tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post3150895368223371851..comments2024-01-20T00:41:46.149-06:00Comments on The Insane Waiter: Insults and Answers...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-32012844649311630582009-04-04T12:31:00.000-05:002009-04-04T12:31:00.000-05:00It looks like you've gotten just about every hilar...It looks like you've gotten just about every hilarious, albeit unfortunate, situation written about in your blog. But tell me, what have you to say on poor Sunday tippers? You know, the ones that don't tip but instead leave you a candy bar with a wrapper that says "Jesus loves you!"<BR/><BR/>I'm curious. If you've written about it before, it just means I'll have to search harder.Strawberry Blondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-67459752813599713032009-01-08T17:19:00.000-06:002009-01-08T17:19:00.000-06:00I was tipped with an expired coupon to some store ...I was tipped with an expired coupon to some store in the mall. I don't even remember what it was, but I was so pissed. Never acted like anything was wrong either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-45919708151693317462008-02-01T17:01:00.000-06:002008-02-01T17:01:00.000-06:00site, meant to say site.I live in a dark dark room...site, meant to say site.<BR/><BR/>I live in a dark dark room.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096057521160935889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-8604198133458883332008-02-01T17:00:00.000-06:002008-02-01T17:00:00.000-06:00Enjoying your sute here.Enjoying your sute here.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16096057521160935889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-72417169493066148012007-06-18T17:35:00.000-05:002007-06-18T17:35:00.000-05:00Waiter, that sounds like something that would have...Waiter, that sounds like something that would have happened to me. See what happens when you try to be the nice guy?????<BR/><BR/>(Formerly Sondra..I changed my blog name)MissJesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653100352182424436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-44941661215839554362007-06-04T10:00:00.000-05:002007-06-04T10:00:00.000-05:00I had never heard of Western Dressing either - Goo...I had never heard of Western Dressing either - Googled a recipe for it - found that the author of the recipe also recommends putting straight ketchup on a salad as a dressing - CLASSY!:<BR/><BR/>Western Dressing<BR/>Recipe #128031<BR/>1 rating<BR/>This dressing can also be used as a marinade for meats. From "Cooking a la Heart"- Delicious heart healthy recipes from the Mankato Heart Health Program. When I was little, the only time I had salad was at my grandma's house, and it could only be with Western dressing. Ok, that still holds true. But still, I figure a home made version of the dressing would be pretty cool! Oh, and have you ever tried just putting some ketchup on a bowl of salad? It's great- (Just don't put too much on- less than a tablespoon is perfect for a bowl).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-16555640387502600382007-05-04T20:27:00.000-05:002007-05-04T20:27:00.000-05:00Why drink Merlot when there's a perfectly good Whi...Why drink Merlot when there's a perfectly good White Zin on the menu? Silly rabbit...<BR/><BR/>Steve<BR/><A HREF="http://liquorstorestories.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Liquor Store Stories</A>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690409626345809931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-35684856100761243292007-05-04T10:05:00.000-05:002007-05-04T10:05:00.000-05:00Great story, Waiter...I was just wondering if you ...Great story, Waiter...I was just wondering if you noticed any diners thumbing up their noses at getting Merlot after the movie Sideways came out? A few of my local bartender friends mentioned this, and was wondering if this was a trend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-11052266929164070602007-05-03T01:53:00.000-05:002007-05-03T01:53:00.000-05:00i work at an Olive Garden and i know just about sh...i work at an Olive Garden and i know just about shit about wine... i know i prefer lighter, sweeter wines than heavier reds, so a nice Riesling or Pinot Grigio does well for me... but whenever a customer asks about a red i really dont know what to say. usually they have some idea what the want, and so i offer to bring them a few samples and let them pick. This usually works out pretty well, because most people would gladly take a Clos Du Bois Merlot over a Turning Leaf, and that way they are the ones picking the more expensive wine and they cant get pissed at me for selling them the most expensive "merlot" on the list when they ask for one.