I wonder what Messi did today!
Probably relaxing and letting ' the win' soak in.
Meanwhile in another corner of the world another man went to buy some provisions.
The last item on the list was fresh green peas.
Ok the man was me.
Unfortunately, and as luck would have it , I ended up behind an elderly man who had either never shopped for peas before, or else he had a strict, fastidious wife, who had sent him to the market with strict, specific instructions as to how to choose the peas as they did not come cheap.
This poor guy picked up one pea pod at a time and looked at it from all angles.
By the way - how many angels does a pea pod have ?
Not sure what the qualities of a ' good pod' are but he was doing a thorough job.
After choosing about 10 he suddenly realized that the good ones were underneath, so he emptied the bag and started afresh with his new found discovery.
The minutes dragged on. I was fuming. Was tempted to say something but restrained myself because he looked rather old.
Began picturing his wife - wondering what she looked like , especially when angry !.
Then suddenly she appeared out of nowhere. She was younger for sure and well attired.
She literally pulled the bag out of his hand and peered inside.
She was not happy, because, before you could say ' Messi' or ' Goooooooal' She emptied the bag of peas while sniggering contemptuously.
She then moved to the side and took carrots instead.
I quickly scooped up some peas, ( they were all good) ,got them weighed and moved to the payment counter.
Some people are so slow - others so strict .
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