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I see salt and I see pepper, but I don't see a salt substitute.
— Bob Wiley
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Our reading
An editorial 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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