good waiters don't exist
“Listen," I say. "I have a reservation. Where's the maître d? I know Jackie Mason," and she sighs, "I can seat you. Don't need a reservation," as she reaches for a menu. She leads me to a horrible table in back near the rest rooms and I grab the menu away from her and rush to a booth up front and I'm appalled by the cheapness of the food - "Is this a goddamn joke?" - and sensing a waitress is near I order without looking up. "A cheeseburger. I'd like a cheeseburger and I'd like it medium rare."
"I'm sorry, sir," the waitress says. "No cheese. Kosher," and I have no idea what the **** she's talking about and I say, "Fine. A kosherburger but with cheese, Monterey Jack perhaps, and - oh god," I moan, sensing more cramps coming on. "No cheese, sir," she says. "Kosher..."
"Oh god, is this a nightmare, you ******* ***?" I mutter, and then, "Cottage cheese? Just bring it?"
"I'll get the manager," she says.
"Whatever. But bring me a beverage in the meanwhile," I hiss.
"Yes?" she asks.
"A... vanilla... milk shake..."
"No milk shakes. Kosher," she says, then, "I'll get the manager."
"No, wait."
"Mister I'll get the manager."
"What in the **** is going on?" I ask, seething, my platinum AmEx already slapped on the greasy table.
"No milk shake. Kosher," she says, thick-upped, just one of billions of people who have passed over this planet. "Then bring me a ******* ... vanilla... malted!" I roar, spraying spit all over my open menu. She just stares.
"Extra thick!" I add. She walks away to get the manager and when I see him approaching, a bald carbon copy of the waitress, I get up and scream, "**** yourself you retarded *********** ****," and I run out of the delicatessen and onto the street ...