Checkout guy goes, "you're really pushing the envelope with that basket."
"Sorry?" says I.*
He points at the little red grocery tote heaped with groceries, says it again.
"Oh. Yeah. Right."
I'd been napping previous to my grocery store foray and was a little slow on the draw.
But the phrase I liked; stuck with me.
Pushing the envelope with the basket.
*Okay, asked, technically. But the rhythm of the language and all that...
"Sorry?" says I.*
He points at the little red grocery tote heaped with groceries, says it again.
"Oh. Yeah. Right."
I'd been napping previous to my grocery store foray and was a little slow on the draw.
But the phrase I liked; stuck with me.
Pushing the envelope with the basket.
*Okay, asked, technically. But the rhythm of the language and all that...
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