Stream of Consciousness Saturday

 

This post is to try to fulfill the prompt “side” which was presented today (Friday) on Linda Hill’s blog: http://lindaghill.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-july-1914/  Here it is:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg

 

Side by John W. Howell copyright 2014

“Give me a side of potatoes.”

“Sorry sir the potatoes re extra.”

“How much extra?”

“One dollar.”

“One dollar. I could go to the market and buy a pound of potatoes for a dollar.”

“Well sir you might just want to do that. I’ll hold your burger order till you get back.”

“I love a burger flipper with an attitude. I want the manager.”

“You and me both. Have you met the manager. What a knockout.”

“Listen kid I don’t have much more time for your stand-up audition. Call me the manager.”

“Okay you are the manager. How may I help you your highness?”

“See this fist. I may just have to come over the counter and give you a knuckle sandwich.”

“That will count as a side and will be a dollar as well.”

“What will count as a side?”

“The sandwich you mentioned. I’m not sure knuckle is on the menu, but all our sandwiches with a burger are extra.”

“Okay who can I talk to?”

“Given your state of agitation I might suggest a psychologist.”

23 comments

  1. Hope Floats's avatar

    Took me right back to being a kid and laughing my arse off. 🙂

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      So glad. Most of could do with a little less arse. 🙂

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  2. S.K. Nicholls's avatar

    Hahaha! Sounds like an argument I might have gotten into. (I would have been the smart ass.)

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      I find that hard to believe 💣

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  3. Marie A Bailey's avatar

    You are SO good at this! Loved it. You really evoked Abbott and Costello. I loved their routines and their movies 🙂

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thank you Marie

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  4. Beth's avatar

    Cute!!!

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks darlin

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  5. Julian Froment's avatar

    Brilliant, John. I loved it. Great to hear the term knuckle sandwich used.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks for the comment. I like your new Gravitar as well

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      1. Julian Froment's avatar

        Thanks, John. Ionia took it, and I think that you can see the love, joy, and contentment on my face and in my eyes.

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        1. John W. Howell's avatar

          So very true. Also, you look quite British. (wonder why that is?)

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        2. Julian Froment's avatar

          Umh. Really? I wonder if England could be part of Britain. Not something I will accept without persuasion, mind you.

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        3. John W. Howell's avatar

          Yeah okay you look like you are from England .

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks I’d hoped it would be.

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  6. Cayman Thorn's avatar

    I miss the term knuckle sandwich. I never thought I would say that, seeing as how I received my share of such threats back in the day. Great stuff.

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      Thanks. I like the term myself. I think a detective story with the following dialog might be cool: “Keep it up and I’ll serve you a knuckel sandwich.” “I’ll have mine with mayo please.”

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      1. Cayman Thorn's avatar

        Boom! I love it.

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  7. Linda G. Hill's avatar

    This is great, John! Are you sure you didn’t write for Abbott and Costello? Haha!
    Thanks for making this brilliant post part of SoCS! 😀

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    1. John W. Howell's avatar

      You are so kind. Thanks

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