I popped in to the chipper. There was myself, a drunk, two other customers, a little Italian gentleman who I deduced was the proprietor and a virginal young girl about 18 who was frying the chips. I had to admire the virginal young girls beauty. The drunk was loud and was quite caustic towards the little gentleman in a manner such as ” you have the best chicken hidden, don’t you? You’re giving me the garbage”. The little gentleman was a bit intimidated by the drunk and retreated to the back quarters of the chipper leaving the virginal young girl to handle the drunk alone. The other two customers were also intimidated by the drunk and whistled nervously. ” Im fucking starving, Im getting a southern fried breast,cheeseburger and chips, what are you getting bro?” I said engaging the drunk. ” Im getting a fresh cod, roast chicken and chips, thanks for asking bro” said the drunk. The virginal young girl glanced my way with a smile. The situation had been defused before it could escalate. The drunk got his order and left. The virginal young girl put four extra shovels of chips into my bag, which was a record for me, I had gotten one or at the most two extra shovels before but never four. Its nice to be nice as the poet said.