Thursday, May 31, 2007

I Left My Washing In The Launderette...

Sometimes, when I get lazy at doing the laundry, I take my washing to a laundry place. I usually go to the same place, and it’s great: it’s fairly cheap ($1.15 per pound); it’s convenient (close to home); they give it to you nicely packed, folded and with a wonderful smell.
So last Saturday morning, on my way to my typical cleaner of choice, I discovered another laundry place even closer to home with a sign that said ‘Laundry by the Pound’. I stopped by to find out.
There was one person behind the front desk: an old man… maybe in his 70’s.

Old man: "Hello and good morning, young lady! What can I do for you?" – He greets me nicely.
Me: "Good morning! I was passing by and saw the sign that said laundry by the pound. I have a few things I could drop but I would like to know how much you charge for this service?"
Old man: "Oh! I’m sorry. I don’t do laundry by the pound anymore…"
Me: "Oh, you don’t?"
Old man: "Nah. I have been the owner of this place for the past five years. I used to offer this service before since I didn’t have that many customers, but now that the business has grown prosperously, I only do night gowns and suits. I now charge by piece only."
Me: "I see… well, thank you. But I’ll go to another place."
Old man: "Uh, wait… how much clothing do you have? Is it more than 10 pounds?"
Me: "Well, a few… I don’t know the weight… why?"
Old man: "Because I could wash it for you…"
Me: "By the pound?"
Old man: "Yes
Me: "But you said no earlier…"
Old man: "Now I do offer the service…"
Me: "Okaay?... so how much is it per pound, now?"
Old man: "A dollar…
Me: "And for when would it be ready?" - (I’ll remind you… this is the Saturday of Memorial day weekend.)
Old man: "It’ll be ready for next Friday…"
Me: "Next Friday?! Why so long?"
Old man: "Well, today I don’t wash. Tomorrow is Sunday. Monday I have off. Tuesday/Wednesday I’ll be busy. So I only have Thursday to work on your washing."
Me: "Gee… alright, do you have a scale?"
Old man: "No."
Me: "So how are we going to know the cost of it?"
Old man: "Oh, I’m pretty good at guessing weight!" – He said all excited.
Me: "Really?" – I said disbelievingly.
Old man: "Really. I’ll tell you right now."

So the old man grabs the bag I brought and kinda jumped with it in hand… weird.

Old man:"Hmm... That is 25 pounds…. Easily!"
Me: "Rrreally?" – I said with even more disbelief.
Old man: "Oh, yes! Ma’am! Believe me... I've been in the business for over thirty years."
Me: "Uh. I’d rather go somewhere else. Thank you, sir."
Old man: "Oh. So you don’t believe me..."
Me: "I am sorry, sir. With all the respect, but this is not even close to that… it’s obvious."
Old man: "Okay, young lady… do what you want."
Me: "Thank you."

I then drove to my usual laundry place. The bag was weighed. You wanna know how many pounds that was? Fourteen (14) pounds of clothing…. Fourteen pounds! That’s a big difference.

Me: "So when will this be ready, ma’am?" – I asked the lady in the front desk.
Lady: "You can pick it up late this afternoon."
Me: "Just perfect! Thanks!"

Incredible the things I go through….

Guitar Competition... Oh, It's On!

…An the competition starts now!
After I posted the video of guitarist Andy McKee and said that he’s the best guitar soloist I’ve ever seen, some have disagreed with my former statement.
I have received emails and also a video of another guitar soloist who is, according to my friend Humberto, much better than McKee. He says that I’ve been fooled by McKee’s ‘hand game’. So now that we are at it, let’s start sort of a competition, shall we?
If you find a better guitar soloist than McKee and Jie, send it to me and I’ll post it for people to deliberate their opinion.
Here is a video of Chinese guitar virtuoso, Li Jie (Humberto, I made a little research on who this person is). According to Wikipedia, she was born in 1981 and began studying classical guitar at the age of 11. Now, a professional musician, she is highly appraised by many famous musicians.
She won the 2nd international guitar competition in Hong Kong in August 1998.



So, what do you think? Who's best? Post a comment with your answer...

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Women In Art

A good friend of mine sent me a wonderful video called 'Women in Art'. I felt like sharing it with my Pompomist readers. Enjoy!
[Thank you, Humberto!]

