Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations

Reasons I Don't Feel Like I'm Family When at the Olive Garden

The hostess never hints that she'd really like it if I went to law school.

The busboy is always very polite about denying my requests for money.

The waiter never hits me, pulls my hair, or tells on me for things I never did.

The manager never cheats on my dad.

The dishwashers don't like it when I hug them goodbye.

McSweeney's © 2006

Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

Matthew Rorem