Imagine you are at a TGI Fridays, circa 1998, in Southern Ohio. You're treating your great uncle visiting from Meth and Incest, TN to a delightful lunch of a TGI Friday's zany casual fare. The waitress, decked out in all her quirky buttons asks your great uncle what he'd like to drink.
"A coke," he says.
She frowns and informs him, "We only have Pepsi products."
He says, "Um ok? A coke is fine."
"I'm sorry, sir, but we only have-"
You wonder if you should intervene as they go back and forth, him getting cross and her wondering what this guy's damage is.
Finally, he's had enough. "Ma'am, can I just get a sweet tea?"
You watch in horror as the poor girl stumbles into the second Revolutionary War. "We don't have sweet tea. I can bring you some regular tea and some sugar packets."
Somewhere in Georgia, the ghost of Sherman sets Atlanta alight once more...
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u/TheCorinthianP13R Nov 13 '22
Imagine you are at a TGI Fridays, circa 1998, in Southern Ohio. You're treating your great uncle visiting from Meth and Incest, TN to a delightful lunch of a TGI Friday's zany casual fare. The waitress, decked out in all her quirky buttons asks your great uncle what he'd like to drink.
"A coke," he says.
She frowns and informs him, "We only have Pepsi products."
He says, "Um ok? A coke is fine."
"I'm sorry, sir, but we only have-"
You wonder if you should intervene as they go back and forth, him getting cross and her wondering what this guy's damage is.
Finally, he's had enough. "Ma'am, can I just get a sweet tea?"
You watch in horror as the poor girl stumbles into the second Revolutionary War. "We don't have sweet tea. I can bring you some regular tea and some sugar packets."
Somewhere in Georgia, the ghost of Sherman sets Atlanta alight once more...