I had a breakfast meeting this morning. We were eating at the Perkins restaurant over by the Notre Dame campus. Great meeting. Good conversation. Adequate French toast. Super service. Only problem was that I walked out of the restaurant before I remembered that I hadn’t paid for breakfast. Not even sure what triggered the thought that I needed to pay, but I went back in, apologized and then left a big tip to try to make up for my indiscretion.
What if I had completely forgotten? What if they had called the police to come track me down? What would the headline have read in the South Bend Tribune?
Not kosher: Pastor Steals Bacon!
Pure Sex Pastor Featured on Al Qaeda Skips Out on Breakfast Bill
Qeada should be read “Jazeera.”
Sorry.
Pink-shirted Pastor Pilfers Pancakes!
Bible says ‘Thou Shalt not Steal’, local Pastor says ‘Whatever!”
Local Strategic Pastor Simply Forgot to Pay Bill
“A Simply Strategic Snafu!”
“Simply Strategic Getaway”
or
“Numbers Do Matter to Perkins Management, as Food Isn’t Free!”
Diner Dash leaves Pastor Prostrate
“Former city manager manages to elude Pancake Police”