Thanks for this nice long post just when I feel like a general strike from what I really should do and rather would sit in a road- side cafetaria or diner.
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Buffet I guess means table or board or something like that. It doesn't mean "all you can eat" (at least that's not the etymology). It means "things on a table, ready to eat."

The French word "bouffer" however definitely means to stuff oneself with food. Ever seen the movie "La Grand bouffe" where four middle aged friends are literally stuffing themselves up till the tragic grand finale?
(yes, ultimate decadence of course)

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I don't know what came first, buffet or bouffer.

Last edited by BranShea; 04/25/08 02:12 PM.