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James Lord's avatar

So there I was, all those years ago, rounding the end of aisle 7 on my way to aisle 8. I knew, technically, that I wasn't supposed to open the jar of Jif before checking out at the register. But I had every intention of paying, so I thought: no harm, no foul. And this woman, who evidently had the odd habit of proceeding up and down the aisles in descending order, was also prematurely savoring a Hershey's Giant Bar as she approached the end of aisle 8. Wheel of Fortune was on at 7, so I was in a bit of a hurry, and as it turned out, she was motivated by a similar sense of haste. The actual collision occurred where Little Debbie snack cakes were on a buy 2 get 1 free special.

I was momentarily stunned by the impact. But as I regathered my wits, I noticed bits of Hershey in my Jif. I felt a swirl of emotions ranging from annoyance to human concern, but I did point out to her that I had chocolate in my peanut butter. She remarked in kind that she had peanut butter on her chocolate. We soon realized that these were two great tastes that went great together.

Today, our three children born of that happy accident are named Reese, Jif and Coco.

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mo's avatar

Hip Pocrates sez: Let food be your love medicine !

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