Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for August 23, 2021

I like the honesty here.

Civilization! What a misnomer! There’s nothing civilized about it!

My name is none of your business but I will make loud comments about your nose and cough at your steak when you’re not looking

I’m Stan and this is my wife Fran and we’re just waiting for Cisco to use the toilet.

How about a nice whine with your meal?

Is Coverly on vacation? The copyright is 2009.

Re: The kid’s comment.

I was on a flight to Los Angeles that was delayed for 30 minutes until they could find a screaming baby to put on board. I think it’s an FAA requirement.

My wife and I frequently chat it up with the waitstaff. It makes the meal more fun. Also, it probably makes their day go a little bit better too.

It could be worse Fred’s bowel could be the one loudly talking.

Been there. We have a screaming kid follow us where ever go, restaurant, store, you name it. It has to be the same kid.

The trouble with diners……too close for comfort

I really don’t miss this.

I’ll take my order to go for the time being!

One of the many reasons I haven’t missed the restaurant scene.

My name is Michael and I’ll be leaving now.

At least it’s not the movie theater.

That’s why Diners are disappearing. A good history lesson.

The one I dread is “I’m Tina and I’ll be showing my friends some inane yowling cat video on my phone loud enough for the entire restaurant to enjoy”

I miss the days when business was Not done on a first name basis.

Family dining!

My names Bert and I’m the cook. If you send anything back you’ll be sorry!

I’m name withheld, and I’ll be reading the paper, bolting my meal and getting the heck out of here.

I think I was there last night. Remember the question 35 years ago, “Smoking or non-smoking?” I wish now it was “Children or no children?”

“…and if you need anything, my name is Ashley.”

“And what is your name if we don’t need anything?”

Back when this was first a thing of servers introducing themselves, my friend and I both responded one time by standing up, shaking hands with the server, and introducing ourselves.

Somehow the service wasn’t all that good, as I recall. Made me wonder why the server was so concerned to introduce self.

To that couple in the middle: “Leave. Leave now!”

I ate there once. Once.