Tom always asked servers how they were doing or complimented their shirts or cracked jokes about the menu.
And yes, dad jokes are on the menu.
Until this summer, Mr. Adams's involvement consisted of signing checks, writing clever jokes for the menus and leaving big tips for the wait staff after his regular visits.
I was certain that a waiter was playing a practical joke when he described the menu as a surreal blend of Southwestern, Asian, Cajun and New Southern cuisines.
And finally there was that "joke" entry in a fundraiser menu - "Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail: small breasts, huge thighs and a big red box".
"HEEEEEERE'S Johnny", went Ed McMahon's ridiculously exaggerated intro and Johnny Carson, with his checked sports jackets and garish ties, would step through the curtain, give a wry grin to the cameras and proceed to entertain the nation with a late-night menu of deadpan jokes, Hollywood guests and musicians.
A week before the leadership crisis, a story emerged of sexist jokes about her printed on a menu at a recent fundraising event for an opposition candidate in Queensland.
You can laugh at the Bellwether's on-trend menu, but Ted Hopson's cooking is no joke.
"I want a bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel," said Michael Franciscus, the gym teacher, who orders off the menu every week just to joke with the students.
Outside, I can act as server/cashier, but can also approach people; giving them free samples, offering my sales pitch, menu guidance and maybe a joke.
The owner of the restaurant, Joe Richards, said last night that he had created the menu as "an in-house joke between myself and my son", and it was not distributed to guests.
