The Hog Family

So. . . a few nights ago I went to the Olive Garden with my parents, sister, and my brother's family. I knew my parents love the Olive Garden, but I always figured it was the salad and breadsticks that lured them in. - - - - Silly me.
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It is the after dinner mints for which my parents pine.
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When our meal was complete, I heard mother and father joking with the waitress, "there'll be a little something extra for you if you get us lots of mints." ha ha ha. and "we drove all the way from Charlotte just for your mints." hee hee hee. A very sinister laugh. Spoken like it's all in jest, but she knew her life was in the balance.
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So our waitress, bless her heart, brought us this huge takeout bag with tons of chocolate mints. I was stunned.

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That's a lot of chocolate mints.