On the spot


By Nathan Tafoya
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, November 26, 2003

McDonald's employee has never experienced a food fight with Panda Express

Wildcat: Hi, my name's Nathan and you're On the Spot. I was wondering ... on a scale of one to 10, rate "metamorphosis."

Rodriguez: Metamorphosis? Like ...? [gives a puzzled look]

Wildcat: Oh yeah. Just rate it. Go ahead.

Rodriguez: Seven?

Wildcat: OK. Um ... "meiosis."

Rodriguez: Five.

Wildcat: "Mitosis."

Rodriguez: Seven.

Wildcat: "Photosynthesis."

Rodriguez: 10.

Wildcat: All right. "Butter cream lotion."

Rodriguez: Butter cream lotion? Five.

Wildcat: What's the best thing that's happened to you all day?

Rodriguez: Nothing yet.

Wildcat: Really? Have you ever had a food fight with Panda Express over there?

Rodriguez: No.

Wildcat: Do you think you have a good enough aim, like if I were to start something - do you think you could throw a Big Mac and hit that lady upside her head over there?

Rodriguez: No.

Wildcat: Can you throw anything that far? Were you a troublemaker when you were a kid?

Rodriguez: Not really.

Wildcat: You look like a troublemaker.

Rodriguez: No. I'm a shy, quiet person.

Wildcat: Do you have children? Are you married? A boyfriend?

Rodriguez: I'm not married. Boyfriend, yes. No kids.

Wildcat: Why don't you have any kids?

Rodriguez: I'm too young.

Wildcat: How old are you?

Rodriguez: 21.

Wildcat: Oh, that's not bad. I'll try to hurry and wrap this up because I know you got to work and I don't want you to get fired. Will you get fired for talking to me?

Rodriguez: No.

Wildcat: Is your boss cool?

Rodriguez: Yeah, most of them are.