This evening my family and I went to Souper Salad.
Zippy told the young woman at the front counter
"Three over 12 and one at 12 years."
Apparently Zippy and I look WAY over 12.
She gave both of us the senior discount.
72 cents each.
This is his second senior discount.
My first.
He’s 48 and I’m 46.
I’m always reading letters to the editors bemoaning
high school graduates’ lack of math skills.
That probably explains what happened tonight.
Tracy Abell 
Perhaps the young woman reads ages right to left?
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I didn’t think of that! Genius, Kelly!
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72 cents?
They can call me what they want, I’ll take it!
(What was she thinking?)
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Yep, we took it. The kids thought it was pretty har-har funny, and we laughed, too, (through our tears…)
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72 cents?
They can call me what they want, I’ll take it!
(What was she thinking?)
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I’d have to laugh…or I’d cry!
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We laughed although there was a little edge to that laughter. Ah well, we saved money!
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She’s new at the job and punched in the wrong thing. Then she didn’t know how to correct her mistake.
(I just used that as a writing prompt!)
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Ooh, I like this explanation. That’s it! she punched in the wrong thing TWICE!
Glad you got a writing prompt out of it; all I got was 72 cents. 🙂
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She’s new at the job and punched in the wrong thing. Then she didn’t know how to correct her mistake.
(I just used that as a writing prompt!)
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Damn kids today…
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Get off my lawn!
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Ooh, I like this explanation. That’s it! she punched in the wrong thing TWICE!
Glad you got a writing prompt out of it; all I got was 72 cents. 🙂
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