By Curt Homan
Submitted by Jon
Date: 2002 Jun 20
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Two Nights That Pass In The Chips

A second night that week they pushed their carts into opposite ends of the "Chips and Dips" aisle.

As they neared, their prepared conversational gambits dissolved into mutual diffidence.

He pretended interest in chips; she feigned absorption in dips.
They passed in silence.
Glancing over their shoulders, both thought hopelessly; Next week,
"Vegtables."