<BR/><BR/>But yea, we sure do get plenty of idiots who want to drink wine to impress their date, and then order a Sutter Home White Zin (even the Beringer garners more respect) or even worse the aforementioned Turning Leaf Merlot, or the classiest of the classless, Lambrusco. I always know i'm in for a good tip when that happens. <BR/><BR/>I had a 3 top come in and ask for a "sweet" wine. When i brought them the St Michele Riesling the girl turned her nose up and said "this isn't sweet at all!" ... after a sample of all our sangrias, she declared all our wines simply too dry and that she would have a Sprite. She looked like an idiot, IMHO, and i would have been happy to suggest her a nice Shirley Temple if i'd had the balls to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-14776700033091254262007-05-02T02:46:00.000-05:002007-05-02T02:46:00.000-05:00I live in Australia and I have never heard of West...I live in Australia and I have never heard of Western dressing (or even White Zin except on your website - if they have it here it is called something else). That guy sounds like a total idiot and the saddest part is the way magagement feel they have to suck up to him.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01012038548630045368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-60991725893364382202007-05-01T19:18:00.000-05:002007-05-01T19:18:00.000-05:00This may have been your best post ever. I was nev...This may have been your best post ever. I was never an asshole customer but since I've been reading your blog I've become a model diner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-36605919906505926042007-05-01T19:00:00.000-05:002007-05-01T19:00:00.000-05:00Insane, I feel your pain. Hey that rhymes. It doe...Insane, I feel your pain. Hey that rhymes. It does in an Irish accent. I hate cheap customers. I dont mind people who dine with me who havent much money but the cheap SOB's who dont like spending it really get on my tits. Being married to that gut must be fun fun fun...Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-13760744910305044172007-05-01T13:08:00.000-05:002007-05-01T13:08:00.000-05:00I couldn't tell a dry from a sweet wine to save my...I couldn't tell a dry from a sweet wine to save my life but I guess just knowing there are such descriptions puts me ahead of Douchebag.<BR/><BR/>And, yeah, what the hell is Western?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-76958330659796486142007-05-01T11:55:00.000-05:002007-05-01T11:55:00.000-05:00Love your site, btw. :)Love your site, btw. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-50941765251184287752007-05-01T11:52:00.000-05:002007-05-01T11:52:00.000-05:00I got tipped with a calendar once. Dude wasn't eve...I got tipped with a calendar once. Dude wasn't even drunk...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-40728890177806193062007-05-01T11:47:00.000-05:002007-05-01T11:47:00.000-05:00hubbard...BWAHAHAHHAAAA!! Give him crayons, too. ...hubbard...<BR/><BR/>BWAHAHAHHAAAA!! Give him crayons, too. It's no less than he deserves.<BR/><BR/>I'm wettin' my jockeys, here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-85235253600860816602007-05-01T11:43:00.000-05:002007-05-01T11:43:00.000-05:00Sorry you had to deal with moronic skinflints. Th...Sorry you had to deal with moronic skinflints. The next time someone cheaps out at you, perhaps you should offer a children's menu and suggest, in lieu of wine, a Shirley Temple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-18279775578366946412007-05-01T10:47:00.000-05:002007-05-01T10:47:00.000-05:00I went to a little Mexican counter-service place t...I went to a little Mexican counter-service place the other day, they had a list of available wines on the wall: Cabernet, Chardonnay, Chablis, Burgundy.....and "Pink Wine". It cracked me up that even a hole-in-the-wall like that had no respect for the old White Zin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-61600764135852936312007-05-01T09:52:00.000-05:002007-05-01T09:52:00.000-05:00Awesomely funny post--not because you got a crappy...Awesomely funny post--not because you got a crappy tip, but because that guy is such a knob! (The old, "It's funny because it's true" bit). We've all had that guy.<BR/><BR/>Steve-Western is like french dressing.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957788274497133584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-35576949531927545062007-05-01T08:18:00.000-05:002007-05-01T08:18:00.000-05:00What the hell is Western? I've never heard of it....What the hell is Western? I've never heard of it.<BR/><BR/>Also, has this guy ever been out to a restaurant before? Ever? I thought any idiot knew wine was marked up 200-300% at restaurants. Yeesh.<BR/><BR/>This fellow reminds me of a guy I sat next to at an Olive Garden one time. He got his fettucini alfredo and made the waiter take it back because it had a spoon in it! The spoon they give you to twirl your pasta. He made them take it back because he didn't know "where it's been." I think he was trying to impress his girlfriend by acting like a complete ass. Excellent strategy.<BR/><BR/>Steve<BR/><A HREF="http://liquorstorestories.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Liquor Store Stories</A>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690409626345809931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15210421.post-33719116636265841322007-05-01T05:44:00.000-05:002007-05-01T05:44:00.000-05:00I feel for you. In my day working in the weeds it...I feel for you. In my day working in the weeds it was "Cold Duck" instead of white zin. I knew without a shadow of a doubt that if somebody thought that appauling excuse for a wine was palatable then they would also think that leaving 4 quarters on the table to reward me for my service bought them sainthood.<BR/><BR/>~Maureen~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com