The Pity Party
A new restaurant opened near us a while ago. So we went there to check it out. When we got there, the gaggle of hostesses at the door asked me for a last name.
I looked around at the mostly empty restaurant, and then looked back at the girl, wondering why she needed my last name. "Smith," i told her.
We were seated, and when our waiter approached the table he said "So, how is the Smith party today?"
"AHA!" i said, suddenly understanding the request for the last name.
The waiter looked slightly embarrassed, telling us that the management requires them to do this.
The Mister decided that now that we know this, we are going to have some fun with it.
"Donner!" i cried.
"Grandold," chimed in the Mister.
"Pitti," i added.
"Tupperware?" says Em.
I am so ready for the next time we go there. Got any more for me?
40 comments:
Well, I'm guessing it must have been a decent restaurant, if you're planning to go back. Because I know you wouldn't go back for bad food just to have fun at their expense.
Princess! We are talking different parties right?
Par-tays.
What about the last name 'Bater' and then when they ask how the Bater party is doing you can turn to your husband can say 'Master Bater how are you doing today?" (how juvenile is that?) or if that one is too complicated, what about O'Verdehill?
Purdy
Hardy
Batcheler
Bridale
Oh that is funny.
Slumber
Frat
Farty
"Aforementioned", "Socialist" "Boston T" or "Third"
Oh, I love these!
Pick some complicated name outta the phone book. Give 'em the spelling, and see how they spit it out!
You have to be the Porto family!
de, it was a reasonable place. And i so would go back just to mess with them, but you are right, not if the food sucked.
ttq, excellent!
lynn, *snicker* i love that.
scott, that has a nice ring to it.
amusing, love them, especially bridale.
flutter, very good! Slumber, ha!
stucco, i knew you would have some great ideas.
lucia, i like that idea too. Mastraoantoinisa. Deal with THAT!
My parents use both their first and last names. They are the Kings, Joe and Faye.
And I am their daughter, Lee.
How about Changsurirothenothenom?
:)
Peace,
~Chani
I like everyone else's suggestion- as well as Ems!
How about:
Swingers
Unbirthday
Pajama
Redhat
Stag
Humanitarian
Grassroots
Ok I'll stop now.
Hen
Key
Search
I'm kinda partial to Donner...
Toga? Costume?
At least your waiter didn't come up and say "hi-iii guyssss!" like every person who's served us at a restaurant lately.
those are so funny! I too am partial to the Donner party.
Crisco
Rave
Neverending
Formal
Wild(e)
Dance
Fishing
Hunting
Drinking
Gatsby
scott, i read this suggestion last night and i went to be chucking. Brilliant!
suebob, oh my god! Those are great. lee King. ha ha!
chani, but what if they ask me to spell it? :)
toni, they are pretty great. I can't wait to go back.
maggie, ha ha, you're on a roll.
patches, Hen Party, heh heh. I like it.
mrs.chili, toga! perfect.
sari, i hate it when they say "And how are WE today?" To which i always answer, "We're fine, how are WE?"
u-u, "The Donner Party of three, soon to be two!"
mamalujo, maybe i should take you with me next time. Most Excellent.
Tea
Private
Terrible (or any other word that expresses dissatisfaction)
Card
Lost
The boys came up with this one:
Keg
Go with a classy double-barrelled surname, like Wife-Swapping.
Oh this could be fun! i can't think of any tho - it is LATE.
The hen party, maybe?
BG
Easy one for me:
The Talia family
You are Jenny
He is Gene
Em is Ginny
and then, you know, rock it.
How about:
Single
Longaberger
Shindig
Bathouse
Gay
You've been tagged...Now you can say you're the rockin' party!
Vedding .....
S-Club.
Maybe I'm the only one that'll get that...
Mr and Mrs Forkme.
Christmas.
Cocktail.
Peeinda. Also Sitonda.
(Obscure, yes, but the closest I could get to potty humour. Party humour, I mean....)
Heh.
The comments are as fun as the post!
Mr. & Mrs. House
Mr. & Mrs. Costume
... I dunno... I think all the good ones have been mentioned, LOL.
(Special kudos to Jen for the "Talia" family!)
ttq, now i'll have to use Rotten.
lu, ah boys! :)
antonia, Cheese-tasting!
billygean, Hen is good!
jen, you rock. I will totally use that one.
redlecting pool, GAY! excellent. Or maybe just Happy.
lynn, thank you. My answer is above somewhere.
luckyzmom, one can do alot with a slight mispronunciation.
d-man, is that a NZ thing?
gary, ha ha! Love it.
mona, did you see Scott's suggestion of porto? Say it out loud, it's a riot.
oh, the joys, i would say more fun!
ortizzle, this kind of got into me and i would find myself coming up with new ones at all odd hours.
Has anyone said Green yet?
Political?
Liberal Conservative? I'm thinkin' Cdn!
S-Club 7. Teeny-bopper music group. One of the lines from one of their songs was "There ain't no party like an S-Club Party!".
Yes. I am ashamed.
All funny...hope you try them out!
Hmmm that is rather odd... then again it sounds very American to me ... we get that kinda stuff but not to such extremes (set phrases must be used etcetc ..) Richard Branston tried to set up Virgin record shops in Germany and basically gave up when the staff refused to wear uniform teeshirts .. europeans are so much more individualistic than Brits or Americans... also they do not have bars with names like "Hooters" .. .ahem ..! Anyway nice to drop by I come via a friend of a friend of yours ... if you wanna come by mine you're most welcome: gledwood2.blogspot is the place to be ... see you there hopefully (say hi if you come) all the best
gleds
Toga
Smarty
Man... I wish WE had one of those places near us!
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