Thursday, May 15, 2008

Hi, my name is...

Never not Funny staffers like to eat. Visiting some of the local dining establishments often results in some interesting experiences. Now, we're not a sophisticated bunch (see the many flatulence-related posts scattered throughout the blog) so for us, a dining establishment is in the neighborhood of Applebee's, Chili's, Bennigan's, or Steak and Shake.


Even at Steak and Shake, you'll be greeted by a host or hostess and the exchange usually goes something like this:

Hi, I'm Amy. Welcome to Steak and Shake.
The hostess, Amy in this case, will then help you find a suitable table to dine at within the fine establishment. Upon being seated, Amy will say something like:

Your server will be with you in just a minute.
And Amy disappears to, presumably, seat the remaining flood of guests waiting to be seated. Just as Amy, the hostess, had stated, the server joins us within a couple of minutes.

Hi, I'm Amy. I'll be your server. What can I get you to drink?
Did you notice that both the hostess and the server were named Amy? You might be thinking, "Amy's a fairly common name - there are probably two different Amy's working." You'd be wrong. Amy the hostess and Amy the server are the same person!

Now, had this happened only once, you could chalk it up to a long day. But this has happened on at least three separate occasions with at least three different hostess/servers! Other than being Never Not Funny, what's up with that?!?!

Next time it happens, I'm going to have to say something.


You look familiar... Have we met before? Do you have a twin who works here? 'Cause, I swear, our hostess looked just like you!

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