On Feb 26, 12:45*pm, aem > wrote:
> I see we have two perennial favorites this morning, cast iron skillets
> and boiled eggs. *Surely the surly server thread cannot be far
> behind. *Okay, I'll kick it off. *During this economic downturn we
> have continued to eat out pretty much as before, rarely at chains,
> usually at small independent restaurants, often ethnic but of many
> ethnicities. *Our observation for the past year or so is that servers
> seem to be trying harder. *We have had better service in general and
> far fewer instances of insufficient skill or attention. *Is this a
> result of the weak economy or just our imagination? * *-aem

I have a couplet inspired by two threads:

The servers are no longer surly
But the poodle's fur is still too curly
<taking a bow>

--Bryan