Jean-François Moriceau & Petra Mrzyk

I cannot stop staring at the art work of Jean-François Moriceau and Petra Mrzyk.



The artist couple, who live in France, merge their world of ideas into complex installations made of drawings with a humorous expression. Their surreal black and white work is reproduced on paper, wallpaper or directly on the wall.

Their imagination is occupied by a big amount of metamorphic creatures, characters of comic books and tales, pictures and newspaper advertisements.

The medium is not only visual arts, they are also authors of morphic video animations in which the choreography of one line visually combines and merges into a dynamic sequence of images. Moriceau and Mrzyk have directed music videos for bands like Air and Justice (remember the music video D.A.N.C.E.? It was created and directed by this duo... I bet you’ll notice the similarity once you see the video).


The following is the music video for song "Don't Be Light" by Air, directed by Moriceau and Mrzyk:



You can view more videos by clicking here.

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Dresses For Girls In Need

If you have a nice gown in good condition that you are no longer wearing and would like to donate or know of someone that does, send me an email at thepompomist@gmail.com and I’ll connect you with a teacher in Long Island who is interested in getting donations.
She is looking for dressy dresses of all sizes (especially plus sizes) to give to low-income graduating seniors so they can wear something nice to the prom. The dresses that are not used will be donated to charity or stored for next year’s event. Thanks!

[A special thanks to Tina at Swiss Miss and B. for doing such a great work for the people in need.]

Seven Phrases You'll Never Hear Me Say

1. “I’ll have the octopus a la mode, please”
2. “I wish George Bush could run for president again… well, maybe Jeb Bush decides to run for presidency!”
3. “It’ll be great to wear high heels anytime, anywhere.”
4. "Lil’ Jon is sooo good looking…”
5. "Eh. I prefer the tele over music…”
6. "Hillary Duff sure sings some good songs!”
7. "Warsteiner or Bud Light? That’s a no-brainer!… Bud Light, please.”

Andy McKee

This guy is one of the best acoustic soloists that I've ever seen!
Andy McKee with "Drifting"

Monday, May 28, 2007

Reggaeton: A Two-Beat Repetition

With all my respect to Reggaeton lovers, I have one simple question: What is up with the Reggaeton ‘artists’ wearing dark sunglasses everywhere they go? Whether is daytime or nighttime… they always wear them. I don’t get it.
I was watching an interview on the tele with some [famous?] Reggaeton duo and they looked so idiotic to me that I had to take a picture of the screen to show it to you.
Yeah, yeah… I’ll admit it. When I am at a party or club, I do dance one or two of these. But I still find the beat annoying with its two-beat constant repetition, making all the songs sound exactly the same. The lyrics are vulgar while promoting women as sexual objects. And most importantly, it has NOTHING to do with reggae.

Reggae = Awesomely Good
Reggaeton = Bad

So, you. Yeah, you know who you are… start learning how to appreciate REAL music, not some guy singing badly to a repetitive beat.

This Was A Very Productive Weekend

My Honda got a much needed oil change. Got 12 new Indie songs through iTunes which were immediately loaded to the iPod. Met with my friends on Friday and Saturday, we had dinner and a few drinks. But still the kitchen was used for its intended purpose, given that a few meals were produced. Two loads of laundry were done. Bought some Chinese paper lamps at Lincoln Road. Went to the local store and bought a planter for the one and only plant I have at home. Went bike riding on Sunday…
With all of this going on, I somehow managed to write some articles and plan the upcoming week… and I thought I probably wouldn’t be able to post anything until Monday (next week is going to be superb at The Pompomist. Stay tuned!).
So, this is what it is like to be home for an entire long weekend and not have to travel. Neat.
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To every man and woman who has served and is serving in the U.S. military, thank you for everything. And also to those who have given their life for the cause of freedom will never be forgotten.

Some very unusual stairs...

Check out these stairs, designed by Swedish design studio TAF.

Old School Ads

Its incredible how awfully bad and immoral ads could be back in the days. Here’s an example of some old commercials.



Via Ads of the World

Sunday, May 27, 2007

1934 Ad Helping Skinny Girls Get Chubby


This is a 1934 ad promoting the use of Kelp-a-Malt, helping skinny girls get... chubby.
Hmmm... I think I was born in the wrong generation...

Via Boing Boing

Asbestos: Best Material For The Walls Of Your Home?



