August 2012
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Chungking Express: Food
633: One chef's salad, please.
Storeowner: Chef's salad again? Aren't you tired of it?
633: It's not for me.
Storeowner: Girlfriend? It's her favorite?
633: I dunno, she never said it wasn't.
Storeowner: Maybe she'd like something different for once? Try fish and chips. That's good.
633: What if she doesn't like it?
Storeowner: Get both and let her choose. You can't go wrong.
633: Won't that be a waste?
Storeowner: Doesn't cost much. Come on, give her a choice!
633: Okay. one chef's salad, one fish and chips.
Storeowner: Oh! Coming up.
633: Thanks.
[Next evening]
633: Fish and chips, please.
Storeowner: See, I told you she'd like it.
633: She should have said she didn't like chef's salad.
Storeowner: You never gave her any chance! If you had, she might have said. Speaking of choice...try pizza tonight.
633: Dunno if she'll like that.
Storeowner: Then do the same trick: get both. Won't break the bank.
633: Okay!
[Next evening]
Storeowner: Want to try something different again? The hot dog is good.
633: No thanks, just a black coffee.
Storeowner: Nothing for your girlfriend?
633: She's gone.
Storeowner: Why?
633: To try something else, she said. I guess she's right. Plenty of choice in men, just like food. I guess I should've stuck with the chef's salad.
Storeowner: Never mind! She'll try someone else and find out you're better. And she'll come running back.
633: Thanks.
