Eye watering Persian cuisine
During their trip to Calgary, Faz and Arlene visited Faz's brother and his family.
The morning was nice, as the 2 couples (and kids) spent time together. In the early afternoon, Faz's sister-in-law suggested that the group go to a Persian restaurant in Downtown Calgary, as it had been featured as the "best kept secret" of the Calgary downtown core in a local newspaper.
The couple sat down to eat, and each sat with a child beside them. During the meal, the couples discussed life, love, liberty (or lack of), and the pursuit of happiness. Sometime after this, but before the baklava, one of the children happened to "launch an air biscuit" without warning. Indeed this flatulence was the "silent but deadly" type, giving Arlene no warning of her impending olfactory doom.
The fart was tremendous, leaving Arlene's eyes watering. Politely, Arlene asked the children if they had fluffed to which the two eldest ones replied "nope, not me". The youngest child remained noticeably silent.
It was when the youngest was asked again if she had fluffed, she shyly replied "a little one" and smiled. Faz then noticed his wife's eyes start to water so he proclaimed "I wonder what the big ones are like".
Arlene is entirely too polite. The poor girl's eyes started watering from this mortal blow. Not wanting to offend the child, Arlene remained in her seat, her eyes watering for at least 4 minutes. It was during those 4 minutes that the child happily colored a picture of a spaceship, not noticing the agony that her Aunt was in. It was during those four minutes that the couple wondered what the child ate the day before. It was during those four minutes that time seemed to stop for Arlene, as minutes lasted for hours. It was during those four minutes that Arlene aged a week and really understood that she would most surely meet her maker.
The morning was nice, as the 2 couples (and kids) spent time together. In the early afternoon, Faz's sister-in-law suggested that the group go to a Persian restaurant in Downtown Calgary, as it had been featured as the "best kept secret" of the Calgary downtown core in a local newspaper.
The couple sat down to eat, and each sat with a child beside them. During the meal, the couples discussed life, love, liberty (or lack of), and the pursuit of happiness. Sometime after this, but before the baklava, one of the children happened to "launch an air biscuit" without warning. Indeed this flatulence was the "silent but deadly" type, giving Arlene no warning of her impending olfactory doom.
The fart was tremendous, leaving Arlene's eyes watering. Politely, Arlene asked the children if they had fluffed to which the two eldest ones replied "nope, not me". The youngest child remained noticeably silent.
It was when the youngest was asked again if she had fluffed, she shyly replied "a little one" and smiled. Faz then noticed his wife's eyes start to water so he proclaimed "I wonder what the big ones are like".
Arlene is entirely too polite. The poor girl's eyes started watering from this mortal blow. Not wanting to offend the child, Arlene remained in her seat, her eyes watering for at least 4 minutes. It was during those 4 minutes that the child happily colored a picture of a spaceship, not noticing the agony that her Aunt was in. It was during those four minutes that the couple wondered what the child ate the day before. It was during those four minutes that time seemed to stop for Arlene, as minutes lasted for hours. It was during those four minutes that Arlene aged a week and really understood that she would most surely meet her maker.
It was during those four minutes that Faz laughed the most, secretly wishing that his "butt trumpet" could make Arlene's eyes water like the child's did.
posted by Editor at
12/26/2004 10:27:00 PM
