I never weighed in when I got back from Vegas, so it's been two weeks since my last confession... or something like that. When I went to the meeting on Wednesday night, I discovered that I gained 2.2 pounds over those two weeks of steak and gin and ginsteak. And, upon coming home, a remarkable amount of peanut-butter-filled pretzels. Man, were they ever a mistake to buy. But they've inspired this short play:
ROB: Boy, I sure am eating a lot of these peanut-butter pretzels.
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER: You better get rid of them before you eat more.
ROB: Why, that's a surprisingly responsible suggestion, Devil On My Shoulder.
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER: What is THAT supposed to mean?
ROB: It's just... well, usually you're telling me to indulge in stuff. Like those four beers I drank last night to give the jambalaya that genuine, stirred-by-a-souse flavor.
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER: That I do, that I do...
ROB: So what's up with this "get rid of the pretzels" kick?
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER: I'm not sure what you're getting at.
ROB: Why would YOU, of all the little people on my shoulder, want me to stay away from the pretzels?
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER: Um... no reason...
ROB: I'm on to you. You're up to something, I know it.
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER: If you say so.
ROB (grabbing a handful of pretzels): If you want me to get rid of those pretzels, you'll have to be a lot smarter than that.
DEVIL ON ROB'S SHOULDER (sighing): I suppose you're right.
ROB: Face it, Devil. I'm just too smart for you. (ROB pops a pretzel into his mouth, and crunches it.) That's the taste of victory, my friend.
CURTAIN
Wow... that went on a lot longer than I expected.* But now.. the moment of visualization. Googling 2.2 pounds, amazingly, led me to this:
 Yes, there's 2.2 pounds of Jamaican Bat Guano in this container. As well as 2.2 pounds of two other types of guano, and only 1 pound of the mysteriously short-shrifted Mexican Bat Guano. ¿Por que no tienen amor para guano de bateas Mexicanas?
Yes, there's 2.2 pounds of Jamaican Bat Guano in this container. As well as 2.2 pounds of two other types of guano, and only 1 pound of the mysteriously short-shrifted Mexican Bat Guano. ¿Por que no tienen amor para guano de bateas Mexicanas?Rob
*Here's the play, as I intended to write it.
ROB: I should get rid of these pretzels.
DEVIL: EAT THEMMMM!!!!
ROB: Okay.
 
 

2 comments:
Sorry to hear about the uptick, but thanks for the Friday afternoon laugh!
Ah, it's Vegas, baby. I expected growth.
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