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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Living the Dream
Ever since vending machines have existed, man has wanted one thing more than anything else in the world: to get two items when only paying for one. It's rare, but when it happens, it's purely magical.Well, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to say that tonight it has happened to me.
This past evening I was walking in Stamp and passed a vending machine. I hadn't been intending to purchase anything but out of the corner of my eye I saw something that stopped me abruptly. There was a package of Skittles that was just barely hanging on to the metal coil in front of several packages of M&Ms. My eyes lit up like a child opening a fresh canister of Play-Doh.
I quickly checked my bag and by some act of God, I found a single dollar! It was a sign. I knew there was a chance that I would just get the Skittles, but I simply could not let this opportunity pass. I slid in my dollar. It took a couple of tries and some rubbing against my pants, but it was eventually accepted. I was nervous. I slowly pressed the buttons, checking several times to make sure I entered the correct alpha-numeric code. E. 4. I watched the coil turn. It seemed to take forever. The Skittles fell. More coil turning. More coil turning. It stopped. The package of M&Ms that had been behind the Skittles hung on to the coil for a split second longer. And then like Leo DiCaprio in Titanic, the M&Ms let go and fell into the abyss!!
VICTORY!!
I grabbed the Skittles and M&Ms out from the vending machine and took a moment to bask. I hadn't even really wanted either the Skittles or the M&Ms, but I could not have been happier to have them in my possession. I realize that my victory had come at the cost of someone else who must have been very upset when they attempted to buy Skittles only to have it stick to the coil. That person HAD wanted those Skittles that I would now be enjoying.
So here's to you, my Skittles-less friend. I am sorry that my happiness came at the cost of your lack of candy and hope that you too may someday enjoy the immense pleasure of a 2 for 1 from a vending machine.
1 Comments:
wow. I've always wanted that to happen.
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