You’ve probably heard that Eskimos have over 9000 words for snow, but none for whatever term that furthers the point of person using this statistic. This is a commonly accepted urban legend. In reality, societies create words to describe whatever the need to communicate. Language evolves to meet the needs of the society that uses […]
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Random Thoughts From A Server IV
I ended last week writing about a very serious topic, but one that I felt needed to be addressed. I’ve decided that in order to help raise the spirits on this special day that I should add a post to Restaurant Laughs. I haven’t posted an installment of the “Random Thoughts†series in a few […]
Random Thoughts From a Server II
I often wonder aloud why there are so many sequels. There have to be more great stories to tell than the stories that have already been told. It seems that every successful movie becomes a franchise and is followed up by three more sequels that aren’t as good as the original. If you liked the […]
Weird Restaurant Stories 1/15/2011
Welcome back to the first edition of Weird Restaurant Stories of 2011. This year I am introducing some changes to the format of this feature. Most notably, I am removing the regional competition. I am also eliminating the US versus The World contest every week. This will allow for more international stories when they are […]
About The Author
David Hayden was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He took his first serving job in 1996. Since that time, he has worked for over a dozen different restaurant companies. He has held both hourly and salaried positions at independent and corporate restaurants. He has waited on over 100,000 guests and trained hundreds of servers. He has been named "Best Server in Kansas City" the last three years by the local weekly paper.
