"They communicate with condiments"

Bill Hart-Davidson pointed out this great post about condiment codes of Waffle House kitchens, along with a Flickr set. From the post, the author tells how he realized that the waitress and short-order cook placed condiments in order to record and communicate orders.

"I noticed how the pack of jelly was in different locations on the plates in the queue and then realized the waitresses hadn't said a word to the chef all morning. After a little digging around, I found this flickr image of the grill cheat sheet explaining exactly what condiment means what and how to arrange them on a plate to indicate a specific order."