Legends of kebab land

I think I might have just witnessed a VPO mini-legend. I have to blog about this before I forget.

There's a kebab cart (like a pretzel stand in Philly, but awesomer) right outside St. Anne's, and people go there on a fairly regular basis for fantastic late-night snacks. Personally, I'm a huge fan of their cheesy chips (chips here being fries - with REAL CHEESE, people!). Anyway. I went to the Royal Oak (nearest pub) with some wonderful girls this evening, and as we were coming back, we decide to go to the kebab cart.

I get cheesy chips. Kate gets much more elaborate chips. Caroline decides she actually just wants hummus.

Well, the guy's face when she asked for just hummus was priceless. He froze, and he looked at her and said, "I...don't have a...cup or anything to give it to you in..."

She said, "I just want hummus." (If I had a pound for every time she said "I love hummus" tonight...)

He said, "I could...give it to you in a pita..."

"Sure," she said. "I love hummus."

(Kate and I, by the way, were cracking up the whole time. He was so bewildered!)

So she gets a pita with hummus and garlic mayo, which only costs a pound and which is a completely new item for the kebab cart. Lo and behold, it becomes an instant hit with Anastasia and Allison, and they promptly drag her back to the cart to reorder this wild and miraculous new thing. And I think they're just going to keep ordering that from the kebab cart for the next two weeks. We'll see if it winds up making it onto the official menu...