This is a 1952 commercial, released by the Asbestos-Cement Products Association, worshiping the ‘virtues of wonderful asbestos’. The film is titled According to Plan; it lasts 15 minutes and promotes asbestos as the ‘ideal construction material’, particularly for young couples who are planning on raising a family.
According to ATSDR:

‘Asbestos is the name of a group of similar minerals with separable, long, and thin fibers. Asbestos fibers are so small they cannot be seen. These tiny fibers are only dangerous if they are disturbed, causing fibers to float in the air and allowing them to be easily inhaled. Asbestos has long been recognized as a health threat to humans’,

because the fibers can be inhaled and cause a number of serious illnesses, including cancer. But it wasn’t until 1993 that its use was prohibited and the product removed from all living structures. Many uses of asbestos are prohibited in multiple countries.
I am only posting half of the commercial. Visit this link to view the rest.

Bookshelf Design

Regal ZZZ

This metal shelf, designed by the German design studio Form-al, is a one piece design made of a thin sheet of formed aluminum. This shelf can be stacked together to make it as big as desired. It’s available in different color variants.

Via: Form-al









Rod shelf

One modular bookcase design which can be used in endless configurations. This colorful design is made out of a bent metal rod with a color coating. Designed by young artist Max Lamb.

Via: Max Lamb



Screw Rack

If you like a more industrial look, you’ll probably like this functional shelf made of screw clamps, designed by Daniel Rohr. With the clamps being the main element, you can create your own rack unit by using old and/or new bases, made out of diverse material and sizes. The best feature is its modular and expandable characteristics.

Via: Daniel Rohr



Neverending

This bookcase is designed by Italian studio Lucanichetto. It is made out of Corian, the Dupont registered material lately being commonly used for kitchen countertops. Designers are increasingly using Corian. It can be formed in virtually any shape, since the material becomes tremendously flexible when heated.


Via: Lucanichetto







La Bibliochaise


'La Bibliochaise', designed by Nobody&Co (the same studio that designed Piccolo Grande) is a chair and bookcase in one. It’s available in white, black or aubergine (like an eggplant color), or in any other color upon request. It can hold about 16 feet of books.


Via: Nobody&Co





Fill In The Cat

'Fill In The Cat' is a playful bookshelf by Mexican design studio NEL. Is a series of Styrofoam blocks carved into animal silhouettes. This design is also available in chairs and tables.

Via: NEL



Cellulose

Designed by Paphop Wongpanich, is a colored steel bookshelf made of eleven different iron pieces that connect together as a group, and can be assembled in various configurations. This could also work well as a partition to separate interior room spaces.


Via: Coroflot

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Memorial Day Weekend

I may not be able to post regularly until Monday, as its Memorial Day weekend here in the US, and therefore I have off.
For those of you who are not in the US and are unfamiliar with the holiday, here’s the true story:
It started in 1866 and was originally observed nationwide on May 5. However, Civil War-era dudes quickly realized this was Cinco de Mayo, and moved the holiday to the last Monday in May… that way they could drink all the tequila and Beer they wanted without having to worry about honoring veterans.
Anyhow… not much posting ‘til Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Ras Al Khaimah Convention And Exhibition Centre


A good friend of mine sent me an interesting link a couple of day ago. It’s about the proposed Ras al Khaimah Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is planned to be located in Dubai. The sphere was designed by Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf in collaboration with OMA. It will accommodate a convention centre, a hotel, apartments, offices and retail spaces.


In the past couple of day, there has been a heated discussion on the internet about the building’s great resemblance with Star Wars’ Death Star.
The building is different and futuristic, but that doesn’t really mean that is a good design. I personally find it uninviting and dark, but I am sure that if this proposal becomes a reality, every Star Wars fan would be very much attracted to this structure.

Photos Via OMA

Treehugger mentioned this phrase, which lifted my eyebrow:

"Good architects borrow but great architects steal" but never was the homage so obvious.

They suggest the design was not based on Death Star but on a Panasonic radio from 1972, five years before the first Star Wars movie, calling it "the little Japanese radio that could”.
So, what is your conclusion?

Photo Via Treehugger

About 'The Departed'...

