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Spaghetti... 2008-07-01 08:05:00 A doctor was having an affair with his nurse. Shortly afterward, she told him she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the nurse a sum of money and asked her to go to Italy and have the baby there. ”But how will I let you know the baby is born?” she asked. He replied, “Just send me a postcard and write “spaghetti” on the back. I'll take care of expenses.” Not k Read more:Spaghetti
Banquet Manager Saves Groom's Life with Donated Kidney 2008-07-16 09:50:00 I just came across this article online and had to share it with all of you. It's from December 2007 but such a wonderful story that it's good to hear anytime. This is one GREAT banquet manager that we all can be proud of!The sales manager at a Long Island reception hall donated one his kidneys to a rather new friend: A client whose wedding he booked in 2003. Rick Bellando works at Oheka Castle i Read more:Banquet
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Fast Food German Style 2008-08-18 08:30:00 "You know I like to complain about waiters and their poor service, but this is ridiculous! I wonder if they automated the banquet manager too". Read on...German
y likes to call itself the "Land of Ideas" - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine. But Germany has surely never prod Read more:Fast Food
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There Are Robot Waiters After All 2008-08-15 05:17:00 "On my last post, Bacon Alarm Clock, I made a comment about what's next - a robot waiter. Then it got me thinking if anyone has actually invented such a thing. Well here it is... P.S. My favorite is the WA-7."*********************Robo Waiter 1 from Hong Kong's Cyber Robot
ics Technology has shiny lights for eyes and can guide guests to tables as well as deliver orders. (Robo Waiter 1) This
Another Story About a Great CEO. 2008-09-08 07:19:00 CEOs say "how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character".By Del Jones, USA TODAY Office Depot CEO Steve Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an upscale French restaurant in Denver. The purple sorbet in cut glass he was serving tumbled onto the expensive white gown of an obviously rich and important woman. "I watched in slow motion ruining her dress for the evening," Odland Read more:Great
Those SOB Members Did It Again !!! 2008-09-25 07:24:00 We did an event the other day that was for the members of "this establishment" I work for. And the "son of a B*^%#" members showed their nasty as usual side again. Just because they pay money to "belong" they think they own the place. Regardless of their membership dues they DON'T own the place, especially my banquet department!The sales department chick screwed it up again. She picked out a m Read more:Again
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A Union Shop... 2008-09-24 07:57:00 A dedicated Teamsters Union
worker was attending a convention in Las Vegas and, as you would expect, decided to check out the local brothels nearby. When he got to the first one, he asked the Madam, "Is this a union house?" "No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't." "Well, if I pay you $100.00, what cut do the girls get?" "The house gets $80.00 and the girls get $20.00." Mightil
I Can't Take It - I Gotta Fire This Guy! 2008-10-15 07:52:00 I hired this knuckle-head, oh I forgot, this employee, a few weeks ago. He was a little quirky but to be honest, who isn't? Anyway, he just wasn't working out but he was a "body", as we say in the business. He was here to move tables, chairs, and anything else around when we needed. He always came in late but since we were very busy I dealt with it (this is not my usual way of doing things).He Read more:Gotta
13 Things Your Waiter Won't Tell You 2008-10-11 07:39:00 Waiters share insider secrets about restaurants -- from what days to avoid dining out to how much to tip. From Reader's Digest
Important Health Advice For Women 2008-11-06 07:20:00 Do you have feelings of inadequacy? Do you suffer from shyness? Do you sometimes wish you were more assertive? If you answered yes to any of these questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist about Chardonnay. Chardonnay is the safe, natural way to feel better and more confident about yourself and your actions. Chardonnay can help ease you out of your shyness and let you tell the world that yo Read more:Health
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Guest Blogger Month is Here! 2008-11-03 06:59:00 As promised...I've had a fantastic response to my request for anyone in the business that wants to vent about waiters, tell a funny hospitality story or just get their frustrations off their chest. For the rest of November, I'll post some of the best stories that were submitted. I hope you like them.P.S. It's not too late to submit your great story...The 1st guest post is from Don from "Get a Ro Read more:Blogger
