Sudden ending
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:17 pmI was shopping at the local supermarket where I selected:
A half-gallon of 2% milk,
A carton of eggs,
A quart of orange juice,
A head of romaine lettuce,
A 2 lb. can of coffee, and
A 1 lb. package
of bacon.
As I was unloading my items on the conveyor belt to check
out, a drunk standing behind me watched as I placed the items in
front of the cashier.
While the cashier was ringing up the purchases, the drunk calmly
stated, "You must be single."
I was a bit startled by this proclamation, but I was intrigued
by the derelict's intuition, since I was indeed single. I looked at the
six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about my
selections that could have tipped off the drunk to my marital status.
Curiosity
getting the better of me
A half-gallon of 2% milk,
A carton of eggs,
A quart of orange juice,
A head of romaine lettuce,
A 2 lb. can of coffee, and
A 1 lb. package
of bacon.
As I was unloading my items on the conveyor belt to check
out, a drunk standing behind me watched as I placed the items in
front of the cashier.
While the cashier was ringing up the purchases, the drunk calmly
stated, "You must be single."
I was a bit startled by this proclamation, but I was intrigued
by the derelict's intuition, since I was indeed single. I looked at the
six items on the belt and saw nothing particularly unusual about my
selections that could have tipped off the drunk to my marital status.
Curiosity
getting the better of me
