Denny's apologizes after group of black customers refused service

The Hill ^ | 08/13/18 | Avery Anapol

[Maverick68]

I will say this: Unless you’ve actually worked in a Bar/Restaurant, you have NO idea how hard and incredibly stressful it can be.

[Rebelbase]

“One cook and one server trying to feed a group of 25, plus whoever else comes in, would take HOURS.”

With today’s work ethic, probably. But not 40ish years ago. See #16 above.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Let’s be fair and point out that this was a Waffle House and not a Denny’s. Waffle Houses are streamlined for extreme throughput. Menus are small with snappy nicknames for popular things. The counter and kitchen are co-located, and all peripheral tables are in view of the kitchen and also a 5 second walk from the kitchen. There is something to be said for rising to a business opportunity (”work ethic”), but also for ergonomic planning in the first place.

[frank ballenger]

on sambo

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To another person here I posted my apology for misstating. Sambo was in South India. I honestly think I never looked at the book since probably 1951 or 1952 I think. An ABEbooks used book popup ad showed it a lot recently although I never searched for it. Funny.

I remember a lot more about watching the televised national conventions in 1952.

[Fiji Hill]

Here's a politically correct audio disc version of Sambo. When I first heard it, I noticed right away that they got the story wrong--I liked the original a lot better. It was even referred to in an article in Human Events in 1960 that deplored the intrusion of political correctness into our culture.

I didn't hear the record again until Youtube came along 60 years later.

Little Brave Sambo--Roy Freeman (Cricket Records, 1953)

[T-Bone Texan]

It’s all about the Gibs, and no, they won’t be tipping.

We already knew that.