Salt and pepper shakers stand beside an empty white dish on a blue-and-white checked napkin.

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Bob Wiley

I see salt and I see pepper, but I don't see a salt substitute.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Bob Wiley scans the table and notes the salt and pepper are present, but no salt substitute in sight. It's a small, fussy complaint stated as a plain observation, and the comedy comes from how carefully a trivial gap in the table setting is noticed.

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