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Today I decided to buy my lunch at the Mexican-themed stand of my local food court. I ordered the combo du jour, which consisted of chicken fajitas, a salad and soft drink. Once I got my authentic Mexican food, I proceeded to the cash register. The cashier asked me what I wanted to drink. I asked for a glass of water.
Oh boy. What had I just done there. Water. The cashier was holding a cup near the soda fountain, and sure enough, none of the faucets in the fountain had a drink called "water". He looked at me again, as if I had just asked him to prove Fermat's last theorem. There was panic in the air. A glitch in the matrix. Sand in the gears. A DEFCON-2 alert.
When he came to his senses, he decided that I was probably being foolish, and that he had to make me hear the voice of reason.
- "The combo comes with a soda, Sir", he kindly informed me.
- "But I would prefer water, really."
- "Combo. With soda. Free! No extra charge!", the cashier insisted.
- "I understand, but I would prefer a glass of tap water", I answered. I even pointed to the faucet behind him, as a reminder of where the water actually was.
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Hilarious
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Hilarious
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06/26/2006 04:15 PM
At this point, he decided that he had had enough with this intolerable rebellion against the food court establishment.
- "Well, if you're not taking the combo, I am going to have to charge each of your items separately, and it's going to be more expensive."
There was a line forming behind me, and I didn't want to start playing hardball over a glass of water, so I gave up and asked for a Coke. That's right. I surrendered.
- "Uhh... Pepsi?", he asked.
"Yes, Pepsi", I sighed, looking for hidden cameras in my surroundings. Judging by the relieved look on his face, I imagined his brain suddenly going back to DEFCON-5... "Phew, crisis avoided. Water with the daily combo! What a fool!"
The cashier put my Coke on the tray, took my money and gave my my change. Before I left, I asked him if I could have a glass of water with that. His answer came with a big smile: "Well, certainly!"
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Chit 178,088 15
06/26/2006 04:28 PM
Good Show Mailman !
Should have walked off without picking up the Coke though.
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Chuckleworthy
5 votes
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Twice as much for a nickel: Snork. 45,631 12
06/26/2006 04:31 PM
You should have sucker-punched him in the balls. You know, cleaning the gene-pool and all that jazz.
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Funny
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The Mailman: ringing twice, as always 174,473 52
06/26/2006 10:09 PM
Should have walked off without picking up the Coke though.
I actually considered doing that, but the guy probably would have called the junk food police.
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Funny
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Filly 39,160 20
06/26/2006 10:13 PM
Dude. Those guys are sweet.
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Roofie Raccoon 56,688 9
06/26/2006 11:06 PM
Awesome.
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