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A humorous personal anecdote about a waitress working the late shift who accidentally hands a menu to a blind child. The child responds with deadpan humor by pretending to read the menu, saying, "Ah... thank you... I'll just... read this," which makes the waitress laugh. Later, when the food is served, the child exclaims, "WELL, IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!"—a playful joke referencing his blindness—leading the waitress to express affection for the kid. The post includes blurred profile pictures, suggesting it's a user-shared story.
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Ah... thank you... I'll just... read this
Blind Kid
WELL, IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!

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I'm a waitress working the late shift. It's 1 AM, I'm exhausted, and I accidentally handed a customer's BLIND SON a menu. He takes it and says, "Ah... thank you... I'll just... read this" in a dead serious voice. I snorted so loud. UPDATE: I just put their food down and the table is totally silent. Suddenly this kid exclaims, "WELL, IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!" I f*cking love this kid

Overview

A humorous personal anecdote about a waitress working the late shift who accidentally hands a menu to a blind child. The child responds with deadpan humor by pretending to read the menu, saying, "Ah... thank you... I'll just... read this," which makes the waitress laugh. Later, when the food is served, the child exclaims, "WELL, IT LOOKS DELICIOUS!"—a playful joke referencing his blindness—leading the waitress to express affection for the kid. The post includes blurred profile pictures, suggesting it's a user-shared story.

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The image is a screenshot of a user-generated text post originally from 9Gag, as indicated by the source information. It appears to be an original personal anecdote shared by a user, with the username blurred out to protect privacy. The content is a written story with no obvious editing or remixing, suggesting it was created directly as a text post on the platform.

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