Drinking

Peon #1: But you don’t drink that coffee.
Peon #2: I just want something down my throat.
Peon #1: Oh, you shouldn’t say that.
Peon #2: I mean I just want something warm down my throat.
Peon #1: You shouldn’t say that either.

Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, California

Bimbette peon: This is my last weekend of being twenty-one! I can’t believe I’m so old. I might as well start picking out cemetery plots. I am going to get shit-faced this weekend — my last weekend of youth! [Old coworker stares blankly.]

Glen Allen, Virginia

Overheard by: Tisk Tisk

Suit ordering drink: Um, I just really want something that’s going to fuck me up.
Exasperated waitress: Honestly, I’m going to fuck you up in a second if you don’t order.

13th and U Streets
Washington, DC