“One check or two?”

We sat at the corner table in a booth in the back of the restaurant. After a long day, on a winters night, we stopped at the diner to get something to eat. Both of us were too exhausted to cook. 

We chose an all American restaurant, just to be simple and straightforward, unlike the rest of our day. We ordered the basic all American breakfast complete with two eggs, two sausages, two pancakes and two toast. Our feeble attempt at comfort. While we ate, we told stories laughed about our day. Talked about our frustrations, held hands, drew in deep conversation until It was the end of the meal.

The waitress came and said , “one check or two?

I sat there somewhat stunned. Daniel laughs and just shakes his head. I, on the other hand, was enraged with the absurdity of that question. Is that a question she has everyone? I looked around the room and starred at each table.

She took our  credit card and came back to the table. 

As she put the check down, She said,  

“Whatever you men are getting into tonight, I hope it’s worth it?”  

I looked directly into Tallulah’s eyes with a dark stare, I raise my left hand into her face and flipped her off and said, “ Married lady married as I pointed to my flipped ring finger with my wedding band.

Had to laugh,at the pathetic lady still living in the 70’s.

We chuckled and wondered what stereotypic thought the woman had about what we were doing the rest of the night. Apparently she didn’t know we’re going to go home watch the evening news, tuck the kids in bed, take home the sitter, and make the lunches set an all the clothes for the next day.. All these tasks in time to crash on the bed and asleep for the next day.

Do you think the IQ of the world has plummeted?