If Restaurants functioned like MicroSoft


      If restaurants functioned like shrink-wrapped (Microsoft) software:

      Patron: Waiter!
      Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support Waiter. What seems to be the problem?
      Patron: There's a fly in my soup!
      Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time.
      Patron: No, it's still there.
      Waiter: Maybe it's the way you're using the soup; try eating it with a fork instead.
      Patron: Even when I use the fork, the fly is still there.
      Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what kind of bowl are you using?
      Patron: A SOUP bowl!
      Waiter: Hmmm, that should work. Maybe it's a configuration problem; how was the bowl set up?
      Patron: You brought it to me on a saucer;what has that to do with the fly in my soup?!
      Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly in your soup?
      Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!
      Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day?
      Patron: You have more than one Soup of the Day each day??
      Waiter: Yes, the Soup of the Day is changed every hour.
      Patron: Well, what is the Soup of the Day now?
      Waiter: The current Soup of the Day is tomato.
      Patron: Fine. Bring me the tomato soup, and the check. I'm running late now.

      [waiter leaves and returns with another bowl of soup and the check]

      Waiter: Here you are, Sir. The soup and your check.
      Patron: This is potato soup.
      Waiter: Yes, the tomato soup wasn't ready yet.
      Patron: Well, I'm so hungry now, I'll eat anything.

      [waiter leaves.]

      Patron: Waiter! There's a gnat in my soup!


      The check:
        Soup of the Day - - - - - - - - - - - - - $5.00
        Upgrade to newer Soup of the Day - - $2.50
        Access to support - - - - - - - - - - - - $1.00


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