These types of things never seem to happen to me. While my life, in many regards, is a story, it is devoid of little anecdotes. But, today I present a little pastiche of a friend's blog: an anecdote of my own.
I wanted a soda. Wandering through the airport I found a Coke machine. But, after putting my money in, nothing happened. Naively, I put another $1.50 into the machine. Low and behold, still, nothing happens. So I set out through the airport in search of another machine. Coming across a sign for a brand new A&W stand in said airport, I get excited. It's been years since I had A&W Root Beer!
So I get in line at the brand new facility which consists of more than a few empty tables and chairs. As I get up to the counter, money in hand, a taste for the cool creaminess and smoothness of an A&W Root Beer, the following conversation happens:
Me: "I'd like a medium Root Beer, please."
Lady: "We don't have Root Beer."
Me: "You don't have Root Beer?"
Lady: "Only Coke products."
She turns to reveal the soda fountain: Fanta, Diet Coke, Coke and some grape stuff.
Me: "But you're A&W!"
Lady: "Yeah, so."
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Always fun to encounter the great unwashed. Yep, lets raise the wage for that productive worker.
The punchline (other than the obvious, of course) is that A&W is, in fact, a Coke Product.
By the way, for a fun look at A&W history, beyond what that clerk was able to offer, check out www.rootbeer.com.
That's right. ROOTBEER.com
haha!
yo!
i read what you posted about my paper. I agree that I could have done alot better, but me being the major procrastinator made the mistake of waiting until the night before to write that paper. So I made that all up with in like 3 and then the pastor came over and I finally finished and there was a lot more in there. Then my dad was like let me use the computor this was at nine, and i told him "NOT TO TOUCH THE PAPER!" Little to my surprise I get back on the computor and my paper is gone and I can't find it anywhere and I have to retype the stupid thing. So i was up until like 11:00 it was horrible! I was disappointed. I was mad that I didn't save it!
Then also my math teacher told us to keep it simple anyways since it was a math project!
so yeah! Not my best work! I have a debate tomorrow about keeping alcohol legal and how prohibition is a stupid idea...
To "Anonymous"
Let's not let one jerk (ok, maybe more than 1) represent all minimum-wage workers. Some are very nice and helpful, thus deserving of a payraise. And besides, there are a-holes in any income bracket. As a matter of fact, I might argue that the higher one is on the economic ladder, the bigger the a-hole he or she is.
On the flipside of that, I once asked for a root-beer float at UDF. the woman behind the counter slams down an unopened can of root-beer. ONE scoop of ice cream in a cup. Looks at me and says 2.69!.
Needless to say, I was less than impressed with the service.
To "dcz",
I never have or ever will take a position that people should not receive a pay raise. The government should not force that upon anyone. If you are part of the great unwashed of our society and not productive, no pay raise for you.
I am not familar with the term, "a-holes". Perhaps you could share with us as a Christian the meaning of that term.
How DARE you call me a Christian? Ha ha, just kidding. No need to start a crusade. But seeing as how you've never met me, that IS quite an assumption. But I will say that my religious beliefs are mine to share...or not, if I so choose, and have absolutley nothing to do with this post.
Well, if you really want me to spell it out for you, it's short for "asshole", and I have a feeling that, despite never having met you, it's a term that you're very familiar with. No offense.
In the future, please think twice before you attempt to cast your "righteous indignation" towards others.
And I really resent the term "unwashed masses." I'll have you know that I wash my mass every day, sometimes twice :)
And to think, this post is about root-beer. Sorry Aaron.
Yes,we are indeed far afield from the subject of root beer.
A truce then, Anonymous. In the name of root-beer.
I dislike root beer and in fact I truly do not like any soda. Cannot remember the last time I had a can of the pure sugar liquid.
Who out there in BLOG Land can down a bottle of MOXIE! I lay down the gauntlet to all who wish to drink such a grog!
I've had similar experence, I once went to a KFC and was told they were out of chicken, it was 7pm and they had at least two hours till closing time. Recently I went to a NC BBQ place at 6pm and was told they too were out of BBQ. I guess it takes a full day for BBQ to cook.
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