Category: Weird

Many different types of crowd disturbance have bubbled up during 2011, but perhaps the oddest category has been the “flash mob robbery,” or “flash rob.”

It’s a fad that started in Washington, D.C. back in April, when around 20 people filed into a high-end jeans store in Dupont Circle and quickly made off with $20,000 in stock. Since then, the practice has spread — Dallas, Las Vegas, Ottawa, and Upper Darby, Pa. have all reported incidents since then — though the targets have gotten a bit more downscale, with most of the thefts taking place in convenience stores.

The latest crowd theft took place Saturday night at a 7-Eleven in Silver Spring, Md., and it fit the familiar pattern. Kids pour into the store, calmly help themselves to merchandise, and then stream out again:

The voice across America, Carolyn Hopkins.

Yo mama’s so poor, when I rang the doorbell she leaned out the window and said “DING!”

Of course the number one thing we all want from our experience is great food, but sometimes other factors can affect our memory of the whole evening — our company for the evening, the restaurant’s ambiance, and especially the service we get. Having never been a server, I can only imagine how difficult it is to deal with customers night after night, some more demanding than others — that post is coming soon — but for now, here is my list of the five types of servers I’ve encountered that have made a for a bad dining experience.

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