Howdy?

You know what I hate the most? When you're walking in a public place with people everywhere and you see someone you know, let's say a school campus. You know this person, let's call him Charles, enough so that you'd say hello but only if he said hello first. And he does! So then you wave and give a jolly "Howdy!" only to have him completely ignore you and hug the person behind you. He didn't notice you, or at least you hope he didn't, so you quickly lower your hand and keep walking. You're not hurt that he wasn't in fact saying hello to you, but more embarrassed by the fact that he wasn't and you thought he was. Because it was awkward.

Awkward Food

Below is a list of food that you shouldn't eat on a date unless you like awkward moments:

Sandwiches/Hamburgers/Anything similar - Eating these is messy business, and the meat and other goodies usually fall out and then you have to use your fingers to stuff it all back inside the sandwich-like thing and then continue eating. It's not very graceful.

Ribs - The sauce on this food item gets everywhere: your fingers, your mouth, your napkin, your shirt. Just stay away. Unless you like looking like a vampire.

Mexican Hot Dogs - According to a friend of mine, Mexican hot dogs are topped with all sorts of delicious goodness. However, they're messy. Extremely messy. As I stated before, messy foods are not graceful.

(see what I mean?)

Corn on the Cob - The corn bits and stringy stuff get stuck in your teeth, which makes for awkward smiling afterwards. No one likes smiling (or kissing) with crap in their teeth.

Popsicles - You have to be careful with these because if you eat them too suggestively, you might give your date the wrong idea. That could get really awkward. This goes for all other similarly-shaped items (like hot dogs and bananas). Just be careful with them...

(monkeys.)

Sources:

Mexican hot dog photo found here

Monkey photo found here