Sep 07, 2005 10:28
I call it "vending machine anxiety."
It can strike at any time.
But generally it occurs in well-lit, densely populated areas, with lots and lots of very good looking people.
Such as:
jr. high school
high school
colleges
universities
clubs
dances
pretty much anywhere where the beautiful people are.
You just want to get a little sip of that clear, 20 fluid ounces, 'Aquafina Purified Drinking Water' bottle.
When it happens...
You stand in front of the vending machine with no coin change and nothing but mangled, flacid 1$ dollar bills...and a 20$.
You straighten it.
You crisp it.
You run it along a sharp corner.
And you insert it in with a midas touch.
...the machine rejects it.
You're a brazen soul...you may even try again...
And then...it happens.
The machine EATS YOUR FLABBY, FORMLESS, NO GOOD, LIMP bill!
Pop question hot shot.
What do you do!?
WHAT...do...you...do?
Do you suck it up and walk away?
Do you stick another one in and risk it also getting masticated by said machine?
Do you kick and scream? And yell and shout?
Do you thrust the weight of your body against the glass panel hoping for a release of some loose nickels and dimes?
Or do you notice your grotesque reflection in the glass and all the pretty people staring.?
..."THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE HERE PEOPLE!"
.........as you curse and mutter obscenities under your breath at that Pepsi machine.....
DANGIT!I knew I hated Pepsi!
Suck it! Coin-Op!
I am going to 7-11.