We Can Seat You in 20-30 Minutes

Katharine and I went to a restaurant the other night...a place we've been a dozen times...it was a weeknight and we figured we'd get in quick. We drove into the parking lot and noticed people sitting outside...it was a bit cold. Upon entering the restaurant we noticed that people were waiting...a sign on the counter informed us of a 20 - 30 minute wait. We're patient people...at least one of us is...so we waited. Our time was up, we were still not seated. New people arrived...others left with bags of peanuts in hand...peanuts perfect for throwing at your friends in traffic (that's another story from another day - pictured below). When it was finally time to seat us, we realized that 4 tables in the restaurant were empty. That's when it occurred to me that they wanted there to be a line so people would know how popular the restaurant is. It's a marketing ploy. And if that wasn't enough...I just found this in the text message section of my cell phone. Who could have sent this to me?

You know who you are and so do I, thanks to a little thing called Caller ID! And here's the one I referenced earlier: