Thursday, January 31, 2019


13TH ROLLS IN A BAKER’S DOZEN 

You order a dozen rolls and the baker throws in a 13th roll for free. Once inside the bag, they all look the same to you. But that 13th roll knows that it is the free roll. And it assumes that you won’t respect it as much as the other dozen rolls you had to pay for. It thinks you might use it as pigeon food, for example, but never served on a nice breakfast table with fancy Irish butter and English marmalade.

13th rolls, like anything that is given for free, promptly loose their self-esteem. Lollipops in pediatricians’ offices feel the same way. And so do antibacterial wipes and liquids, available everywhere now, free of charge.

4 comments:

  1. The only 13th thing valued by people is the 13th salary in Brazil. Which is not a really additional salary, but a sum of 12 1/12 of each monthly salary. People has been cheated for a long time in Brazil...

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    1. You're right. I lived in Brazil and I know what you're talking about. Thanks for your good comment.

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