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Compliment?

May 4, 2016 3 Comments

Compliment?

By A.M. McKnight

“Honey, not again! You know I hate salt on popcorn. It’s not healthy.”

“Healthy?! Who eats healthy at the movies? No salt is like no burgers at a cookout or no ice cream at a birthday party.”

“You know I’m vegetarian and lactose intolerant.”

“Just how have we managed to stay together so long?”

“Easy. You’re not made of salt, you don’t taste like meat, and you don’t give me gas.”

“Was that a compliment?”

“Of course it was.”

“Oh. Well, you’re better looking than my mother, you smell better than my father, and your cooking works better than my laxatives.”

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  1. Jo Patterson says

    May 4, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    Quite humorous. Liked it.

    Reply
  2. Lorah says

    May 4, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    haha perfect!

    Reply
  3. Bobby Warner says

    May 4, 2016 at 6:17 pm

    The guy saw which side his bread was buttered on–and quickly made amends. Good story.

    Reply

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