"It just doesn't make any logical sense."
I heard the aforementioned quote just minutes ago. Oddly, it did not take place in any sort of philosophical debate. This sentence was not uttered in a lecture hall, a library, or even some sort of coffee shop where mind-cramping issues might be discussed.
No, I heard this quote in the frozen pizza aisle at the supermarket.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying the grocery store is not a place that serve as home to stimulating topics of conversation. I'm sure many issues so deep that my feeble mind could not comprehend them have been discussed while comparing prices of Ketchup vs. Catsup. Unfortunately, this quote was not uttered in a discussion about fertilizers used to ensure good crops of tomatoes. It was not in reference to an embargo that prevents us from being able to purchase Cuban cuisine. It did not even relate to the fact that the Little Debbie website has a gift shop section.
No, this slice of wisdom was given verbal birth because a grocery shopper did not understand a two-for-$5 promotion.
Yes. That's right.
The gentleman in question, dressed as if his grocery shopping was a precursor to a monster truck rally this evening (and heretofore referred to as "the professor"), could not process the concept that the market could charge $2.75 for one pizza, but then only charge $5 if he were to buy two.
The professor was utterly baffled. It reminded me of the time I read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time." Sure, I made it through, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be writing any dissertations on wormholes.
"It makes no f****** sense," he said.
That's right. This issue of this grocery promotion was so disturbing that profanity came into play.
Unfortunately, his colleague ("the professess") was of little assistance with the matter. Sure, she verbally volleyed with him, countering his quip of "They can't do it," with the utterly brilliant, "Yes, they can," but her followup to the next question was less encouraging.
"How?" asked the professor.
Digging into the deepest recesses of her mind, the professess retorted, "I don't know. They just can."
There I was, trying buy something perfectly unhealthy to transport to my freezer, and all of the sudden I was at the mercy of a conversation that basically equated a two-for-$5 special to the illusions of David Coppefield.
"How did he make the Statue of Liberty disappear?"
"I don't know, but can you imagine how much more amazing it would of been if he had sold us two $10 tickets for $17.50?... Amazing!"
I grabbed a couple pizzas and left, trying to avoid shaking my head as I pushed my cart away. I continued my shopping, checked out at the cashier, and went on my way.
I did not, however, ask the cashier how they could logically run that promotion on frozen pizzas.
... I figured good magicians never share their secrets.
I heard the aforementioned quote just minutes ago. Oddly, it did not take place in any sort of philosophical debate. This sentence was not uttered in a lecture hall, a library, or even some sort of coffee shop where mind-cramping issues might be discussed.
No, I heard this quote in the frozen pizza aisle at the supermarket.
Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying the grocery store is not a place that serve as home to stimulating topics of conversation. I'm sure many issues so deep that my feeble mind could not comprehend them have been discussed while comparing prices of Ketchup vs. Catsup. Unfortunately, this quote was not uttered in a discussion about fertilizers used to ensure good crops of tomatoes. It was not in reference to an embargo that prevents us from being able to purchase Cuban cuisine. It did not even relate to the fact that the Little Debbie website has a gift shop section.
No, this slice of wisdom was given verbal birth because a grocery shopper did not understand a two-for-$5 promotion.
Yes. That's right.
The gentleman in question, dressed as if his grocery shopping was a precursor to a monster truck rally this evening (and heretofore referred to as "the professor"), could not process the concept that the market could charge $2.75 for one pizza, but then only charge $5 if he were to buy two.
The professor was utterly baffled. It reminded me of the time I read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time." Sure, I made it through, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be writing any dissertations on wormholes.
"It makes no f****** sense," he said.
That's right. This issue of this grocery promotion was so disturbing that profanity came into play.
Unfortunately, his colleague ("the professess") was of little assistance with the matter. Sure, she verbally volleyed with him, countering his quip of "They can't do it," with the utterly brilliant, "Yes, they can," but her followup to the next question was less encouraging.
"How?" asked the professor.
Digging into the deepest recesses of her mind, the professess retorted, "I don't know. They just can."
There I was, trying buy something perfectly unhealthy to transport to my freezer, and all of the sudden I was at the mercy of a conversation that basically equated a two-for-$5 special to the illusions of David Coppefield.
"How did he make the Statue of Liberty disappear?"
"I don't know, but can you imagine how much more amazing it would of been if he had sold us two $10 tickets for $17.50?... Amazing!"
I grabbed a couple pizzas and left, trying to avoid shaking my head as I pushed my cart away. I continued my shopping, checked out at the cashier, and went on my way.
I did not, however, ask the cashier how they could logically run that promotion on frozen pizzas.
... I figured good magicians never share their secrets.
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