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Guest Check 650324
FOUND by Peter Bernacki
in Austin, Texas
This was found this in a pair of pants purchased from a thrift store.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
I'm guessing they met when he was a customer in the restaurant where she was working as a waitress. That's why she always has to wait on him.
I don't understand point 5. Is she saying that he never talks about this and she wants to? Surely you only talk about breaking up if you want to break up, so the fact he doesn't talk about it is a good thing. Or is she saying that he isn't allowed to talk about breaking up? Which is kind of silly, if he wants to break up then not being allowed to talk about it won't stop him, it'll just make it easier.
Talk about your lousy tips!
A small observation: Shake up the soup/sal and you get "spousal."
Number 2 is terrible! Speak up, woman!
I'm guessing the writer wants to discuss breaking up and moving out, but is not allowed to. I know a fair few people in the same predicament. Of course, people may say if you can't talk about it you can still just do it, but I think a lot of people have too much respect for their partners to do it without a preparatory discussion.
Items 1-4 clerly seem to be "reasons why I'm thinking of dumping you" while 5 & 6 seem to be "things you'll have to stop doing if you expect me to stay."
All in all a pretty impressive list. They should bite the bullet, call it quits.
Talk about a working lunch! She must be a waitress and wrote her grievances on her pad between customers, to have it all clear in her mind.
This relationship is definitely in a nosedive. These days, people don't suffer in silence, and nor should you, girl.
(Well, I say "she" and "girl" but it could be a guy writing this too. Lots of women resort to the silent treatment; perhaps not as many as men, but it happens.)
I think #5 means whenever she tries to talk about the relationship, he gets mad and says "we'll just break up and I'll move out, then". Which is such a little bitch way to end discussions.
I ate at this restaurant once. and wow was it oppressive. So many rules! It's not until the third page opf them that you get to the eating rules, e.g., You always tuck your napkin under your chin instead of laying it in your lap; You eat green peas like one of the Three Stooges; You pile food onto a tray like John Belushi in 'Animal House'; and so on.
Librarian, some days are just better when I get to read one of your Found explanations.
What a great Find! This girl (for some reason I think it's a girl, although it could be either) seems to be stressed out, and her significant other does not seem to be helping her out, one bit! Waitressing is the hardest job I've ever had, and probably not soemthing that this poor server enjoys, either (hence why excessive internet searching is ok for job-seeking purposes only). Were she not so frustrated with her job, perhaps she might have a little more patience to deal with the issues on and the recipient of this list.
"Communicating your relationship issues on a guest check...Priceless"
Their seafood bisque is lousy too.
Holy crap! How do you calculate %15 of THAT???
"You always get to sax when we stomp". Waaaa?
I recommend the baked potato with sour cream and resentment.
I think everyone may be missing the point of this list a bit. This a list of "talking points". This woman wrote all these things down so that she would not get distracted by her deadbeat boyriend. Numbers 1-4 are things she wants to say about how she feels. Number five is a reminder to herself not to get drawn into the same old conversation.
girl: I need you to listen when I have a problem, I feel like you don't care.
boy: I'm moving out!
girl: No, don't leave, sob, sob, sob!
Number six is an ultimatum she would REALLY like to deliver, if she could get up the nerve. He obviously spends all his time surfing instead of working, probably she works extra shifts to pay the bills while he's looking at porn or something.
And no, I am not being too critical. I've been there, done that, so take it from me, honey. No matter how many talking points you write, or how many times you berate yourself for not standing up for what you KNOW is right, he is going to continue to manipulate you everyway he can to get as much as he can without putting in any effort. Forget the talking points and throw his stuff out the window.
Yall are in fine form today!
Sorry about that. Just reread my post and realized I went on a bit of a rant. Too much coffee this morning :D
Librarian, I ate at that same place, and it really sucked when the manager came around and grabbed uneaten soup bowls off of the tables if we looked at him wrong and he would yell, "NO SOUP FOR YOU!!"
Here's a handy tip. It just might have saved my life: Stop kicking the frickin' horse already. It looks like it's been dead a long time. Shut up about it, and DO what YOU need to do.
He's a controlling asswhole and you're not happy with a controlling asswhole. move along.
Good one. The Soup Nazi...
Maybe this gal needs to find someone else to 'wait' on. Waitresses can ask to have their tables changed, right?
HE'S a controlling asshole (asswhole)?
SHE'S the one that wants to make the rules and I'm betting that she does. In fact, that's what she just did.
Items 1-3 boil down to "I want to bitch and complain about you and you don't want to hear it".
Item 4: "We're always late because of you ... or almost late ... or something, but I have to wait on you. You're too slow." (You guys fell into the trap of interpreting "wait" in the restaurant sense because of the order-pad).
Item 5: ... hmmm ... up for interpretation.
Item 6: "I set the rules as to how you spend your free time".
And HE'S a controlling asshole? Yikes.
And I'm pretty sure the woman who wrote this was NOT the one at the table behind us who was moaning and groaning (really loudly) about something. What tickled my fancy, though, was when another woman flagged the server down and said "I'll have what she's having!"
I think I will have the VegPot - Check please!
#6: "..Unless it's for our job"
sounds like they work togther. That makes it even worse.
I think #5 is her remider to herself. (not to go there.) (Lucky said that already. I concur.)
Everybody, all together now: "You're not the boss of meeeeee...!"
Actually, item 5 is another complaint about lack of control, not a reminder. She started to write "No say in whether we break up ..." and changed it to "No talking about ...".
