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Bert’s Substack · Sep 13, 2023

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Bert Chintez · Bert’s Substack

Adam Friedland: (sitting on the recreation of The Dick Cavett set) So, folks, we've got a special guest today. Joshua Baals, the Chick-fil-A kingpin of Manhattan!

Joshua Baals: (entering the set) Thanks for having me, Adam. I brought some chicken sandwiches for the crew.

Adam: (pausing, looking into Joshua's eyes) Thanks, man. But there's something more serious to discuss. I've been getting these coded messages about something big in Israel. You in?

Joshua: (feeling the tension) Israel? That's intense. But if it's with you, I'm in.

Adam: (wearing a disguise, feeling nervous) We need to blend in. Let's go to that market and get some intel.

Joshua: (also in disguise, sensing Adam's nervousness) Right behind you, Adam. Always.

Adam: (whispering, feeling his heart race) See that guy? He's Mossad. I can smell it.

Joshua: (getting closer to Adam) How can you tell?

Adam: (pausing) He's eyeing the falafel like it's a security threat. Just like I'm... (pauses) Nevermind.

Joshua: Like you're what, Adam?

Mossad Agent: (interrogating) So, you're comedians? What's the joke?

Adam: (looking at Joshua) The joke's on us if we don't admit what's really happening here.

Joshua: (feeling the tension break) Yeah, something involving more than just chicken sandwiches and international espionage.

Mossad Agent: (pauses) You have my attention.

Adam: (holding a map, feeling his hands shake) This is where the coded emails said the "big event" would happen.

Joshua: (holding a Chick-fil-A sandwich, feeling his heart pound) And according to my chicken-sense, we're close.

Adam: (pausing, looking at Joshua) We're close to more than just that, Josh.

(They share a passionate kiss, sealing their fate as more than just partners in espionage.)

Chick-fil-A Executive: (sternly) Joshua, we've seen the footage from Israel. Your relationship with Adam Friedland is against our company policy.

Joshua: (pausing, feeling his heart sink) So, what happens now?

Chick-fil-A Executive: Effective immediately, you're terminated.

Adam: (solemnly) So, folks, a lot has happened. We foiled an international plot, but we lost something too.

Joshua: (entering the set, no longer in Chick-fil-A attire) I lost my job, but I gained something more valuable.

Adam: (holding Joshua's hand) And that's all that matters. Love is the most unexpected and beautiful thing to find in this crazy world.

Joshua: And it's worth more than any chicken sandwich or job title.

Both: (holding hands, eyes locked) Until next time.

And so, Adam Friedland and Joshua Baals found love in the most unexpected of circumstances, proving that sometimes the cost of love is high, but the reward is priceless. The end.

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