This film is, in my opinion, Martin Scorsese’s finest film since Goodfellas and Taxi Driver. It’s a bloody (and I mean bloody) crime saga about loyalty and betrayal within a Boston area of ruffians and cops. The Departed is hard, unsentimental and shocking, so you better have a good stomach for it. I have a crappy stomach for digestion (for more info, read this article), but for movies like this, is not bad at all.
This is a remake of the not-so-great crime flick Infernal Affairs (which I’ve never seen). The constant levels of intrigue and tension are among The Departed's high points. The movie starts with a monologue brought by Nicholson at a time in the past (I presume is the early 80s), and after a few minutes, the scene shifts to the present. It took me a little bit of time for the setup to become clear, but once you get it, the suspense begins.
The movie concentrates on family and betrayal, and what constitute both. The lead characters are all loners, but they are linked to the world of Boston gangsters by blood ties. Each main character commits at least one betrayal, but they ultimately earn their fate... maybe except for one. Well, I am not going to mess it up by giving you more info about the story.
One of the features that I liked the most was the excellent soundtrack. Songs like Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" and Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" are used during key sequences.
Anyhow, The Departed is an intoxicating film, and since is a gangster film, there's plenty of bloodletting and profanity. It’ll have your hands over your face with one eye peeking. I highly recommend it.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

I Get The Dumbest Fortune Cookie Messages Ever

It never fails. True, the messages I get are always optimistic, but at the same time, they're just ridiculously bad and absolutely meaningless (which I suppose might be intentional, considering they're for me). Tonight I opened a fortune cookie and it said:

"You are almost there."
Cookie... You've now officially caused a deep and curious dilemma. From now on, I’ll be thinking of an answer to these questions:
What and where IS... ‘there’? What awaits me… ‘there’?
Gee, thanks cookie…

Tonight

I am physically unable to post today, as I’ll be watching a movie this evening (I just received from Netflix, ‘The Departed’) plus the finale of American Idol (I only watch the first and the last day). I’m sorry, but let me have my night of rest, and I’ll have something for you tomorrow.

Also, I’ve been listening to a lot of Bossa Nova all day and it’s making me want to just chill out and relax. So there’s that, too.

I’ll let you know my opinion about the movie. But anyway, I’ll be back tomorrow. Happy Wednesday!
[Wait… I guess I did post today.]

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Croc Shoes: A New Trend?

So, the summer is around the corner (well, here in south Florida is either hot or… hot and rainy): ‘tis the season for heading to the beach, having a picnic, drinking lemonade… It’s also the time for summer footwear: as soon as the temperature rises, people start wearing flip flops.
HOWEVER, this year I have found that people aren’t wearing Old Navy flops as usual. No, no! This year they have discarded them for this year’s new ‘it’ shoe... the Croc.
I have concluded that the surprisingly low-cost shoe has actually become a trend!
I actually have a friend who bought a pair of black Crocs online a few days ago, and once he received them, he hasn’t stopped wearing them to work ever since. I wouldn’t consider the Crocs to be good looking or fashionable, but I do have to admit, they are definitely comfy. I wouldn’t mind wearing some of these models for certain occasions. But I have been alarmed to find a specific model of Crocs called the ‘All-Terrain’, which are made of half leathery/half rubbery material.
If I see these slippers in khaki crème or turquoise color (yep, these color combinations exist!), I would absolutely scream.

Comparative Test Of Public Symbols



This is a very interesting site I found via Swiss Miss.

Here are the results.

Yep, Even More Songs... Like You Readers Don't Like It...

Ladytron – ‘Playgirl’
This song ends three times, and says the word “playgirl” about forty times, and it’s still awesome!


Nino – ‘Amor, Amor’
Ok. I’m throwing a little bit of Mediterranean flavor here. This song is so addictive. Listen closely to the guitar playing - love it, love it, love it!



Zero 7 – ‘Distractions’
You wanna talk about crying when you hear a song? Geez! This one gets me…. big time… and I don’t know why. I don't expect a lot of you to like this song, but I think it's beautiful... but, let's jump into something else, shall we?



Frederick Rousseau – ‘La Fille De Pekin’
This is, hands down, one of my top favorite instrumental tracks. It’s such a sweet, soft, oriental song. Such a pleasure listening to it… takes me to Pekin and back, bringing me closer to my oriental heritage.



Otis Redding – ‘Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay’
No, this oldie it's not a happy song, but it is still one of the most beautiful songs ever sung. He is one of the single greatest artists ever to have graced this world. It’s sad he died just a few days this song was released back in the early 60’s.