At least she softened it a little.
I wish someone would tell me when to go to bed.
Ugh. Indigestion. I sure never want to eat at THAT diner again.
@Jan - I noticed the spousal, too! Yay, me. And you.
When Check #650324 went missing, the manager probably accused her of theft and fired her.
I can relate to #3!
The rest I just feel sorry for her. Why is she putting up with that? Who wants to live with somebody that tells them what to do, makes her wait on them, and then threatens moving out and breaking up? Also, they're apparently ignoring her to surf the internet all the time. I hope she wised up and realized she deserves better.
If this server just wrote the number associated with the specials instead number AND name she'd have more room to write down their salad dressing and starch choice. Oh--and maybe more time to, I don't know, take care of the guests? Just saying.
ACTUALLY, I think I could say all these things to the pair of dachshunds that live at my house. So maybe the waitron was writing to his/her pets.
Umm... excuse me Waitress? This isn't what I ordered, I wanted the cob salad.
#2 it AWFUL! "You get to say when we stop, when to go to bed"?!! Is that stopping sex because he's done, but she's not?!! Oh my word, i'd kill 'em! How SELFISH.
Cobb salad. And I'd like one as well but, please, make it feta instead of bleu.
I agree with poster two assholes in the same flat who said the "I always have to wait on you" line meant that the letter recipient was slow in some way (getting ready, coming over, etc.). I live in Austin where this was Found and that is a common phrase here. Funny, I didn't even think it might have meant 'waiting on you hand and foot' until I was halfway through the comments!
Excellent observation, Wendy. That use that expression here in Kentucky, too.
"they use . . ."
Was the find in the pants of the writer or the recipient?
I'll pass on coffee, thank you. Just hand me the check.
Ummmm...on second thought...
If it's "waiting on you" in the Austin sense, as in waiting for a slow poke, it must be a guy who wrote the list. I come from a family of slow-poke girls and women (3 generations of us) and it's ALWAYS the guys who are waiting for us.
Personally, I believe this was written by a female, and the guy is always asking her to bring him a beer, get the dinner ready, pick up after him, do his laundry, etc.
I think "you always get to say when we stop, when we go to bed" means stopping the conversation when it gets uncomfortable. I'm done talking. Time for bed.
I believe that the serious reason for this list is talking points before a marriage counseling session, so she won't forget what she wants to say. Don't ask me how I know this.
No one has commented on the fact that apparently you have to have an appointment to eat at this diner? (Appt)It's a little faux-French joint, where the greeter says "Entree!" instead of "come in."
Sal is in charge of soup, while Bev does the desserts. And the veg are in the pot, help yourself, only two servings per customer.
Santé, y'all.
I never noticed that "GuestCheck" was trademarked.
Ha.
This reminds me of a story my boyfriend told me of his last girlfriend; she wrote down a huge list of things he was doing "wrong" and hid them in his things for him to find on his way to work. He and I were strictly friends at the time, I don't think I've ever heard someone as ticked off as he was whenever he called to vent after finding the list. For the record, he's a pretty amazing guy, so I guess the problem lay with the list maker.
Writing down your problems is weak!
It's all about the face to face confrontation. If you have a problem, say it. Don't bottle it all up inside and explode via paper and ink later. You look crazyyys.
Umm, well, YEAH. Found Magazine IS um relevant t and related to my job. so yes, dammit! I DO need check out Found as much as I do.
This note says "you" four times and "I" once.
Hey, that's a lot to digest in one sitting. Can I get a doggy bag?
I'll have the Asswhole Casserole and a glass of Mother's milk, please.
so I guess "YOU" would be the fifteen percent?
"writing down your problems is weak!"
Wow. I simply can't agree. Sitting around listing them and whining about them while doing nothing to resolve them is weak.. but making a list at the onset could be the first step on a long road to recovery.
Blah blah blah blah blah blah.
Get rid of the loser and get on with your life.
I'm the guy who submitted this. They didn't post the back of the check which I thought had some pretty nice touches. You can view it at my picasa gallery at: http://picasaweb.google.com/petersaywhat/GuestCheck
I especially like the big upside down "Thank You!" at the bottom. And by the way, "Don't get so stressed out."
Thanks for the Find, Peter, and thanks again for the bonus material!
#7 is the only one I would've cared about.
8-)
Hey, the finder stopped by! Numbers 7 & 8 put a tad different spin on this list I think. Verifies that it's a girl who wrote it. And yep. Talking points for marriage counseling. Hopefully he had a list too, and the two of them listened to each other, came to a better understanding, and passed this bump in the road with a stronger relationship.
Thanks, Peter, for sharing the backside!
orinoco womble, no appointment necessary-- just choice of appetizer.
Thanks, Peter!! You ROCK!
Thank you, Girl in a Diner, for missing the entire point of my little attempt at a joke.
Look in the cabinet the cash register, maybe you left your sense of humour there.
@ PETERSAYWHAT- Thanks, Buddie!!! Very nice FIND...and I love where it was FOUND!
When I shop at Thrift Stores or Goodwill, I literally LOOK for FINDS like this...have FOUND some things, but nothing worth submitting...yet!
I'm hoping the day will soon arrive when I can read my own FIND up there!!
I think it should be mandatory for the submitters to respond...just a 'Hello' or a bit more info about the FIND and such.
Again...Thanks!
has no one commented on the irony that is #4 on the guest check?
Lol. Her Best & Worst customer...
" hilary in new haven
has no one commented on the irony that is #4 on the guest check?"