On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:41:56 -0800 (PST), missussex
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:

>On Jan 20, 1:12 pm, Blinky the Shark > wrote:

<snip>

>> I only needed a couple-three things. I actually remembered to take a bag
>> with me. Not doing a big shop, I didn't even bother with a cart or
>> basket. I took my couple-three things to the checkout. I checked out. As
>> I was walking away with my plastic bag of groceries I remembered that I
>> had the cloth bag tucked *under my left arm* the whole time I shopped --
>> and checked out.
>>
>> So, do I win? I'll start working on my acceptance speech...

>Blinky, I feel your pain as I've done the same thing lots of times.
>Maybe we can share the award? :-)

Is there a separate category or subcategory for paying for your dry
cleaning, then walking off without it? I think "res ipsa loquitur"
might be the appropriate umbrella category, with "Having It and Not
Using It" and "Leaving It and Not Having it" as the subcategories. :-)

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines


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