Joeblow wrote:ILZ....simply awesome.
I felt like I had a mouthful of pebbles as I read it.
The ending was perfect.
Hold on. The Pedantry Party is not over yet. I've got more:
Cookies
Sarah opened the door to the oven, and slid the cookie sheet onto the upper rack. Slowly, she reached for the temperature knob, and paused.
She stared at the knob for a few seconds, withdrew her hand, and yelled, "MOM!"
Her mother came running to the kitchen, her bathrobe hanging open, curlers dangling from her unkempt hair. "Yes Sarah, what is it?" she asked.
Sarah frowned sheepishly. "I forgot what temperature to bake chocolate chip cookies at," Sarah said.
"Oh honey," said her mother, "Even jocks know what temperature to bake chocolate chip cookies at."
Sarah's mother laughed and laughed, bathrobe akimbo.