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“Check out what people are talking about at Waffle House!”
This was the suggestion given to me by Facebook as I was waiting to leave the Hardees parking lot. I go there every morning for a large Coke Zero. Yes, I know what diet soda does to you and no, I don’t care. I did find it kind of amusing that they had a handwritten sign taped to the drive-thru speaker apologizing for having no eggs. No eggs during breakfast, how fun. I mean, there are at least 5 or 6 grocery stores nearby. When I lived in Monroeville, Burger King once ran out of beef patties. That didn’t seem quite as bad since Monroeville is like 90 minutes from any town of respectable size. But no eggs at MY Hardees?
Back to Facebook. It does this from time to time: encourages me to find out what people are talking about at random places. Or “See what’s happening at Wal Mart!” I know what’s happening at Wal Mart. People are buying groceries while wearing mismatched pajamas or leggings and t-shirts — usually light colored t-shirts with a purple bra underneath. Or camo…. lots and lots of camo. Extra points if you are wearing camo leggings with a tan top and a purple bra underneath, and you and your unbathed children get into a pickup with a confederate flag and Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes peeing on something on the back window. Oh wait, did that go too far? I think I just crossed the line from funny and sarcastic to mean. I’ll pull back a…
