In a lifetime of buying stuff at 7-Elevens, I never before spent exactly $7.11. Surely it would’ve stuck in my mind if I had.I wanted to make a cute comment, so I sized up the cashier to see if I should. Maybe it would just embarrass us both.
Then I saw his name tag. “Biplob.” That’s the dude’s name. So then I became obsessed with that. Biplob?
Figured I’d best keep my mouth shut altogether.
But Biplob is now at the top of my list of strange immigrant names encountered while shopping. Previous champion: “Polycarp.”
Polycarp was an African guy. A cute white chick ahead of me in line actually flirted with him over his name. He said it was not an unusual name where he came from.
My heathen ass... I just found out Polycarp was a Christian martyr.
Then I saw his name tag.
ReplyDeleteTricked out?
My heathen ass... I just found out Polycarp was a Christian martyr.
Heathens in the house. I had no clue either. :p
You see, that's the kind of post I understand perfectly.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work.
^ Random is the new black.
ReplyDeleteI like Polycarp. His name was the easiest to remember of the church fathers in 7th grade religion class--I just pictured a praying parrot.
ReplyDeleteWhat'd you buy? Besides vitamin water.
^ Red Bull and a beef-and-potato burrito. Breakfast of champions!
ReplyDeleteHello there,
ReplyDeleteThat is so hilarious!
Ewww...you eat those microwaveable burritos that are in the fridge next to the deli sandwiches?
Of course, how would I know they are THERE if I had not noticed them? *LOL*
I'll take the polish on the grill...with two mozarella sticks...put it in the microwave for 20 seconds....mmmmmmm!
(smiles)
Lisa
Ewww...you eat those microwaveable burritos that are in the fridge next to the deli sandwiches?
ReplyDeleteAnd they are horrible, Lisa. But for some reason, when I get down to hardcore writing, I eat garbage.
I would LOVE to hear more about your hard core writing hard core food indulgences....
ReplyDeleteI feast like a viking while I write too, but my stuff never comes out as good as yours.
I too get tickled when the bill totals some thing funny like $1.23 or exactly $10. No matter how hard you try, you can never do that on purpose, but $7.11 takes the cake.
ReplyDeleteBoy, I must have slept through Polycarp in religion class. My favorite immigrant name has always been Iqbal. Sounds like something coming out of a pea shooter.
^ I too get tickled when the bill totals some thing funny like $1.23 or exactly $10.
ReplyDeleteIf we were our parents, we'd be like: "I gotta play that number."
^Word.
ReplyDeleteI worked in a 7-11 for a while while at university. I rang that total up a couple of times, and never failed to point it out to the customer, because in Australia cash transactions are rounded to the nearest 5 cents, so it was rare and not obvious to them. Only people filling up their car with =< $7.11 worth of fuel could possibly get it, as everything else was priced to end with a 5 or 0 for obvious reasons. Being bored to death selling cigarettes and fossil fuels at inflated prices, it's the little distractions that keep you from killing yourself.
ReplyDeleteThat happened to me too once at the 7-11, UBM--I mentioned it to the cahier and he smiled politely; I'm sure he couldn't have cared less, haha!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought on reading your post was "did he play the numbers in the lottery?". I guess you didn't :-)
LOL! My dad still asks me about my dreams so he can play the number!
ReplyDeleteDavid, you truly tickle me.
ReplyDeleteThe other day I was at a bagel shop. Whitefish salad on a toasted everything bagel and a coffee came to 6.66. I was bugged out until I realized that 666 probably isn't an evil number in Judaism, although Id have to research it I'm pretty sure it was meaningless in the realm of Jewish food.
Well, I'm a heathen, too. We're all going to be on the express train to hell.
ReplyDeleteThat happened to me too once at the 7-11, UBM--I mentioned it to the cahier and he smiled politely; I'm sure he couldn't have cared less, haha!
ReplyDeleteYep, IW... that's why I hesitated. From his point of view, it probably happens once a week.