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An Xmas miracle: The Chinese take-out the SJG ordered at 5 finally arrived at 7. All I had to do was call up and repeatedly nag the stressed-out phone-answerer. "We very busy," she said. "Can you tell me if the food is on the way?" I asked at 6. "Is on the way," she said, without checking. "Are you sure?" I asked again, at 6:30. "We very busy," she said. At last, the orange chicken, the tasty shrimp, the chicken fried rice, appeared on the table. The sons rated the meal "so-so." "We could've made you turkey burritos," hubby said. "You can't have turkey burritos on Christmas," the eldest countered. So fine. We didn't. We had lukewarm Chinese take-out because the Torah commands that Jews must consume Chinese food, at home or in a crowded restaurant, on December 25, or else, and trust me, you don't want to go against the Torah. So fine. We didn't, and we have the leftovers to prove it.
I love that this really happens. Forget the ham and egg rolls. I'm bringing Emperor's Chicken to Mom's next year for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteTake out. Really? Next year dine in-- the food's much better.
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