The Failed Ebenezer Scrooge Experiment
“Hey, toots, how’re the wieners today?”
The vendor scowls at Oleander while picking up a dog and plopping it into a white bun. She pushes it over to him and demands her two dollars with an open palm. He slides it over, but it’s all in nickels and dimes. Her scowl deepens further. He doesn’t try his line. There’s no way she’ll even react to it. She’s not worth his time or his money. A hot dog seller could never jive in his world and he wouldn’t want her to. Who knows what his friends would say. Besides, he bets her cooch smells like used hot dog water.