In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> Mark Thorson wrote:

> > Today, I got a box that when I picked it up,
> > I could hardly sense any movement inside, so
> > right away I knew this one was a keeper, but
> > I've had boxes like that before which only
> > had 18 shu mai inside. Most boxes contain 17
> > or 18. A few have 19, and a very few have 20.
> > This one had 20! Only the second time I've
> > found a box with 20 shu mai inside! It must
> > be the harbinger of something good! I must be
> > living right, and the gods are smiling on me!
>
> Why don't you just weigh the damn boxes (like ... in the produce or bulkl
> foods section)? The number of pieces is irrelevant.
>
> Did they give you 5 nickels in change on the way out?

I still remember when I was a kid and my sister got a nickel and I only
got a dime. I had a good and proper temper tantrum. My mother tried to
convince me that the dime was worth more, but I wasn't stupid! The
nickel was clearly *much* bigger.

I guess that made an impression on me?

:-)

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA