pickup game.

like harry chapin sang, 'im not much of a mover, or a pick-em-up easy guy.' but i think i discovered a relatively good ploy for picking up waitresses (or waiters), who, along with bartenders, would seem to me to be the most hit-on professionals, and therefore, the most difficult to pick up.

this past saturday i had lunch with my dad, and i charged the bill to my amex. when we got up to leave, in my absentmindedness, i took the server's copy of the receipt - along with the tip i had added on it, and left the customer's copy - with the tip line blank, on the table. (very few restaurants use carbon receipts anymore, have you noticed?)

anyway, serendipitously, i was cleaning out my wallet yesterday, and i came across the aforementioned receipt. i checked my charges on the amex website, and sure enough, i had been charged only for the price of the lunch. luckily, the receipt had the server's name on it; i called the joint, and they said i could come by and give her a tip, or drop it off for her in an envelope.

she wasnt my type, so i went with the envelope, but i think im on to something.

if youre being waited on by someone attractive, and you want their digits, stiff em on their tip 'accidentally.' when you come back days later to 'rectify' this 'egregious mistake,' youll come off as super thoughtful and whats more, youll have a better entree to a convo with them than you ever could while theyre serving you food.

(this is also the first post im ever gonna 'label!')