And the world laughs with you

Last night, I ended up at Burger King's with a friend and 4 incredibly wired children. For the most part they stayed outside in the outdoor play area, but every now and then one or two of them would break into the restaurant while we were ordering the food. "We're going to keep them outside," I told the large, very pleasant Hispanic man behind the counter. We had just had the most confusing exchange regarding my ordering of a "beggie bacon." I felt so bad, he kept repeating this, and I kept apologizing for not being able to understand what in the hell he was talking about. He, meanwhile, was just trying to translate "garden burger" into something that was actually on their menu. Regarding the children, by now I was paying for god knows what, I went on, "we're going to lock them out there. Then we are going to leave." He laughed heartily in the most friendly way. He thought I was joking!