Thursday, December 16, 2021

Ghost of a Pepper

Recently a buddy and I, I'll call him Cloyce just to give him a name, were sitting at the drive thru of a Burger King. The menu board offered something called Ghost Pepper Chicken. "What's that?" Cloyce asked.

"I dunno," I answered, "But I think it's a spicy kind of pepper, which goes on unseen."

"A seasoning which can't be seen!" Cloyce exclaimed. "I think it's a sham. I think they're saying they put a hot new spice on it but it's really nothing."

You know, maybe. Maybe it's the Emperor's New Clothes of chicken nuggets, and you're not smart or worthy if you can't taste it. Ol' Cloyce may be onto something.

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