tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post1123656970006747445..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: Suicidal Behavior in the Work PlacePearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-74529664437454987032013-01-26T10:05:19.635-08:002013-01-26T10:05:19.635-08:00I didn't realize how hungry I was until I read...I didn't realize how hungry I was until I read about the menu. <br />Cold, leftover pizza is a poor substitute for that spread. Vapid Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699876620805731017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-4113687568675052352013-01-26T07:08:13.197-08:002013-01-26T07:08:13.197-08:00Yikes. Not good. Sometimes people have to learn th...Yikes. Not good. Sometimes people have to learn the hard way. I wonder if Burnie got it that night? Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-22124906711368137702013-01-26T04:43:53.260-08:002013-01-26T04:43:53.260-08:00Great post and great comments! Love it!Great post and great comments! Love it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-16296448676168301432013-01-26T01:07:36.665-08:002013-01-26T01:07:36.665-08:00I think the biggest mistake was a person named Bur...I think the biggest mistake was a person named Burnie getting into catering at all. It is like a gynecologist named Dr. Love. It is just wrong. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-19725045590379939562013-01-25T20:58:23.150-08:002013-01-25T20:58:23.150-08:00Sounds like Burnie was a goof and Paulie was a goo...Sounds like Burnie was a goof and Paulie was a goon.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-41919463749324705782013-01-25T20:52:00.677-08:002013-01-25T20:52:00.677-08:00I used to want to be part of a catering team, now ...I used to want to be part of a catering team, now I'm glad I never followed through. I'm a bit of a klutz and might have been a "Burnie".Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2035197658371515082013-01-25T18:55:43.665-08:002013-01-25T18:55:43.665-08:00That menu sounds delicious! and the floor show.......That menu sounds delicious! and the floor show....awesome!Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609173450576055443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-28131776951468609112013-01-25T17:08:39.125-08:002013-01-25T17:08:39.125-08:00If I were them, I think one should think twice abo...If I were them, I think one should think twice about the meat being served. Burnie was just about ready to be burned.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-15650586669401374632013-01-25T16:49:53.405-08:002013-01-25T16:49:53.405-08:00Goodbye Burnie! They say it takes all kinds to ma...Goodbye Burnie! They say it takes all kinds to make the world go around, but there are some folks you really have to wonder what it is they are contributing. Hope you have a great weekend, Pearl! :-)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-37315133553301573332013-01-25T15:16:05.870-08:002013-01-25T15:16:05.870-08:00Wonderfully told tale. Poor Ricky, poor Johnny, t...Wonderfully told tale. Poor Ricky, poor Johnny, the business they are in, the people they have to deal with.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-23834404438041217662013-01-25T14:38:08.659-08:002013-01-25T14:38:08.659-08:00I used to manage a restaurant/catering business......I used to manage a restaurant/catering business...I'd have loved to been a fly on the wall when Burnie was 'handled'.<br /><br />Then again...I did have a customer whose problem I handled in a way he approved of bring me a set of 5 lb. steel balls.<br /><br />Giftwrapped.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79015614840901560192013-01-25T14:01:36.100-08:002013-01-25T14:01:36.100-08:00Ahhhh, the Burnie's of the world. They never ...Ahhhh, the Burnie's of the world. They never seem to quite grasp how they should handle the situations that life throws at them, do they? One imagines that this particular Burnie is cursed at quite often.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-61884847414879957622013-01-25T11:15:23.161-08:002013-01-25T11:15:23.161-08:00Hoo-ie. I know it's true. I've heard the...Hoo-ie. I know it's true. I've heard the same stories, different actors. My daughter owns a restaurant/catering business. Great stories about carrying on come out of these occupations.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-2039129503241656542013-01-25T10:50:58.589-08:002013-01-25T10:50:58.589-08:00I'm with Vicus. Wedding dinners are usually so...I'm with Vicus. Wedding dinners are usually so boring. It would have been more fun if Johnny had yelled at him in the dining room!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175778756449339363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-54061290893005381812013-01-25T10:37:08.862-08:002013-01-25T10:37:08.862-08:00Prequel to "Weekend at Bernie's"?Prequel to "Weekend at Bernie's"?Silliyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357513229346986960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-57930404220285514252013-01-25T09:56:23.060-08:002013-01-25T09:56:23.060-08:00That would be a wedding reception people would cer...That would be a wedding reception people would certainly remember!stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-28552311272837713882013-01-25T09:50:31.401-08:002013-01-25T09:50:31.401-08:00Wow, that was exciting! I've only had one boss...Wow, that was exciting! I've only had one boss that yelled and swore like Johnny, even worse when he was upset. I thought highly of him.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60718206808154645802013-01-25T09:40:00.445-08:002013-01-25T09:40:00.445-08:00We lost track of Burnie after he left California--...We lost track of Burnie after he left California--so he ended up in Minneapolis! Say hello to him for me if he ever comes back. And tell him he still owes me twenty bucks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88983758408264308432013-01-25T09:28:50.209-08:002013-01-25T09:28:50.209-08:00Buh-bye, Burnie! Ya big dummy!Buh-bye, Burnie! Ya big dummy!Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6497795127871403292013-01-25T09:28:40.914-08:002013-01-25T09:28:40.914-08:00Mercy! Can only imagine.Mercy! Can only imagine.Aloha Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742578062908987174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-88158419533048017232013-01-25T09:28:13.005-08:002013-01-25T09:28:13.005-08:00The catering kitchen is no place for the faint of ...The catering kitchen is no place for the faint of heart. Or the stupid.<br /><br />Admirable deleted expletives :)<br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-5352944734475408422013-01-25T08:27:23.018-08:002013-01-25T08:27:23.018-08:00Any New Yorker knows you never mess around with an...Any New Yorker knows you never mess around with anyone named Paulie, to mess with Paulie's boss is absolute insanity.<br /><br />Still laughing!joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-77233680890898037432013-01-25T08:12:11.832-08:002013-01-25T08:12:11.832-08:00Well no salad but a great floor show.Well no salad but a great floor show.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-6010333180513291472013-01-25T07:27:45.826-08:002013-01-25T07:27:45.826-08:00If only there were more weddings like that, I woul...If only there were more weddings like that, I would attend them. <br /><br />Alternatively, I may mean that wedding celebrations during my lifetime increasingly demonstrate the insanity of our species and should be eschewed by any with any sense or dignity.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-82807125741734308972013-01-25T07:23:01.629-08:002013-01-25T07:23:01.629-08:00Something tells me Burnie has a lifetime of hard l...Something tells me Burnie has a lifetime of hard lessons he will be navigating. <br /><br />And Pearl, you know what I've shared with you about the paucity of real meat in our diets right now? I drooled on my keyboard when I read the menu. Starved I am. Starved.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.com