I popped in to the supermarket last night after work. 
Scene: The checkout.
Cashier:  Hello!  Can I help you with your packing?
Me:  No, I'm fine thanks.  (Loads shopping onto conveyor belt.)
Cashier:  Ooh, sprats.  We don't see those often.
Me:  No? 
Cashier:  Ooh, Ciabatta.  I love Ciabatta.
Me: Yes, me too.
Cashier:  Monkey nuts!  It's funny.  I never really thought of monkey nuts being a Halloween food thing.
Me: .....
4 comments:
I'd be speechless too. I had to google 'monkey nuts', couldn't imagine what you were buying!
I had to google too...we just call them peanuts here:)
These were in a bag labelled "Monkey Nuts" with orange and black Halloween designs all over it. Very odd.
I think of peanuts in their shells as monkey nuts - but if you've never heard the term, the mind must boggle. Um, friendly cashier. Good to have someone engaged in their work, I s'pose.
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