Burger and Fries

By Benjamin J. Stephens

Summary

The phone rings and one who is trying hard to stay away from too much food finds themselves in a difficult situation when they receive a call from a rogue hamburger.

Characters

Woman
Burger (voice only)

Script

(Phone Rings)

WOMAN: Hello.

BURGER: Guess who this is.

WOMAN: (Nervous) The Jewel Tea man?

BURGER: (Laughter) That's what I've always loved about you - great sense of humor. (Suddenly serious) Let me give you a hint - I taste good.

WOMAN: (Sweat on the upper lip) A baby carrot in low fat ranch?

BURGER: There's that humor again. No - take another guess.

WOMAN: Watercress salad with a hint of cranberries.

BURGER: Really? People eat that stuff? No I'm one of them $6.00 burgers with a few strips of bacon and three kinds of cheese. You remember me, right?

WOMAN: (Hestitant) Yeah.

BURGER: Good - what are ya doing tonight?

WOMAN: (Rubs head nervously) Celery and Evian.

BURGER: That's like eating carboard and drinking nothing.

WOMAN: Fiber and clear liquids are good for you. Look, maybe you dialed the wrong number.

BURGER: Dialed? I'm using a cell phone - shoot I don't even have to use my finger - all I have to do is say - "send me to the lady on the diet," and your number comes up.

WOMAN: Uh...

BURGER: I'll bring my friends the Fry family.

WOMAN: (Wipes mouth and looks up helplessley) "Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from burgers and fries..."

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