Definitely NOT a THICKO establishment; although it is very efficient!
Last week I took some friends out to a restaurant, and
> > > > noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon
> > > > in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange, but I ignored
it.
> > > > However, when the busboy brought out water and utensils,
> > > > I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket. I then looked
> > > > around the room and saw that all the waitpersons had a spoon
> > > > in their pocket.
> > > >
> > > > When the waiter came back to check on our order I asked:
> > > > "Why the spoon?"
> > > >
> > > > "Well," he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired some
experts
> > > > in efficiency in order to revamp all our processes. After
several
> > > > months of statistical analysis, they concluded that customers
drop
> > > > their spoons 73% more often than any other utensil. This
represents
>a
> > > drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If
our
> > personnel is prepared to deal with that contingency, we can reduce
the
> > number of trips back to the kitchen and save 1.5 manhours per
shift."
> > > >
> > > > I was rather impressed; and continued to look around. I then
> > > > noticed that there was a very thin string hanging out of the
>waiter's
> > > > fly. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the
same
> > > > string hanging from their flies. My curiosity got the better of
me
> > > > and before he walked off, I asked the waiter: "Excuse me, but
can
> > > > you tell me why you have that string right there?"
> > > >
> > > > "Oh, certainly!" he answered, lowering his voice. "Not everyone
is
> > > > as observant as you. That consulting firm I mentioned also found
> > > > out that we can save time in the restroom."
> > > >
> > > > "How so?"
> > > >
> > > > "See," he continued, "by tying this string to the tip of...you
>know...
> > > > we can pull it out over the urinal without touching it and that
way
> > > > eliminate the need to wash the hands,shortening the time spent
> > > > in the rest room by 76%."
> > > >
> > > > "Okay, that makes sense, but...if the string helps you get it
out,
> > > > how do you put it back in?"
> > > >
> > > > "Well," he whispered, lowering his voice even further, "I don't
> > > > know about the others, but I use the spoon."
WAITER THERE'S A FLY IN MY SOUP.......................
Dave Woerpel
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