Of course it's meant as a negative. AMonk is just a nice person.

A "greasy spoon" is a bad cafe...a cheap joint with bad food, hostile staff, and sloppy hygiene, where no discerning person would ever want to even sit down, much less eat.

See the connection? ;-{)

And yeah, we DO think we're better than that, so call it whatever you want.

But it's OK, DPP. My site knows all we need to about you, too. ;-{)