Once upon a time there was a Queen who ruled over her kitchen with a mighty hand. On Sunday evenings, the Queen liked to clean out the fridge and utilize all the leftovers and veggies that were left. The Queen liked to start off the week with a clean slate. The Queen was a little weird this way…
So one Sunday Eve, the Queen took out a container of lentil/tomato cassoulet, and a small bowl of rice and set to reheating them. After glancing at the freezer and the cabinets the Queen made a royal decree:
“I have tuna and cheddar, rye bread and bagels. Who wants what?”
The Princess answered “Tuna, cheese and bread please.”
The King responded. “Bread. Tuna. No cheese.”
And the Queen took four slices of rye out of the freezer, and got the tuna down from the shelf. She then began assembling the hodgepodge that would be called “Dinner”. As she stirred and reheated, the King entered the kitchen. He looked at the griddle where the bread was heating and stated:
“Where’s my bagel?”
And the Queen looked at him askance.
“You said bread.” The queen responded.
“Bagel is bread” The King retorted.
And the yes it is, no it’s not went on for a few rounds until the Queen said:
“If I send you to the royal market and ask you to pick up bread, are you coming home with a dozen bagels?”
The King got a little red in the face and sort of stomped his feet like a petulant toddler. Finally he said:
“Ok. I see your point. Maybe you are more correct in this incident. But you have to understand my point of view.”
And the Queen just looked at him for a second, then put two slices of rye bread on each plate and said:
“Just make the tuna.”
And she walked out of the kitchen and lived happily, and correctly, ever after.
A bagel is not bread. This reminds me of my husband and graham crackers. He gave up sweets for Lent, but insisted graham crackers weren’t cookies. I insisted they are. Don’t you love these debates?
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I love any debate. But especially when I’m totally right. I didn’t even need to get into the bagel is boiled before being baked thing….
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🙂
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To be right during the jolliest time of year… brilliant! 🙃
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year….
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You win. No question about it.
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I mean really!!
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😆😆😆😆😆😆
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Understand what point of view? Bread is bread. Bagels are bagels. End of story. 😊
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Exactly!!!
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Oh, yes. Bagels are a treat especially if they are made in New York! Not bread at all but then again Rye and pumpernickle are not just bread either. If you know what I mean.
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Yeah….but they’re bread v bagels in our house
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Great point!
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Very funny! Love the way you wrote this story. And, of course, bagels are not bread!
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Of course they’re not!
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❤️😂
This round was easily won by you.
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I know! He didn’t have a shot!
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A bagel is not bread. And I’m not going to risk incurring heaps of opprobrium by suggesting bagels are inedible…
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Ahhh….but a good New York bagel (of which there are only about five good places to get them….even here)
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I’ve obviously never had one.
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🥯
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