Milford chronicle., 1948-07-09

came back. They
should have sent it
to me in the bucket.
not on plate.
Dirty old dead let
tuce combed out of
the sink or somewheres, and scraps
Of cabbage and tomato and some
sour, yellow slop for mayonnaise
swimming all over couple Of dumb
pork chops like fishing something
drowned out of a pond.
What is the matter, anyway
They keep throwing this mess at
people when you tell them abso-
luteIy you want q hamburger
sO-and-sO, whether it's rare, medi-
um rare or hamburger well, but
who said anything about clean
ing out under the ice-bOx?
What are they trying to save, the
cost Of the guy to come around
with the collection? What am ]
scab or something, scabbing the
job on the boys in the department
of sanitation and garbage removal
so they can lay off 40 or so hard
working American citizens. Are
they trying to get me to eat it up
for them instead, by dumping all
that old dead slaw on a mans ham,
burger when you distinctly say, Il
just want hamburger. rare, with
dill pickle?"
LOOK AT THAT, WILL YOU,
LOOK AT THAT.
It doesn't make 9
Others particle of difference
Are even if you tie a
Different string around your
finger so you remem-
ber to say, 'and none of your
sloppy old kitchen leavings, either.
because positively want just so-
and-so." like. whether it's a fried
egg on white or ham-and-cheese
on rye. Is there some kind Of
new law you aren't allowed to eat
a decent meal in the United States
of America any more?
If you go into department store
and you say, 'I want a suit Of
clothes. size S6, long in the pants.
medium sleeves in a pin stripe"
do they go back into the grab bag
and haul out all the old rags and
scraps from the alteration depart
ment and old stockings and drawers
and throw them at you and say,
"Here is your pin stripe suit, the
way we always serve it,?
Then do they say, well, yes,
maybe it is a 40 instead Of 3 S6
like you asked for but that Is
our blue plate special for this
week and II you don't like it
well, where do you think you
are at the Park Lane or sOme-
where? Particular, aren't. your
Then does the owner say you
insulted the dizzy little dope Of q
crumpet-probably got her mind
on a date with some Bill Of Rights
dancing student-because you take
a look at the waist and you say,
Madam, If you don't mind, this is
a size 40 pants and I asked for So"
But with these buns hamburger
rare means whatever you get and
If you don't like it, well, now,
friend, just keep your nasty temper
under control.
Or suppose you
u Is say you want q hv-
q ing room set.
SpecinItV Couch, chair, an
other chair, china
closet, rug and framed picture OF
Sir Longfellow like when you were
in school. You say, Il want this
and l want that, and l want red
upholstery on this one and mixed
on that" but they absolutely just
wouldn't think of driving up :
junk wagon and dumping a load
Of old rusty springs and horse
hair and busted old kitchen chairs
and tell you its the specially ol
the house and that's the way they
always serve living-room suite.
at their store And if you don't
like it. well just the same, keeT
your tempo. big boy, BECAUSE
THAT is THE SPECIALITY.
You would suppose it would b'
just the same about hamburger
or anything. but no wonder thos,
Europeans and the Chinaman anC
all them think we ought TO feeS
them for nothing forever wheI
every day of the world all owe
the United States we waste food
Cold slaw. Scraps Of dumb
cabbage. Sink-water mayonnaise
and dOwnhearted old sloppy to-
g matOes not even good for throw
: ing, dumped all over whatever Il
: was you ordered. And Il you
|. said rare" II win look like q
|. Cinder and II you said "well done
d II will be still moOing Cor its
y mate or, maybe, probably. bark
ing.