9.19.2005

Grilled Cheese

Lady at the counter two seats away from me: "I'd like a toasted cheese sandwich on rye bread."
Girl behind the counter: "D'ye want the bread toasted?"
Lady at the counter: "Do I want what?"
Girl behind the counter: "D'ye want the bread toasted with that?"
Lady at the counter, who thinks maybe she read the menu wrong: "Uh, well... it's a toasted sandwich."
Girl behind the counter: "Yeh, but just the cheese is toasted. D'ye want the bread toasted too?"
Lady at the counter, who clearly cannot believe she is having this conversation: "The whole sandwich is toasted, not just the cheese!"
Girl behind the counter: "No, its the cheese that... d'ye want the bread toasted?"
Random guy at the counter: "When you make a grilled cheese, you put the bread on the grill with the cheese on it."
Lady at the counter: "Right, the whole sandwich is cooked."
Girl behind the counter: (Mumbles something and goes into the kitchen.)