Grocery Story 4

Maybe it was the way the air conditioning ruffled his muttonchops. Maybe it was how he corrected the lane's sign to "Ten Items or Fewer". Or maybe it was the way he had thirty-eight items in his cart to start with. Whatever it was, I knew I was in the presence of greatness.

"You're Evil Editor, aren't you?"

"Oh, Christ.," he said.. "A fan."

"One of your biggest."

"Yeah, you could stand to lose a few pounds - just a moment."

There was an interlude while he rang up his items and remonstrated with th...