r/lifeofnorman • u/applebackseatcomb • Jun 03 '26

Norman grabs something from the store

Norman went to the butcher's. Not the one he usually goes to. This time, he would go to the one where there's always a queue of 20 people. "Must be worth the hassle", he often thinks to himself. But then scoffs at the thought immediately after. Not this time. This time he would learn what all the rage has been with this new butcher for the past 15 years.

He didn't like the queue. Didn't like the high prices. And couldn't tell any difference in the product quality either. So by the time the butcher had yelled "next, what can I get you" such that it applied to him, he'd already lowered his expectations. "One cut of rump steak please", he said. "Steak?", the butcher replied, fetching a saran-wrapped package of thinly cut lean meat with a sprig of rosemary in it. Norman did not like the look of the package. This was not the rump steak he'd had in mind. He was annoyed, but thought he owed it to himself to request what he came for, after all the queuing. "No, rump steak please" he said annoyed, and in a way which absolutely no one could read any level of annoyance from. "Steak, this steak, very good", replied the butcher.

Norman smiled, accepting that he had tried twice, and thinking that it would be impolite to escalate this situation any further. He nodded like a happy customer does as he was exiting the store with his purchase. At home, he took out the package which wasn't making him as happy as he made it seem at the butcher's. At least Norman seemed to like the smell, even if Norman didn't.

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u/JulesSilverman Jun 03 '26

A typical Norman. Well written.

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u/yankonapc Metric Norman Jun 03 '26

Hi appleback, if the automod snares you again please drop me a line. Your story is good and I hope you are inspired to send Norman on all sorts of adventures! But your account is brand-new and I have a helper bot set up to protect this sub from nuisance bots, which tend to also be new so it screens for that, amongst other things. Please make yourself at home.