Turtle & Canary, Friday
On the positive side: The Cheese Panda seemed to find a sort of Zen-like satisfaction in sweeping the floor. A few scattered space heaters and a mop instead of a broom, and it was doing pretty well with the spontaneous-ice problem.
On the negative side, now there was a growing problem with Apu.
"Twelve days," Mike insisted.
"But..." Apu wrung his hands nervously and looked at the doors, which at the moment weren't bursting open with a flood of holiday shoppers.
"Twelve days. The seasonal aisle is twice as large as normal and fully stocked, and I guarantee you that everyone who wants Christmas paraphernalia will come here and have no trouble finding it. However, we are not going to put decorations up, we are not going to set out displays in the front of the store, and we are not playing Christmas music until the eleventh day before Christmas. There are twelve days of Christmas; we are going to have twelve days of celebration. Our industry cheapens and commercializes the holiday by starting it earlier every damn year, and I am doing something about it. Am I understood?"
"Well, yes, but..."
"12:01 AM December 14th. Mark your calendar."
Apu looked at the doors again and twitched a little.
Today's Squishy flavors: Holly, Jolly, Red
On the negative side, now there was a growing problem with Apu.
"Twelve days," Mike insisted.
"But..." Apu wrung his hands nervously and looked at the doors, which at the moment weren't bursting open with a flood of holiday shoppers.
"Twelve days. The seasonal aisle is twice as large as normal and fully stocked, and I guarantee you that everyone who wants Christmas paraphernalia will come here and have no trouble finding it. However, we are not going to put decorations up, we are not going to set out displays in the front of the store, and we are not playing Christmas music until the eleventh day before Christmas. There are twelve days of Christmas; we are going to have twelve days of celebration. Our industry cheapens and commercializes the holiday by starting it earlier every damn year, and I am doing something about it. Am I understood?"
"Well, yes, but..."
"12:01 AM December 14th. Mark your calendar."
Apu looked at the doors again and twitched a little.
Today's Squishy flavors: Holly, Jolly, Red