Train story!
Friday, October 19th, 2007Tuesday afternoon, I was on an Amtrak train on my way up to the Twin Cities. I had just come back from the snack car and was enjoying a delicious microwave cinnamon roll when the chef came back from the dining car with a cheesecake that he had messed up, and said that the first person to answer a question would get the cheesecake.
The question was: “How many times did Dorothy have to click her heels to get out of the land of Oz?” I, having been honed and sharpened from years of game-show watching and !trivia playing, allowed him to finish the question and then immediately said, “three times.”
The other passengers were none too pleased. I wish I could say that the cheesecake was “fucking delicious”, but actually, it was sub-par.
Addendum: A few minutes later, the people in front of me got a bowl of ice cream (and a Red Skelton story) for knowing that Red Skelton says “Good night and God bless” after every show.
3 Responses to “Train story!”
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There’s just no excuse for cheesecake that isn’t fucking delicious. In fact, subpar cheesecake should be a crime–a Felonious Waste of Calories or something.
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I agree.
October 19th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
I love when the conductor asks random questions and gives people stuff. They made us raise our hands and called on us though.