Deep in the Heart of Fruitcake
Dec. 19th, 2003 09:59 amAs the holidays approach, our vendors begin the annual "sucking up through caloric temptation" routine. We've received the usual glass jar of mixed nuts, a cute tower of ever-smaller boxes filled with cheeze, pretzels covered in white chocolate, and tiny bags of gourmet popcorn (incidentally, why do they even *bother* providing anything besides carmel popcorn, which always gets consumed twice as fast as the other two flavors?).
But what has to be the most unusual food gift this year has to be from one of our vendors in Texas. It's a fruitcake (which would be bad enough) shaped like the great state of Texas. Why anyone would do this (especially given the waste of food from properly cutting and shaping the thing) is beyond me.
At least my boss was amused by my suggestion of cutting it along the lines of the new congressional districts. Heh.
But what has to be the most unusual food gift this year has to be from one of our vendors in Texas. It's a fruitcake (which would be bad enough) shaped like the great state of Texas. Why anyone would do this (especially given the waste of food from properly cutting and shaping the thing) is beyond me.
At least my boss was amused by my suggestion of cutting it along the lines of the new congressional districts. Heh.