On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:52:32 -0700 (PDT), Lin
> wrote:

>On Jun 18, 8:40 pm, sandi > wrote:
>
>> Just curious if any of the US chain restaurants offer
>> free birthday meals any more?
>> I've heard of the birthday free eats but have never had a one
>> myself.
>
>Some of the local Mexican joints would offer a free meal to the
>birthday-body where I used to live.
>
>I have yet to find a place that didn't offer a free dessert or
>libation of your choice when they found out there's a birthday at the
>table. Of course, such perks come with a price -- like the staff
>singing their own bizarre version of the birthday song.
>
>Funny story ... Had some friends that the husband would find a way to
>tell the staff it was his wife's birthday wherever they dined. Of
>course, red faced and fuming she would deny it was her birthday, but
>he would insist that she was just modest and please help them
>celebrate. They got a lot of free stuff that way. As fun as he was to
>be around, I'm glad I'm not married to him!
>
>--Lin (Just don't make me wear the stupid hat!)

wearing your pickle hat at all times forestalls such embarrassing
problems.

your pal,
blake