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By any other name

The other day, I mentioned the practice of referring to neighbors by nicknames.

That prompted a note from a South Hill waitress. "We have plenty of code names for some of our customers," she wrote.

Among the examples she shared were "The good son," "Bionic couple," "Churchies," "Werewolf," and "The pissers."

She concluded by saying she's sure this is standard practice for servers who routinely find themselves waiting on regulars.

I wonder if Werewolf is a good tipper.



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