Joke

MY COLLEAGUES and I eagerly awaited the opening of a new Chinese buffet restaurant close to our office, and on opening day we were first in line for the buffet lunch. As I helped myself to a generous portion of meat curry, I smiled at the owner, who was hovering close by to ensure that everything was satisfactory. "You are our very first customers," he said, to which I replied, "Ah, guinea pigs, eh?" "No, no," he replied quickly, "it's beef."

A FRIEND lunching at a Chinese restaurant noticed that the table had been set with forks, not chopsticks. He asked why. The waiter said chopsticks were provided only on request. "But," the man countered, "if you gave your patrons chopsticks, you wouldn't have to pay someone to wash all the forks." "True," the waiter shot back, "but we would have to hire three more people to clean up the mess."

I WORK at a drive-through window at a fast-food restaurant. One morning a customer pulled up and said, "Two sausage biscuits, please." No sooner had I finished taking the order than I heard the frantic barking of his dog. "Oh, excuse me," came the apologetic voice of the man. "Make that three sausage biscuits."

OUR family often dines at a Chinese restaurant, where fortune cookies are a high point of the visit. One evening I was dismayed to find that I had received a defective cookie - there was no message enclosed. Thinking I would get a free second treat, I called the owner over and explained that my fortune cookie contained no fortune. He smiled and exclaimed, "No news is good news!" And disappeared into the kitchen.