On Sun 20 Jan 2008 05:36:54p, Terry Pulliam Burd told us...

> 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

Reminds me of a friend of my parents. His wife asked him to take an
umbrella to their daughter in school. He took it alright, but never
thought to open it in the pouring rain as he walked to the school to give
it to her.

--
Wayne Boatwright

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