"She Ain't Messin' Wit No Broke, Broke"

I had dinner with a customer on Wednesday. It was a treat because of my special treatment of this particular customer and taking care of finances/bills and organizing statements. So we get to dinner at a very nice restaurant called Alley Grille, located inside one of Detroit's casinos. My customer said emphatically to "Order whatever you want! Its all on me!" So those were the orders I followed. I ordered a filet mignon, with a loaded baked potato, and a thick slice of cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and topped with fresh succulent strawberries and grapes. Ah...dinner was delicious. I was so full, I had to unbutton. Then I glance at my customer's confused face. And then it happens. My customer's eyebrows arch, pockets are being patted, wallet is being turned upside down! I'm thinking to myself, "That ain't a good look." I was afraid to ask what's wrong for fear of hearing the answer. I just know my customer ain't brought me to the most expensive restaurant located in the casinos, told me to order whatever I want, and have no money. Good thing my parents always taught me to be prepared and carry money. But I didn't bring enough to cover the whole bill. GULP!

So I ask innocently, "What's wrong? Is everything okay?"

My customer holds up an empty wallet. It didn't even have a piece of lint inside. "I don't know what I did with my money. You know I withdrew it from my account, but where did I put it?" I distinctly remember the money being placed in the wallet, but now it was dead empty. I couldn't do anything but laugh and say "Roll up your sleeves then, we bout to wash some dishes!" We sat there and laughed for a good 15 minutes straight. The situation was so funny I started out right crying laughing. I've never been in that type of situation before. Turns out that my customer had some money, just not enough to cover the tip. Whew---didn't have to bust suds after all.