“Uh….let me get one of them big chocolate-mel coffees,” the
man at the drive thru intercom yelled into the microphone loud enough for me,
sitting in my truck behind with my driver-side window down, to judge him. But, of
course, it was I that need to be judged. Yes, I, because of my busy life
schedule working, on-line gaming, and stuff, when I’m feeling impatient to wait
for food, I go to McDouches. “I said I want one of them big carmel-choco
coffees…like on the picture there.” Sitting here listening to this man was so
painful that I couldn’t help but bang my head on the steering wheel. “Sir, do
you mean a large coffee with caramel and chocolate in it or a large caramel
mocha?” Whoever that person was working deserved employee of the month, because
this was brutal. “Yeah…yeah. A big caramel macho.” The employee on the intercom
snickered, “Okay sir. Will that complete your order?” I imagine that the road
to purgatory was much like waiting for a slow order in a fast food drive thru.
The man final drove to the window. It was my turn, finally. “Welcome to
McDonald’s!” I was pretty sure I was going to get a #3 (a Quarter-pounder
w/cheese)…but, “Would you like to try our new McHealthy?” is what the employee
asked me. I unwillingly asked, “What is that?” She said, “It’s a lean Icelandic burger substitute on
a Mongolian wheat bun.” That sounded like a code for intestinal problems. “Ah…I’ll
pass. I’ll just…” but she interrupted, “Would you like to try our new McDiet?” I
rolled my eyes and asked, “A McDiet?” She nodded (I think) over the intercom and said, “Yes.” I gave up, “Go on.” She eagerly continued, “Well, with our
McDiet, you get a choice of one of our signature salads made fresh from our
special Atlantic seaweed blend and an apple pie dessert pill…” I was over it, “No
thanks. I need at #3, no onions, and a bottled-water. Can you peel the
McDonald’s label off of it, please?” I was probably going to refill it all day
because buying bottled-waters all day is expensive and no one needed to know I
had been here. “Um….okay. Will that complete your order? Would you like…,” the
employee was doing the job too well, so this needed to end. “Yes! Yes! That
will complete my order!” I pushed the gas pedal down and braked immediately.
The guy from earlier was still trying to pay. I could here the employee
instigating this opportunity, “I’m sorry sir, but your debit card says declined
again. Would you like to apply for a McCreditCard?” Someone
help me. I’m in purgatory. Going to McDonalds is like going to a place where clowns shouldn’t be,
considering the quality of product offered here, let’s say a funeral.
There’s nothing that hurts more than when we lose someone from our Louisiana Words family. But, the beauty of our writing movement is that the words of our loved ones live on with us. On June 20th, 2023, Louisiana Words Allstar, Jorge Arturo, moved on from this world leaving our hearts broken. He was a charismatic and talented human being. Jorge resided in New Orleans, LA and had been active on Louisiana Words for over a year. To honor Jorge’s life and work, we will be sharing his writing and live performances all Summer 2023. Please help keep his spirit alive by sharing his work. We know that Jorge’s words will connect with our readers and we hope to keep his spirit alive. Jorge’s first submission: “The Dog Show” debuted on February 6th, 2022 and is his most successful piece to date. In 2022, Jorge spent 10 weeks in the top with “The Dog Show,” “Weavers,” “They Say Love Kills, This Time It Really Did,” and “If Hell is Real, It Looks Like an Airport.” His la...
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