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Ever Run a Party For 500 Alpha Males? 2008-11-26 07:00:00 Last but not least, guest blogger post #6 is from "Mike the Waiter".Did you ever find yourself bartending a party station and looking out and realizing no matter how fast you go, there is never going to be an end to that line for the next 6 hours?You are just screwed. You immediately throw 5 bucks at the BEST busboy–you know the one–speaks enough English to understand…“more forks, big plat Read more:Alpha
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Friday Night at Sports Bar 2008-11-24 07:00:00 Guest blogger post #5, submitted by Lone Waitress~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Friday
night at Sports
Bar was hectic. By 9 pm I was ready to pull out my hair. As part of my regular shift I work a double every Friday. This means I work from 11 am to 2 am. I am lucky if I get a break as there is no other waitress. Usually between 2 and 4 I get to leave for 30 minutes to run home and let my poor dog out. 15 h Read more:Friday Night
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I Only Work Weddings, He Says 2009-01-14 07:00:00 The other day, one of my part-time, or on-call waiters (whatever the hell you want to call 'em) tells me that he needs to talk to me about the schedule. I said "Ok, what's up?" He says, "When I was originally hired here I told the previous manager that I only wanted to work part time and only wanted to work weddings". "If I was going to take time away from my career (he's a damm school teacher!) I Read more:Weddings
Those Bastards Stole My Blog Post! 2009-01-12 19:00:00 No not really, only kidding. Actually they featured it. The website "Curious Read.com" was nice enough to feature my post Don't Finish Your Plate Pay 3% More in their New Year's Eve edition. Pretty cool, huh? Click on the banner above to visit the site and while there, look around. It's pretty good and I know you'll want to go back.Next Post: I Only Work Weddings, He Says Read more:Stole
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Bacteria On My Lemon Slice? 2009-01-11 07:00:00 Is this you?You no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel but you ask for lemon slices in your ice water without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.Ah, got you thinking now. Huh?Next Post: Those Bastards Stole My Blog Post!Related Stories:13 Things Your Waiter Won't Tell YouFood Safety's Dirty Little SecretIs There Any Food We Can Eat? Read more:Bacteria
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My Lunch With The Blue Haired Ladies 2009-01-08 04:00:00 ...Actually it was around 180 blue haired ladies (and about 8 senile old men).We did a lunch yesterday for the neighborhood senior citizen center. This was their "2009 kick-off" event. 180 of the nicest little old ladies you could meet. They arrived way too early as usual for people of their age, when we were still putting the water glasses on the tables. They didn't mind. They were just happy Read more:Lunch
This Just In... 2009-01-07 07:00:00 Vote For Your Favorite Posts Here.To start the new year off right, we're now featured at "Humor-blogs.com". I never thought of this as a humor blog but I've had great response to how funny some of my posts apparently are. So, please click on the photo above or on the link at the left side-bar and vote for your favorite posts from this blog.(Hey, since you're there, why don't you just vote for al
Holiday Party and New Years Eve Horror Stories 2009-01-05 07:00:00 Ok, we finally got through all the "holiday parties" and New Years
Eve festivities and made it out alive, so to speak. We took our bumps and bruises, got yelled at by our boss and didn't get fired. Not bad. Well here's a quick look at how the final 2 weeks of the year went for me and what I had to deal with:too many drunkstoo many ugly peoplea waiter that never showed-up for Christmas Eve & Read more:Holiday
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Are You Nuts Revisited 2009-01-03 07:00:00 For my first post of the year I wanted to revisit the first post I ever wrote for this blog. Hope you like it...again.So You Want To Be a Banquet Manager...Do you have any idea what that really means?Oh sure, you think wearing a tuxedo is cool & it makes you look like James Bond or something. But it only makes you look like a damm penguin!The term "the grass is always greener on the other sid Read more:Revisited
Two Guys Are Out Hiking... 2008-12-29 20:20:00 A quick year-ending joke for you...Two guys are out for a long hike one day. They stop to take a rest for a few minutes and just then, a large venomous snake slithers by and bites one of the guys on his "manhood"! "Oh shit, what am I gonna do", says the guy that got bit. His friend says, "Stay here, I'll run to get help and be right back". With that, the friend runs as fast as he can to get he Read more:Hiking
Don't Finish Your Plate...Pay 3% More 2008-12-27 07:00:00 NYC Eatery Charges 3 Percent For Food You WasteJapanese Restaurant Cuts Costs, Food Thrown Away By Hitting Patrons Who Have Eyes Bigger Than Stomach NEW YORK (CBS) ― Your mother may have told you to clean your plate. Well, now one local restaurant is taking that a step further. They're charging customers for food they don't finish.At Hayashi Ya Japanese restaurant on the Upper West Sid Read more:Finish
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