A Special Understanding Of The Calendar

This was a few years ago, when I was serving at a restaurant that had a different special every day of the week.

Me: “Welcome, our special tonight is our Friday fish fry.”

Everything goes as expected until I try to get the third person’s order.

Customer: “I’ll have your Saturday chicken and rice.”

Me: “I’m sorry, that is not available tonight. Our special today is the fish fry. Is there anything else I can get you?”

Customer: “I know you only make the chicken and rice on Saturdays. I would like that, please, with [sides I can’t remember].”

Me: “That won’t be available until tomorrow. We have our Friday fish fry today, or anything on our regular menu is available.”

Customer: *To their friends, who are looking at her like she has lost her mind.* “I want the chicken and rice, do you know what is so hard to understand about that?”

Customer’s Friend #1: “Because it’s Friday, not Saturday. Like she said, they have the Friday special today.”

Customer: “No, it’s not, today is Saturday.”

Customer’s Friend #2: “No, it’s been Friday all day.”

Customer: “Are you serious?”

Customer’s Friend #2: “Yes.”

Customer: “F***, is that why my boss called me today?” *To me.* “I’m sorry, I need a minute to figure out what I want.”