Anodyne
Sunday, December 05, 2004
 
Found in the Mount Vernon Goodwill, on the way to Gary Snyder's reading: a 99 cent stuffed toy shark.

"He looks a lot like you," said Sylvia, dangling the frowning grey monster at me, having excavated him from a bin of other cast-off toys. Sure enough, an uncanny resemblance did exist between Mr. Shark's worried squinting frown and my own.

Mr. Shark's new job: store manager. Concealed behind the counter until opportunity strikes.

"Can I pick up my paycheck early?"

"Can I get a discount on these books?"

"You doing any hiring? No? Need your windows cleaned?"

"Hang on a sec. I'll get the manager."

- posted by cjb @ 10:26 AM


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