i thought maybe it was a local thing?
i went to lunch yesterday with people from work, my first lunch out with them. when we got our drinks, i thought mine tasted a lot like root beer (yuck). but since it was my first lunch with these people, i decided i’d maybe hide how high maintenance i am, for now, of course. ;) then Y said that her drink tasted funny. “yeah, mine kinda tastes like root beer,” i said. then we all agreed that our drinks tasted like root beer.
when the waiter came back we told him that our drinks tasted funny. jokingly, someone said, “take a swig!”
E (man)’s drink was closest to the waiter’s face, and he actually. leaned. down. and…
wait for it…
took a swig. out of E’s straw. HIS STRAW!!!
no one said anything, so i kept quiet. after the waiter walked off, Y said, “um, did anyone else notice that he drank out of E’s straw?”
i said, “i noticed that! i wasn’t going to say anything… i thought maybe it was a local thing. maybe everyone’s just waaaaay more laid back here.”
WTF?
You’re from -TEXAS- it doesn’t get any more laid back than that!
January 20th, 2005 at 9:01 pmmaybe dude just wanted to have a drink ya think?
January 20th, 2005 at 9:08 pmDid you ask him if he was one of those folks who thought he was voting for Algore but voted for Pat Buchanan instead?
January 20th, 2005 at 9:23 pmso what you’re saying is that e has cooties, or at least you suspect e does–interesting . . .
January 20th, 2005 at 9:35 pmwait a minute, I think that you’re making that up!
people from work. oh, wait, I’m the one that makes stuff up about working. never mind.
January 20th, 2005 at 11:23 pmWell, wow…
OK, the waiter taking a drink was very strange, but inquiring minds want to know; what kind of drinks these were supposed to be? Perhaps the waiter had already had quite a few swigs?
January 21st, 2005 at 1:24 am:-)
Maybe he was new to the Waitstaff, and having never waited tables before thought it was alright to do that.
January 21st, 2005 at 4:44 amOr maybe he was already having a bad day and thought it would be fun to freak out the patrons.
I once went to a restaurant with friends and ordered a coke. When it got there I picked it up and immediately noticed that it was about 3/4 rum and the rest was coke. In my shock and suprise I immediately exclaimed to the waitress “Taste this!!!”, she said “What ?!?”, I said “Taste this !!!”, she obliged, and then said “Oops, I’m sorry, I must have grabbed you the cooks drink. I’ll get you another.”
I kept thinking that if that had happened while I was a kid I would have said “Mom, my coke tastes funny”, and she would have replied “Shut up and drink it anyway.”
Mike
January 21st, 2005 at 7:29 amFriday Lunch Special: Free Drinks for the Ladies
January 21st, 2005 at 10:46 amResolving a major issue at the Evil Corporation allowed for an early lunch. So, for your mid-day dining pleasure, we offer you to choose from one of these specialties:
sarahk at mountaineer musings has learned to be careful what you ask of a waiter….
Yuck factor 12.
January 21st, 2005 at 4:00 pm