Yesterday I went to a Starbucks that I don’t normally go to. When it was my turn to order, I suddenly remembered that I had a reward (for a free drink or whatever) but I couldn’t remember what it was called, so when the barista asked for my order, I said, “I have a prize.”
The instant I heard myself say this, of course, I started giggling. Hard enough and long enough that I panicked a little bit and excused myself to go to the back of the line. Once I started walking, I saw how so inexcusably weird this all must look to the barista (and everyone else), which made me giggle even harder. The situation was irredeemable. I kept walking, shaking with laughter. By the time I got to the door, the rest of the place was dead quiet.
So that’s one more spot on my Places I Can Never Go Again.