The Dinette Set by Julie Larson for March 07, 2012

Joy, you’re too clueless to discover an olive has a pit?

Please, someone take Burl up on what he has printed on the back of his jacket.

Good morning, all y’all!

And when the clerk turns to call his super All those Velveeta samples will be gone, gone, gone.

There is Burl, right next to the sample tray; if the employee goes to get the manager, those samples will disappear instantly.

How can this be???Burl’s still standing?I’m not in favor of violence, mind you…. but surely that jacket tempts half of Crustwood to take him out!

Wait…. this is a dream…it must be a dream…..cos not only can Burl walk the streets wearing a target…. he turned down a chance to sample something!For himself and for Joy!

The real Burl would never suggest the clerk try one, he’d say “I’d better try half a dozen to make sure they didn’t mix pitted and unpitted.”

They expect to lose a lot of samples to the Pennys.

That box of Velveeta expired in August but they put out a quick plate of it (and hide the tray of Irish cheddar, and put up the sign about the numbers)

when somebody near the door buzzes them.

The deli, the doctor, the tax man…. everybody drags out special signage when they spot Burl and Joy.Probably the park benches suddenly say “Wet Paint.”

Meanwhile….. Good morning Crustwood…. and Aloha GymShoe!

Considering how Joy inhales food, she will likely choke on anything, pitted or not.

Good morning!

Susan, I suspect half of Crustwood are equally as clueless as the Penny’s. I suspect the other half may be even worse.

If I lived there, I might be inclined to put a bulls eye on my back.

Please try one…each of you.

Olives with pitts? And Joy tries one, Joy breaks tooth because she’s too stupid to know the pitt is there. Big lawsuit, deli goes out of business.

So the guys behind the counter is a dumb as the pennys figures

A very Good Morning, all! I had another 3 hour chat with my BF about the trip in July; he suggested I spend the whole month at his house, go to fireworks, drive up to Canada to visit the falls on one weekend etc, but in cold light of day I think I’ll limit this visit to about 2 weeks..The clerk looks as though he’s been doing some sampling (He’s drawn with crumbs on his face). I see they have “Hawaiian” salad in honor of GymShoe, and everything in the case is of very common sorts (kidney beans, plain green olives, that HS, and what appears to be croutons of old rye bread), so they must have known the Pennys were coming. No Calamata, or olives stuffed with anchovies or almond slivers and not even 3 bean salad).

Good Morning Crustwood!!!

Actually, maybe they want Burl to finish off the samples, now. After all, would YOU want to be the one to have a sample after his hand was in it? Yeah, I didn’t think so!

BTW: I did a five-minute stand-up last night. I killed. It was great. I haven’t performed in about a year, so it was good to know I didn’t get rusty. Having a good set really pumps me with energy! Of course when I bomb, that can be a different story.

@vldazzleNaaa, live a little! Plan to stay, but have an “out” just in case you miss us too much.

do you all live in the same neighborhood, or at least the same town or time zone or something? this is almost like a left coast fruit & nut chat room, sometimes. no flames, it’s just plain weird, is all…

Where did these Penny clones come from? I can’t recall the real duo ever declining a free anything. And they’d clean off that Velveeta plate in an instant, even if the clerk were trying to stop them.

What’s wrong with you guys? the comments today are mild compared to your usual snark.

Burl has such a nasty disposition. Wish he would inhale a toothpick from the samples….

Aloha Krustwood… (as per @VLDAZ post).Yesterday was nice day to travel around to the Kauai Coffee Plantation… BURL & JOY would love taking the opportunity to taste about 20 different roasts and flavors there… ! ! !….HEY…. It’s 10AM….. here time for coffee…. ! ! !

@x_TechThe next number on the roll is 3….. so it seems JOY and BURL must have 1 and 2…… They aim to get there when the sample tray is full…… Proof that your observation is “right on”…. ! ! !

@Dave, stand up comedy is fun. I don’t go out much at night, but there used to be a standup mix that I wattched late nights at home on TV (I don’t even remember what channel, as channels now multiply like rabbits.

@Gymshoe, Sorry to hear about all the rain (supposed to clear out during the week). I doubt that the Pennys would know the difference between one coffee and another, about like I am with beer (just something better than water or lemonaide on a hot day).

@Mona, Leaky has been taking time off, and without him to feed it, the snark is lacking ;-(

@Gymshoe, it just occurred to me that you might be younger and not know what was usually called HS- a rather disgusting mix of canned fruit salad with mini marshmallows and mayonaise which might even have neon cherries and seldom any fresh fruit. Some “deli” may still make one like that, especially if they also have a huge bin of plain green olives and another of boiled kidney beans with no dressing.

@Gymshoe, that’s FUNNY! That awful “salad” would never be found in the real Hawaii (unless in a US based chain store).