Setting: at an upscale restaurant taking a customer's order, we now get to the drinks.
Me: And what would you like to drink?
Customer: "7R-Block."
Thoughts ran through my head: What the heck is that? It sounds more like a tax firm than a drink.
Me: Hmm, I've never heard of that one. Is it a mixed drink?
Customer: I know you have it, I order it every time I come here.
Me: Okay, just hold on for a second, I'll be right back.
I went back to the kitchen and asked the other workers if they have heard of a drink that is called 7R Block. Perhaps it is a "secret code" used by the employees that I haven't been taught yet or maybe some kind of slang.
Me (to employees): We've got someone wanting a "7R-Block." Do we have anything by that name here?
The employees haven't heard of it either, and recommended that I give the customer a menu with our complete drink listings and have him point out what he is referring to.
Me: Here is our complete menu. You can point out exactly what you want.
What did the customer point at?
(highlight the black text by dragging your mouse over it to reveal it)
Sauvignon Blanc
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That took me a second to get. even after reading it
What is that. I have never heard about that.
Me, too. I have to figure it out.
Damn..took me I while to get it.
Wow... I didn't know that story.
I got this right off! Where I live people are very bad about saying things how they are spelled.
Took me a while to get it
:) Hahaha Montana is sweet drink. Nice joke.
What is this. I can't understand :(
Finally got it :D, took awhile though.
Hey buddy, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.
I never got it!
im still not sure if i get it... i think i do but dang, i feel kinda embarassed -_-
~mike
I have no idea what are talking about
Interesting! Thought I was slow. Good to know others didn't get immediately!
i guess im not educated enough to have gotten that joke :s
-Johnny
I don't think there's much to get. The guy just didn't pronounce it right.
It's simple but still funny
Great. The best part is that the customer thought that he would tout it off that he orders it everytime, probably just to belittle you. But it all turns out that he was an idiot. Good story.
It took me a while, but finally got it... nice one
Hey it took me long time to get it :D
That is nice information. I guess I have to find some more information on the matter.
Hmm.. I think I should put some free information on this topic on my freestuffslinks blog.LOL
Too long to figure it out.
I think 7R is 7up... but i am scratching my head with Block. That is weird
That is nice information. I got this right off!
lol - that's why it's so funny is because it takes so long to figure the joke out
it took me a while but i got it....
I am from the wine country they would be ashamed of me lol
I've never heard of that one before.
guess I'm not educated enough either!
Ha ha ha.Actually I am not sure that its a joke or somebody really want this.
Whats that? I have no idea about that.
Great humor :D
LOL.. I can't believe. Is that real story...? Nice one.
I get this all the time when people are talking about cigarettes at the petrol station.
"I want some BH 4s"
Then when I reply that I have no idea what he is talking about the customer will go into a meticulous conversation explaining cigarretes, while in my head he is just saying.... " blah.... blahh..... cancer..... waste of money..... blah......".
:))) That was funny...took me a while to understand it
well, don't know french at all...
is that supposed to be that the customer was pronouncing it correctly or the waiter didn't know French?
The customer was may be drunkard.
Hey buddy, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.
Haha.. it is only a matter of incorrect pronounciation. Good thing you show the menu ;0
That is a creative twist on words. I read the whole thing and missed it completely! Is it a true story?
Haha, that's funny. I'm not sure how it's really pronounced though... :[
that's like the ID-10-t error joke. It is pronounced like "sovynyon" and is a French area after which is named a wine brand. It's about "Cabernet Sauvignon" white wine I guess.
I always enjoy to read your post cause its really too much enjoyable and funny.
Hmm.. nice and new information for me.
Lol that was nice
BTW your blog is very unique...:)
Is it a true story?Looks good.
Thanks a lot for the nice and cool post.Thanks a lot.
Haahah..Nice joke.I like this very much.Keep posting.
Oh wow, great joke! We do that alot in society,don't we?
Hahaha.. at first I never thought about that.. thanks for sharing the joke ;0
That is actually REALLY cool. I didn't make the connection for a good minute--probably because I've never taken to French (German is more down my alley). Good phonetic description of the words.
its simple, but funny
ha ha ha..nice joke man.I like this very much.I hope it may come true.ha ha ha...
