Most Mexican restaurants have some sort
of birthday custom. Waiters will usually come out singing with cake
or flan. Sometimes they'll sing the traditional "Happy Birthday" song,
other times they'll sing something more progressive.
JP, Jack and I stopped at a Mexican restaurant called "El Toreo" on our
way back from Miami. JP and I walked in first, while Jack got something
from the car. Just as we stepped inside, we caught the end of the El
Toreo birthday ritual. Theirs was slightly.... unusual.
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The waiters came out singing as one would expect,
but one waiter carried a very small plate of whipped cream instead of cake
or flan. The waiter with the small plate held a spoon of whipped cream
up to the birthday girl (as if to feed her). He instructed her to open
her mouth and close her eyes.
Meanwhile, a hidden waiter stood behind her with a big pie of whipped cream.
When the birthday girl closed her eyes, the hidden waiter reached around
and shoved the pie in her face!
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