My coworker Georgia, who is very obviously pregnant, was serving a table of annoying and demanding people. At one point, when they did not care for a particular appetizer, they said to her that Owner (who is from their part of the country) "should take it off the menu--it's disgusting!" To be fair, I don't care for the dish that much myself, but most people love it, and it is far from disgusting.
In any case, Georgia was getting more and more annoyed with these people. And then one of them made the stupid mistake of saying, "Darling, we have to ask--are you pregnant?" With an absolutely straight face, Georgia simply said, "No," and walked immediately away with one of their sodas in her hand to refill it, adding a slightly hurt look to her face. She was gone just long enough to make them feel utterly horrible, thinking they had just greatly insulted her. So when she came back to the table, the one woman started to profusely apologized. Georgia stopped her and said, "Ma'am...I Ess just joking. Of course I'm pregnant."
Surprisingly, she got a laugh from them, and I believe a decent tip, too. I told her, "You're evil." She grinned and said, "I know."
In any case, Georgia was getting more and more annoyed with these people. And then one of them made the stupid mistake of saying, "Darling, we have to ask--are you pregnant?" With an absolutely straight face, Georgia simply said, "No," and walked immediately away with one of their sodas in her hand to refill it, adding a slightly hurt look to her face. She was gone just long enough to make them feel utterly horrible, thinking they had just greatly insulted her. So when she came back to the table, the one woman started to profusely apologized. Georgia stopped her and said, "Ma'am...I Ess just joking. Of course I'm pregnant."
Surprisingly, she got a laugh from them, and I believe a decent tip, too. I told her, "You're evil." She grinned and said, "I know."
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