Check, Please

On a visit to a curiosity shop I bought a pad of diner guest checks. I don't know why. The pad became a part of our kitchen countertop for a quarter century. The guest checks were made from heavy card stock and could last through spills and shuffling. We recognized them as notes that should not be ignored. Here is a sample of the notes.

The guest checks could be statements about the current state of the home, like a wet floor.

Another simple statement. And a very old punchline.

Often times, the guest checks would call attention to the necessity of procuring an important item. We couldn't have our weekly Meatball and a Movie if we didn't have meatballs.

We had another tradition that we called Cookie Party. Not necessarily cookies, it was an occasion to enjoy a sweet. In this case, brownies. Not written on this note, but understood, the brownies needed to be served with ice cream. And there had to be enough ice cream to spoon up a bit with every bite of brownie. This was very important. 

The aforementioned sweets had to be accompanied by good, strong coffee. This guest check card indicated it was time to stop at our neighborhood coffee roaster to replenish our supply of beans.

Here is a link to the photo album with these guest check cards.