Manager: “Hey, Bill, we’ve got some ad space we need to fill on the front. Here’s the list of our usual…”
Bill: “Hmmm… ‘fat free’ -nope; ‘vitamins and min-‘ nope; ‘low in -‘ nope, it’s not low in anything except nutrition…”
M: “C’mon, man, it has popcorn. Popcorn’s healthy, right?”
B: …..
M: “Oh. Right. Hmmm. Looks like we’re gonna have to pull from the Emergency Terms.”
B: “American-made and gluten-free it is.” …”We’ve still got a lotta space at the top -”
M: “I know! Non-GMO!”
B: “IS it?”
M: “Who cares? The stuff has 52% of your saturated fat in a cup!”
B: …”I’ll adjust the serving size, too.”
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