Asked and Answered
The Scene: Jason's Deli
The Players: A husband, a wife and one of the couple's elderly mother.
Husband: Mother, what do you want?
Mother: Do they have a reuben? Get me a reuben if they have one.
Wife to husband: Don't order her a reuben. Get her the spaghetti.
Husband: She said she wants the reuben.
Wife to mother: Mom, are you sure you want the reuben? You always order spaghetti.
Mother: A reuben's fine.
Wife: But you never get that. You always get spaghetti. Remember?
Mother: I want a reuben.
Wife: You've never had their ruben sandwich.
Mother: OK, just get me the spaghetti then.
Wife to husband: See, I told you she likes the spaghetti.
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I heard almost this exact conversation in a restaurant last year. I wonder if this couple goes all over town doing this every night...
Posted on August 29, 2008 12:26 PM