Sweet Tea
I went to the drive through at McDonalds yesterday. They had a sign saying "Large Soft Drink or Sweet Tea for $1." And another one saying "Free Red Box DVD Rental with Drink" (or Big Box or Big Red Box or some kind of Box...whatever). I got all excited because I thought, "Wow. More Drink. And we might try that overnight rental thing sometime." So, anyway:
Disembodied Voice: Welcome to McDonalds. I have to tell you straight up that we have no sweet tea. So don't order it. (Who says straight up in Olathe, KS?)
Me: Well, that's OK. I just want a large Diet Coke.
Voice: We haven't had sweet tea all day. So don't order it.
Me: I'll just have a large Diet Coke. And that's it.
Voice: (getting kind of angry) Were you wanting to order sweet tea? Because, like I said, we don't have any.
Me: (kind of looking around for a hidden camera or Ashton Kutcher or something) Just give me a Diet Coke.
Voice: I don't know if it's the sweet part of it or what, but we haven't been able to have sweet tea all day and I can't give you any.
Me: (kind of intimidated because she's getting really angry) Yeah, I bet that's really bad for you. The not having sweet tea thing.
Voice: Yeah, thanks for asking. So, are you just coming back another day?
Me: (really thinking this is a joke at this point) You know, I think I'll just switch my order to a Diet Coke.
Voice: OK. That's a good idea because we don't have any sweet tea.
Then I got my drink and it was in a big PLASTIC cup which made me mad. So, that's my sweet tea story. (And no one in Kansas drinks "sweet" tea anyway. That's a southern thing.)
Were either of you wanting some sweet tea maybe? If so, I know where you can't get it.
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Jun 11th