A Long Walk Up the Waterslide
“He set the cup down on his desk and looked at the young accountant, who was taking his own coffee out of the bag.
“Does this look black to you?” Ed asked.
The accountant looked into Ed’s cup and said, “No, it looks regular.”
“Maybe you have the black.”
The accountant took the lid off the other cup and gave Ed the bad news. “Regular.”
“What did you tell the guy?”
“I told the guy one black, one regular.”
“He gave you two regulars.”
“Do you want me to go back?” the young accountant asked. He was a...fraid of Levine.
Levine was irritated. Why did deli guys invariably screw up and give you regular instead of black when it would be a lot better if they screwed up and gave you black instead of regular? You could always put the cream and sugar in, but you couldn’t take it out. It didn’t make sense.
“I have to get a coffeemaker,” Ed said. He started to drink the coffee and the relieved accountant sat down. “This better be an onion bagel, though.”
“It is.MoreLess
“Does this look black to you?” Ed asked.
The accountant looked into Ed’s cup and said, “No, it looks regular.”
“Maybe you have the black.”
The accountant took the lid off the other cup and gave Ed the bad news. “Regular.”
“What did you tell the guy?”
“I told the guy one black, one regular.”
“He gave you two regulars.”
“Do you want me to go back?” the young accountant asked. He was a...fraid of Levine.
Levine was irritated. Why did deli guys invariably screw up and give you regular instead of black when it would be a lot better if they screwed up and gave you black instead of regular? You could always put the cream and sugar in, but you couldn’t take it out. It didn’t make sense.
“I have to get a coffeemaker,” Ed said. He started to drink the coffee and the relieved accountant sat down. “This better be an onion bagel, though.”
“It is.MoreLess
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