A holiday food fable, which might be about the election.

1. The Fry and the Cranberry
A holiday food fable by Dan Roam
danroam.com @dan_roam

2. The other day, after an incredible Thanksgiving meal, a couple of us were playing
with the leftovers on our plates, and we got talking about recent events.
This is the story that emerged…

3. Once upon a time, there were fries
and there were cranberries.

4. Being more urbane and educated, the fries usually
forgot all about their berry cousins.
Please, call
us “Frites.”

5. Meanwhile, the cranberries were sick and tired of
always being bossed around by the uppity fries.
Assholes.
Rednecks…

6. One day, it was time to pick a leader.
The choice was between the ketchup and the aioli.

7. The color of the ketchup appealed to the cranberries.
He looks
just like us!

8. Normally, there might have been a natural affinity
between the fries and the ketchup, too.
?
What do
you think?

9. But most fries found the ketchup very crude
and the aioli pretty amazing.

10. On election day, way more cranberries
arrived than anyone expected.
!?!?
!?
!!!!!!!!!!

11. The aioli lost – and had to leave the table.
Noooooooo!!!!

12. The fries freaked out.

13. And the cranberries jumped for joy.

14. After a little while, it all settled down and
everyone lived happily ever after.

15. Actually, no.
??

16. This is not the end of our story.
Where is the
ketchup going?
Ketchup is the
devil!

17. Because ketchup isn’t made from cranberries.
But you’re red,
just like us!Uh oh.
Suckers.

18. And the real question is who
is going to get splattered first?

19. Happy Holidays.

20. Please note: No fries or cranberries were harmed in the creation of this fable.
The red wine was seriously damaged, however.
dan@danroam.com @dan_roam