Dining Out
Published Jan 01, 1900
Between her sophomore and junior years at college, my daughter Laurie waited tables at a rather seedy steak house. One evening she waited on a well-dressed young couple.
In a rather condescending tone, the man asked her, "Have you ever thought of going to college?"
"Actually, I DO go to college," Laurie replied.
"Well, I went to Harvard," he said, surveying the restaurant, "and I'd NEVER work in a place like this."
"I go to Vassar," Laurie retorted, "and I'd never EAT in a place like this.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
