[SamAdams76]

The peanuts are salted - I assume they want you to drink more.

Yes, I believe that was the business model. And it worked for them in the short-term because I bought a lot of beer that night. But it backfired long-term because I drank so much I forgot where the place was and what it was named. Now I can't go back there and spend more money.

I also remembered there were some birthdays that night. That's because the entire staff started clapping their hands and chanting nonsense. That was a bit irritating but it goes on in most of the restaurants these days so I shan't hold that against them.

[Excellence]

You didn’t use a CC to pay for it?

[Yardstick]

I waited tables at a place where we did a corny ritual for birthdays. Always thought it was kind of dumb, as did the other servers.

[ADemocratNoMore]

Lots of places chant nonsense because the act of singing Happy Birthday means they have to pay a royalty, failure to do so will get them sued.

[a fool in paradise]

I also remembered there were some birthdays that night. That's because the entire staff started clapping their hands and chanting nonsense. That was a bit irritating but it goes on in most of the restaurants these days so I shan't hold that against them.

Blame Warner Brothers. They claim to still own "Happy Birthday To You" for the next 15+ years (100 year copyright) even though the song lyrics and melody ("Good Morning To You") are older than that. So places have to substitute "their own song".