Monday, May 21, 2007

Your Dearest Pet At The Comfort Of His Own Home

For all of those fish lovers, here I present you the ‘Flying Fish Bowl’, designed by Shay Alkalay, alumni from the Royal College of Art. This was her graduate project.
This marvelous rotating fishbowl houses several little fish in a donut shaped little fish tank with about a third full of water.
The scenery in the bowl is made up of small buildings and, as the bowl turns, the buildings blow bubbles and freshen the water. The little aquarium slowly rotates at one revolution every 6 minutes. It has a small hole in the center that provides access to the fish for feeding and cleaning purposes. The Flying Fish Bowl is a limited production, and each costs around £2000 (that’s about $2,694.00 US Dollars).


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MacGruber!

Back on Saturday May 12th, SNL aired three shorts of a new series of parodies based on the 80’s action show MacGyver, where a man uses improvised gadgets made of ordinary materials.
The new shorts are called ‘MacGruber’, and its one of the funniest SNL parodies I’ve ever seen. One of the clips is actually based on that infamous video of David Hasselhoff shirtless, drunk and eating hamburgers off the floor….sounds a little disturbing for some of you Pompomist readers but SNL was able to pull it off in a simple/funny way. Don’t worry, I didn’t post the Hoff’s video… but I did post all three MacGruber shorts in a single clip:

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Bush's Definition Of 'Success' In Iraq

This is a very interesting clip from one of my favorite shows, 'The Daily Show' (fake news delivering the truth). It's a compilation of news clips analyzing Bush's answer to one of the most critical questions: What will a successful Iraq look like?


Via Crooks and Liars

An Update On My Mother's Bargain Obsession...

Do you remember that article about my mother’s obsession with bargain hunting? Well, here's an update. Early this morning I arrived to my mother's house to spend the day with her. Once I opened the door, she very happily said (in Spanish):

Mom: Hi, sweetheart! How are you?
Me: I’m good, Mom, how about you?
Mom: Oh, I’m great! Wait until I show you what I got yesterday after work! Wait! Let me look for them! Stay put, Ok?!
Me: Uh… ok, Mom.

She rapidly picked up the goods and told me the long and complex story of how she purchased these items so cheap. Now, let me break this down for you:


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Anolon Titanium Saucepan
Regular price $60.00 – Got it for $8.99

White Cotton Top
Regular price $48.00 – Got it for $7.99

Black INC Top (she said she monitored this item for a full month until it got to the price she was willing to pay for it)
Regular price $65.00 – Got it for $9.99

Retro Top
Regular price $45.00 – Got it for $7.99

If purchased at regular price, the grand total would have been $218. She spent $34.96… a total savings of $183.04…

Unbelievable!


Saturday, May 19, 2007

The Pompomist Picks

These extensions are an example of the growing trend to exploit the urban roofscape for new living and working spaces… A new way of increasing urban density by adding roof life to a specific site, whether is the countryside or the city.

Esker House

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From this picture, this house doesn’t look all that. But wait until you see pictures of this house’s roofscape.
Esker Haus (according to answers.com, esker means a long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift.) is a residential unit constructed on top of an existing 1960’s house, located in San Candido, Italy.
Designed by the English firm, Plasma Studio, the project’s architectural concept has been developed as a parasite. The house was adapted to the old house’s roof forming a space which doesn’t have any ties with its host structure. Esker house creates its own unique shape and morphology.
The structure was built with a chain of steel and timber frames that bend and shift to resemble the surrounding landscape. The accessible roof and overall exterior geometry determine the interior spaces inside accentuating the flow throughout a split-level plan.

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Didden Village

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Didden Village is the new MVRDV project and the first completed project in their hometown Rotterdam. Is a house extension built on top of an existing monumental building, but this addition is, again, not architecturally tied to its base. The addition’s concept was to create a mini-village on top of the building by tying the spaces with a series of plazas and alleys. Trees, tables, open-air showers and benches are added to give it a village feel. The house and ‘street furniture’ were given a blue poly-urethane coating to crown the monumental building… making it look like ‘heaven’.
These extensions are an example of the growing trend to exploit the urban roofscape for new living and working spaces… A new way of increasing urban density by adding roof life to a specific site, whether is the countryside or the city.



