Spoon anyone?

[Lebanese_007]

THE SPOON: (A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for

an organization.)

Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant and noticed that the

waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a

little strange.

When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I noticed that he, too, had

a spoon in his shirt pocket. Then I looked around and saw that all the

staff had spoons in their pockets.

When the waiter came back to serve our soup, I asked: "Why the spoon?"

"Well, he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired a consulting firm to

revamp all of our processes. After several months of analysis, they

concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It

represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If

our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to

the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift."

As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon after enjoying my soup, and, yes,

he was able to replace it with his spare. "I'll get another spoon the next

time I go into the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right

now." I was impressed.

I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly.

Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging

from their flies. So, before he walked off, I asked our waiter: "Excuse

me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?"

"Oh, certainly!" Then he lowered his voice. "Not everyone is so observant.

That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we can save time in the

restroom. By tying this string to the tip of you know what, we can pull it

out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening

the time spent in the restroom by 76.39%."

"After you get it out," I inquired, "how do you put it back?"

"Well," he whispered, "I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon."

[gamehead200]

This was posted a LONG time ago...

Still funny, though...

[MadGutts]

PMSL

[Phyridean]

OMG! ROFL!

[mazin]

Nice joke!

But you told the FRONT side of the joke. Do you know the BACK side of it?

If not, let me know.

[gamehead200]

Nice joke!

But you told the FRONT side of the joke. Do you know the BACK side of it?

If not, let me know.

I don't wanna know!

[mazin]

I don't wanna know!

Yeah...It's disgusting, too. I shall post it!

[mazin]

A man was dining in a very swank restaurant in NYC. When the elderly waiter brought the consomme, the customer saw that his thumb was deep in the soup bowl.

Next, the waiter served steak Diane, and now his thumb was deep in the gravy. The customer held his tongue. This was, after all, one of New York's finest restaurants.

Finally, for dessert, the waiter brought out coupe marron. This time his finger wasn't in the ice cream.

The customer could contain himself no longer.

- Customer: Sir, would you tell me why you put your finger in the consomme and the steak gravy, but not in the coupe marron?

- Waiter: (coldly) Simple, my good man. I have a bad case of arthritis, and warm things relieve the pain in my thumb.

- Customer: (angrily) You son-of-a-b**ch! Putting your thumb in my food! You should take that thumb and ram it up your a$$!

- Waiter: (dourly) That's what I do in the kitchen.

[gamehead200]

A man was dining in a very swank restaurant in NYC. When the elderly waiter brought the consomme, the customer saw that his thumb was deep in the soup bowl.

Next, the waiter served steak Diane, and now his thumb was deep in the gravy. The customer held his tongue. This was, after all, one of New York's finest restaurants.

Finally, for dessert, the waiter brought out coupe marron. This time his finger wasn't in the ice cream.

The customer could contain himself no longer.

- Customer: Sir, would you tell me why you put your finger in the consomme and the steak gravy, but not in the coupe marron?

- Waiter: (coldly) Simple, my good man. I have a bad case of arthritis, and warm things relieve the pain in my thumb.

- Customer: (angrily) You son-of-a-b**ch! Putting your thumb in my food! You should take that thumb and ram it up your a$$!

- Waiter: (dourly) That's what I do in the kitchen.

Priceless!

[Phyridean]

*Groans*

I think I'll be eating at home from now on...

[mazin]

I think I'll be eating at home from now on...

But waiters are honest as you saw. They will tell you the truth.

[Phyridean]

I think in that particular case that I'd prefer if they didn't...

[mazin]

sure...it'd be useless honesty.

[prathapml]

Now why did I *HAVE* to see this just after dinner?

[gamehead200]

Now why did I *HAVE* to see this just after dinner?

Why did you *HAVE* to have dinner!?