A table of eight was given to me two nights ago. As I approached the table and asked what they’d like to drink, I was asked a question I’d never been asked before (nor do I believe I’ll ever be asked again).

Her: “Before I order a drink, is your coke carbonated?”

I thought she was trying to ask if our soda was a little flat, so I started to answer when I saw the woman next to her start cracking up. Oh, trying to play a joke on the old waiter, eh?

Me: “No, ma’am, we have non-carbonated Coca-Cola. Would you like a glass?”
Her: “No. You’d better give me the un-sweet tea.”

Now the woman next to her was chuckling even harder. Her face was a bright red and there were tears coming down her face as she tried to contain all the laughter she could.

Me: “Now you know, ma’am. The un-sweet tea is non-carbonated as well.”
Her: “It’s okay. At least now I’m prepared for it.”
Me: “Well, as long as you’re prepared for it.”

For the rest of the dinner, the woman that could not stop laughing talked with the woman who inquired as to whether or not we have carbonated soda. Come to find out, they were complete strangers and the woman was simply laughing because The Carbonation Woman was asking such a ridiculous question.

Whatever, I still got a 25% tip out of it from both of them.

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