Eat Elsewhere

[marval]

Max was worried. Sam, his loyal deli customer every day for thirty years, doesn't show up.

Max loves Sam, every day at the deli he gives him the best cuts, charges him the least, and treats him like family.

So on the second day, his absence is again concerning. When he doesn't show up on the third day, Max is almost beside himself. The fourth day brings more agony with Sam's disappearance.

On the fifth day, Friday, pacing back forth, not knowing what to do, he glances across the street at his competitor's deli.

Through the window, he sees Sam at the deli counter right across the street.

Max tears off his apron, storms across the thoroughfare, and confronts Sam: "What are you doing? For thirty years you've been my customer; I've given you the best cuts for your meals, I've charged you next to nothing, I've treated you like my closest family! How could you show so little loyalty after all this time?"

"Relax," says Sam; "don’t worry. On Monday I had a root canal. The dentist said I should eat on the other side for a few days.”