maxine in ri wrote:
My husband asks for black coffee, and the dingos behind the
> counter at hortons or honeydew ask him if he wants cream and sugar
> with that. All the time.


You can bet that the folks behind the counter have run into a few
hundred customers who ask for black coffee and then, when given black
coffeee, demand cream and sugar. So now the waitresses check which sort
of black coffee the customer wants.

--Lia