Just When You Thought You’d Out-Stupided Her…

I’m a cook. On this particular busy night, we have run out of lobster mac and cheese. I’m talking to a new waitress.

Me: “Can you stop accepting orders of lobster mac and cheese? I already told you we’re out.”

New Waitress: “I thought you were making some more.”

Me: “No, we’re out.”

Despite this, she keeps accepting orders from customers for lobster mac and cheese! I get annoyed to the point where I sarcastically make up a reason to tell her to make her accept, once and for all, that we are not able to sell any more tonight.

Later:

Manager: “Did you tell [New Waitress] that we’re out of lobster mac and cheese because there’s a worldwide shortage of people with small enough hands to milk lobsters’ tiny nipples, hence a worldwide shortage of lobster milk?”

Me: “Yeah, I had to show her how stupid she was being to keep taking orders for it. It finally got her to stop!”

Manager: “Yes, but she’s been telling that to customers when they ask for it.”