This post was inspired by an email conversation I had with MLGF yesterday. Most of you know by now who and what those letters mean and refer to, so no need for explanations. In a recent post of his, he made a poem talking about his freckles, one -- in particular -- in a certain spot mentioned in the title of this post. During an email discussion regarding a comment I left on his blog, he --jokingly-- talked about opening a restaurant with a name that matches the title.
Well, up popped a story regarding said restaurant, freckles and special desserts. I emailed it to him, then decided that perhaps it was good enough to share. So here, for your enjoyment, is the story.
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Dining at the Freckled Schlong
"Hmm, this seems like a good restaurant. Nice and clean exterior. No overgrowth of the shrubbery..."
I
enter through the doors. Paintings of The Three Stooges hang on the
wall. In the air, music plays as a Deep Purple vinyl spins somewhere in the background. I take a seat
at the table as my waiter approaches, wearing a dusty, black softball
uniform.
"Can I help you, miss?"
"Um, yes. Can I have a cheeseburger?"
"Sorry, ma'am. We don't serve that here."
"oh." I scan the menu, but the writing is all in Irish.
"Can I have a steak then?"
The waiter shakes his head. "We don't serve that here either."
I close the menu, getting impatient. "Well then. What DO you serve?"
"Spotted dick," the waiter said with a straight face.
"Excuse me?"
The waiter tapped his pen against the notepad. "We have spotted dick."
"Oh my God!" I lift from the seat. "I didn't know this was a bordello."
"We aren't a bordello. We are a restaurant."
"Then you're
getting fresh with me? Look, mister... uh." I lean in close to read his
name-tag. "Suldog. I don't care how freckled your penis is --
fascinating though that may seem. I don't believe this is the way
to pick up a date."
The waiter laughs. "Ma'am, spotted dick is a type of dessert, like a pudding with currants."
"Oh." I flop back into the seat. "I understand now. Okay. I'd like to try some of your spotted dick."
The waiter blushes as red as a lobster. "Ma'am, I'm flattered, but
I'm a married man. And it's only one freckle. I wouldn't say it's that
spotted."
My forehead smacks into the table. I imagine one of the wall paintings faintly saying, "N-yuk, n-yuk, n-yuk."
Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking along the lines of a pub with a name like that somewhere in the British Isles or Ireland. I'd bet the place serves haggis, too.
I think I'm flattered, but I'll wait to see the rest of the comments :-)
ReplyDeleteSpotted dick. . .
ReplyDeleteOf course; pure genius. . .
I think Sully needs an award, or something. . .
LOL, an award. Good one, Craig. Honestly, I have no idea what to say to this post, other than I was laughing louder than I probably should in polite company (aka work). Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteYup, he needs another award and the image could come directly from this post.
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