don't worry, you'll thank me later
most people, when given the choice, will sit in a booth at a restaurant. There is something good about being a little more closed off, having a higher back to your seat, and sitting in a more intimate setting. However, I have discoverd that booths can be somewhat problematic because of the butt-crease factor. Now before i explain, it must be noted that not ever dining establishment has potential for butt-crease, because either they don't have booths, or their booths are not the type that yield to high ammounts of butt-crease. Here's what happens...you are asked where you'd like to sit, and based on recent fond memories of sitting in booths you almost automatically point to your favorite booth by the window. Unfortuantely, when you get there, you find yourself leading the pack which means you must sit on the inside of the booth. So you slide down, and your friend (or soon to be enemy) slides in next to you. If you can go through dinner without having to get up and get a beverage, or use the restroom, then you are better off. The problem with the booth is that often times it is constructed with the finest types of foam that actually conforms to your rear end, causing an imprint to be left behind (no pun) when you get up. This is not a problem for the one sitting on the outside of the booth. The person on the inside is the one who gets stuck with an uncomfortable feeling. When all get up to leave, and you begin to slide out of your seat, you notice that when you get to the exact spot that the person next to you was sitting in, you slide into their oh so prevelant butt-crease. What's worse is that when you find yourself lost in someone else's imprint, you notice that it is somehow much warmer than the rest of the seat, a phenomenon that cannot be explained by any sanitary description (or at least you don't think). And the final thought you are left with as you exit your once beloved booth is, "I just sat in that guy's (or girl's) warm butt-print." Gross! You might only notice this if you are a relatively light person and you find yourself sitting next to a reletively large person, because their butt-crease will inevitably be larger, deeper, and warmer than your own. So, beware all of you who get grossed out by odd things, because I have probably added another one to your list. I would like to think of this post as a PSA, but I am sure most of you will either just think I'm odd, or be mad at me for bringing this atrocity to your attention. Good day.