Haha, this is another funny one, though a bit .... eh .....


>>> > Last night, I went with 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 he
>>>also had a
>>> > spoon in his shirt pocket.
>>> >
>>> > Then I looked around I 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 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 and he was able to
>>>replace it
>>>with
>>> > his spare. "I'll get another spoon next time I go to 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 the 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 end of our "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 percent."
>>> >
>>> > "Hhmmm...After you get it out, how do you put it back?" I asked
>>> >
>>> > "Well," he whispered,
>>> >
>>> > "I don't know about the others... but I use the spoon."
>>> >
>>> > ~~~
>>> >
>>> > "Learn to be calm and you will always be happy."
>>> >
>>> > - Paramhansa Yogananda
>

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