Television and Toilet Paper

She helped me straighten out my timecard, and she explained something odd on my last paycheck stub. And then we started chatting.

She's going to Arkansas soon, to see a football game. Her son will be in it. And she said she's a big fan. I mean she said she's a real big fan, and she always gets on TV.

Do you get ESPN-2? she asked.

No, we don't have a television, I said.

She was silent for a moment and then asked, What?

We don't have a TV.

She was silent again and then asked in dry, drawn out sarcasm, Do you guys have toilet paper?

I laughed very hard.

If you get ESPN-2, maybe you'll see her on Thursday night. She said she'll be holding a sign and waving to the camera.

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