Zack Ransom: First installment of my screenplay is up today! very excited.


Zack Ransom: Can someone please explain to me why the term "Waitress" is more offensive than "Server". To me a server sounds like someone that might work on Jabba's barge, passing out juri juice, and working the kinks out of Max Rebo's trunk.
    Maxie Hamilton: I agree, i think server is more offensive but maybe thats just me. -
    another jim: To understand why we call our servers "servers", you gotta go back in time to those bad old days when we made unnecessary workplace distinctions based on gender. In an effort to do away with those distinctions, we came up with all sorts of alternative job titles: Waiter/waitress became server, stewardess became flight attendant, and actress became plain old actor (except at Oscar time), to cite three examples.

    For most occupations, American employment law makes it illegal to discriminate based on gender. Hence, we hire men AND women to be servers, flight attendants, and actors--all gender-neutral terms.

    Some people will call it political correctness run amok; but honestly, where's the argument for retaining those useless gender distinctions? I can't find one...

    BTW, "waiter" gets its name from the act of waiting at a table in 15th century England. That's what the servants did: they waited for their masters to tell them what to do (bring food, bring drink, clear the table, etc.) So really, is the term waiter/waitress any less offensive than server?

    Check, please! LOL! -
    --Turtle.: I didn't know either of them was offensive.

    The only thing I can can think of is waitress is a sex linked name and Server is unisex. -
    redrider6612: If I were a waitress/server, I wouldn't care what you called me--just so long as you did. -
    Veekz: Hmmm a case of the PC police going a tad to far as usual... Personally I would be more offended at being called 'server.' It makes me think of an emotionless robot rather then a human :) -


Zack Ransom: I got a little lost today while I was out driving. I was actually feeling okay about it though because I stumbled across this really scenic little area. The thought occurred to that you can see a lot of great things by mistake. A moment later I saw two horses having sex, and I realized that you can also see some things you wish you hadn't. 


Zack Ransom: Who actually gets a thorn in their side anymore. It should be something like "the sliver of apple skin in-between my teeth".


Zack Ransom: I think the fact that I'm always using headphones probably makes me the easiest person in the word to murder, which isn't great since I sometimes do things that warrant murder.
    another jim: LMAO! For some reason that struck me funny! But that was the point...right? ;-D -