"Chew" On the Word!

I recently had a confusing moment as I quickly entered a farm and home supply store where I serve as a workplace chaplain. I thought I saw a small table with a bucket of pork rinds on it (one of my favorites and my dad’s, too!) and didn’t pay any attention to the poster nearby. The experience had me thinking, “How nice! They are providing another complimentary snack for the customers like the free popcorn by the checkout counter!” These Are NOT Pork Rinds! 😮 When I backed up to read the poster and looked more carefully into the contents of the tin bucket, I could clearly see that I had completely misunderstood. The snack was a quantity of pig’s ears to keep pet dogs entertained while their owners did some shopping! There is a substantial difference between pig’s ears and pork rinds! Years ago, President George W. Bush from Texas leaked to the media that he loved to snack on pork rinds. Almost immediately, the demand at grocery stores soared for bags of the President’s favorite snack! ...