The idea that coffee and donuts go together was seared into my brain when I
was a small child. It's doesn't matter that this pairing came solely
from media, facts are facts regardless of where they come from!
[We'll
leave this notion to be addressed at a different time.]
Having
no first hand experience (or second or third hand, for that matter) with
this legendary combination, you can imagine my thrill when I witnessed
it for the first time. Or should I say, when I witnessed another person
witnessing it for the first time.
It was 2011 and I was inside a Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins
shop, enjoying some ice cream with a friend. A family comes in - mom,
dad, kid - and orders, then sits down to wait for their items.
Moments later, a police officer walks in and goes to the counter to place his order.
"Hi, can I get two chocolate glazed donuts and a large coffee?"
'OH MY GOSH!!'
The dad exclaims as he hops out of his seat. 'You're a cop - and you're ordering coffee and donuts!'
The real-life fulfillment of a media stereotype was almost too much for the dad to take. He could not believe what he was seeing in front of him - and neither could I!!!
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