean * If you’re refilling the coffee cup and someone yells “Cowpoke at the pot.” You’re obliged to serve refills. * Don’t take the last serving unless you’re sure you’re the last one. * Food left on the plate is an insult to the cook. * No running or saddling a horse near the wagon. And when you ride off, always ride downwind from the wagon. * If you come across any decent firewood (read cookies, coffee, pie, treats), bring it back to the wagon * Strangers are always welcome at the wagon.