I promise you this little story is 100% true! Rebecca and I chuckled as we ate our chicken-and-asparagus pie. Incidentally, it was delicious.
HALF-BAKED!
I was wandering through the Shopping Centre when my idle eye,
Chanced upon a lunchtime treat, a tasty little pie.
My daughter likes asparagus, and I like chicken too,
So I found myself attracted to a mixture of the two.
'One of those pies, please' I declared. The assistant turned away
To prepare for me my purchase, in a brisk, efficient way.
I suddenly fell to wondering what bakery I'd found.
Was it 'Annettes' or 'Pie-wise' ? I took a look around.
But the name of the shop evaded me; it was somewhere out of sight.
But still I craned my neck around, looking from left to right.
It was then I chose to use a phrase I soon came to regret!
...In fact I feel quite silly when I think about it yet!
'Where am I?'
Yes, that's what I said! The girl's face went quite white.
Her eyes grew wide with horror.She was not a pretty sight.
'Why! You're in the Shopping Centre!' (I knew that to be true!)
Poor girl! She thought I'd come adrift as Old Folk often do.
Was I Elderly Bewildered? Should I really be In Care'
Was I really in the Centre not knowing I was there?
I quickly put her mind at rest and we laughed and laughed and laughed.
But be careful how you phrase things or you may appear quite daft!
HALF-BAKED!
I was wandering through the Shopping Centre when my idle eye,
Chanced upon a lunchtime treat, a tasty little pie.
My daughter likes asparagus, and I like chicken too,
So I found myself attracted to a mixture of the two.
'One of those pies, please' I declared. The assistant turned away
To prepare for me my purchase, in a brisk, efficient way.
I suddenly fell to wondering what bakery I'd found.
Was it 'Annettes' or 'Pie-wise' ? I took a look around.
But the name of the shop evaded me; it was somewhere out of sight.
But still I craned my neck around, looking from left to right.
It was then I chose to use a phrase I soon came to regret!
...In fact I feel quite silly when I think about it yet!
'Where am I?'
Yes, that's what I said! The girl's face went quite white.
Her eyes grew wide with horror.She was not a pretty sight.
'Why! You're in the Shopping Centre!' (I knew that to be true!)
Poor girl! She thought I'd come adrift as Old Folk often do.
Was I Elderly Bewildered? Should I really be In Care'
Was I really in the Centre not knowing I was there?
I quickly put her mind at rest and we laughed and laughed and laughed.
But be careful how you phrase things or you may appear quite daft!
