Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...

Male Customer #1: It's too bad Chlamydia has to be a venereal disease. It's such a pleasant-sounding word.

Male Customer #2: Chlamydia?

Male Customer #1: Chlamydia.

Male Customer #2: Chlamydia. I think I might name my daughter Chlamydia

Probably one of my favorite quotes from the movie "Waiting", because when you think about it, it's kind of true.

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So the other night, I sat down to watch the movie "Waiting" with Mandi. She had wanted to watch it, after hearing it was a pretty funny movie. I had seen it before though. This is a movie that takes place in a restaurant full of disfucntional employees and the experiences of their jobs. I agree, it is a pretty funny movie, full of witty quips and raunchy humor. What Mandi didn't know though, was that the movie also had a more disturbing side to it. I tried to warn her before hand, but trying to explain it without totally ruining the movie, was kind of difficult. So I sat down and zipped my lips.

Among other things, one of the more disturbing parts of the movie is when a rather unruly and rude customer demands that her food be taken back to the kitchen and fixed because the meal wasn't to her liking. Up to this point, the customer has been nothing but rude,mean, and obnoxious to the waitress, and after a vote in the kitchen, the employees decide to get the customer back. This involves mixing a number bodily ingredients, such as spit, dandruff, and sweat on to the food. Let me tell you, they show it all. Of course, the food is taken back out to the customer where she takes what appears to be a bite she enjoys immensely. Gross. As the main character would put it, "I guess we should feel some sort of guilt, but she broke the cardinal rule; never f**k with people who handle your food"

When the movie gets over, you began to wonder what if something like that really happens. There's enough plausibility in the movie mixed in that just adds a dimension of uncertainty next time you want to go out to eat. I'll tell ya one thing, next time I send my food back to the kitchen, I'm going to take a reeaaallll close inspection before and after.

Bon Apetite!