What's for Dinner?

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Actual phone conversation with restaurant we were heading to for dinner:

Me: "How long is the wait for a table for two?"
Idiot: "About 25 minutes."
Me: "Then I would like to put my name on the wait list."
Idiot: "OK, How many in your party?"

That reminds me of something that happened tonight in NOS:

Guest: When will the next train be here?
Me: In about 10 minutes
Guest: How long is that?
Me: Um... (pause to wrap my brain around that)... twice as long as 5 minutes