On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:15:57 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>I went to the drive thru of a local fast food place. I was very
>>specific and ordered two large fries. Paid, got the bag and pulled
>>away. When I looked in the bag, instead of two large fries there was
>>about a hundred small ones!
>
> Small ones, what? Can I assume French fried potatoes? I only ask
> because the last time I ordered anything at a fast food joint has to
> be some forty years ago... you could have ordered tater tots, fried
> shrimp... I've never ordered any food at a drive thru. Very
> occasionally I'll use the drive-thru at a bank, or a pharmacy.
>
> I'm trying to imagine you getting a hundred small sized portions in
> separate bags instead of two large portions of fries each in its own
> bag... I'd think a hundred small portions would weigh like twenty five
> pounds and need at least two, perhaps three large plastic shopping
> bags... and then you'd realize that something is wrong. What did they
> charge for a hundred small fries... I'd think like $100.
> Anyway what did you order to go with the fries? I can't imagine
> anyone going to a drive-thru just for fries. Your story is a real
> enigma.

Wow.

No, you MADE it an enigma. Everybody else understood it no problem.

-sw