On a recent trip to upstate New York we spotted this sign advertising more than ice cream for dessert. Has our favorite roadside restaurant decided to beat Hooters at its own game with extra "Friendly" service? Or maybe the yo-yoing stocks have stockholders pressuring franchise managers to out-perform the competition by offering something special. Looks like the managers misunderstood the directions.

Friendly's didn't need to resort to the flesh trade to lure us in as customers. They had won us over with those cute "cone head" clown sundaes. We never asked for a second course of dessert.