What would you serve a plumber for dinner? How about leeks? (We didn’t say it had to be appetizing.) What would you serve a jeweler? Carats! Martha and Grant play the “What Would You Serve?” game. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Leeks and Carats”
You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett.
And I’m Martha Barnette.
Lately, I’ve been having a lot of fun with a game that involves two of our favorite things, words and food.
Oh, boy.
This is a word game sent to us by a listener in Tallahassee, Melanie Annis, and she and her husband Marty play this game, and they call it What Would You Serve?
And here’s how it goes.
Think of someone you want to invite over for a bite to eat and then decide what would be on the menu, and it has to be just one word, Grant.
So, for example, what would you serve if the plumber is coming over for dinner?
Leaks.
You serve leaks.
Or drip coffee.
A drip coffee.
Well, that’s two words.
Well.
How about if a jeweler is coming over?
Carrots.
Yes.
Very good.
Very good.
They don’t have to be appetizing or make any sense.
If you invite a chronic complainer over for dinner.
A crow?
I don’t know what.
Maybe hot wine.
A wine, okay, nice.
Here’s another one for you.
What do you serve if you invite William Tell’s son over for dinner?
Surely not apples.
Duck!
How great is that?
I’m going to share some more of those later in the show.
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