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End of the Universe, revisited
submitted by: Todd Newman
As a resident of Houston, I especially love Lewis' bit on the End of the Universe being here, where the Starbucks directly across the street from the Starbucks can be found.
I had a strange encounter at one of those Starbucks locations, and thought you should know about it. I found occasion one early morning to be in need of a cup of Joe. Not being an Alzheimer's patient, I decided to stop off at only one of the two conveniently located Starbucks at that corner. While I was waiting the five minutes it took the barrista (aka coffee chick) to make my plain black coffee, I asked her whether they took a lot of shit about being the End of the Universe. She looked at me with a face that said "If it weren't for my horse..." So, I elaborated about your comic routine and the fact that it was funny that there was a Starbucks directly across the street from the one in which we were both standing. She said... and now I'm QUOTING ... "There is?"
So... thinking she was kidding, I stepped directly aside, to remove myself from her view. You have to understand... the Starbucks is not only across the street - it was directly in her line of sight! If she looked forward from her station, it was centrally located directly in her line of sight! She said "Huh, I never noticed that." I asked how long she had worked there, and she said "six months". And that is the sort of thing that, when you hear it... oh, you know.
Anyway, I thought I would share this anecdote with you to help quell any detractors about your theory that the corner of West Grey and Shepherd, Houston, Texas was, in fact, the end of the universe. Because, not only does time stand still there, but apparently the staff is unable to even see the other Starbucks... Coincidence?
Come back soon for pics of The End of the Universe....that is if Todd isn't sucked into the vortex.
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