Going to the fair.
Says Simple Simon to the pieman.
Let me taste your ware.
Says the pieman to Simple Simon.
Show me first your penny.
Says Simple Simon to the pieman.
Indeed I have not any.
Simple Simon - a popular English language nursery rhyme.
The other day I was walking down the sidewalk minding my own business when I looked up and saw a billboard advertising the Angus and Three Cheese Bacon sandwich from Arby's. Damn, did it look good! Ten minutes or so pass by after seeing the billboard and I walk directly past an actual Arby's. The front window had a huge decal of the Angus and Three Cheese Bacon sandwich plastered on it. By now my mouth was salivating like a starved dog.
Well, unfortunately for me, my wallet is an empty one. I thus continued on my trek with a vision of the Angus and Three Cheese Bacon now dancing in my head. A block or so after Arby's I walk upon a Metro Link stop. Usually, you are apt to find a number of people waiting at the stop for the bus, but not this time. The stop was completely empty. As I am passing through my peripheral vision picks something up. It was an Arby's bag sitting on the bus stop bench. Curiosity tends to get the better of vagabonds like me so I grabbed the bag and opened it.
It is times like these when I know there is a god. The very thing I was craving was now directly in front of me. That's right, the Angus and Three Cheese Bacon sandwich that had been dancing around in my head the last twenty minutes was now right under my nose, and fries to boot.
My immediate thought was someone had bought it and planned on eating it on the bus then subsequently forgot to take it with them. Anyways, it was mine now. I grab my newfound bag of goodies and walk into the corner convenience store to use the microwave. After finishing - I walk outside, perch myself on the curb and began devouring the sandwich. Goddammit, I have to admit something, the sandwich tasted every bit as succulent as it appeared on the billboard and decal!
I'm not a religious man by any stretch. But they say God works in mysterious ways. See, at the time I was feeling disappointed that I didn't have any money to squelch my desire and then, voila, the very thing I was desiring at the moment was provided to me. In conclusion, I am unsure if I should take it as a sign or just chalk up my bout of good fortune to dumb luck. However, one thing came as an absolute certainty from this experience - the Angus and Three Cheese Bacon from Arby's is a mighty tasty sandwich.
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