For years I’ve been annoyed by the amount of packaging that’s used at Dunkin Donuts. An order of a frosted donut, a bagel and two munchkins requires three separate bags, a paper wrap for the bagel, and two sheets of tissue for the donuts. This excess just urks me. PUT IT ALL IN ONE DAMNED BAG!
Thankfully, I’m not a huge fan of Dunkin Donuts coffee, so I don’t frequent the donut chalet very often. However, recently, I’ve been in an inescapable rut of junkfood and fastfood – a craving I can’t seem to subdue. So, I’ve been to the donut chalet twice in the last week. Both times I ordered a bagel and two munchkins (had my own coffee – just needed shots of butter and sugar to get me going). Both times the packaging has been minimalized, which I’ve been glad to see. So, I shouldn’t complain.
But what else is there to do but complain? Really.
The bagel comes in a brown paper bag, as usual. The change is to the packaging of the two munchkins. Why they can’t go into the bag with the bagel I’ll never understand. God forbid bagels and munchkins co-mingle.
On my last two visits, the munchkins have been handed to me in what I’m affectionately referring to as a little MUNCHKIN LOVE SACK. Two munchkins wrapped in one piece of DD tissue which is then twisted at the top for closure. Picture it. A thin filmy wrapping around two soft balls, placed into my hand ever so gently. Handle with care.
Let me just say this: EEEEWWWWW!
I quickly drop the love sack into the bag with the bagel, hoping it will unwrap itself as I drive to work.
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1. I will post a new photo each week on Thursday, so look for it and try to guess where the photo was taken.
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
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5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
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I will post a literary "snippet" - a tasty little morsel of verbiage that I've found in a book, movie, song, conversation, or just pulled from thin air.
Your job is to add to it. You can add a beginning and lead into the snippet, or you can work from the snippet, heading to an ending. You can write a song with it, or a poem, or just add another sentence, paragraph or dissertation. How much you add and in what direction is completely up to you.
Be sure to read the responses that others have posted. That's half the fun. But, you don't have to continue on from someone else's response.
Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
Share this blog with your friends, so they can play too.
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1 comment:
Oh, God, GOD, that's funny. Remember the SNL skit with Alec Baldwin? The one where he is some sort of locally-famous chef, who makes all sorts of "balls" for the holidays? And the NPR radio host keeps saying she can't wait to put his balls in her mouth. Oh, and his last name is Schwetty, so they're Schwetty Balls...I'm going to go wet myself now. Bye.
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