Do you ever feel like you're on Candid Camera? (Did I just reveal my age?)
You know... do you ever feel like the things that are happening around you and to you are a huge practical joke? As if, at any moment, a host with big hair and a fake smile is gonna pop out and say,
"Surprise! You're on our new hidden camera game show!"
Last night, after AWANAS (kids' Bible clubs), I scooted through the Burger King drive-in to feed the boy. I wanted him to have a hot and nutritious meal before heading off to bed.
I pulled up to order, and the voice said,
"Welcome to Burger King. Can I take your order? We are all out of burger meat and steak-burger meat."
Turning to my little co-pilot, I said,
"Did she just say they were out of BURGER meat?"
"Yep," he said, "I think so."
"OK," I said, "I'll have a kid's chicken nugget meal, please."
As we "pull forward to the second window," I can't help but wonder just how many people came (like us) for a burger tonight. This place is on an Army base, folks. LOTS of young hungry soldiers... looking for food. And the line for the drive-thru is usually out the wazoo. Whatever that is.
At the window, as she took my money, I could not suppress my curiosity (or my mouth).
"Did you really say you guys were out of BURGER meat? As in, no BURGERS?"
"Yep," she said, "That's right."
I couldn't stop myself. The sarcasm rolled out faster than I could think...
"But this is 'BURGER' KING," I said.
I don't know how to put her reply into words. It was more of a sound. Like a groan and a grunt combined. She wasn't rude. She seemed to be wondering the same thing as me.
When is the hidden camera guy gonna pop out?
And by the way, did you know that some chickens produce nuggets in the shape of tiny little crowns?
Go BK, I say! If you're gonna run out of beef, at least you can serve us fancy royal nuggets.
3 comments:
That is hilarioious. I went to Sonic yesterday and said "I'd like a Dr. Pepper add cherry" because if I say cherry Dr. Pepper they get confused. She asked me "sooooo you want cherry syrup or just a cherry?"
It is the end of the world as we know it! Even here in Afghanistan, Tim Hortons Coffee and Doughnuts is out of doughnuts with a sign warning us that they soon will out of coffee!
Ooh ooh ooh! You just stepped on my Burger King nerve. Our BK stiiiiinks. They will put things on their menu that they don't have (such as shake flavors or kids meal toys). It'll be there for two weeks before they FINALLY get it in.
I admire them though - they are equal opportunity employers. They will hire the personality challenged that other places won't touch.
RRRRRR! Why do their burgers have to taste so good?
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