[[Customer approaches the counter next to a display case of doughplanes, addressing the Head Baker]]
Customer: Excuse me, do you guys sell donuts still? Or just… what do you call them? Doughplanes?

[[Head Baker approaches the counter]]
Head Baker: You want doughplanes? We GOT doughplanes! We got all kinds! We’re working on a real beauty in the back right now.
Head Baker: Totally accurate (within the bounds of donut physics) scale model of a Beechcraft King Air. We call it a DOUGHCRAFT KING DOUGH.
Customer: I just want a normal donut

[[Head baker raises his hand]]
Head Baker: Well, just get a doughplane! Get one of the smaller ones. They don’t have NEARLY the aeronautical detail of the king dough, but they’re JUST as tasty and ONLY a dollar.
Customer: Regular cake donuts used to be fifty cents.

Customer: I just want a donut. A REGULAR donut. I don’t want to pay extra for WINGS. It doesn’t need to fly. I plan to EAT it IMMEDIATELY.
[[Head Baker angrily points toward the door]]
Head Baker: GET OUT OF MY SHOP YOU PHILISTINE

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#801; All Doughplanes, All the Time transcribed by in

[[Customer approaches the counter next to a display case of doughplanes, addressing the Head Baker]]
Customer: Excuse me, do you guys sell donuts still? Or just… what do you call them? Doughplanes?

{{header: come and get WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: We will cultivate a discerning patron pool by actively selecting only for customers who APPRECIATE what we are DOING here}}

#801; All Doughplanes, All the Time transcribed by in

[[Customer approaches the counter next to a display case of doughplanes, addressing the Head Baker]]
Customer: Excuse me, do you guys sell donuts still? Or just... what do you call them? Doughplanes?

[[Head Baker approaches the counter]]
Head Baker: You want doughplanes? We GOT doughplanes! We got all kinds! We're working on a real beauty in the back right now.
Head Baker: Totally accurate (within the bounds of donut physics) scale model of a Beechcraft King Air. We call it a DOUGHCRAFT KING DOUGH.
Customer: I just want a normal donut

[[Head baker raises his hand]]
Head Baker: Well, just get a doughplane! Get one of the smaller ones. They don't have NEARLY the aeronautical detail of the king dough, but they're JUST as tasty and ONLY a dollar.
Customer: Regular cake donuts used to be fifty cents.

Customer: I just want a donut. A REGULAR donut. I don't want to pay extra for WINGS. It doesn't need to fly. I plan to EAT it IMMEDIATELY.
[[Head Baker angrily points toward the door]]
Head Baker: GET OUT OF MY SHOP YOU PHILISTINE

{{header: come and get WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: We will cultivate a discerning patron pool by actively selecting only for customers who APPRECIATE what we are DOING here}}

We will cultivate a discerning patron pool by actively selecting only for customers who APPRECIATE what we are DOING here

#801; All Doughplanes, All the Time

— February 22nd, 2012

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(Continued from yesterday.)

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#801; All Doughplanes, All the Time

— February 22nd, 2012

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