October 14, 2009

A Happy Birthday Story With An Unhappy Ending
FOUND by Meat Kennedy in Ithaca, New York
I found this a few months ago at a bus-stop. Apparently the staff do not understand that liquids don't go in rice boxes.
On a serious note...
It's a real concern for a business owner. Repeat customers mean a lot.
+ October 14, 2009 02:10 AM +
Dog breath in the "To go" line
Not all restaraunt employees choose that work as their career and care not at all about the patrons. Others may be incredibly incompetent. Managers must be ever vigilant. Anyone who has had the pleasure of kitchen work understands.
+ October 14, 2009 04:00 AM +
Farmer in The Dell
t was not in his nature to respond well to simple directives, and his boss, knowing this, always justified his orders by creating a parable to make them mor
+ October 14, 2009 04:08 AM +
baby basil in the herb garden
I'm with you, DogBreath. For that reason I think a real-time staff announcement would be in order instead of just posting a long written message, that half the don't-care, this-is-just-a-job employees won't take the time to read. The ones guilty of putting liquids in the wrong containers particularly, since they're the ones can't be arsed to think logically about hot liquids in cardboard boxes.
+ October 14, 2009 05:11 AM +
Librarian in the woodwork

It's just too bad (as far as repeat customers go) that none of the restaurant's employees got beyond "ATTN: ALL STAFF, ESPECIALLY" to read the rest of the sad birthday story.

And I hope this wasn't the Moosewood Restaurant.
+ October 14, 2009 06:35 AM +
Blow N. in the wind
1. I love the Moosewood!
2. Maybe, if they would have frozen the soup first, it wouldn't have spilled so bad.
C. I think it is a good thing that she wasn't wearing her "birthdaysuit" instead of her party dress.
I'm just sayin....
+ October 14, 2009 07:31 AM +
Ian in Edinburgh
Soup in a basket for me, please.
+ October 14, 2009 07:41 AM +
fooch in a rainy morning.
Such a long story to make a point.
(Farmer, you always make my morning)

+ October 14, 2009 08:09 AM +
Soup Nazi in Ithaca

No boxes of soup for you!
+ October 14, 2009 08:56 AM +
Hiplainsdrifter in South Portland, Maine
Prior to translation:

AHSO!: AWL STAFF MEMBA EXPECIALWEE THOS WHO PACK LEFFOVAS !!!

NEVE EVA puta dat soop or curries or other soups in take ow box DAY LEEEK!

Confucious say A HOPPY BIRFDAY Stowry WIFF UNHAPPY ENDDING.

Lass weeken a leetle girl have birfday here. She 15 year old now. She say our place bess place in all Ichicha. Her parent bring her here often. They spend lots of money.

They had good time. But they skinny - had big eyes and small stomachs - so they wan take leffova home wifthem.

One you knucklehed then put leffova soop in rice box - it alll leek out - get on her
party dress - get alll ova papa cah - her papa mad as hrell - demand sasfaction!!! Threaten no spend more money here. Remine me of Seinfeld Kramer epeesode - lucky if he not sue me!!

I say sorry - give giff coupon for free meal. Nothing free in this worl! Don't put soups
in rice boxes. All you pay docked for nex week. Rent double on room the 7 of you stay in too until I get my money back! You not shape up or I send you home ona slow boat...
+ October 14, 2009 09:26 AM +
Sammy Davis Junior Jr
Time to call Johnny Cochran.

+ October 14, 2009 09:51 AM +
truly in awe
Who knew SALT worked at Taste of Thai?

Baby Basil's right: none of the staff are going to read this bulletin. (much like no one is actually going to read Hiplains Grifter's entire [wow- politically incorrect much?!]post.)
+ October 14, 2009 10:00 AM +
Feeling in coherent
If you can put wine in a box - why not soup?
+ October 14, 2009 11:07 AM +
Miss Scarlet in in the Study with a Revolver
The note is too long and is unreadable in ALL CAPS. People never get this. (Yes, I'm talking to YOU Kanye.)

A verbal announcement is better, or a more concise note.
+ October 14, 2009 11:27 AM +
Miss Scarlet in in the Study with a Revolver
p.s. The never-ending parade of skanks in the American Apparel ads (whose clothing, by the way, is hideous) are making me queasy.
+ October 14, 2009 11:27 AM +
Bored in the Clubhouse
It's funny- I'm on a smallish flatscreen monitor, set at 800X600. I open up Found Magazine and the FIND is featured in the center of my screen, the ads aren't even visible, unless I scroll over or up to see them. Sounds like I'm missing out.
+ October 14, 2009 12:00 PM +
Sponge Worthy
I'm SO going to name my next born child Meat Kennedy.

As far as cool names on Found go, what ever happened to Tay Lizardo (in the Moon Solaris) and Tingle Boyjohnson? Best names EVER on Found.
+ October 14, 2009 12:16 PM +
Reading in Bed (Which happens to be located at work!)
Even if it is just a job, take pride in your work, it makes the day go by a little better and you'll get better tips.

That said, the Skanks in the AA ads need to go, everytime I open found at work, I'm worried my boss is going to walk in and yell at me for the half naked chicks.
+ October 14, 2009 01:33 PM +
Hey Hiplainsdrifter in South Portland, Maine
Are you always such an asshole or did you forget to take your meds this morning?
+ October 14, 2009 03:03 PM +
SALT in THE CURRY

ATTN: ALL STAFF

I AM GOING TO SHOUT AT YOU ENTIRELY IN CAPITALS

SO YOU BETTER LISTEN UP

GOT THAT?

AND IF YOU DON'T LISTEN I'LL UNDERLINE SOME THINGS AND MAYBE PUT SOME IN ITALICS TOO

THAT'LL SURE TEACH YOU A LESSON YOU'LL NEVER FORGET

thank you for your attention

+ October 16, 2009 06:03 AM +
Hiplainsdrifter in South Portland, Maine
@Hey - Trolls they come and they go. We don't feed them here.
+ October 16, 2009 12:52 PM +
Federline in Oakland
Wow, that is a seriously long story. Super random.
+ October 16, 2009 04:26 PM +
Double Happiness in Washington, DC
The parallels to my life are uncanny.

My favorite restaurant is an Indian-Thai buffet, and my parents and I go there often. The whole staff knows me. I went there for my thirteenth birthday, but luckily no one packaged out leftovers incorrectly.

Also, I was born in Ithaca, New York.
+ October 17, 2009 01:14 PM +
Amber
I got take-out from an Indian place and they put my coconut rice dessert soup (forgot what that's called) in a take out box. I ended up with half to eat and half all over everything else in the bag. :(
+ October 30, 2009 08:35 AM +

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