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Contest #976
“We shouldn’t have ordered food until our table was ready.”
Maria Palumbo, Davidsonville, Md.
“They’re the waitstaff. We’re the wait-longer staff.”
Ross Myers, Chicago, Ill.
“If you stick your foot out a little farther, we might get some of that champagne.”
Cindy Tebo, Catawissa, Mo.
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