Grapes? Since when does this bunch eat fruit? I would think they would be dipping into the candy bin. And I think the Management thinks so too, re: the sign on the front.Do you think Timmy’s mother knows what her child is learning at Grandma and Grandpa’s house? And finally Joy has to buy a giant box of Baby Powder, all those folds get sweaty and musty pretty quickly.
OK, here’s an ethical question:Background: My son, the bachelor, goes shopping on Sunday after church. Why? Because (1) there are lots of single women doing the same thing and (2) he pretty much gets a free lunch from all the samples being given out.Question: Why is it wrong to take some grapes and eat them when the store is giving away free shrimp, cheese, fajitias, etc. etc. just one aisle away?Answer(?): One is simply taking and the other is freely given.Then we get to Joy and Marlene, who would put their entire basket in their purses if they could. And they would force Timmy to aid them in their life of crime.I don’t remember Concord grapes being seedless. In fact, I don’t remember Concord grapes in in other context than kosher wine.Pet peeve: Ladies (women) of a certain age who go through the store on the scooters like the Queen Mother. If they are on an aisle it is better just to choose another aisle, because that one is occupied. Maybe even just go to Ace Hardware.Full disclosure: I am not discriminating against ladies (women) of a certain age. The gentlemen (men) of the same age are long dead, hence not at the store.I know what’s going to happen to me, I’m going to be forced to use a scooter at some point and some supercritical a$$hole is going to make unkind comments about me. Probably Crab.
Mikie…..The booth I help out in at the Farmer’s Market in summer sells a seedless hybrid grape called the Thomcord…a cross of Concord and Thompson seedless….but yes, otherwise Concord grapes have seeds.
30 or 40 years ago, fresh Concord grapes were available in supermarkets, but I rarely see them any more.
Still, I’m surprised if they only make you think of Manischewitz….
didn’t you, too, grow up drinking Welch’s grape juice….out of cartoon character glasses saved from grape jelly
Or carry a peanut butter sandwich in your lunch bag, its soft square white bread turning purple and sticky from the jelly oozing through?Anyway…. I guess a cartoonist doesn’t necessarily have to know every sort of produce…and I don’t have to eat concord grapes any more.
If you think they’re hard on the produce aisles, just wait until they get to work the bulk candy. There’s an option to weigh and price it on the spot or wait until check-out. Guess which one they take. .Ha-ha! Trick question. Neither. When the bag’s empty, they stuff it in behind some cans. They’ve never yet made it to check-out with any. They get their “guest bowl” candy (top brands like Marsh, Broachs, Hershers, and Jolly Farmer) from the Dollar Dump. (They’ve been artlessly displaying the same real brand name candy bags for years.)
Gnoshin’ on ten-finger discounts………w/the kid doin’ the grunt-work, no less…………..ridin’ a (two-seater?? Cheeze-whiz!!) scooter that should be reserved only for the truly mobility-impaired. AND pontificating ’bout “free” things…..yep!! Another Dynamic Phew-Oh!!
Personal trivia alert!: Back “then” when I would bake cakes for my Dad, I would use Manischewitz wine for the liquid in the butter cream frosting. It is a pretty shade of lavender and tastes sorta grapey. He loved Manischewitz Grape Wine, and he was a Lutheran!.
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 9 years ago
Grapes? Since when does this bunch eat fruit? I would think they would be dipping into the candy bin. And I think the Management thinks so too, re: the sign on the front.Do you think Timmy’s mother knows what her child is learning at Grandma and Grandpa’s house? And finally Joy has to buy a giant box of Baby Powder, all those folds get sweaty and musty pretty quickly.
mikie2 over 9 years ago
OK, here’s an ethical question:Background: My son, the bachelor, goes shopping on Sunday after church. Why? Because (1) there are lots of single women doing the same thing and (2) he pretty much gets a free lunch from all the samples being given out.Question: Why is it wrong to take some grapes and eat them when the store is giving away free shrimp, cheese, fajitias, etc. etc. just one aisle away?Answer(?): One is simply taking and the other is freely given.Then we get to Joy and Marlene, who would put their entire basket in their purses if they could. And they would force Timmy to aid them in their life of crime.I don’t remember Concord grapes being seedless. In fact, I don’t remember Concord grapes in in other context than kosher wine.Pet peeve: Ladies (women) of a certain age who go through the store on the scooters like the Queen Mother. If they are on an aisle it is better just to choose another aisle, because that one is occupied. Maybe even just go to Ace Hardware.Full disclosure: I am not discriminating against ladies (women) of a certain age. The gentlemen (men) of the same age are long dead, hence not at the store.I know what’s going to happen to me, I’m going to be forced to use a scooter at some point and some supercritical a$$hole is going to make unkind comments about me. Probably Crab.
mollie05 over 9 years ago
It sure looks like they are both on the same scooter, didn’t think they fit 2, especially their size!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Mikie…..The booth I help out in at the Farmer’s Market in summer sells a seedless hybrid grape called the Thomcord…a cross of Concord and Thompson seedless….but yes, otherwise Concord grapes have seeds.
30 or 40 years ago, fresh Concord grapes were available in supermarkets, but I rarely see them any more.
Still, I’m surprised if they only make you think of Manischewitz….
didn’t you, too, grow up drinking Welch’s grape juice….out of cartoon character glasses saved from grape jelly
Or carry a peanut butter sandwich in your lunch bag, its soft square white bread turning purple and sticky from the jelly oozing through?Anyway…. I guess a cartoonist doesn’t necessarily have to know every sort of produce…and I don’t have to eat concord grapes any more.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 9 years ago
If you think they’re hard on the produce aisles, just wait until they get to work the bulk candy. There’s an option to weigh and price it on the spot or wait until check-out. Guess which one they take. .Ha-ha! Trick question. Neither. When the bag’s empty, they stuff it in behind some cans. They’ve never yet made it to check-out with any. They get their “guest bowl” candy (top brands like Marsh, Broachs, Hershers, and Jolly Farmer) from the Dollar Dump. (They’ve been artlessly displaying the same real brand name candy bags for years.)
drewhollan over 9 years ago
It’s called STEALING DUFAS"S!
ja over 9 years ago
Scatt tissue, ha!
orbenjawell Premium Member over 9 years ago
Gnoshin’ on ten-finger discounts………w/the kid doin’ the grunt-work, no less…………..ridin’ a (two-seater?? Cheeze-whiz!!) scooter that should be reserved only for the truly mobility-impaired. AND pontificating ’bout “free” things…..yep!! Another Dynamic Phew-Oh!!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 9 years ago
Personal trivia alert!: Back “then” when I would bake cakes for my Dad, I would use Manischewitz wine for the liquid in the butter cream frosting. It is a pretty shade of lavender and tastes sorta grapey. He loved Manischewitz Grape Wine, and he was a Lutheran!.