The Best & Worst of Birthday Enthuasiam      The Full List     Other Comments of Note
 

The Best and Worst of Happy Birthday Enthusiasm & Singing Ability

Remember, kids, the lower the ranking the better the Chevys, and the number in parenthesis is the number of people who have ranked it.

The Best Chevys The Worst Chevys
1. Redwood City     1.25     (4)
  • "Very energetic but some premature woohoos" - Mark
  • "So loud and enthusiastic I thought it was MY birthday" - Brendan
 1) Newark     4.25     (4)
  • "Too quiet; didn't even notice" - Brendan
  • "Vingt-quatre" - Bryan
2. (tie) Greenbelt, Maryland     1.5     (2)
  • "Enthusiasm best yet!" - Kathy
 2. Stan Jose - Almaden     4.0     (4)
  • "They sang so fast their clapping couldn't keep up. Still I heard a second verse of the Chev birthday song" - Kathy
  • "Zzz... fast, slurred... zzzz..." - Brendan
  • "Combat" - Bryan
2. (tie) Sacramento - Garden Highway     1.5     (2)
  • "Could hear the birthday song from the street outside" - Kathy
  • "Heard them from outside the building! Scary!" - Brendan
 3. (tie) Pleasant Hill     3.5     (4)
  • "Outta tune" - Brendan
  • "Hip hop" - Kathy
2. (tie) San Diego - Mission Valley     1.5     (3)
  • "Cool ay-ay-ay-ay-ay-ays" - Mark E
  • "Slightly arythmic at worst, mellifluous at best" - Greg K
 3. (tie) Stan Francisco - Stonestown     3.5     (4)
  • "Started strong but boredom set in before they ended" - Brendan
  • "Turned to leave before song even finished" - Kathy
  • "Poor... looked bored... and weak" - Mark
5. Richmond     1.75     (4)
  • "Enthusiastic, loud - save one jerk-ass waitress" - Brendan
  • "Good enthusiasm, couldn't carry a tune to save their lives" - Lila
  • "Good rhythm on tambourine" - Kathy
 5. (tie) Pleasanton     3.0     (4)
  • "Very faint singing from within kitchen" - Lila
  • "Apparently a good birthday/losing virginity bash in kitchen" - Kathy
5. (tie) Santa Rosa     3.0     (2)
  • "Loud but didn't seem sincere. Left immediately after song finished." - Kathy
5. (tie) Stunnyvale     3.0     (2)
  • "Heard it in the distance...I don't remember it..." - Kathy
  • "Witnessed two different singings. Pretty enthusiastic and in tune." - Lila

Honorable Mentions (Non-Chevys & Chevys only rated by one person)

The Best Chevys The Worst Chevys
Sacramento - Howe     1.0     (1)
  • "Enthusiastic! Plus birthday boy danced" - Brendan
 Fairfield     5.0     (1)
  • "New song! What the @*#?! `We may be off-key, but at least the song is free?'" - Brendan
Union City     1.0     (1)
  • "Singing by 30 waitstaff is deafening. Couldn't clap to the beat though." - Kathy
 Kathy & Mark's Apartment     5.0     (1)
  • "Fortunately singing is kept to a minimum" - Brendan
Burbank     4.0     (1)
  • "Lacks enthusiasm - singers race to leave" - Kathy's Mom
Kathy's Anus     4.0     (3)
  • "A little too much enthusiasm" - Brendan
  • "Many sounds, but mostly cacophonous squeaks" - Mark
Sacramento - South Sacramento     3.0     (1)
  • "Sang a new version of the Chev birthday song" - Kathy
Stan Francisco - Van Ness     3.0     (1)
  • "With the millions of Chevys employees present, you'd think they'd form a Chev choir, but no." - Kathy

The Full List


      Sacramento - Howe 1.0 (1)
      Union City 1.0 (1)
1. Redwood City 1.25  (4)
2. (tie) Greenbelt, Maryland  1.5  (2)
2. (tie) Sacramento - Garden Highway 1.5 (2)
2. (tie) San Diego - Mission Valley  1.5  (3)
5. Richmond 1.75  (4)
6. Stan Ramon 2.25  (4)
7. (tie) Annapolis, Maryland 2.5 (2)
7. (tie) Gold River 2.5 (2)
9. Stan Francisco - Embarcadero 2.75 (8)
10. Vallejo 2.8  (5)
11. (tie) Pleasanton 3.0  (4)
11. (tie) Santa Rosa 3.0  (2)
11. (tie) Stunnyvale 3.0  (2)
         Sacramento - South Sacramento 3.0  (1)
         Stan Francisco - Van Ness 3.0  (1)
14. (tie) Pleasant Hill 3.5  (4)
14. (tie) Stan Francisco - Stonestown 3.5  (4)
16. Stan Jose - Almaden 4.0  (4)
         Burbank 4.0 (1)
         Kathy's Anus 4.0  (3)
17. Newark 4.25  (4)
         Fairfield 5.0  (1)
         Kathy & Mark's Apartment  5.0  (1)

Other comments of note


Annapolis, Maryland: "New song - or were they just mumbling A LOT?" - Mark
                                      "Seemed to actually enjoy singing it - you can tell they've only been here a few weeks" - Kathy
Auburn: "No happy birthday song but impressive drunken rednecks hooting at Placer County beauty pageant contestants from 
                 one table - really" - Kathy
Gold River: "ANOTHER new song! Agh! Stick to the original!" - Brendan
                     "New song! "Hit the Road, Jack" and sung with enthusiasm" - Kathy
Khayyam's: "Just water, Saheeb" - Lila
                    "?BARG?" - Kathy
Laguna Niguel: "Androids not yet programmed to sing" - Brendan
Mountain View: "Scudda-Hoo Scudda-Hey!" - Brendan
                            "Is this Chevys in a hole in the time space continuum?" - Kathy
                            "A slow day for uterine expulsions" - Mark [Note: Although the other comments for Mountain View are a bit
                             cryptic, at least I understand them. This, I have no idea..."]
Ontario: "Heard large grunt and thought it might be the Happy Birthday song, but no..." - Kathy 
Stan Francisco - Embarcadero: "Seen more enthusiastic turnip" - Nick
                                                     "Enthusiasm good but what's with the English?" - Brendan
                                                     "Nice Spanish trills - but they refrigerated the cake" - Lauren
                                                     "Projection was great - but did I detect hesitation on how to pronounce `Lila?'" - Sean
Stan Ramon: "A conga line of 30 wait staffers who do not sing" - Brendan
                      "Brigade of roboclappers" - Mark
                       "Hmmm...what WAS that?" - Lila
Saugus, Massachusetts: "Not one birthday? I think BOOG was disappointed enough to fake his own" - Kathy
Vallejo: "Touching duet performed in plain English" - Brendan
               "Jovial" - Bryan
Warwick, Rhode Island: "It seems birthdays haven't made it to New England" - Kathy

 

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