Very nice article.. thanks
i need still a moment :P
ok joke - though took me to get abit also, not the only slow one out there after all.
Its really a nice fun.I like this type fun.
Hey dude, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.
HA ha ah..I always like your this type funny post.
i have to look into this, never heard of it :/
It all about the conversation between the customer and me. The customer is frustrated with the taxes.
Hey buddy, what’s this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to figure it out and hit upon how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.
That took me some time too. I think it is a drink but never had it. He must be from Europe to pronounce it like that. I was funny any way.
Ha ha ha..I like you this greater fun.Keep posting like this.
Hey I never heard about this. i asked couple of my friends about this but they also don’t know this. What exactly the customer is talking about..??.
I think I will order a 7R-Block when I go out next time! That is pretty funny.
I live people are very bad about saying things how they are spelled.
I like your funs always.So,I like to visit your site.Keep posting my friend.
I did not get the joke earlier or at the first instance but then I slowly started to laugh and found it really funny. Seems like this is a case of Europeans visiting US.
That's pretty hilarious...is that how you really pronounce it? If so, I just realized how retarded I must have sounded back when I was a waiter!
Does the actual pronunciation even come close to '7R Block'? Not to my ears, unless I've also been saying it differently.
Hey dont u think the customer really does not know what he need actually or he seeks wrong drink in wrong place.
We are waiting for your next entertainment.
Thats so funny. It didn't take me much long to figure the joke out. Never heard of this wine before though.
I live people are very bad about saying things how they are spelled.
Interesting. Nice joke
gosh, I don't get it!
it took me a while but i got it....
Its right that it didn't take me much long to figure the joke out. Never heard of this wine before though.
what ? I don't get the point.
I cant understand any think!!!! wht is 7R-Block?? is some kinds of drink or other thing??
Ya me too I cant understand the story need to read it for second time and try to find it out.
7R-Block whats that :)
I've no idea.. :(
Explain me please..
ya me too I live people are very bad about saying things how they are spelled.
Hey buddy, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is and untill i do thiscan't tell how the drink tastes.
Have you people actually read the post?
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What is that ?
I didnt understand it...
It took me about 2 minutes but I got it eventually, maybe its because im not educated hahah
My comment will probably be lost in the massive 91 other comments so far but that is a funny post.
I once had a co-worker mention sham-pag-knee instead of champagne.
It took me a few sec to get it.
mmm, I think it's good article and useful for me
Great Article, thank you for sharing
I'd not heard that one before. Pretty good.
That is really funny, Before highlighting that text, I was thinking seriously about it.
Very clever - took me a while to get it though!
haha, must of had a wild accent
haha..that was really a nice one..frist i was searching for the black part...really good I understood after the anwer was found..:)
very nice story.
I was really confused about the Black dot..i read that twice and then I understood that...really very funny article and tricky too.
great! thanks for sharing!
Hey, great to know this. Was this really a true incident. It was humourous. But I must admit that the (Sauvignon Blanc) choice was really great....LOL.
This would be funny... if I didn't do exactly the same thing... :(
I still don't get it.
intresting, would not have thought about it that way myself.
Sorry I cant understand any thing!! what is 7R-Block??
I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is.
I think the guy just didn't pronounce it right.
I am wondering why we don't have posts on this blog anymore? This is most informative blog in my blog list and I am missing new posts. I am expecting some new posts and these should be there.
I'd like to have a 7R-Block!!! Haha.
That's a common problem with people here in my place. They're bad spellers, nor do they get to pronounce words properly. :(
Nice! I got it eventually too. : )
eheheh very cool :-)
really nice joke...
Hahaha.. that was so funny. Thanks for the laugh.
Nice joke. Thanks.
ha ha ha...nice joke...
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Took me a while to get this one to, but had a good laugh in the end.
Didn't know this story, thanks for sharing!
sigh.. i fail to get it.
That is fruit of our going slang. Sometimes it is so unpredictable and make many illusions. This one is very funny.
Hey buddy, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good. And I can't believe. Is that real story...? Nice one.
Hmm..Interesting one. But there are some logical shortage in the story.LOl
If that customer come regularly then why didn't the waiter didn't recognized him? confusing.
Hm. I guess you are talking from the view from the place of the customer here.
