[[A customer examining the menu in front of a shabby-looking chef]]
Customer: Excuse me! Question about the sushi menu? Is this A “Gold FISH roll or a GOLDFISH roll”?
Chef: Yes! GoldFish!

Customer: Goldfish like the PET?
Chef: No! No Pet. We buy JUST to eat. Nobody LOVES the goldfish…Until you EAT! 😀
Customer: But it’s a GOLDFISH. Like you might keep in a BOWL.

[[Chef leans in very close to customer]]
Chef: Yes. We keep in bowl until you order. Would you like to SEE? Pick one your FAVORITE!
Customer: No! Just forget it. I don’t want to eat goldfish.
Chef: Ha ha! NOBODY does! It is TEST we put on the menu. Like a JOKE!

[[Chef returns to regular space away from customer]]
Customer: OH! Whew! Okay! Ha ha ha!
Chef: HA HA HA!
Customer: So then what’s this “pony roll”?
[[Chef looks at the fourth wall]]
Chef: Pony! Yes! PONY is like…SMALL HORSE

{{header: today’s special: Wondermark.com}}
{{alt-text: rice, nori, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, pony…”/ “HOLD on just a SECOND! You CANNOT be serious. CUCUMBER??}}

#831; The Mischievous Chef transcribed by in

[[A customer examining the menu in front of a shabby-looking chef]]
Customer: Excuse me! Question about the sushi menu? Is this A “Gold FISH roll or a GOLDFISH roll”?
Chef: Yes! GoldFish!

Customer: Goldfish like the PET?
Chef: No! No Pet. We buy JUST to eat. Nobody LOVES the goldfish…Until you EAT! 😀
Customer: But it’s a GOLDFISH. Like you might keep in a BOWL.

{{header: today’s special: Wondermark.com}}
{{alt-text: rice, nori, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, pony…”/ “HOLD on just a SECOND! You CANNOT be serious. CUCUMBER??}}

#831; The Mischievous Chef transcribed by in

[[A customer examining the menu in front of a shabby-looking chef]]
Customer: Excuse me! Question about the sushi menu? Is this A "Gold FISH roll or a GOLDFISH roll"?
Chef: Yes! GoldFish!

Customer: Goldfish like the PET?
Chef: No! No Pet. We buy JUST to eat. Nobody LOVES the goldfish...Until you EAT! :D
Customer: But it's a GOLDFISH. Like you might keep in a BOWL.

[[Chef leans in very close to customer]]
Chef: Yes. We keep in bowl until you order. Would you like to SEE? Pick one your FAVORITE!
Customer: No! Just forget it. I don't want to eat goldfish.
Chef: Ha ha! NOBODY does! It is TEST we put on the menu. Like a JOKE!

[[Chef returns to regular space away from customer]]
Customer: OH! Whew! Okay! Ha ha ha!
Chef: HA HA HA!
Customer: So then what's this "pony roll"?
[[Chef looks at the fourth wall]]
Chef: Pony! Yes! PONY is like...SMALL HORSE

{{header: today's special: Wondermark.com}}
{{alt-text: rice, nori, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, pony..."/ "HOLD on just a SECOND! You CANNOT be serious. CUCUMBER??}}

''Rice, nori, avocado, cream cheese, cucumber, pony...'' / ''HOLD on just a SECOND! You CANNOT be serious. CUCUMBER??''

#831; The Mischievous Chef

— April 27th, 2012

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#831; The Mischievous Chef

— April 27th, 2012

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