Comments on: Sweets Surrender

By: Not A Girl, Not Yet A Wino » A Very Special Episode: Sweets Surrender, The Ocho

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:57:32 +0000

[...] vending machine to see if someone had reaped the rewards of my investment, if another had savored the sweetened pink squares intended for me the night before. I was surprised to see that my three Starburst packs were still hanging there, only now they were [...]

By: Janelle

Janelle — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:34:55 +0000

brilliant. brilliant! can see you there. damnit. those bloody machines…ooooergh. xx janelle

By: Grove Avenue Bride

Grove Avenue Bride — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:44:00 +0000

Yeah, snack machines suck. I attacked one at my anger management class (I had to attend this after getting a reckless driving ticket) and then I realized that yes, I was angry and unmanaged. I think you should get out of Texas. I’m not liking it. But I hope you are having a good time.

By: Pants

Pants — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:27:51 +0000

This post is a metaphor for my dating experience.

Good thing I’m drinking a rum and Diet Coke at my desk to deal with reality. (I’m not even kidding.)

By: apathy lounge

apathy lounge — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:41:43 +0000

You’re in Dallas. Funyuns have no metaphor there. But there is irony in them thar packages. Damned Starburst! There ought to be a law!

By: kitkat

kitkat — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:35:35 +0000

There might not be any metaphors in Funyuns, but I suspect you’d find a hyperbole or two.

Yep, I just made a geeky English joke.

And now I’m desperately craving Starbursts. Thanks for that.

By: kimmay

kimmay — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:26:33 +0000

i’m so glad that you didn’t attempt to stick your arm into the machine to retrieve them. with your luck you would have been arrested for molesting a vending machine (a misdemeanor in the great state of florida, by the way). how would you have explained that to your mom?

By: Schokolade Mädchen

Schokolade Mädchen — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:01:19 +0000

I would have gone to the front desk and complained. Yes, I am one of those people. But some things - like getting jipped out of a sugar fix TWICE - are just unacceptable.