The Yummy Noises

My friend Flik coined the phrase "the yummy noises" one evening as we ate dinner at Jason's Deli. She and I always order the same thing whenever we go there with very little variation. Every time she gets her favorite salad, you can always count on her making the yummy noises. You know the ones. The uncontrollable noises you make when you're eating something that seems sinfully luscious and wonderful to eat.

Every afternoon at work my co-workers and I pop some microwave popcorn to share during our last break for the day. We're all women, so of course we're all dieting ALL THE TIME. So for months, we've been eating that 94% fat-free crap that is loosely referred to as popcorn. Subtly salted styrofoam is more like it. We ran out of our fat-free popcorn yesterday afternoon so the SKINNY co-worker offers to buy more for us to share. Unbeknownst to me, skinny-girl buys regular, full-on fatty microwave popcorn. I shake some out onto my paper towel and throw some down the gullet.

Oh my God!!! Who knew all this time that microwave popcorn could taste sooooo good?? Who? WHO??? I need to know!! And THIS is how the yummy noises were introduced to my concerned co-workers who stared blankly at me as I loudly savored the salty and buttery flavors in my mouth. Right then and there, I decide that I MUST HAVE MORE.

After work, I called Flik to report in. It's a daily thing we do, Flik and me. So I call Flik as I'm driving to the Target (you know how I hate the WalMart) to buy some savory popcorn for my dinner at home tonight. Here's how our conversation ended:

Flik: "Anything that causes you to make the yummy noises should never be withheld."

Scooby: "I totally agree. Thank God I have a boyfriend who actually said to me 'Now don't you go getting TOO skinny.'"

Flik: "Oh my God. Can I make out with him later?"

Scooby: "Absolutely. And he's got a good one too."

And we both make the yummy noises with the thought of a "good one."

So tonight, as I sit here unashamed in my gluttony with my full-on fatty microwave popcorn, Almond Roca and honey roasted peanuts, I'm making my yummy noises. Gluttony can't REALLY be a sin, can it?