Everything Aggravates
Him Who Waits

so that she could carry them better.
The line at the discount food club
was not much better. There was only
one man ahead of me who then decid-
atience is a virtue."
ed to get advice from the
"Everything comes
clerk on a battery-powered
to him who waits."
flashlight that he had picked
Baloney!
up. They spent some time
These days, it is not
deciphering the instructions
unusual to have to wait in
to decide what size batteries
line; I do not object to this
were best for him. He then
procedure. But why is it that
left his basket (the order was
the lines I wait in always
partially rung up so no one
have something go wrong to
else could be served) and
increase my waiting time?
strolled over to the battery
Not long ago I was in
SY MANELLO
display to find the right size.
the express line at the gro-
Editorial Assistant
The banks have a system
cery. (Why they have one
that I approve of: one line
for "under 10 items,"
that feeds instantly to the next
under 15 items" and "under 20
available
teller.
This works, I guess, until
items" I don't know; usually only
I
get
on
the
scene.
If I am next in line,
one is op-en and the people'who use
three
of
the
four
working
tellers go on
it can't count.) The lady who was at
their
lunch
breaks.
The
one
who is left is
the register wanted to charge her
dealing
with
the
customer
who
needs to
items but she did not have her
buy
travelers
checks,
confirm
the
charge card at the ready, did not
amounts in each of his accounts, verify a
know how to use the machine and
check that has not yet cleared and
then asked to have the bags repacked

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Editorial Assistant

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obtain the exchange rate for several for-
eign currencies (in case he decides to go
there, I guess).
Do you have similar tales of woe to
share? Have you been an in-line suf-
ferer and want to tell me about it?
Well, get in line! pi

ruldish Limericks

by Martha Jo Fleischmann
A nearsighted archer named

Margaret,
Mistaking her coach for the
target,
Farshtelled* Lag b'Omer.

The fella, named Shtromer,
Spent yontif" completely
d'harget!***

cast a pall over
the holiday
*** killed (literal)
dead tired (idiomatic)

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