You Got What You Wanted, Now You Don’t Want What You Got

We were sitting in a posh restaurant,  having a happy conversation, deciding on what we would order.   There was a group at the other table, which had come before us, and we heard them order.

We made our orders and were talking, and then the other table’s food arrived.  A woman who was sitting there suddenly shouted; “Snails!  These are Snails!”

Well, duh.   She ordered Escargot.

We were cracking up.   The waiter tried to explain to her that Escargot is snails, the manager came out, perhaps assuming that she had not ordered Escargot Provencial but another style, and it was just the high point of the evening.

The woman had clearly ordered Escargot.  She got Escargot.  Didn’t she know that it was Snails?

Apparently she didn’t.

When our food arrived we did various take offs on her reaction.   One going; “Spaghetti?  I didn’t know those were noodles!”  or  “Steak?  But it’s Meat!”  and on and on, laughing so hard, because it was so funny.

How does a person order something and NOT know what it is?

I always ask; “What is this? What is in this?”  to insure I don’t order something I can not eat.

When there’s some proposition before the Board I ask about it.  What does it mean? What will happen? For I don’t want surprises.

When there’s a candidate to vote for, I need to know what s/he stands for.  What is their position on the various issues.

I don’t vote against my interest, so need to know if this candidate and I are on the same page.

Donald Trump, for example, is a racist, a sexist, and an Islamophobe.  He’s said so. He’s made it clear.  How can anyone be surprised at the appointments he is making?  He is choosing racists, he is selecting Islamophobes, he had made his position of non-citizens of America very clear.

I can not understand anyone being upset about his appointments, because that is what he stands for.   When he puts more of his positions into practice, and ex-pats who hold jobs in America are dismissed and asked to leave, I can not see how any of them can be surprised.

If he closes Mosques or demands every member be registered, and taps their phones, well, clearly, that is simply putting into practice what he has so clearly defined.

That he ends Affirmative Action, Open Admissions, and Quotas, well of course that is clearly on his agenda.

Didn’t they vote for that?

People who complain about Trump’s appointments and positions are just like that woman who ordered Escargot and then objects because there are snails on her plate.