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by Cindy McDermott

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We’re ordering buffets at Pizza Kingdom

My husband asks for a military discount

Cashier smiles

“Yes sir,” she says, punching in a half-priced meal.

“And thank you for your service!”

She beams

He chuckles

I groan.

“You should thank my wife.”

Her face warps like over-baked pepperoni

She’s dished up an every day special for me:

Half-baked patriotism

With a heaping side of sexism

Served cold.

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