I love the way the problem was solved) You didn't make him feel bad about his pronounciation, but just acted as if it was your fault) I mean it's really cool, when a consumer is treated like that) keep up with it and the business will definitely grow.;)
I have never heard about that.
I also think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.
I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good. I always enjoy to read your post cause its really too much enjoyable and funny.
Even better,
ask the wine waiter if he's got a semillion (pronounced semi-on), or tell the wine waitress you've got a semillion, ask your dinner partner if they've tried your semillion - the potential is endless.
I went back to the kitchen and asked the other workers if they have heard of a drink that is called 7R Block. Perhaps it is a "secret code" used by the employees that I haven't been taught yet or maybe some kind of slang.
I still don't get it. What the meaning?
I never heard about that, but still it is a good story. I liked it. I didn't understand.I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is.
I went back to the kitchen and asked the other workers if they have heard of a drink that is called 7R Block. Perhaps it is a "secret code" used by the employees that I haven't been taught yet or maybe some kind of slang.
I made the same mistake just last week. Silly me!
Cute.
:))) how it is possible to read the title so that it sounds like 7r block... transcription is nowhere near it...
I still don't get it. lol That's a wine, right? Ok. Let me read all the comments for some help. :O)
"Lipsense said...
Hey buddy, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good. And I can't believe. Is that real story...? Nice one.
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Lipsense, What are you talking about? What you want to perceive or conclude from the story. It is so simple and funny.
Believe me, If I shall be there, he will not even listen this in that way.
nice...
it is a funny and interesting story.simple pronunciation mistake can give birth a new word.ha ha ha.thanks.
I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.
gosh! it's not funny anymore, the moment i started analyzing it. LOLz.
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Several times I have read this story and enjoyed.Thanks again for this.
Lol, that was kinda funny, but not funny if you keep reading it...rofl
i dont get the storyy :(
Hey buddy, whats this about? I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is. Hope the drink tastes good.I got this right off!
never heard of it "7R-Block."...i think i have try it out...lol...
hahaha - Nice one, lolxx
ha ha ..really funny joke.simple pronunciation mistake can made a huge misunderstanding.
Lol, some people just dont even try to pronounce stuff.
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Very nice post.Thanks for sharing.
Very old story but like this.Thanks a lot.
The guy just didn't pronounce it right.
I made the same mistake just last week. I was much careful but I made the mistake.
HAHA...lol...i also dont know wat is "7R-Block."..but will check it out..
I have never heard it neither I knew that story. I think I had to shape it out and find out how it is.Anyway it's really quit interesting.Good thinking to share.......
Lol, wtf?
Amusing jokes.I really love it.Thanks for sharing.Keep posting.....
It took me a minute but funny I guess!
interesting..
Sauvignon Blanc
I have never heard about that.So how do i say about it.But it seems a funny story to share.Thanks to share.
That's pretty flipping funny!!!
Thanks for sharing.Its very funny.
I think I will order a 7R-Block when I go out next time! That is pretty funny.
Very interesting buddy, thanks for sharing it out ;)
7R-Block ..... never heard before .. can anyone tell me what is this???? but your story is pretty much funny. :)
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I cant understand any think!!!! wht is 7R-Block?? is some kinds of drink or other thing??
Nice joke :)) thank you!
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oh my goodness are you serious?
he wanted a Sauvignon blanc and asked for a sevenr block? priceless!
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hate to say i didn't get it :( thanks anyway :P
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Thats so funny. It didn't take me much long to figure the joke out. Never heard of this wine before though.
try to grab what said
Lol. That reminds me of all the funny stuff.. this happens all the time like one time someone I know went to France. Being a renowned know-it-all, he barged right into the building that had a "Tulet" sign, much to the disgust of the French
Lol that's great stuff. These kinda things happen all the time. I just got a whole bunch of funny experiences from our trip to China for the Beijing olympics.
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That the strange abbreviation i ever heard before ,i didn't hear it before could you tell me more?
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That is too funny! It is funny to listen how differently people pronounce things differently in other areas.
Too funny. Reminds me of the kind of jokes that my Grandfather use to tell
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funny! But not so much...
I still cannot figure out what is this about?
If that customer come regularly then why didn't the waiter didn't recognized him? confusing.
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