Originally Posted by
TMOliver
2. Take check, hold it in the air, and announce to all and sundry that Hell would freeze over and several squads of police would be required for me to pay it after having a tray of drinks poured over me. In case all don't hear the first cries, cry more loudly the second time.
If you had read the original post and followups by the OP, he makes it pretty clear that this was a business dinner where he really didn't want to make an a$$ of himself in front of his clients/co-workers/boss/vendor/whatever.