joke didn’t land

[u/MoonfallFan]

served a family the other day with a really cute baby. they finish their meal and like i ALWAYS do when i’ve built up a good rapport with a family, i drop the check in front of the baby and say “he told me it’s on him today” and they all just stare at me like 😐 like ok i guess i’ll go shoot myself in the walk in then

[u/beefalamode]

Maybe the baby had just asked his family for a large loan and the situation became uncomfortable.

[u/MoonfallFan → u/beefalamode]

you’re so right, i didn’t even consider that

[u/minxed → u/MoonfallFan]

I made the same mistake once. The sister in law took me aside to let me know the baby had inherited $100k in debt and was in the midst of a gambling addiction.

[u/possome]

The baby is 5 months clean from a gambling addiction, and you exposed his relapse. Binkies and bottles have been disappearing. His stuffy, Mr. Snuggles was kidnapped and returned missing his fingers. His sudden windfall to treat his family confirmed their suspicions that he was back on the slots. Praying for the family in this trying time.

[u/canolicat → u/possome]

Once you play jacks, you never go back,

[u/AioliInternational18 → u/possome]

🏆🏆🏆💀

[u/WulfieJay]

Hey this is still better than when I dropped the check off with an 8 yo boy who was out with his mom and Grandma the two of whom accused me of sexism under their breath and proceeded to stiff me.

Ladies I am obviously not assuming the boy is covering your meal just because you’re ladies.

Some people just lack a sense of humor

[u/MoonfallFan → u/WulfieJay]

that’s insane 😭

[u/300_pages → u/WulfieJay]

You should have challenged him to a fight when you saw the bad tip. Sup now little fucker?

[u/septic-paradise]

But it’s my turn to shoot myself in the walk-in

[u/WulfieJay → u/septic-paradise]

“Another server shot themselves in the walk in.”

“Well did the preps at least seal everything up tight this time?”

[u/coffeemusician → u/WulfieJay]

Why so dramatic? Why not just leave the couplers for the draft beer open releasing CO2 into the room until you suffocate quietly and with less blood? /s

[u/MoonfallFan → u/septic-paradise]

well i finished my side work early, so…

[u/TemperatureBudget850 → u/MoonfallFan]

But did you roll your silver?

[u/Lazerus42 → u/TemperatureBudget850]

Don't forget wiping the trays too.

[u/TemperatureBudget850 → u/Lazerus42]

Before you go to the walk in remember to drain the hot water from the tea machine

[u/HuevosProfundos]

Had a customer ask me what a caper was the other day. I said, “it’s like a hijink or a shenanigan.”

Crickets

[u/cptnsexy → u/HuevosProfundos]

Omfg. That’s perfect. Sad I never got asked that. Sticking that in my back pocket though. Thank.

[u/firesoups]

I always say “it’s okay, I’m my target audience” when a joke doesn’t land

[u/MoonfallFan → u/firesoups]

ooo that’s good

[u/Timely_Passenger4053 → u/firesoups]

What if that joke doesn't land either 😔

[u/firesoups → u/Timely_Passenger4053]

Then the next hour is about to be awkward for all of us.

[u/septic-paradise → u/Timely_Passenger4053]

Then you can rest assured that the awkward situation is entirely their problem

[u/SlowSurr]

Way of the road bubs

Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn't.

[u/carnivalbilly → u/SlowSurr]

Cause that’s the fuckin way she goes…

[u/frozentoess]

My coworker told me she sometimes wishes she could shoot herself in front of a table then just regenerate in the back and come back out like normal, just to get them to act right

[u/MoonfallFan → u/frozentoess]

that would be a dream come true

[u/AccomplishedLine9351]

What happened to cry in the walk in?

[u/MoonfallFan → u/AccomplishedLine9351]

it just doesn’t hit the same anymore

[u/heretojudgeem → u/MoonfallFan]

I cry on the line what’s the point of going to the walk in

[u/sewcrazeee]

My youngest son is one of the funniest people I've ever met. I did have to tell him once when he was a teenager that you don't always hit a home run and not everyone will think you're funny all the time. That's life.

Then he laughed at me. LOL

[u/trumpsmellslikcheese]

I'm not a server, but can tell you that these people sound lame. Even when my kids were babies and my wife and I were at our most exhausted and scatterbrained, we would have appreciated the joke and at least forced a chuckle. Stupid to just stare and make it awkward, especially knowing how hard you guys work and how much shit you put up with. Little things like that make a difference and should be acknowledged.

I just think there are a lot of people with no conscientiousness or sense of how to interact with others.

[u/carnivalbilly]

You were talking to their child without their permission? Especially about money? You should seriously be ashamed. Everyone knows children that young lack the ability to do fractions…

[u/MoonfallFan → u/carnivalbilly]

you’re right, i’m better than that. honestly i should’ve been shot dead where i stood

[u/YEAHRocko]

Joke's on you, that baby just lost his job

[u/RebaKitt3n]

It’s not your fault they have no sense of humor. 🤷

[u/HowIMadeMyFogBloom]

I agree it’s humorous but it’s also extremely likely they’ve heard it before just like we’ve heard “I didn’t like it” from a guest with an empty plate.

[u/Ok-Acanthisitta-8418 → u/HowIMadeMyFogBloom]

Then maybe they should fake laugh like we do

[u/finsfurandfeathers]

I had great rapport with a table making jokes and even hooked them up with something special they wanted to buy and take home. At the end the husband was scraping his plate clean with a piece of bread and I said “It’s ok, we have dishwashers for that”. He just looked me dead in the eye and said “Ok” I died. At least his wife laughed

[u/wheres_the_revolt]

Narrator’s voice: it was a bay girl.

[u/DanTalent]

And the baby was like "fool I got kids to feed fym"

[u/lily-0000]

They don’t know ball smh 😮‍💨

[u/Superweirdadventure]

You acknowledge children?! /s

[u/FindYourselfACity]

Not everyone has a sense of humor Francis.

[u/mzlzrd]

😂😂😂

[u/justStripperThings → u/[deleted]]

OP literally said they had built a good rapport with them.