The Sword That Got Away

Submitted On Aug. 29, 1996
Anonymous
From Orlando, Florida USA

• I work in a very upscale restaurant in Central Florida, which of course is a very tourist driven town. You meet people from all over the world, and from all sorts of different lifestyles. A lot of these people save their money for years to come down to Florida and try new and different things. One night after taking an order for a party of five, a lady who had just ordered the swordfish grabs my arm and says; "Do you remove the sword before bringing that to the table, or do I have to do that myself?"

  To which I replied; "Ma'am, I bring a special sword removing utensil with the plate, which snaps the sword loose from the fish, and you get to keep it as a souvenir."
  

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