Mr. Smooth

I arrived at table 9 at the same time as the waitress. The guy in the 5s was trying his best to flirt with/charm the waitress. He told her to "surprise" him with a drink of her choice. She asked him to rule out some drinks that he didn't care for. Just "surprise" me, he said with a twinkle in his eye.
A few minutes later the waitress returned with a blue drink. Turns out it was a Blue Hawaiin, but that is beside the point. For all his flirtations, he was only able to come up with one blue chip to give the waitress. I have news for you, sir. If you are trying to impress the wait staff, a single blue bird just ain't gonna cut it. Another news flash: She ain't going home with you. No way, no how. A handfull of black birds isn't going to do the trick either.
Moral of the story? I have no idea. It just struck me as funny in a sad sort of way.
I wasn't surprised when over the course of the next few hands he nearly tripled-up and chose not to throw me a bone. I guess he wasn't trying to tip his way into MY pants.

Note to cocktail waitress: If blue drink gets you a blue chip--next time try bringing something red, or maybe even a Midori concoction.
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Take a look at this article about judging people's character by the way they treat their perceived subordinates--specifically waiters, but easily applicable to casino dealers. You either have class or you don't. There isn't much middle ground.

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I push onto table 3- $4-8 Limit. The 7s has no chips in front of him but he does have a $20 bill. He pushes the $20 to me and I start to give him a stack of chips when I stop. Sir, the minimum buy is $40. Oh,OK he says as he leaves the table. The 3s informs me that I am the only dealer that she has ever seen enforce the no short-buy rule. First of all I don't believe that I am the only dealer that enforces this rule. Do I believe that some dealers don't enforce it? Sure. Why? Who the hell knows. It is printed on every one of our game plaques.
The 3s then informs me/the table about a player who did a short buy recently, went on a run, and then left the table. I asked her why she witnessed the short buy and didn't speak up? It's not like she is a meek little creature who never voices her opinion when I am in the box. She said she didn't want to be the bad guy/girl. Hey, game protection is everyone's job. Dealer AND player.
Of course there was the time that I, again, didn't allow someone to short buy. The guy who wanted to short buy was bleeding money, so of course everyone at the table wanted it to be allowed. I still said no. When I asked, sarcastically, if it wasn't my job to protect the game I was told that sometimes the game doesn't want to be protected. That actually made me laugh. You really shouldn't want it both ways, folks. When I start picking and choosing when to apply rules, eventually you will be on the no-fun end of my whim, so don't even go there.
It's a rule for a reason. Live with it.