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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Announcement

There will be no postings until Saturday evening, so you’re just going to have to find some other way of occupying your time, sorry. I know, I know… it’s not easy.

Why don’t you just pick up a hobby? Like sewing? Or peeling potatoes? Or drinking? Or baking a cake? Or gambling?

Yep. I don’t know what you’re going to do with yourselves either… Maybe you can just tell your boss that you rather stay at your office working overnight for an extra 10 hours and bring a sleeping bag just in case you want to take a quick 3 minute nap?

Maybe you can arrange a party and invite all you friends (and include me, of course, for giving you such a great idea)?

Maybe you can mention The Pompomist to your friends. Tell them about all the fun and laughter we have at this awesome site. Maybe you can do this so the chief Pompomist can get all famous and help make it so that she can walk the red carpet, and then you can say: “OMG! I know that girl!”

You’re going to have to find something, because there is no post until Saturday evening. This site is updated everyday and I need a short, little break. So there.

Oohh, T-shirts!...

My friends and family know well that I am a big t-shirt design lover and collector. I only collect t-shirts that have to do with music, junk food or just a funny message. I have about 20+ t-shirts in my closet… and I wear them all.

The other day I found a superb new music video from one of my favorite electro pop duos: the french band Justice. The track is called D.A.N.C.E. and the video is all about, well… t-shirts. I don't want to write too much about it since its clear as water… this video plus the tees are awesome!... period! Excellent track, wonderfully done video with graphics so colorful, you’ll have to watch it several times. Now my question is... where could I purchase these tees?



Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Simply Tacos

So, yesterday night I didn’t feel like cooking and decided to drive to the nearest Taco Bell. When I got to the drive thru, I encountered a car line-up so long, it was actually better to just go inside the franchise to place my order.

After waiting for 12 minutes inside the store, I began bad-mouthing Taco Bell and the city of San Bernardino, CA. Ten more minutes passed, until I finally got to order (hurray). All of a sudden, a girl came up to the counter looking for some sauce. So she rudely decided to interrupt my order. One of the Taco Bell dudes ran up to the counter to become her prince charming and rescue her. Then she yelled:

"Hey, BRO!.... YO! Where da sauces at?!"

Ok. This demonstration of bravery and ghetto knowledge made the sauces to miraculously appear. I mean… they were like fabricated and packed right there for her. WTF?!
Now I would like to ask a question to all the men who read this blog: Is this what I have to do to attract men? Walk into a place and talk with a ghetto savvy language? Because if it is, I'm prepared to move to da hood!… forget about that nice, quiet, respectable neighborhood I was considering on moving!

After this um… learning experience, I finally ordered a very, VERY simple meal. Alright, let's see if you readers can understand this: I would like two chicken hard tacos. Did you understand that? If you did, congratulations! You must be a heck of a genius. Now read what happened when I placed my order at Taco Bell:

Taco Bell guy: “Good evening! May I take your order?”
Me: "I'd like two chicken hard tacos, please.”
Taco Bell guy: "What kind of chalupa would you like with your combo?"
Me: "No, I didn’t ask for the combo. Just two chicken hard tacos"
Taco Bell guy: "Ok. What type of drink, ma’am?"
Me: "I repeat. Not the combo… just the hard tacos"
Taco Bell guy: "Oh! So You DON'T want the combo?"

I wish you could’ve seen his face when he said that! His reactions was something like, “OMG! Lady Diana died?!” or maybe, “Britney Spears is pregnant again?!” Sort of like that.

Me: “Uh, just the taacooos, please.”
Taco Bell guy: “Okaaay, but you said combo earlier....."
Me: “No I didn’t but just in case you heard wrong, here it goes again: NO COMBO, JUST TAACOS…”

I mean… has anyone in the life of Taco Bell ever ordered just two plain chicken tacos? What the heck!... Oh! And it doesn’t end right there!:

Taco Bell guy: “Oh! I got it! And how would you like to pay for this?”
Me: “I'd like to pay with debit, please."
Taco Bell guy: "Huh?"
Me: “I said debit… debit”
Taco Bell guy: “Debit?”
Me: “Yessss, debit.”
Taco Bell guy: "We don't take debit."

This really deserves a punch in the face to this guy and the entire franchise (including its secret recipe). I ended up going home and eating Special K with milk for dinner.

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