Dee-lightful Musings
of an Old Country Woman
The real-life conversations between Dee (a 70-year-old
country woman) and her 44-year-old neighbor, Vicki
The Girl Scout Cookie Diet
February 20, 2013
“Dee-lightful Musings of an Old Country Woman: The first 365 dialogues”, by Vicki Robison & “Dee”, 278 pages, $12.99
(Vicki is at Dee’s computer and Dee is watching television.)
Vicki: (chuckling)
Dee: What’s so funny?
Vicki: Do you remember me telling you about Clint — that old schoolmate of mine?
Dee: Clint… Clint… Is he the zombie lover?
Vicki: He’s the one who organizes the zombie walk benefit during the Festival of Pumpkins in October.
Dee: What about him?
Vicki: He just posted this status update: ”So, how many boxes of these Thin Mints do I need to eat before I start seeing results?”
Dee: I don’t think anybody knows. I guess it would depend on the person.
Vicki: It was a joke, Dee.
Dee: It was a joke? It sounded like a question.
Vicki: Thin Mints are Girl Scout cookies.
Dee: Oh. I thought they were those little diet candies that ya eat before meals. I used to buy ‘em when the boys were little when I was tryin’ to lose weight.
Vicki: No, those were Ayds.
Dee: No, they weren’t! I’m not talkin’ about the disease! I’m talkin’ about diet candy!
Vicki: The name of the product was called Ayds. It’s spelled A-Y-D-S, not A-I-D-S.
Dee: No, I think they were called somethin’ else. I don’t think I would’ve bought anything named after a disease. That’d be like buyin’ Cancer cookies or Headache Pie.
Vicki: It wasn’t named after AIDS, the disease. Ayds diet candies were around for decades before the disease was discovered.
Dee: Well, it don’t matter because they didn’t even work. Tell your friend not to buy any more of ‘em. They didn’t do anything for me.
Vicki: They don’t even sell them anymore, Dee. They haven’t been available for years.
Dee: Then he sure don’t need to be eatin’ ‘em. They’re prob’ly past their due date.
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…oh man… cancer cookies…headache pie….Ayds mints…. it’s been so long since I was in the USA, in the snack section of Walmart I’d forgotten how mouth wateringly good it could sound…
good to see you back and on form..
Thanks, tootonesbored! Again, thank you so much for your concern! What a sweetie you are!